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ORCHARD PARK — Most of the fans and even some mediatypes weren’t happy. But when Sean McDermott announced that second-year pro Nathan Peterman would b...

They produced two of the most head-turning victories of the weekend. Randolph/Frewsburg, in Year 2 of its merger, opened the New York portion of the B...

OLEAN — Olean’s defense missed tackles and allowed three passing plays of more than 42 yards. Its offense never found much room to run and went three-...

SALAMANCA — Paul Haley’s team had enough turnovers and missed passing opportunities to drive any coach mad, but that didn’t stop Salamanca from claimi...

BOLIVAR — Steve Smith wished he had more defensive statistics on hand. It was easy to understand why. The Bolivar-Richburg offense did its part, scori...

Well, at least the field of starting quarterbacks for the Bills has been reduced by one … but that’s still one too many. After Thursday night’s impres...

The high school football season kicks off tonight for New York teams. Here are five storylines to watch in Week 1: Tough opener for Olean Could Olean’...

WELLSVILLE — The aim to reverse the fortunes of the Wellsville football program began in February in a classroom. That’s when new coach Jarrod Bell me...

The list is a Who’s Who of Big 30 football coaches since 1980. Carl Defilippi (Smethport), George Whitcher (Salamanca), Gary Swetland (Portville), Mik...

Troy Cook was prepared to use a college-like rotation. In the days leading up to his team’s season-opener, the first-year Otto-Eldred football coach s...

RANDOLPH — By no means did Brent Brown consider it a finished product in mid-August, but the Randolph/Frewsburg football team already undoubtedly stoo...

ORCHARD PARK — Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton doesn’t believe he could have scripted a better visit to Buffalo on Sunday. The donation he made to Buf...

ORCHARD PARK — If you’re a Bills fan and Sunday was a “dress rehearsal” for the regular season … aye yi yi. And if you’re one of the Buffalo faithful ...

SALAMANCA — These players helped bring Salamanca football back above .500 after two winless regular seasons. Now, can they build on it against a daunt...

It could be argued that Andy Dalton threw the biggest touchdown for the Buffalo Bills last season. That’s not denigrating anything Tyrod Taylor, Natha...

SHEFFIELD, Pa. — One of the biggest reasons why Smethport was seen as a favorite to win the District 9 Small School North Division was the fact the Hu...

BOLIVAR — The Bolivar-Richburg football team went 3-6 on the field last fall but posted its third straight winning season. Confused? As Wolverines coa...

CATTARAUGUS — The season ended with a five-game losing streak, including a 54-6 playoff defeat against Clymer/Sherman/Panama, but the disappointing fi...