Salamanca brings back proven 2025 production entering 2026 football season

Overview

• Salamanca enters 2026 with Chad Bartoszek as head coach after a 5-4 season in 2025.
• Conner Seeley returns after rushing for 549 yards and four touchdowns, adding 107 receiving yards and 36 tackles in 2025.
• Camron Bowser caught 22 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore in 2025.
• Remy Follman caught 10 passes for 123 yards and added 19 tackles, one interception and two forced fumbles in 2025.
• The schedule opens Sept. 4 at home against Springville and includes four home dates at Veterans Park.

Salamanca 2026 Football Preview

Salamanca enters the 2026 football season with Chad Bartoszek leading a roster that brings back several players with production from last fall.

Salamanca finished 5-4 in 2025 and returns experience in the backfield, at receiver and on defense.

Conner Seeley, a Class of 2027 RB/LB, gives Salamanca a two-way player with proven production from 2025. As a junior, Seeley rushed 58 times for 549 yards and four touchdowns, caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown, and added 36 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries.

Camron Bowser, a Class of 2028 TE/LB, was a major part of the passing game as a sophomore. Bowser caught 22 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns in 2025.

Quinten Brown, a Class of 2027 RB/DB, also returns after contributing to the offense in 2025. Brown rushed 25 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and caught four passes for 30 yards and another score.

Remy Follman, a Class of 2028 WR/DB, added production on both sides of the ball last season. Follman caught 10 passes for 123 yards, while defensively recording 19 total tackles, one interception and two forced fumbles.

Defensive Production

Salamanca's returning defensive numbers include multiple players listed on the roster as linemen or linebackers.

Kasen Hardy, a Class of 2028 OL/DL, recorded 28 total tackles and two tackles for loss in 2025. Warrick John, another Class of 2028 OL/DL, had 18 total tackles last fall.

Brock Johnson, a Class of 2027 OL/LB, made 12 total tackles and recovered a fumble in 2025. Cruz Pennell, a Class of 2027 WR/DB, also had 12 total tackles and one tackle for loss, while Donavan Terhune added 11 tackles and one tackle for loss. Drake Phearsdorf had seven tackles and a sack.

Schedule Landmarks

Salamanca is scheduled to open Sept. 4 at home against Springville at Veterans Park, then travel to Southwestern/Frewsburg on Sept. 11.

The September schedule continues with a Sept. 18 home game against Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton and a Sept. 25 road game at Randolph. Both are listed for 7 p.m.

October begins with a home game against Gowanda/Pine Valley on Oct. 2. Salamanca then goes on the road for games at Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale on Oct. 9 and Falconer/CV/MG on Oct. 15, both listed for 7 p.m.

The regular-season schedule closes Oct. 23 at home against Portville/CR/BR at Veterans Park.

For Salamanca, the preseason picture starts with the production already back from 2025: Seeley in the backfield and at linebacker, Bowser in the passing game, Brown as another offensive piece, and a group of defenders with recent varsity numbers as the schedule moves toward October.