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…

  Class AA Class A1 Class A2 Class B1 Class B2 Class C Class D Manhattan Cup Playoffs   Section VI All-Tournament Teams 2023 Sectional Preview Buff State Week Viewing Guide Key Postseason Dates   Top 10 Rankings Heading into Buff State Week 2023 League Champions     2022 Brackets 2021 Brackets 2020 Brackets 2018…

Pre-Quarterfinal – Thursday, February 23rd AT Higher Seed – 7 pm (8) Clarence 42, (9) Frontier 39   Quarterfinals – Saturday, February 25th At Higher Seed – 12 pm (1) Jamestown 55, (8) Clarence 39 (5) Lockport 67, (4) Williamsville North 60   (2) Health Sciences 74, (7) Orchard Park 62 (3) Niagara Falls 86,…

Class A1   Pre-Quarterfonals – Wednesday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (8) Hutch Tech 65, (9) West Seneca West 55 (10) Sweet Home 56, (7) Ken West   Quarterfinals – Friday, February 24th At Higher Seed – 7 pm (1) McKinley 82, (8) Hutch Tech 41 (4) Williamsville East 82, (5) North…

Class B1 First Round – Tuesday, February 21st  At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) City Honors 63, (16) Tonawanda 38 (12) Olean 96, (13) Maryvale 52   (15) Dunkirk 64, (10) Alden 48 (11) Middle College 65, (14) Lake Shore 46    Pre-Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 23rd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (8)…

First Round – Tuesday, February 21st At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) Maritime Forfeits  (16) Cattaraugus-Little Valley —> (12) JFK 68, (13) Gowanda 57   (10) Portville 66, (15) BASCS 39 (11) East 89, (14) Cassadaga Valley 41   Pre-Quarterfinals – Thursday, February 23rd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (8) Chautauqua Lake 83,…

  Pre-quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 22nd at 7 pm At Higher Seed (8) Sherman 68, (9) Forestville 39 (5) Westfield 55, (12) Brocton 29   (10) Barker 74, (7) Pine Valley 65 (6) Franklinville 64, (11) Maple Grove 55   Quarterfinals – Friday, February 24th at 7 pm At Higher Seed (1) Ellicottville 38, (8)…

  Below is a basic schedule outlining the key dates of postseason games for both the MMA & Section VI teams.    For specific matchups, please refer to Brackets Central 2023 (to be published on Saturday, February 18th) where you will find links to each individual bracket for the Manhattan Cup Playoffs & the 7…

  Play-In Games – Sunday, February 19th AT St. Francis – 4 pm & 6 pm (6) St. Mary's 81, (7) Park 48 (5) St. Francis 61, (8) Cardinal O’Hara 44   Quarterfinals – Tuesday, February 21st AT St. Joe's – 5:30 pm & 7:30 p (3) St. Joe's 86,(6) St. Mary's 65  (5) St.…

Below are the Champions from the 13 leagues in WNY for the 2023 Season   MMA – Timon 12-2 ECIC I – Jamestown 12-0 ECIC II – Amherst 14-0 ECIC III – Pioneer & Depew 9-3 ECIC IV – Cleveland Hill 12-0 CCAA I West – Salamanca 10-0 CCAA I East – Randolph 12-0 CCAA…

  The ninth 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 #21   Class A Canisius #8 Amherst #17 St. Joe's 30   Class B Timon #3 Lew-Port #10…

  Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) – After a 33-point win over St. Mary’s, the Crusaders made it 12 of their last 13 after dishing Timon a 12-point loss in South Buffalo. Canisius has now defeated the top four public schools in WNY and swept Timon.  They wrap up their regular season with games against…

  Monday, February 13th Southwestern @ Allegany-Limestone – 7:30 pm Orchard Park @ Jamestown – 7:30 pm Fredonia @ Olean – 7:30 pm Health Sciences @ UPrep – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, February 14th I-Prep @ South Park – 6 pm Bennett @ McKinley – 6 pm Nichols @ Park – 6:30 pm Holland @…

  The eighth 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 #23   Class A Canisius #9 Amherst #17   Class B Timon #4 Lew-Port #10 Salamanca #12 Nichols…

  Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) – Key wins:  Timon, Health Sciences, Amherst, at Jamestown, Niagara Falls, St. Francis x 2, at Nichols, St. Mary's  Local losses:  St. Joe's x 2, Nichols 2. Health Sciences (AA) – Key wins: St. Joe's, at St. Francis, Nichols, South Park, St. Mary's, Lancaster  Local losses:  at Canisius 3. Niagara…

  Monday, February 6th South Park @ Nichols – 6 pm Pioneer  @ Cheektowaga – 6:30 pm Salamanca @ Olean – 7:30 pm Southwestern @ Fredonia – 7:30 pm Panama @ Sherman – 7:30 pm St. Francis @ McQuaid – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, February 7th McKinley @ I-Prep – 6 pm East @ Bennett…

  10.  It's Senior Night in Hamburg  It’s a great night to be a Bulldog, especially on the Friday night of the classic!  With a varsity boys and girls doubleheader against rival Frontier, all the graduating seniors in the Hamburg basketball program will be honored on the same evening.   9.  It's the best event…

  The seventh 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 #14 Health Sciences #15 Jamestown #16   Class A Amherst #10 Canisius #12   Class B Timon #4 Nichols #11 Lew-Port #12 Salamanca…

    Large Schools 1. Amherst (A2) – After 36 & 35 point wins against Starpoint and Hamburg, the Tigers made it nine straight victories with a 78–54 win against Lockport on Saturday.  Wednesday night, they head to Williamsville East for a rematch with the Flames, who they defeated by 25 earlier this season.  Then…

Monday, January 30th Salamanca @ Fredonia – 7:30 pm Silver Creek @ Frewsburg – 7:30 pm Allegany-Limestone @ Olean – 7:30 pm Clymer @ Sherman – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, January 31st Newfane @ Roy-Hart – 6:30 pm St. Joe's @ Canisius – 7 pm Cheektowaga @ East Aurora – 7 pm Lockport @ Lancaster…

  Monday, January 23rd Canisius @ Jamestown – 6 pm   Tuesday, January 24th Nichols @ St. Joe's – 6:30 pm St. Francis @ Timon – 6:30 pm Clarence @ McKinley – 6:30 pm Cheektowaga @ Pembroke – 6:30 pm Lackawanna @ Depew – 7 pm Niagara Falls @ North Tonawanda – 7 pm Southwestern…

  The fifth 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 #14 Jamestown #16 Health Sciences #22   Class A Amherst #11 Canisius #27   Class B Timon #4 Nichols #7 Lew-Port #14 Allegany-Limestone…

  Large Schools 1. Amherst (A2) – The Tigers are now one of two Top 10 large schools that have yet to lose to another area team, after adding wins over Sweet Home and Iroquois last week.  In fact, a 25-point went over Williamsville East is the closest game they’ve had in WNY.  Look for…

  Monday, January 16th South Park @ Timon – 4 pm Tapestry @ Nichols – 5:30 pm Coaches vs Cancer Showcase at Hilbert Niagara Wheatfield vs Hamburg – 1 pm St. Francis vs McKinley – 3 pm Niagara Falls vs Canisius – 5 pm St. Joe's vs Orchard Park 7 pm   Tuesday, January 17th…

  The fourth 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 #12 Jamestown #16 Health Sciences #27   Class A Amherst #13   Class B Timon #4 Allegany-Limestone #5 Nichols #9 Lew-Port #16 Salamanca…

  Large Schools 1. Niagara Falls (AA) –  Halfway through their regular season, the Wolverines remain unblemished following a 36-point thumping of CSAT and a 24-point victory over the defending league champs from Niagara Wheatfield.  Falls will look to add another pair of victories to the résumé with games against Kenmore East, and Lew-Port this…

  The second 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 #14 Jamestown #18 Health Sciences #30   Class A Amherst #18 St. Joe's #21 Canisius #22   Class B Timon #2 Allegany-Limestone #5…

  Large Schools 1. Niagara Falls (AA) – The Wolverines made it out to a tournament over the break and improved their record to 8–0 with a championship that included wins over Rome Free Academy and Green Tech. They will visit CSAT on Tuesday and then host the defending league champions from Niagara Wheatfield on…

    The second 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 Jamestown #16 Niagara Falls #23   Class A Amherst #9 St. Joe's #21 Canisius #22   Class B Timon #2 Allegany-Limestone #5 Nichols #11…

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

  The first state rankings for the 2023 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:   Class AA Jamestown #19 Niagara Falls #26   Class A Amherst #10 St. Joe's #14 Canisius #16   Class B Timon #2 Allegany-Limestone #7 Nichols #12 Lew-Port #15 Salamanca…

(Coach O'Bryan wishes everybody a Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄🎁)   Large Schools 1. Niagara Falls (AA) – Moved to 5-0 on the season with a 96-48 thrashing of Ken West, followed by a tough road win against rival Lockport on Saturday.  On Tuesday night, they'll head to Kenmore Avenue for a date with a St. Joe's…

  Monday, December 19th South Park @ Cheektowaga – 6:30 pm Cleveland Hill @ Barker – 6:30 pm East Aurora @ Lackawanna – 7 pm St. Francis @ Aquinas – 7 pm Tapestry @ St. Mary's – 7 pm Sherman @ Clymer – 7:30 pm   Tuesday, December 20th Lockport @ Niagara Wheatfield – 6:30…

(Lockport freshman Charlie Croff)   Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) – Picking up right where they left off, the defending state champion Crusaders won a 10th consecutive Tom Keenan Tournament over the weekend with wins over Health Sciences & Albany Academy.  Senior Shane Cercone eclipsed 1,000 career points on Saturday, scoring a career-high 34 points…

                            The 2023 Preview contains: – Commentary – What's New – Player Movement – Returning 2022 All-Centercourt Players – 20 Players to watch in 2023 – A League-by-League look at returning All-League selections (MMA, Yale Cup, ECIC,  NFL, N-O, CCAA, & Charters) –…

  Class AA (9 Teams) Niagara Falls – NFL Jamestown – ECIC I Health Sciences – Charter Lockport – NFL Frontier – ECIC I Orchard Park – ECIC I Williamsville North – ECIC I Clarence – ECIC I Lancaster – ECIC I   Class A1 (10 Teams) McKinley – Yale Cup I Niagara Wheatfield –…