Watch: Amsterdam HS Football Star Has Historic 7-Touchdown Night

There are good high school football games. There are great ones.

And then there's the absolute masterpiece by Amsterdam senior Rocco Natale Jr. on Friday night.

Natale put together one of the wildest individual performances you'll see on a Section 2 football field, helping the Amsterdam Rugged Rams beat South Glens Falls 52-36.

The Stats are Staggering

Let's start with the numbers because they're almost ridiculous.

Seven touchdowns.
429 all-purpose yards.
Natale caught 12 passes for 253 yards and five touchdowns.
He returned a kickoff 81 yards for another score and took an interception 95 yards to the house for touchdown number seven.
Oh, and he also recorded 13 tackles on defense.
Also, I'm exhausted just typing this.

If you saw these numbers in a video game, you'd probably say the difficulty was set too low.

Crushing Amsterdam and NYS Records

His five receiving touchdowns established a new Amsterdam single-game record and tied for the second-most in one game in New York State history. His 253 receiving yards also set a new Amsterdam single-game record.

And this wasn't some out-of-nowhere performance.
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Natale entered his senior year already owning the New York State single-season record for receptions after catching 108 passes for 1,112 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2025. After Friday night's performance, he now has 204 career receptions, the third-most in state history.

Yeah...He's Pretty Good

Check out the video package below from his unbelievable night, and we're looking forward to hearing the story directly from him, as he'll join Brian & Chrissy in the Morning Friday on 107.7 GNA to talk about his historic night!

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And my first question may simply be: Rocco...were there any other players on the field?

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