champion seasons in american football

ALFRED — The Alfred State football team will head to the NCAA Division III tournament for the second straight year following a 39-37 victory over Anna...

In the aftermath of its most sublime moment in program history, this story could have gone in several directions. It could have mostly been about how,...

SALAMANCA — From the opening kickoff, Frewsburg had a step on Allegany-Limestone for the Section 6 8-Man football championship game. The Bears pounced...

SALAMANCA — Salamanca coach Chad Bartoszek told his players in their post-game huddle that this was the moment they left their mark on the high school...

MAYVILLE — The lowest seeded team in the Section 6, Class C football playoffs will be playing for the title. No. 8 Portville/Cuba-Rushford punched its...

RANDOLPH — What a difference five weeks can make. Back on Oct. 4, Randolph handed Franklinville/Ellicottville its second straight Section 6 Class D fo...

In retrospect, it appears, Josh Brooks was onto something in his assessment of the Section 6 Class C playoff bracket. Despite being the No. 8 seed, th...

SALAMANCA — For the Salamanca football team, its Section 6 Class C Quarterfinal fixture came with some of déjà vu. Just like the opening round of thei...

NEWFANE — Once again, the two-and-a-half-hour ride home from Newfane was a little more comfortable for the Portville/Cuba-Rushford football team. The ...

BUFFALO — They were the first words uttered by Phil Vecchio the night before. “(Health Sciences) has a stable of talented running backs,” the Olean Hi...

By about 5 p.m. last Saturday, the matter — for the Olean High football team — had thankfully become moot. To that point, the Huskies had done everyth...

SHORTSVILLE — The Allegany-Limestone football team fell on the road Saturday night, unable to match Red Jacket in a high-scoring Section 5 8-Man leagu...

BEMUS POINT — Allegany-Limestone’s Elexa Duggan was the runner-up out of 98 girls in the CCAA cross country championship meet Friday. Duggan ran the 5...

SALAMANCA — For the first time in over 20 years, the Salamanca football team has navigated through its regular season and emerged without a scratch on...

MAYVILLE — It started with a 57-yard touchdown run for quarterback Eli Sleggs. Then, to open the second half, the Portville/Cuba-Rushford football tea...

For two Big 30 football programs, an undefeated regular season awaits if Salamanca and Pioneer can win one more time this weekend. But for both the Wa...

Phil Vecchio had described the Maryvale victory as a “top three win” of his head coaching tenure. He could probably have placed the one that came two ...

WILLIAMSVILLE — Pioneer quarterback Gavin Schwab threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more touchdowns as the Panthers rolled to 7-0 with a Fri...