Football

SALAMANCA – All Salamanca football coach Chad Bartoszek could do was shake his head and smile. Shake his head because non-football related injuries kn...

PORTVILLE — Josh Brooks said his team anticipated the elements of a “trap game” Friday night. The Panthers returned home to face Chautauqua Lake/Westf...

ORCHARD PARK — Important as Von Miller is to the Bills, Jordan Phillips disputes the notion of Buffalo’s defensive front being unable to cope without ...

They comprised one-fifth of this week’s Connolly Cup/ADPRO Sports Player of the Week winners. They produced critical performances in what will likely ...

What a week to have your defense come into a terrorizing form for opposing quarterbacks. Sunday afternoon, as turnover after turnover compounded an al...

BUFFALO — Pioneer’s perfect start to the 2023 football season hit its first detour Friday night. The Panthers lost a Section 6 Class B1 battle with He...

ALLEGANY — New to 8-man football this year, Allegany-Limestone Central School is embracing the big-play opportunities the format provides. A week afte...

Count Eric Bieniemy among the members of the Matt Milano fan club. Bieniemy, the new Washington Commanders offensive coordinator, is no stranger to sc...

SILVER CREEK — League play continues to treat the Salamanca football team well. After a Week 1 loss to Franklinville/Ellicottville, the Warriors have ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The winning streak continued for the Franklinville/Ellicottville Titans, who defeated Wilson, 41-20, in their homecoming game on Frida...

OLEAN — Phil Vecchio took a little extra time to enjoy this one. And, why not? His Olean High football team deserved it. The Huskies had lost each of ...

After a 42-0 victory gave the Portville/Cuba-Rushford football team all the confidence it could want last week, now comes one of the Panthers’ biggest...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Linebacker A.J. Klein is back in Buffalo after being signed to the Bills practice squad on Thursday to replace Christian Kirksey,...

PORTVILLE — Josh Brooks chuckled as he recalled a pre-game exchange with a parent. “He said, (new quarterback Eli) Sleggs will be fine as long as you ...

ORCHARD PARK — Every so often, the head-strong Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills need a reminder that each player needs to stick to their individual ro...

ORCHARD PARK — Now that’s more like the offense we expected, right, Bills fans? After a disastrous, four-turnover season-opening loss to the Jets, the...

ORCHARD PARK — Unnerving as the Bills sloppy, turnover-filled season-opening performance appeared, safety Micah Hyde provided an assurance that the sk...

I know Bills fans are probably tired of reading about, even thinking about Monday night. But if history is any predictor, after a Josh Allen stinker, ...