HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – Three of the area’s best football talents are forever linked to greatness. The 2025 finalists for the Ernie Davis Award were revealed at the Arnot Mall, on Saturday.

Six months after playing a key role for Horseheads' state champion baseball team, senior Patrick Laney capped 2025 by being named recipient of the Ernie Davis Award for football on Thursday, Dec. 18.

“The Express” tells the story of a little-remembered American football hero, Syracuse University running back Ernie Davis, who in 1961 became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. But the ...

The award recognizes a Chemung County football player for on-field accomplishments, academics, and character. Laney was a key player on offense, defense, and special teams for the 7-4 Blue Raiders. He ...