Lewiston-Porter enters 2026 with returning skill production, defensive numbers back

Overview

• Lewiston-Porter's 2026 schedule opens Sept. 4 at Cheektowaga, followed by a Sept. 10 home game against Williamsville South at Blakeslee Stadium.
• Stanley Staszczyk returns as a junior RB/SS after catching 10 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown in 2025.
• Hunter Harden, a senior RB/LB, had 13 total tackles and a rushing touchdown in 2025.
• Lucas Roemer recorded 18 total tackles in 2025, while Parker Harden added 10 total tackles and one sack.
• Lewiston-Porter is scheduled for three straight home games from Sept. 25 through Oct. 9 before closing the regular-season slate with road games at Lake Shore and Maryvale.

Lewiston-Porter 2026 Football Preview

Lewiston-Porter enters the 2026 football season under head coach Albert Whitehead with several returning players who recorded 2025 varsity production.

Junior RB/SS Stanley Staszczyk returns with experience as a pass-catcher. In 2025, Staszczyk caught 10 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown and also carried eight times for 51 yards.

Senior RB/LB Hunter Harden also brings back two-way experience. Harden carried 37 times and scored one rushing touchdown in 2025, while adding 13 total tackles on defense.

Returning Production

Lewiston-Porter's returning defensive production includes Lucas Roemer, Parker Harden and Robbie Moon.

Roemer, a junior OT/DT, finished 2025 with 18 total tackles. Parker Harden, a senior C/DE, recorded 10 total tackles and one sack. Moon, a junior TE/LB, added seven total tackles.

The roster also lists several senior linemen and edge players, including Parker Harden, Calvin Fetzner, Chris DiFonzo, John Stevens, Jon Belviso, Abe Mullen and Julian Fralick. At quarterback, the roster includes James Strassburg, Vinny Timineri and Matthew Winstanley.

Schedule Landmarks

Lewiston-Porter is scheduled to open Sept. 4 at Cheektowaga, then return to Blakeslee Stadium on Sept. 10 against Williamsville South.

The schedule continues Sept. 17 at McKinley before Lewiston-Porter begins a three-game home stretch: Sept. 25 against OC Rivals (Medina/Albion), Oct. 2 against West Seneca East and Oct. 9 against Amherst, all at Blakeslee Stadium.

The regular-season schedule closes with two road games, Oct. 15 at Lake Shore and Oct. 23 at Maryvale.

For Lewiston-Porter, the preseason picture starts with returning skill production, defensive numbers from linemen and linebackers and a schedule that gives the team several consecutive home dates in the middle of the season.