Chad Bartoszek wasn’t necessarily expecting his New York offense to produce seven touchdowns in the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic on Saturday night. After all, there wasn’t enough evidence in practice leading up to the annual game of graduated football standouts to suggest even scoring five TDs was possible. Bartozsek, the NY coach, said. “Now I kind of know why, because our defense was fantastic.

The Salamanca football team was strong in 2024, with senior leadership being key to their success. With the Big 30 Senior Classic around the corner, it is one last chance to represent themselves and their school on the field. “We knew we were graduating an awesome group,” Salamanca coach Chad Bartozek said as he takes the reins of the Big 30 New York squad. “One of the most successful groups we had in Salamanca history. It’s well deserved for sure.”

Salamanca saw an emotional 2023 season come to a heartbreaking end in the NYS semifinal. The Warriors were shutout 42-0 by eventual state champion Waverly and with the result came the loss of a number of key pieces to the team. In turn, entering the 2024–25 season, the big question being posed for the Warriors was whether or not they would be able to recreate the success. Spoiler alert: they did, and then some.