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Two of New York high school football’s top teams will meet at the University of Buffalo’s Broadview Stadium to begin the 2026 season.
New York high school football powerhouses St. Francis and Bennett will square off on the night of Sep. 4 at the University of Buffalo’s Broadview Stadium for a season-opening showdown. Both of the programs are considered among two of the state’s Top 25 teams when it comes to the gridiron and reside out of the City of Buffalo.
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The Red Raiders head into the 2026 season with one of the state’s top quarterbacks in Trent Buttles (Rutgers commitment), who last year completed 129 of his 213 passes for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also ran the ball 92 times for 657 yards and nine more scores. St. Francis also returns 2027 athlete Domonic Cook Jr. and 2028 athlete Mason Anderson, respectively.
Only two losses that the Red Raiders had in 2025 came to Massachusetts power Catholic Memorial (Mass.) and Iona Preparatory School. Bennett proved themselves as one of the Empire State’s better teams as they finished a year ago with their only losses coming to Massillon Washington (OH) and state power Syracuse .
St. Francis and Bennett will be the two teams competing at Broadview Stadium to kick off the 2026 high school football season.
Trent Buttles, a Rutgers commitment, is the top quarterback for Bennett heading into the 2026 season.
Broadview Stadium is located at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.

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St. Francis finished with a 10-2 record and as the No. 5 in the state, according to the final 2025 New York High School Football Massey Rankings. Bennett also had an identical record of 9-2 and finished as the state’s No. 21 team.
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