Who: No. 3 Health Sciences/BASC/Charter (7-3) vs. No. 4 South Park (9-1).

When: 5 p.m.

What to expect: A championship game between two Buffalo teams might be the best of all the finals.

The Falcons reached the title game by beating No. 6 Olean 34-7 and No. 2 Lackawanna 40-6. It would be hard to find anyone outside of the Health Sciences community who expected Lackawanna to lose. The Steelers were undefeated and maintained the No. 1 ranking in The News’ small schools poll since the start of the season, until they met the Falcons, the reigning Section VI Class B champion.

“It’s a great feeling,” Health Sciences coach Ty Parker said. “To be here with our guys for a fifth time in eight years shows what we’re doing with our program and what type of coaches and administrators we have. Against Lackawanna, we were focused. We had some ups and downs throughout the season and have a young team. I knew everyone picked Lackawanna to win because they were undefeated, and rightfully so, but we knew the type of team we have, despite being young. It took hard work and preparation.”

Health Sciences is led by junior running Kavon Pitts, who has 82 carries for 841 yards and eight touchdowns. Junior Kevin Guy is second on the team with 63 carries for 495 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior quarterback Jordan Oliver has completed 57 of 99 pass attempts for 1,136 yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions.

“We always want to play the best teams, and that validates as being the best,” Parker said. “For us to play against Lackawanna and South Park in the same year is a great feat and challenge for us as a team. Hopefully, we come out on the winning end.”

Last season, when South Park’s season ended in the semifinals against Pioneer, Sparks coach Tim Delaney didn’t hide the fact that the team would go from a pass-heavy team to a run-heavy team. It was public information for other teams to plan against, but even with a multi-month notice, no program has beaten South Park when it counted most.

The Sparks’ lone defeat was against Pioneer during the regular season, but during the playoff run, South Park beat No. 5 Williamsville South 22-14 in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Pioneer 35-21 in the semifinals. The key to the Sparks’ offense is senior running back Adam Nunes. He has 192 carries for 2,307 yards and 33 touchdowns.

“We have a lot of respect for Health,” Delaney said. “They’re a really good team, and we have respect for what they’re doing. Hopefully we can create some matchup problems like we’ve done to some teams so it can be positive for us.”