CORTLAND — Lakeview continued its seesaw of a 2025 season Friday with a decisive 35-7 home victory against Northeast 8 Conference foe Niles to get back into the win column.

The Bulldogs, who have not won or lost consecutive games halfway through the season, avenged last week’s 46-0 shutout loss to South Range with one of their most complete performances of the year against the Red Dragons.

“We had a great week of practice,” Lakeview coach Ron DeJulio Jr. said. “The seniors really stepped up, led us in practice … it’s all our senior leaders. We have great senior leaders right now. There may not be a lot, but they’re leading in the locker room, even the guys that may be hurt. They’re leading on the field, leading in the locker room, carrying these guys with them.”

It started early Friday

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