Within seconds of the chicken wing eating competition ending at the Pastor-Cooper Showcase, Inside High School Sports's Roger Weiss swooped in to try a wing on my plate. He said if the wings were mild, he could win the contest. I think that should be considered an entry application for next year.
When checking into the Timon/Falls game, rather than report to the scorer's table and sit in front of it, Tigers big man DeMilo Gibbs would instead stand at his bench, look behind the table, and yell "Hey, sub…sub".
Leading 59-25 after three quarters, Dunkirk proceeded to hang another 26 points on Falconer in the fourth quarter.
East Aurora senior Stan Wier is playing for his fourth head coach in four years. East Aurora girls head coach Gary Schutrum is the only coach Wier spent two seasons with.
Clinging to a 6-4 lead in the first quarter, Oracle Charter used a 44-0 run to take a 50-4 halftime advantage on Leonardo DaVinci.
Rich Skrabucha has been promoted from the head JV coach to the head coach of the varsity team at Olmsted. A well-deserved promotion in my opinion.
Tonawanda raced out to a 24-0 lead after one quarter in its win over Starpoint.
Westfield head coach Bob North won his 300th game when his Wolverines defeated Falconer.
During the Cataract City Classic, the NCCC Thunderwolves mascot, Tripp, was prowling the sidelines. A very interesting recruiting technique by head coach Bill Beilein.
When Olean's Wil Bathurst dunked in transition during its game against East, the Husky faithful chanted "he's a sophomore". Given the makeup of its team, that's a phrase that could be sung after just about every Olean basket this year.
Late in the second quarter of Newfane's win over Niagara Catholic, all five of the Panthers on the court were left-handed shooters (Seefeldt, Intihar, Weber, Geise, & Doyle).
Besides Niagara Falls, is there a team in Section VI that anyone could confidently say would beat Olean?
After a Marauder fouled out late in St. Joe's win over McKinley, the players took advantage of the 30 seconds they had to gather in front of the bench and listen to their coach. Macks coach Zaire Dorsey said to his team, "This isn't a timeout, go guard them", and the McKinley players proceeded to join the Joe's huddle.
During the fourth quarter of the Olean/St. Mary's game, a Lancer cheerleader performed a series of backflips that ended when she crashed into the St. Mary's bench. Fortunately, she seemed to be just fine as she laughed about it and waved to the crowd.
I have a scheduling request for next year. Given the number of talented players that will return for each team, how about a nonleague matchup between Canisius and Olean.
-centercourt
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