Canisius 66, Williamsville South 50

The Crusaders outscored the Billies, 37-16, in the second and third quarters, to remain undefeated at 4-0 on the season.  Stafford Trueheart led the way with a game-high 24 points, while Madut Ayiy scored 13 points.  Canisius fell behind in the early going, as South came out with more energy and found open perimeter shots at the start.  However, midway through the second frame, the Crusaders grabbed the lead for good and then poured it on to start the second half by scoring 16 unanswered points during one stretch.

 

"We played with a heck of a lot more intensity than we did in the first quarter," Canisius coach Kyle Husband said of his team's response after a slow start.

 

The size the Billies gave up to Canisius also became glaringly obvious as the game wore on, with South unable to find scoring in the paint.

 

"Our length can really create a lot of problems for other teams, especially for teams that don't have nearly as much size as we do – like South,"  Husband said.

 

South coach Gabe Michael echoed the same sentiments. 

 

"They did a nice job and contested everything"  Michael said.  "It's tough for us to play against big guys, because we don't have any."

 

Michael also expected a better offensive showing, and more success against the pressure brought by Canisius.

 

 "We were bad offensively for most of the game," he said.  "I thought we let their press get to us, which I never thought would happen."

 

Point Totals

Canisius:  Stafford Trueheart 24, Madut Ayiy 13, Will Atkinson 11, Jayce Johnson 5, Charles Hart 3, Jerimiah Wagstaff 3, Andrew Schake 2

Williamsville South:  Greg Dolan 18, Myles Hall 18, Jordan Buell 8, Graham Dolan 6

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Starpoint 65, Timon 62

The Spartans never trailed in the first half, as Brock Kroening was on fire, scoring 18 of his game-high 27 points in the half.  Davion Warren scored with 3:40 remaining in the third quarter to give Timon its first lead, which seemed to provide a spark for the team.  The Tigers had built a seven-point lead with just three minutes to play, before a bucket from Kroening ignited a 12-2 finish for the Spartans, including the go-ahead basket – a trey that became a four-point play by Adam Lasal with 1:04 left.

 

Point Totals

Starpoint:  Brock Kroening 27, Christian Nodine 16, Adam Lasal 12, Garrett Longwell 6, Ben Walters 4

Timon:  Quinton Lamar 17, Joe Harrison 11, William Lamar 9, Davion Warren 9, Tyler Ringwood 9, Juston Johnson 5, Hunter Lancaster 2

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Jamestown 67, St. Mary's 56

 The Lancers scored eight straight points in the middle of the third quarter to take a 39-35 lead over Jamestown.  But the Red Raiders answered with a 22-4 burst over the next six minutes that included four 3-pointers from Tyler Hind, the team's starting 8th grade point guard.  The run pushed the Jamestown lead to 57-43, and St. Mary's never recovered.  James Rojas scored a 2015 ADPRO Challenge high 30 points in the victory. 

 

Point Totals

Jamestown:  James Rojas 30, Zacc Kinsey 14, Tyler Hind 12, Noah Johnson 6, Luke Kindberg 5

St. Mary's:  Tak Molson 20, Kayson Hill 12, Cam Dunning 10, Joseph Stoj 5, Eric Brown 4, Matt Ciezki 3, Christian Szablewski 2

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Walsh 62, Maryvale 54

After trailing the entire second quarter, Walsh drilled consecutive 3-pointers (Noah Watson & Christian Churakos) to take the lead at the start of the second half, and they never gave it up the rest of the way.  The game featured an entertaining battle of underclassmen point guards, Tavien Kemp of Walsh (game-high 26 points) and Ray Blackwell (team-high 19 points).  The win kept an unbeaten season intact for the Eagles.

 

Point Totals

Walsh:  Tavien Kemp 26, Adam Moore 12, Christian Churakos 9, Latrell Butler-Kemp 8, Noah Watson 7

Maryvale:  Ray Blackwell 19, Ted York-Brown 15, Floyd Remley 8, Brian Sullivan 4, Marcus Ford 3, Drew Crombie 3, Dylan Casey 2

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Fredonia 49, Cardinal O'Hara 48

Trailing by four points late in the game, Jarod Burmaster canned a long-range bomb to get Fredonia within a point.  Patrick Moore's two free throws with 28 seconds left gave the Hillbillies a one-point lead, but the Hawks still had plenty of time to take the potential game-winner.  O'Hara got a good look at the basket , from a good spot on the floor, but the shot rimmed out with just five seconds left and Fredonia rebounded, drew a foul, and secured the win.

 

Point Totals

Fredonia:  Patrick Moore 20, Jarod Burmaster 8, Jovany Ruiz 8, Eric Swoyer 6, Michael Pucci 4, Lucas Voss 3

O'Hara:  Stephen Boyd 12, Nasir Benton 9, Charles Debose 8, Justin Hemphill 8, Rene Velazquez 6, Deamontae Riley 5

 

-centercourt