Presenting the 7th Annual Centercourt Classic at St. Joe's  845 Kenmore Avenue  Buffalo, NY Friday, January 31st Session 1 Akron vs St. Francis – 6 pm St. Joe's vs Jamestown – 7:45 pm   Saturday, February 1st Session 2 Timon vs Starpoint – 12 pm Williamsville South vs Nichols – 1:45 pm Niagara Falls…

  – The victory on Saturday afternoon for Timon on Delaware Avenue by 24 points seemed to have some historical relevance so I took a look back through time.  What I found was that the Crusaders haven’t lost that badly to a league opponent on their court since February 7, 2017 when Park came in…

  Large Schools 1. St. Joe's (AA) –  Cruised to victory in 3 outings last week, taking a pair from St. Mary’s, and dishing Health their third loss.  More on why I’ve already moved them back to this spot, below, after losing at Canisius just over a week ago.  The Marauders host Nichols on Tuesday,…

  Prior to the 2018 season, Gabe Michael, who at the time was the head coach at Williamsville South and my closest friend, had a conversation with me about the best high school basketball events in WNY.  As the conversation progressed, Coach Gabe made a declaration…"You should have your own event."  Despite my initial resistance,…

  – Saturday's victory over St. Joe's marked the fourth consecutive in the series for Canisius.  The Crusaders will now assume the top spot in the local rankings, and deservedly so, as they remain undefeated against competition in NYS.  Trailing by 5 points with 2:09 left in the game, sophomore Jack Cullinan buried a 3-pointer…

  Large Schools 1. Canisius (AA) –  To be the best you’ve got beat the best and that’s exactly what the Crusaders did on Saturday afternoon against their rivals from Kenmore Avenue.  Canisius made it a defensive battle which always favors their style, even though they trailed the entire way.  Two more Top 10's on…

  Centercourt 'Game of the Week' * Tuesday, January 14th at 6:30 pm *   Grand Island Vikings  (8-0, 3-0) Class A1  -  NFL  -  Ranked #8 at Lockport Lions  (7-3, 4-0) Class AA1  -  NFL  -  Ranked #6   Game of the Week LINK   * Centercourt & 2017 Coach of the Year Ryan…

  – I deserve to be fed to the gators!  After publishing rankings on Sunday and settling into some NFL playoff action, I ended up receiving a couple text messages later that night – one asking me if I forgot and the other saying they were surprised about my decision.  "Did you forget to rank…