Buffalo Public Schools: Underclassmen to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Since 2010, when Buffalo Public Schools joined Section VI, two schools have won State Titles, a feat that was not previously attainable. Prior to 2010, Buffalo City teams only played against each other. That limited athletes' opportunities to take their talent to the next level. Since, many Buffalo student/athletes have gone on to play College Football, with a few making it to the NFL. Today, I am writing about the Underclassmen that are sure to make some noise and represent the city of Buffalo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1105082,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1238563' first='Cardel' last='Staples']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"McKinley High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Cardel made an immediate impact on the McKinley Macks Varsity team. 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