Sweet Home 63, Nichols 52

Sweet Home fell behind to the upstart Vikings, 13-4 midway through first quarter, but a 15-0 run gave the Panthers control as the team's headed to intermission.  In the third quarter, the Panthers led by as many as eight points, but saw that lead evaporate behind a strong quarter from sophomore Cam Lewis, who scored eight of his game-high 15 points in the third to help pull Nichols even after three, 43-43.  Sweet Home found itself trailing again in the final stanza, 49-45, when a 3-pointer from Mike Torrillo spurred a 9-0 run to put the Panthers on top for good.  

Khalid Barnes led Sweet Home with 13 points.  The Panthers are now 2-0 and begin ECIC II play this Friday when they visit Iroquois.

Timon/St. Jude 65, Kenmore West 59

Tigers head coach Joe Mihalic registered the first win of his young coaching career and Timon collected its first win against a ranked WNY large school since the 2010 season.  Timon was the first MMA school to win in the four Challenge games played thus far.

The Blue Devils raced out to a 16-6 advantage after the first eight minutes and continued to lead the entire second quarter.  However, as time expired in the first half, the Tigers' Bryant Fulton connected on a three-quarter court heave to give his team some momentum and pull them within three points at the break, 26-23.  Early in the third quarter, Timon took its first lead of the game and outscored the Blue Devils, 22-14 in the frame.  

Fulton led the Tigers with 15 points, while Manny Welch scored 14 points.  Shay Cuadra finished with 15 points for Kenmore West and Quinton Campbell added 13 points.

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