Dunkirk starts 2026 football season with Gomez leading senior core

Overview

• Edwin Gomez enters his fourth year as Dunkirk's head coach and seventh year with the program.
• Senior WR/SS Aries Cheverez had four catches for 63 yards and a touchdown, plus eight solo tackles and an interception, as a sophomore in 2024.
• Dunkirk's 2026 schedule includes home games against Depew, Iroquois, Olean and East Aurora/Holland.
• The Marauders close the listed regular-season schedule at Fredonia on Oct. 23.

Dunkirk Marauders Football Preview

Dunkirk enters the 2026 football season with Edwin Gomez in his fourth year as head coach and seventh year with the program.

The Marauders have a roster with several seniors across the skill spots, front and defensive groups. Aries Cheverez is listed as a senior WR/SS and brings prior varsity production. As a sophomore in 2024, Cheverez caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown, added 19 rushing yards, made eight solo tackles and had an interception.

Other seniors listed on Dunkirk's roster include WR/DB Noah Delvalle, WR/LB Timmy Warrior, LB/TE Keneth Velazquez, LB/RB Siul Rodriguez, TE/DE Jayden Kenner, OL/DL Greg Seyler, OL/DL Sammy Quinones, OL/DL Princeton Hall, OL/DL Jackson Carr and OL/DL Metzael Colon-Padilla.

Dunkirk's schedule starts with Depew visiting Dunkirk High School's HS Turf Field on Sept. 4, followed by a Sept. 11 trip to Pioneer. Dunkirk visits Lackawanna on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

The Marauders then return home to face Iroquois on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. and travel to Cheektowaga on Oct. 1 for a 6 p.m. kickoff. Two October home games follow: Olean on Oct. 9 and East Aurora/Holland on Oct. 16, both listed for 7 p.m.

The regular-season schedule closes Oct. 23 at Fredonia, with kickoff listed for 7 p.m. at the Orange Bowl.