The 2015 football season kicks off this evening. It should be an interesting year. Batavia High School starts the season ranked #1 in the region. Le Roy, always a powerhouse, has a new coach. And the Genesee Region league is stacked with talent and experienced, quality coaches.
The Batavian will cover games every week, doing our best to cover each team at least once.
This year's schedule for local teams is below. Head out to a field near you and catch a game. It should be interesting and exciting.
Tonight:
- University Prep at Batavia, 7:30
- Notre Dame/Batavia at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 o'clock
- Le Roy at Letchworth/Warsaw, 7:30
Tomorrow:
- Pembroke at Elba/Byron Bergen,
1:30 p.m.(CORRECTION: Section V listed this game on the schedule incorrectly. It's at 7 p.m. at Byron-Bergen's field)
Friday, Sept. 11
- Cardinal O'Hara at Batavia, 7:30 p.m.
- Pembroke at Attica, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
- Alexander at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.
- Elba/Byron-Bergen at Holley, 1:30 p.m.
- Dansville at Le Roy, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18
- Batavia vs. Wilson, at Sahlen's Stadium, 7 p.m.
- Oakfield-Alabama at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
- Attica at Alexander, 7 p.m.
- Le Roy at Wayland-Cohocton, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19
- Notre Dame at Elba/Byron-Bergen, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25
- Edison Tech at Batavia, 7:30 p.m.
- Elba/Byron-Bergen at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
- Bath-Haverling at Le Roy, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26
- Alexander at Holley, 1:30 p.m
- Pembroke at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2
- Batavia at Penn Yan, 7 p.m.
- Notre Dame at Bishop Kearney, 7:30 p.m.
- Holley at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
- Oakfield-Alabama at Alexander (TBD)
- Le Roy at Hornell, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 3
- Attica at Elba/Byron-Bergen, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
- Wayne Central at Batavia, 7:30 p.m.
- Le Roy at Cal-Mum, 7:30 p.m.
- Alexander at Pembroke, 7 p.m.
- Notre Dame at Attica, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
- Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, 1:30 p.m.
- C.G. Finney at Elba/Byron-Bergen, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16
- Batavia at Geneva, 7 p.m.
- Attica at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
- Elba/Byron-Bergen at Alexander, 7 p.m.
- Livonia at Le Roy, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17
- Holley at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.
Here's a recap of our football preview stories:
- Football Preview: Call it swag, if you will, but Blue Devils out to prove they can repeat Section V title
- Football Preview: Oatkan Knights begin new era with all the same expectations
- Football Preview: In Alexander, the dream season would be a GR and Section V title
- Football Preview: Pembroke will present a challenge for GR rivals
- Football Preview: Lancers bring experience to gridiron in 2015
- Football Preview: Chatt, Schwable and Woodward ready to lead Hornets in 2015
Here's a slide show of all of our pre-season photos, including some that weren't published with the original stories. Prints of photos may be purchased through this link to my photography Web site.
