Western New York’s Best High School Football Games

There are some exciting games this weekend in Section VI for high school football teams across Western New York. Below is a schedule and some of the key match ups.

Good luck to your favorite team and school and best of luck to the players!

Here are a few big games for WEEK 1

- Orchard Park at Williamsville North
- Amherst at Williamsville South
- Albion at Iroquois
- Newfane at Eden
- Niagara Falls at Lancaster
- Hamburg at McKinley
- East Aurora and Springville
- Bennett at Lockport
- Clarence at Frontier
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There is something special about watching the local team play under the lights on a Friday night. The cooler air and the setting sun make a perfect backdrop for a slice of Americana as fans pack the grandstands at high schools across New York State.

This year, there is a variety of rules that are either new or have been updated for the 2023 season. One of the rules involves a uniform policy that now allows for the use of towels on the field that are different colors.

According to NYSPHSAA website:

Clarified That Towels Do Not Have To Be The Same Solid Color For Each Player [1-5-3a(5)a 4, 5 (NEW)]: Player towels may contain one manufacturer’s logo and/or one school logo neither exceeding 2¼ square inches. Towels must be a solid color but now do not have to be the same solid color for each player. Towels may not be ball- or penalty-flag colored.

High school sports are very exciting and New York State does a good job at making sure that sportsmanship is front and center. In fact, there are a few schools that recently received a great honor. NYSPHSAA awarded the 2022-2023 Sportsmanship Promotion Banner Winners.

The award is presented to schools who have developed proactive approaches in keeping sportsmanship in the forefront with their students, coaches, spectators, and communities. A total of 263 schools submitted the Sportsmanship Promotion Survey to NYSPHSAA and 49 schools were chosen by their Sections as plaque winners. The four schools selected as banner award winners, as chosen by the NYSPHSAA, will be presented a banner at their school during a ceremony on a date and time of their choosing.

Good luck to your favorite teams this fall! The weather look great for the start of the new football season this weekend!