The Wolfpack’s next drive was capped by a 23-yard touchdown catch by Carter Brink.

Finally, with just over a minute remaining in the first half, Alex Barmore caught a fourth-down screen pass and raced 16 yards for a score to give Clymer/Sherman/Panama a 36-0 halftime lead.

Most high school programs are not fortunate enough to have one wide receiver as talented as Hinsdale, Brink or Barmore. The Wolfpack have all three — on a Class D team, no less.

Clymer/Sherman/Panama’s embarrassment of riches at the skill positions is a main reason the Wolfpack will be playing for a third state championship in the program’s 10-year history when they take on Section IX’s Burke Catholic at 3 p.m. Friday at the JMS Wireless Dome in Syracuse.

Bryce Hinsdale P-J photo by Tim Frank

“Any one of them would’ve played any position that we asked them to play, but it was pretty cool watching them continue to grow and develop, and get better and better with their chemistry,” Clymer/Sherman/Panama head coach Ty Harper said Tuesday following practice inside the old gym at Panama Central School. “By the time they were playing modified and jayvee for us, they were doing things that most jayvee teams aren’t able to do. When you can throw the ball effectively at the jayvee level, that’s pretty impressive.”

On any down, from any distance, out of many formations, senior quarterback Tate Catanese has his choice of playmakers.

“He’s such a good distributor of the ball. Having so many talented kids around him, he’s never really worried about anybody not getting the ball,” Harper said of Catanese.

“These kids know that one day it might be Bryce, another day it might be Alex, another day it might be Carter Brink.

“They all have what seems like an understanding with one another,” Harper added. “As a coach, it makes my job so much easier when you know that you have guys who are invested in the team’s success.”

Carter Brink P-J photo by Tim Frank

Hinsdale has been playing on the varsity squad since his freshman year and has the production to match that early promotion. In the fourth quarter last week, Hinsdale caught the 228th pass of his career to set a New York state record. He added another catch later in the game and will look to pad that milestone Friday against the Eagles. This season, Hinsdale has 59 catches for 762 yards and five touchdowns.

Over four years, Hinsdale has 229 catches for 2,444 yards and 22 touchdowns. Already the Section VI record holder with his 229 catches, he is 56 shy of the Section VI career yardage record of 2,500 held by Jamestown’s Zack Panebianco.

“If teams play zone coverage, Bryce is so precise in his route running and so good at working to open space, he’s really, really tough to cover,” Harper said.

Brink is likely the most explosive of the trio. After his two-touchdown performance last Friday, Brink is up to a program-record 17 touchdowns this season on 47 catches for 862 yards.

Over three seasons, Brink has 80 receptions for 1,472 yards and 24 touchdowns, despite having just one catch for 30 yards his sophomore year.

Alex Barmore P-J photo by Tim Frank

“Carter is so fast and so explosive,” Harper said. “He’s very difficult to cover one-on-one in man and he’s always a tremendous competitor. He always wants to win if it’s one-on-one.”

Barmore might be the biggest matchup problem for opposing defenses. The younger brother of NCAA Division I wide receiver Cameron Barmore, Alex stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 190 pounds. He has 38 catches for 452 yards and six touchdowns this season.

Over his high school career, Alex Barmore has 79 catches for 1,110 yards and 13 touchdowns.

“Alex is incredibly athletic. Sometimes I think Alex doesn’t even fully understand how athletic he is,” Harper said. “He can run and jump, and he has strong hands and is willing to go over the middle.”

“I think everyone has their own strengths. Alex can go up and get the ball, he’s really strong. Bryce is a good route runner. Carter is really fast. I think they all play together super well,” Catanese added. “They all do something separately great. I think it’s important to have something like that.”

The trio has been catching passes from Catanese their whole lives and will have one more chance to do it Friday against Burke Catholic.

“All three of them have different skill sets and Tate is just in tune with all of them,” Harper said. “He brings out the best in all three of them.”

There will be a lot on the line at the home of the Syracuse Orange, and the hope is Clymer/Sherman/Panama comes away with championship rings like the Wolfpack teams of 2018 and 2019.

“Everybody probably needs a break sometimes, but to their credit, I’ve never seen them argue with one another, I’ve never seen them fight over who’s getting the ball,” Harper said of the trio. “It’s really pretty special. I think that’s rare in today’s society, where kids want instant gratification, they want to be in the highlight and they want recognition. They are four of the most unselfish people that I have ever had the opportunity to coach. It’s made this whole run that much more special.”

“It’s fun to have great players, but when your best players are also great people,” Harper added, “I think that’s really special.”