Many Congratulations to Bob Bates, Head Coach of McQuaid Jesuit for being named Coach of the Week for Week 1! McQuaid Jesuit defeated Aquinas 27-21 in Class AA in a marque regular season matchup and for the first time ever a high school football game was played at Frontier Field. Last year McQuaid Jesuit lost to Aquinas in the Class AA Sectional Championship game 49-18, where Aquinas went on to win the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class AA Football Championship!
The Buffalo High School Coach of the Week Award program is a high school varsity football community outreach program that is brought to us through the Buffalo Bills and ADPRO Sports. They honor coaches from the Buffalo and Rochester region for each week for 11 weeks and provide them with a $1,000 donation to their football program. Criteria in determing these weekly awards are done by recognizing coaches who continuously demonstrate hard work and dedication to their football programs, have significant wins or achievements throughout the season and prioritize the health and safety of their players. At the end of the 11 weeks the committee will choose a Coach of the Year from each region and they will receive an addition $1,000.00 to their football program. Additionally all of the Coach of the Week winners will be recognized at a Buffalo Bills game to be determined and during pre-game and the winner of Coach of the Year will be announced at that time as well.