BRADFORD, Pa. — Chad Bartoszek wasn’t necessarily expecting his New York offense to produce seven touchdowns in the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic on Saturday night.

After all, there wasn’t enough evidence in practice leading up to the annual game of graduated football standouts to suggest even scoring five TDs was possible.

“We were not producing during practice. I’m going to tell you that right now,” Bartozsek, the NY coach, said. “Now I kind of know why, because our defense was fantastic.

“We were not producing well. Some of those things just weren’t hitting because our defense was that good. Now that I look back, those two weeks, we were getting banged up against some really good players. So I was a little skeptical coming in.”

It turns out there was no reason to worry. The Empire State defense flew around for four quarters and the offense hit on big plays in the air and on the ground.

The result was the most lopsided in the Big 30’s 52-game history — a 56-0 beatdown of Pennsylvania at Bradford High’s Parkway Field.

“That was great fun. Probably the most fun I’ve had playing football, actually,” said Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale’s safety Cole Keesler, who finished among New York’s top tacklers. “I mean, it’s great. It’s like my last game ever, a lot of guys’ last game ever. Just go out there and play with full heart, stay disciplined, do our thing.”

New York evened the all-time series 24-24-3 with a second consecutive win. After Saturday’s domination and last year’s 21-point win, PA’s string of dominance from 2016 to 2023 feels like a long time ago.

NY was every bit as good as the final score would indicate. The team rolled up 456 yards, didn’t punt, and held PA to 177 yards and not a single sniff at points.

“It’s fun for the fans to have a game like that,” said Bartoszek, the Salamanca coach. “I’m sure that PA wanted some more points, but they’ve won enough.”

Salamanca quarterback Maddox Isaac overcame a fumble on NY’s first possession to throw for a pair of scores and run for another. Fellow QB Isaac Towne of Franklinville/Ellicottville added a pair of touchdowns on the ground, and Randolph’s Connor Braley ran and caught for a TD each to pace the winning side.

“My mindset was to attack, attack, attack, and then I just got a little too aggressive and lost it my first touch,” said Isaac, who threw for 107 yards on five completions and added 81 yards on four carries after giving away NY’s first fumble. “I had to get the jitters out, and the rust off, and get right back in there.”

New York’s Isaac Towne (12, Franklinville/Ellicottville) avoids Pennsylvania’s Owen Rounsville (7, Smethport) for a touchdown in Saturday’s Big 30 Charities Classic at Parkway Field in Bradford, Pa.

NEW YORK pounded the ball on the ground for 340 yards rushing. It also used the deep passing game to score points quickly.

Six-foot-5 receiver Bretton Blecha overpowered the smaller PA defensive backs down the field for four receptions for 139 yards. A 47-yarder from his F/E teammate Towne set up NY’s first score. He later hauled in a 49-yard TD from Isaac on another deep ball.

On the final play of the first half, Isaac delivered a perfect long ball to Braley on a running back wheel route for a 36-0 lead that effectively rendered the second half moot.

“Our game plan was kind of just give it to (the running backs) and pound the ball and just try and get as many yards as we can from the little yards,” Isaac said. “We didn’t really scheme to go over the top, but it was there, so we just started going for it.”

“You still need to run the ball,” Bartoszek added. “You still need the formation. But, man, it helps when you can go up top to kids like Bretton and Corey (Holleran of Salamanca), and that wheel route was just awesome before half.”

The New York players had a lot of fun while doing it. At one point late in the third quarter during an injury timeout, Cattaraugus-Little Valley offensive lineman Chase Marshall brought out a few dance moves in the huddle.

“It feels great,” Isaac said. “Being on a team with a bunch of all-stars … all these guys have a ton of talent, and just being able to do my part, it feels great. Coming out with a win, 56-0, it’s surreal.”

And the New Yorkers could have scored more. It lost three fumbles, two of them at the goal line going in for touchdowns.  Nonetheless, the Empire registered the largest margin of victory in the game, topping a 44-8 NY triumph in 2015.

The NY defense, meanwhile, came up with a pair of turnovers – interceptions from Salamanca’s Zach Treitley and Cattaraugus-Little Valley’s Noah Fuller – and caused a safety in the third quarter when it pressured Pennsy quarterback Colby Barr out of the back zone on a passing attempt.

New York’s Billy Slavinski (35, Franklinville/Ellicottville) runs behind blockers during Saturday’s Big 30 Charities Classic in Bradford, Pa.

PENNSYLVANIA DROVE inside the NY 30-yard line just once – in the opening quarter – and squandered a fourth-and-1 play at the 21 with a low shotgun snap that resulted in a turnover on downs.

“Our guys were everywhere,” Bartoszek said. “There’s no holes in our secondary. The second thing is our D-end play, spilling, spilling, spilling, and, of course, when Zach Treitley’s on the field, you’re not going to get much. You’re not going to get much of anything.

“That’s how we struggled in practice because Zach knows everything we’re doing. The coverages were sound, and the D-ends were spilling. We didn’t score a lot against our D (in practice). I think what you saw tonight that these kids like to hit. Wow, a lot of physical football out there.”

Keelser said he and his defensive teammates were ready to play that way.

“Really what we focused on all week was just physicality,” he said. “As much as we couldn’t practice that, we got our mindset right. It was everything. Just physicality. That was our whole game plan.”

Towne collected 58 yards on the ground and hit on each of his four passes for 109 yards. His Franklinville/Ellicottville teammate Billy Slavinski tacked on 63 yards on 11 rushes.

Braley finished with 54 yards on seven carries while Randolph teammate Domanik Clark ran in another touchdown from 20 yards out.

Pioneer’s Logan Fleischmann connected on a 35-yard field goal and was perfect on four extra point attempts.

PA’s Ben Paul from St. Marys completed 16 of 26 passes for 94 yards. Otto-Eldred’s Davey Schenfield was Pennsy’s top receiver with 71 yards on eight catches. Ridgway-Johnsonburg’s Rocco Delhunty chipped in 39 yards on the ground and 17 receiving.

Pennsylvania 0 0 0 0 – 0

New York 14 22 5 15 – 56

First Quarter

New York – Isaac Towne 4 run (63 yards, 4 plays); Logan Fleischman kick, 7-0

New York – Maddox Isaac 2 run (75 yards, 6 plays); Fleischman kick, 14-0

Second Quarter

New York – Bretton Blecha 49 pass from Isaac (49 yards, 1 play); Fleischman kick, 21-0

New York – Towne 9 run (42 yards, 5 plays); Fleishman kick, 28-0

New York – Connor Braley 37 pass (53 yards, 5 plays); Kyle Lecceardone pass from Cory Holleran, 36-0

Third Quarter

New York – Safety, quarterback stepped out of bounds in the end zone, 38-0

New York – Fleishman 35 kick (30 yards, 4 plays), 41-0

Fourth Quarter

New York – Domanik Clark 20 run (51 yards, 4 plays); Gavin Straub kick, 48-0

New York – Braley 12 run (34 yards, 5 plays); Holleran run, 56-0

TEAM STATISTICS

PA NY

First Downs 12 21

Rushes-Yards 28-61 38-340

Passing Yards 116 116

Comp-Att-int 20-36-2 9-12-0

Total Yards 177 456

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3

Penalties-Yards 8-67 9-80

Punts-Avg 3-36 0

Total Plays 64 50