The Bills capped off their 2024 regular season home finale by celebrating the accomplishments from the boys & girls high school football season.
The Bills surprised a girls flag football coach with Super Bowl tickets, invited boys HS football coaches of the week to attend the game and presented a Class of 2026 student with a Nike invitation to Super Bowl week.
High School Girls Flag Football - Super Bowl Ticket Surprise
In celebration of being the head coach of the first ever Division 2 State Champion in New York State Public High School Athletic Association history, Bishop Kearney Girls Flag Football Head Coach Stephanie Strassner was surprised by the Buffalo Bills, Alumni Terrence McGee and Billy Buffalo with 2 tickets to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans during the Bills vs. Jets game.
High School Football Coaches of the Week
The Bills partnered with Legends Global Merchandise to recognize 22 Varsity Football Coaches from the Buffalo and Rochester regions as a part of the Coach of the Week initiative. Coaches Jeremy Zimmer from Sweet Home High School (Buffalo) and Stephen Lian from Brighton High School (Rochester) were named the Coach of the Year in their respective regions.
- Chuck Nagle, Newfane High School
- Phil Vecchio, Olean High School
- Ryan Gibbs, Chautauqua Lake High School
- Curt Fisher, Falconer High School
- Ty Harper, Clymer - Sherman - Panama
- Brian Davis, McKinley High School
- John Haynes, Kenmore West High School
- Brett Ebling, Gowanda High School
- Tom Langworthy, Jamestown High School
- Ryan Kramer, Geneseo High School
- Jeff Welch, Canandaigua Academy
- Mike Wayne, Fairport High School
- Tim Rose, East Rochester - Gananda
- Mike Humphrey, Leroy - Caledonia - Mumford
- Alex Veltz, Batavia High School
- Tyler Winter, Oakfield -Alabama - Elba
- Paul Carella, Brockport High School
- Joe Montesano, Rush Henrietta High School
- Jeremy Zimmer, Sweet Home High School
- Don Bass, Niagara Falls High School
- Andy Englert, Avon High School
- Jeremy Zimmer, Sweet Home High School (Buffalo)
- Stephen Lian, Brighton High School (Rochester)
Nike the Next Ones
Messiah Hampton, a Class of 2026 WR from Monroe High School, was presented with his official invite to the Nike "The Next Ones" Athlete Invitational taking place in New Orleans.
Hampton is a 4-star wide receiver who has been offered by Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Syracuse and University at Buffalo, among others.
In celebration of the first year of the Bills Play 60 Charged Up By Wegmans program, participating students and teachers from Rochester and Buffalo were invited to the Bills vs. Jets game on 12/29 to be recognized during a special pre-game Play 60 ceremony. The teachers and students then joined community partners from Wegmans, BestSelf Behavioral Health, Project Play WNY, and The Buffalo/Niagara American Heart Association in holding the Bills player introduction banners.
In honor of high school football in our community, the Bills welcomed high school football guests from throughout the region to the Bills vs Jets game. Messiah Hampton, WR from Monroe High School was presented with his official invite to the Nike "The Next Ones" Athlete Invitational taking place in New Orleans. Bishop Kearney High School Girls Flag Football Coach Stephanie Strassner was surprised with Super Bowl LIX Tickets in honor of winning the first ever NY Division 2 State Championship, and the Bills partnered with Legends Global Merchandise to recognize 22 Varsity Football Coaches from the Buffalo and Rochester regions as a part of the Coach of the Week initiative. Coaches Jeremy Zimmer from Sweet Home High School (Buffalo) and Stephen Lian from Brighton High School (Rochester) were named the Coach of the Year in their respective regions.