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Hayden Receives Coach of the Year Honors

Written by Jonathon Norcross on . Posted in Sports.

Photo of the 2025 Saratoga Springs High School football team at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse via the Saratoga Springs City School District.

VERONA — The New York State High School Football Coaches Association presented Saratoga Springs’ Eric Hayden with its Section 2 Class AA Coach of the Year award at a banquet last Friday. The event was held at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Oneida County.

“This does not happen without my assistant coaches,” Hayden said in a social media post. “I’m lucky to be in a school district that supports our football program. Thank you to all the great players I’ve had the pleasure to coach as you made this award come true. Special thanks to my wife Danielle for being the rock at home and supporting me in my coaching journey.”

In 2025, Hayden’s varsity football squad competed in a state championship game for only the second time in program history. The Blue Streaks finished the season 11-3, their best record in years.

Hayden joined Saratoga as its new head coach in 2023. 

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