The UPrep football team running onto the field through smoke before a game
UPrep Griffins athletic logo

Griffin Athletics

Compete for something bigger.

The season is the fastest teacher in the building. Show up, be counted on, do the unglamorous part — then find out what you're made of on a Friday night.

Season
Fall · Winter · Spring
Levels
Modified · JV · Varsity
Home
Rochester, NY
Colors
Navy & Gold

The team is the first place he learns to be counted on.

  • 01

    Practice teaches more than the playbook.

    Repetition, correction, doing it again after it went badly. That is the whole lesson.

  • 02

    Your teammates notice when you don't show up.

    Accountability lands differently when it comes from someone your own age who was counting on you.

    UPrep football linemen set at the line of scrimmage during a night game
  • 03

    Competition builds habits.

    Sleep, food, film, class. The season makes the case for all of it better than an adult can.

  • 04

    The jersey is bigger than the name on the back.

    Wearing the Griffin means he represents a building, a neighborhood, and the class behind him.

Beyond the scoreboard

We are not really building a record. We're building a young man.

Discipline
Daily structure that carries into the classroom.
Identity
A roster is a place to be known.
Leadership
Captains, mentors, and younger classes watching.
Accountability
The people beside him notice everything.
Brotherhood
Wins are shared. So is the hard week.
Pride
A school that shows up for its teams.
A UPrep football coach speaking in front of team banners
A UPrep basketball player finishing a dunk during the Section V finals
UPrep basketball players holding Section V Champion signs and medals

Sports at UPrep

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Indoor Track & Field
  • Outdoor Track & Field
  • Bowling
  • Lacrosse

Rosters, seasons and coaching staff are confirmed each year by the athletics office. Call 585-672-1280 for current tryout dates.

The moment I knew.

Real stories from real families, in their words. We publish them as they are collected — nothing here is written for them.

  • Parent

    The moment I knew UPrep was different was…

    Story being collected · Family

  • Student

    The moment I knew I belonged here was…

    Story being collected · Student life

  • Alumni

    The moment I knew what I wanted to do after graduation was…

    Story being collected · Outcomes

UPrep graduates outside with family members and a congratulations balloon