Class A1   Pre-Quarterfonals – Wednesday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) Lake Shore 59, (8) Riverside 48 (5) Grand Island 79,  (12) Buffalo Culinary 37 (7) CSAT 76,  (10) West Seneca East 53 (6) South Park 58,  (11) Ken East 54   Quarterfinals – Friday, February 24th At Higher Seed…

  Class B1   First Round – Tuesday, February 20th  At Higher Seed – 7 pm (12) Bennett 64,  (13) Southwestern 44   Pre-Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (8) Fredonia 71,  (9) BASCS 44 (5) East Aurora 72,  (12) Bennett 59 (7)  Middle College 67, (10) Cleveland Hill 57…

  First Round – Tuesday, February 20th At Higher Seed – 7 pm (16) Brocton 62, (9) Holland 59 (12) Gowanda 69, (13) Cattaraugus-Little Valley 39 (10) Maple Grove 91,  (15) Cassadaga Valley 71 (11) Chautauqua Lake 55,  (14) Global Concepts 44    Pre-Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (8)…

  Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 22nd at 7 pm At Higher Seed (4) Forestville 74, (5) West Valley 46   Semifinals – Monday, February 26th At JCC – 6 pm & 7:45 pm  (1) Pine Valley 62,  (4) Forestville 32 (2) Clymer  35, (3) Sherman 30   Final – Friday, March 1st At JCC –…

  Below are the Champions from the 14 leagues in WNY for the 2024 Season.    MMA – Canisius 13-1 ECIC I – Jamestown 8-2 ECIC II – Amherst 10-0 ECIC III – Pioneer, Cheektowaga, & Williamsville South 8-2 ECIC IV – Lackawanna 9-1 ECIC V – East Aurora 11-1 CCAA I West – Salamanca…

  – Hamburg has been playing very good as of late, winning 8 of their last 9 games, with the only loss during that stretch coming against Amherst. – Less than a week after Silver Creek defeated Falconer by two points, the Golden Falcons avenged that loss with a 32 point victory in the rematch.…

  Large Schools 1. Canisius (AA) 2. Timon (AA)   3. Niagara Falls (AAA) 4. Health Sciences (AA2) 5. St. Joe's (AA)  6. Orchard Park (AA1) 7. Jamestown (AA1) 8. Amherst (A1) 9. Frontier (AA1 10. Nichols (AA)    Small Schools 1. Newfane (B1) 2. Salamanca (B1)   3. Randolph (C) 4. Fredonia (B1) 5. Westfield (C) …

  Large Schools 1. Canisius (AA) 2. Timon (AA)   3. Niagara Falls (AAA) 4. Health Sciences (AA2) 5. Nichols (AA)  6. St. Joe's (AA)   7. Jamestown (AA1) 8. Amherst (A1) 9. Orchard Park (AA1) 10. Frontier (AA1   Small Schools 1. Salamanca (B2)   2. Newfane (B1) 3. Randolph (C) 4. Westfield (C)  5. Middle College…

  The seventh set of state rankings for the 2024 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:   Class AAA Niagara Falls #21   Class AA Canisius #9 Timon #10 Nichols #16 Jamestown #17 Frontier #18 Health Sciences #19   Class A Amherst #7  …

Monday, January 29th Canisius @ Nichols – 6 pm Lackawanna @ Iroquois – 6:30 pm Cleveland Hill @ Tapestry – 6:30 pm Timon @ St. Joe's – 7 pm St. Francis @ St. Mary's – 7 pm Lancaster @ Williamsville North – 7 pm Williamsville South @ Pioneer – 7 pm Jamestown @ Clarence –…

  It's almost time for fans to start thinking about the playoffs and all those postseason-type matchups.  I'm talking about the marquee regular season event just ahead of the win-or-go home madness that features those playoff-type battles between some of the area's top squads and it will set the tone for late February & March.…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (AA) –  Undefeated, averaging 86 points scored each night, and every win over another team from this area has been by double figures.  Not to mention, they always announce when the fresh Imperial arrives at home games.  Shoutout to Nakyhi for helping me out on Saturday evening…see you on Friday!…

  Monday, January 22nd Niagara Falls @ Niagara Wheatfield – 6:30 pm Orchard Park @ Frontier – 7 pm Randolph @ Silver Creek – 7:30 pm Panama @ Westfield – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, January 23rd Nichols @ St. Joe's – 6 pm McKinley @ Health Sciences – 6 pm St. Mary's @ Cardinal O'Hara…

  The fifth set of state rankings for the 2024 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:   Class AAA Niagara Falls #14   Class AA Timon #1 Canisius #11 Jamestown #18 Frontier #21 Health Sciences #22   Class A Amherst #11   Class B…

  – If you asked Mark MacDonald from Canisius, where he thought I should be ranking the Crusaders right now, I’m guessing he would say #2   – Timon's Jaiden Harrison remains on pace to become WNY‘s all-time scoring leader.  The beauty of Harrison as a player is how he plays the game, because he…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (AA) –   Sitting pretty at 10–0 after a fast start against Nichols.  A very busy week ahead for the Tigers with road trips to St. Mary’s, Park, and Cardinal O’Hara, before wrapping up the week with a visit from Jamestown on Saturday in a game that was rescheduled.  If all…

  Monday, January 8th Cleveland Hill @ Eden – 6:30 pm Amherst @ Williamsville East – 6:30 pm Allegany-Limestone @ Salamanca – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, January 9th Cheektowaga @ Williamsville South- 7 pm St. Francis @ St. Joe’s – 7 pm Williamsville North @ Orchard Park – 7:30 pm   Wednesday, January 10th Middle…

    Friday, March 15th NYSPHAA State Championship at Glens Falls Class B – 5:15 pm NYSPHAA State Semifinals at Glens Falls Class A – 9 am Class A – 10:45 am Class AA – 12:30 pm Class AA – 2:15 pm Class C – 7 pm Class C – 8:45 pm   Saturday, March…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (AA) – Seven games into the season, the Tigers are still waiting for a challenge.  They scored 101 points at Pioneer, beat McKinley by 31 (the same amount of points Jacob Humphrey had at halftime), and knocked off Amherst by 26.  On Thursday, St. Joe's arrives, before they travel on…

  – The Frontier Falcons got off to a fast start with four solid wins to begin the season.  Then they went to the Live Like Luca Tournament at St. Francis and after knocking off the host Red Raiders, took control of the game throughout, putting their signature on a win over Health Sciences!  The…

  Wednesday, December 27th Maryvale @ Medina – 12 pm East Aurora @ Greece Athena – 4:30 pm Hamburg @ Hilton – 5 pm Nichols vs Edmonson Westside *at Niagara Falls – 5 pm Health Sciences @ Niagara Falls – 6:30 pm Batavia Lions Club Tournament at GCC Roy-Hart vs Attica – 3 pm  …

  The first set of state rankings for the 2024 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:   Class AAA Niagara Falls #13 HM: Lancaster    Class AA Timon #1 Health Sciences #3 Canisius #12 HM: St. Joe's, Jamestown, Orchard Park, Nichols, Williamsville East, Niagara…

(Rivalry night at St. Joe's last season/Photo: Andrew Miller)   Monday, December 18th South Park @ Nichols – 6 pm West Valley @ Cattaraugus-Little Valley – 6 pm Maritime @ Olmsted – 6 pm Lew-Port @ Ken East – 6:30 pm Emerson @ Newfane – 6:30 pm Tonawanda @ West Seneca East – 6:30 pm…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (AA) – A 30-point victory over a Niagara Falls Team that already boasts a win over last season's defending state champion.  Nakyhi Harris drops a game-high 36 in the win.  These guys are absolutely the top dogs in WNY. 2. Health Sciences (AA2) – A busy December for the Falcons…

  Monday, December 11th City Honors @ Nichols – 6 pm Tapestry @ East -6 pm Eden @ Riverside -6 pm Holland @ Alden -6:30 pm Barker @ Byron Bergen -6:30 pm BASCS @ Gow -6:30 pm Lockport @ St. Mary's – 7 pm Global Concepts @ Cardinal O'Hara – 7 pm Cleveland Hill @…

(Ken West's Joe Alvarez defended by North's Matthew Mazzone)   Monday, December 4th Barker @ Oakfield-Alabama – 6:30 pm Rochester Academy @ Park - 6:30 pm Hutch Tech @ West Seneca East – 6:30 pm Tapestry @ Maritime – 6:30 pm Gowanda @ Cattaraugus-Little Valley – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, December 5th BASCS @ Riverside –…

The 2024 Preview contains: – Commentary – What's New – Player Movement – Returning 2023 All-Centercourt Players – 25 More Players to watch in 2024 – A League-by-League look at returning All-League selections (MMA, Yale Cup, ECIC,  NFL, N-O, CCAA) – Coaching Changes – Classification Changes – Preseason Top 10 Large & Small Schools – Predictions…

  The 2023 CC MVP Shane Cercone Canisius, Senior 26.5 PPG / 11.5 RPG / 2.3 APG / 1.3 SPG – Three-time All-Centercourt Top 60 selection – POY in the Monsignor Martin Association – MVP of Tom Keenan Memorial Tournament – Game MVP at the Centercourt Classic – All-Tournament Team at Burger King Classic –…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (A)  2. Canisius (A)  3. Niagara Falls (AA) 4. Jamestown (AA) 5. Health Sciences (AA) 6. Amherst (A2) 7. St. Joe's (A) 8. St. Francis (A) 9. Nichols (A) 10. McKinley (A1)   Small Schools 1. Randolph (C) 2. Fredonia (B2) 3. Lew-Port (B1) 4. Salamanca (B2) 5. Newfane (B2)…

  Monsignor Martin Association Player of the Year: Shane Cercone – Canisius, 12   First Team  Jaiden Harrison  - Timon, 11 Jakye Rainey – Nichols, 11 Jacob Humphrey  - Timon, 11 Isaiah Odom – St. Joe's, 12 Luke Granto  – Canisius, 12   Second Team  Nakyhi Harris – Timon, 10 Chase Welch – Park, 12…

  Class AA MVP:  James Robinson – Niagara Falls Davon Wade – Niagara Falls Jaydian Johnson – Jamestown Sean Paige – Jamestown Amir Moye – Health Sciences Kyree Jones – Lockport   Class A1 MVP:  Mekhi Williams – McKinley Jordan David-Lewis – McKinley Xander Fletcher – Niagara Wheatfield Luke Walck – Niagara Wheatfield Dorian Facen…

  Large Schools 1. Timon (A) 2. Canisius (A) 3. Health Sciences (AA) 4. Niagara Falls (AA) 5. Amherst (A2) 6. St. Joe's (A) 7. Jamestown (AA) 8. St. Francis (A) 9. Nichols (A) 10. Lockport (AA)   Small Schools 1. Lew-Port (B1) 2. Salamanca (B2) 3. Newfane (B2) 4. Allegany-Limestone (B2) 5. Randolph (C)…

  Monday, February 27th   ** Two Games ** Class A1 Semifinal – 6 pm Williamsville East Flames  #4  (11-10)  * Finished 3rd in ECIC II vs. McKinley Macks  #1  (17-4)  * Champions in Yale Cup I McKinley – Unranked Large School – Defeated Hutch Tech to get here – Best win this season –…

  The tenth set of state rankings for the 2023 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:   Class AA Niagara Falls #10 Health Sciences #11 Jamestown #19   Class A Canisius #7 Timon #12 Amherst #17     Class B Lew-Port #9 Salamanca #11…

  The Section VI postseason begins Monday afternoon with a First Round matchup in Class B2 as Medina heads to the Southern Tier to face Southwestern.  The winner moves on to participate in the Pre-Quarterfinal Round, which begins on Tuesday night at 7 pm.  Between Friday & Saturday, 28 Quarterfinal games will decide which teams…

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