North Country high school football teams set for Week 5 matchups

High school football teams across Northern New York are scheduled to play Week 5 games from Thursday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. The schedule includes matchups involving Watertown, Sandy Creek, Beaver River, Carthage, Indian River, South Jefferson, Lowville, Gouverneur, Ogdensburg Free Academy and other teams.

Thursday games include Watertown at Nottingham at 6 p.m. and Sandy Creek at Beaver River at 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule includes Carthage at Whitesboro, New Hartford at Indian River, Central Valley at South Jefferson, Skaneateles at Lowville, General Brown at Marcellus, Gouverneur at OFA, Tupper Lake at Malone, Thousand Islands at Sherburne-Earlville and Clinton at South Lewis. Saturday games are Canton at Massena and St. Lawrence at Potsdam, both scheduled for 1:30 p.m.