Here's a list of what I think are the top games to follow this week:

 

Tuesday, January 18th

Kenmore East @ Kenmore West – 5:30 pm

Depew @ Cheektowaga – 6:30 pm

Salamanca @ Portville – 7:30 pm

Jamestown @ Clarence – 7:30 pm

 

Wednesday, January 19th

Hutch Tech @ East – 5:30 pm

Olean @ Southwestern – 7:30 pm

 

Thursday, January 20th

Kenmore West @ Lockport – 6:30 pm

BishopTimon-St. Jude @ Batavia – 7:30 pm

 

Friday, January 21st

JFK @ Cleveland Hill – 6:30 pm

Jamestown @ Williamsville North – 7:30 pm

Maryvale @ Depew – 7:30 pm

Olean @ Dunkirk – 7:30 pm

Clymer @ Panama – 7:30 pm

Cassadaga Valley @ Salamanca – 7:30 pm

 

Game of the Week – Clymer @ Panama on Friday, January 21st

– This is the game of the year in CCAA IV and the biggest game in Class D until sectionals begin.   The winner of this game moves into sole possesion of first place in league and will likely be the top seed in the playoffs.  In the first meeting between these two teams, Clymer owned the middle quaters, outscoring the Panthers by a combined 18 points in the second and third.  Then the Pirates withstood a late rally from Panama and hung on to earn a 71-67 victory.  I know most readers would have picked Jamestown at Williamsville North, and that's the game I'll be at, but the implications of the small school game in the southern tier got them the nod this week.  

 

-centercourt