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Continue reading →: All-League Teams – 2022
All-ECIC Player of the Year: Max Schneider – Williamsville East, 12 First Team Nick Moore – Amherst, 11 Seth Joba – Orchard Park, 12 Trey Kleitz – Iroquois, 12 Teddy McDuffie – Amherst, 12 Joe Harrington – Lancaster, 12 Second Team Trey Drake – Jamestown, 11 Trevin Boling – Tonawanda, 12…
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Continue reading →: Section VI All-Tournament Teams – 2022
Class AA MVP: Jaylen Butera – Jamestown Trey Drake – Jamestown Andre Maple – Jamestown Rod Brown – Niagara Falls Seth Joba – Orchard Park Noah Kimble – Lancaster Class A1 MVP: TJ Robinson – Niagara Wheatfield Xander Fletcher – Niagara Wheatfield Max Schneider – Williamsville East Dorian Facen – Williamsville East Jahodd…
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Continue reading →: Buff State Week Viewing Guide 2022
Monday, February 28th ** Two Games ** Class A2 Semifinals Amherst Tigers #1 (18-3) * Co-Champs in ECIC II vs. CSAT Eagles #4 (14-6) * Finished 3rd in the NFL Amherst – Ranked #4 Large School – Defeated Ken East to get here -Best win this season – Williamsville East – Reached the…
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Continue reading →: Sectional Preview – 2022
The Section VI postseason begins Tuesday night with 9 First Round matchups. The winners move on to participate in the Second Round on Wednesday night at 7 pm. Between Friday & Saturday, 28 Quarterfinal games will decide which teams move on to Buffalo State and JCC for the semifinals. See all the postseason…
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Continue reading →: Brackets Central – 2022
Class AA Class A1 Class A2 Class B1 Class B2 Class C Class D Manhattan Cup Playoffs Sectional Preview Buff State Week Viewing Guide League Champions -centercourt
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Continue reading →: Manhattan Cup Playoffs – 2022
Quarterfinals – Tuessday, February 22nd AT Higher Seed (5) St. Mary's 63, (4) Nichols 61 (2) St. Joe's 59, (7) Cardinal O'Hara 52 (3) Timon 62, (6) St. Francis 60 Semifinals – Thursday, February 24rd AT Higher Seed – 6 pm (1) Canisius 83, (5) St Mary’s 48 (3) Timon 76,…
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Continue reading →: Class AA Bracket – 2022 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Friday, February 25th At Higher Seed – 7 pm (5) Lancaster 56, (4) Clarence 52 (2) Orchard Park 57, (7) Williamsville North 47 (3) Niagara Falls 62, (6) Frontier 53 Semifinals – Wednesday, March 2nd AT BUFF STATE – 5:15 pm & 6:45 pm (1) Jamestown 59, (5) Lancaster…
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Continue reading →: Class A1 & A2 Bracket – 2022 Sectionals
Class A1 Second Round – Wednesday, February 23rd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) Ken West 79, (8) Lockport 51 (5) South Park 62, (12) West Seneca West 45 (7) Hamburg 61, (10) North Tonawanda 42 (6) Sweet Home 88, (11) I-Prep 58 Quarterfinals – Saturday, February 26th At Higher…
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Continue reading →: Class B1 & B2 Bracket – 2022 Sectionals
Class B1 First Round – Tuesday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) East 82, (16) Springville 58 (12) Albion 53, (13) Lake Shore 50 (15) Dunkirk 59, (10) Burgard 57 (11) Middle College 71, (14) Tonawanda 56 Second Round – Wednesday, February 23rd At Higher Seed – 7 pm…
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Continue reading →: Class C Bracket – 2022 Sectionals
First Round – Tuesday, February 22nd At Higher Seed – 7 pm (9) Cattaraugus-Little Valley 56, (16) Falconer 40 (12) MST Seneca 66, (13) Chautauqua Lake 52 (15) Cassadaga Valley 78, (10) Barker 76 OT (11) Maple Grove 91, (14) Gowanda 62 Second Round – Wednesday, February 23rd At Higher Seed…
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Continue reading →: Class D Bracket – 2022 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Friday, February 25th at 7 pm At Higher Seed (1) Westfield 79, (8) Franklinville 37 (5) Pine Valley 54, (4) Ellicottville 34 (2) Clymer 40, (7) Panama 29 (3) Sherman 57, (6) North Collins 43 Semifinals – Tuesday, March 1st At JCC – 6 pm & 7:45 pm (1) Westfield…
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Continue reading →: League Champions of WNY in 2022
(Roy-Hart cuts the nets after winning the N-O for the first time in 26 years) MMA – Canisius ** ECIC I – Jamestown ECIC II – Amherst & Williamsville East ECIC III – Pioneer ECIC IV – Lackawanna ** NFL – Niagara Wheatfield ** N-O – Roy-Hart CCAA I West – Olean ** CCAA…
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Continue reading →: NYSSWA State Rankings 2022 – Week 9
The ninth state rankings for the 2022 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut: Class AA Jamestown #17 Class A Canisius #10 Amherst #18 Class B Olean #4 Timon #15 St. Mary's #23 Class C Randolph #6 Class D…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 9
Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) – Wrapped up home court advantage for the postseason with a sweep of rival St. Joe’s, in a week that also included big wins over Nichols and St. Mary’s. The Crusaders will tune up for the postseason at Health Sciences on Wednesday and head to Athol Springs to close…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 2/14/22 – 2/19/22
Monday, February 14th McKinley @ East – 6 pm Clymer @ Sherman – 7:30 pm Cheektowaga @ Hamburg – 7:30 pm Fredonia @ East Aurora – 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 15th Medina @ Roy-Hart – 6:30 pm St. Francis @ Timon – 6:30 pm Nichols @ St. Joe's – 6:30 pm Sweet Home…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 8
Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) 2. Jamestown (AA) 3. Orchard Park (AA) 4. Amherst (A2) 5. St. Joe's (A) 6. Health Sciences (A2) 7. St. Francis (A) 8. Williamsville East (A1) 9. Niagara Wheatfield (A1) 10. McKinley (A1) Small Schools 1. Timon (B) 2. Olean (B1) 3. Randolph (C) 4. St. Mary's (B)…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 2/7/22 – 2/13/22
Monday, February 7th Lew-Port @ CSAT – 6:30 pm Ken East @ Ken West – 7 pm Clarence @ Lancaster – 7:30 pm Orchard Park @ Hamburg – 7:30 pm Iroquois @ Williamsville South – 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 8th Canisius @ Timon – 6:30 pm Cardinal O'Hara @ Nichols – 6:30 pm…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 7
Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) - Three straight wins for the Crusaders last week, including 24-point dubs over St. Francis & O'Hara. They'll take their top-ranked act on the road this week with a couple beauties ahead – they visit St. Mary's ahead of a big one at Villa against Health Sciences and then finish…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 1/31/22 – 2/6/22
Monday, January 31st McKinley @ I-Prep – 6 pm Canisius @ St. Mary's – 6:30 pm Nichols @ St. Francis – 7 pm Tuesday, February 1st Ken West @ CSAT – 6:30 pm Iroquois @ Williamsville East – 6:30 pm Salamanca @ Fredonia – 7:30 pm Allegany-Limestone @ Olean – 7:30 pm Sherman…
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Continue reading →: The 4th Annual Centercourt Classic
Hosted by Hamburg High School at 4111 Legion Drive in Hamburg, NY Friday, February 4th Iroquois vs Niagara Wheatfield - 6 pm Hamburg vs Cardinal O’Hara - 7:45 pm Saturday, February 5th Niagara Falls vs Nichols - 12 pm Williamsville East vs Olean - 1:45 pm St. Joes vs Amherst - 3:30 pm Canisius vs…
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Continue reading →: NYSSWA State Rankings – Week 6
The sixth state rankings for the 2022 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut: Class AA Orchard Park #13 Jamestown #19 Class A Canisius #14 Class B Timon #5 Olean #7 Nichols #14 St. Mary's #21 Class C Salamanca…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 6
Large Schools 1. Orchard Park (AA) - Still unblemished at 9-0 after picking up wins over Frontier & Williamsville North last week and a three-game grind over five days is ahead, including two games against Top 10 large schools. The Quakers start with Lancaster on Monday, then make the trip to Jamestown on Wednesday,…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 1/24/22 – 1/30/22
Monday, January 24th Iroquois @ Sweet Home – 6:30 pm Orchard Park @ Lancaster – 7:30 pm Hamburg @ Jamestown – 7:30 pm Tuesday, January 25th Olmsted @ Burgard – 4:30 pm St. Mary's @ St. Joe's – 6:30 pm Cardinal O'Hara @ Timon – 6:30 pm Lew-Port @ Lockport – 6:30 pm…
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Continue reading →: NYSSWA State Rankings – Week 5
The fifth state rankings for the 2022 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut: Class AA Orchard Park #15 Jamestown #20 Class A Canisius #10 St. Francis #20 Class B Timon #5 Olean #7 Nichols #9 St. Mary's #21 Class…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 5
Large Schools 1. Orchard Park (AA) – One of two unbeatens left after improving to 7-0 with wins over Lancaster, Clarence, & Hamburg last week. The Quakers look to stay in first place and keep the train rolling with games at Frontier and against Williamsville North this week. 2. Canisius (A) - After earning…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 1/17/22 – 1/23/22
Tuesday, January 18th Lancaster @ Hamburg – 7:30 pm Jamestown @ Williamsville North – 7:30 pm Wednesday, January 19th Health Sciences @ Nichols – 6 pm St. Mary's @ Timon – 6:30 pm Pioneer @ Cheektowaga – 6:30 pm Williamsville East @ Sweet Home – 6:30 pm St. Joe's @ St. Francis –…
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Continue reading →: Random Smatterings – Halfway through the season
– Heading into MLK Weekend has always signaled the halfway point of the hoops season to me. I'm actually starting to let myself get excited about state playoffs, because we are in the absolute thick of the pandemic right now and it's still game on. I couldn't be happier that we're letting it rip!…
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Continue reading →: NYSSWA State Rankings 2022 – Week 4
The fourth state rankings for the 2022 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut: Class AA Orchard Park #15 Niagara Falls #16 Jamestown #21 Class A Canisius #10 Amherst #17 St. Francis #20 Class B Timon #5 Olean #7 Nichols #9…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 4
Large Schools 1. Orchard Park (AA) - Improved to 4-0 on the season with a 45-point win over West Seneca West, heading into a big week in ECIC I with Lancaster, Clarence, & Hamburg on the schedule. 2. Canisius (A) – Took care of business against Timon on Monday, jumping out to an early 17-point…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 1/10/22 – 1/16/22
Monday, January 10th Olean @ Fredonia – 7:30 pm Lancaster @ Orchard Park – 7:30 pm Jamestown @ Frontier – 7:30 pm Salamanca @ Southwestern – 7:30 pm Panama @ Clymer – 7:30 pm Tuesday, January 11th Riverside @ City Honors – 6 pm Timon @ Nichols – 6:30 pm Niagara Wheatfield @…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 3
Large Schools 1. Orchard Park (AA) – I didn't even have these guys ranked in the preseason. But after watching them win at Amherst and at Timon, along with knocking off previously unbeaten St. Mary's, the Quakers jumped in my elevator and said "Going up"! So I told them once they reached the penthouse…
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Continue reading →: Top Games of the Week: 1/3/22 – 1/9/22
Monday, January 3rd Timon @ Canisius – 6:30 pm Tuesday, January 4th Westfield @ Burgard – 6 pm Maryvale @ Iroquois – 6:30 pm Niagara Wheatfield @ Lockport – 6:30 pm Hamburg @ Clarence – 7:30 pm Frontier @ Jamestown – 7:30 pm Wednesday, January 5th Timon @ St. Joe's – 6:30…
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Continue reading →: Random Smatterings – Santa’s Coming Soon
– Local fans who like watching talented big man need to create a bucket list and put getting to an Orchard Park game to see Seth Joba play right at the top of the list! – On Thursday night, Cassadaga valley visits Portville to play their third contest of the week and 11th…
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Continue reading →: NYSSWA State Rankings 2022 – Week 1
The first state rankings for the 2022 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut: Class AA Jamestown #19 Niagara Falls #21 Class A Canisius #6 Health Sciences #8 St. Joe's #20 Amherst #23 Class B Timon #1 Olean #8 Tapestry #14…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 2
Large Schools 1. Health Sciences (A2) – The Falcons are now 4-0 on the season after earning a huge win in Jamestown Saturday night and earning the championship of the United Way Tournament. 2. Canisius (A) – Fell to 2-1 on the season Saturday afternoon in a loss at Aquinas. The first MMA game of…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Rankings: 2022 Season – Week 1
Large Schools 1. Canisius (A) – On Saturday afternoon the Crusaders put their depth on display, while Declan Ryan put his dominance on display. Defeating Albany Academy makes them the area's number one team until someone knocks them off. 2. Health Sciences (A2) – The Falcons have been on pause, so I haven’t seen…
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Continue reading →: Random Smatterings – It’s Back
– Those who have been following my work since the early days will remember a time when I used to produce a ton of content on this site. One of the most popular things are used to do was Random Smatterings. With the passing of my friend Larry "hoopster" Regan, I’ve gotten a little…
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Continue reading →: Remembering hoopster, my friend Larry Regan
I have often said that one of the great things about the high school basketball community I immerse myself in every winter is the relationships made along the way. Last night, I received a very sad news about the passing of my friend Larry Regan, one of the first relationships I made 14 years ago…
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Continue reading →: Season Preview: 2022
The 2022 Preview contains: – Commentary – What's New – Player Movement – Returning 2021 All-Centercourt Players – 20 Players to watch in 2022 – A League-by-League look at returning All-League selections (MMA, Yale Cup, ECIC, NFL, N-O, CCAA, & Charters) – Coaching Changes…
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Continue reading →: The 2021 All-Centercourt Team: The Best in WNY
The 2021 CC MVP Jalen Bradberry Niagara Falls Senior 24.2 PPG 6.7 RPG 6.0 APG 2.3 SPG Class AA Champion NFL Champion NFL Player of the Year (Photo: The Buffalo News) First Team All-Centercourt Jaden Slaughter St. Joe's Senior 20.5 PPG 6.4 RPG 4.7 APG 2.1 SPG Manhattan Cup Champion Manhattan Cup MVP…
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Continue reading →: Poll Ballots 2021 – Season Finale
(St. Joe's & Timon finish on top in the final 2021 rankings / Photo: John Hickey) Large Schools 1. St. Joe's (A) – Monsignor Martin Association & Manhattan Cup Champions – 16-1 2. Niagara Falls (AA) – Section VI Class AA & NFL Champions – 19-1 3. Canisius (A) – Manhattan Cup Semifinalist –…
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Continue reading →: Poll Ballots 2021 – Week 5
(Manhattan Cup Finalist Timon remains the top ranked WNY small school / Photo: John Hickey) Large Schools 1. St. Joe's (A) – They never trailed in the second half and led by as many as 14 points in the Manhattan Cup championship game, ending the Cup drought on Kenmore Avenue and cutting the nets…
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Continue reading →: Brackets Central – 2021
Class AA Class A1 Class A2 Class B1 Class B2 Class B3 Class C1 Class C2 Class D Manhattan Cup -centercourt
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Continue reading →: Class AA Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 22nd (1) Jamestown 50, (8) Health Sciences 47 (4) Clarence 58, (5) Frontier 44 (2) Niagara Falls 55, (7) Orchard Park 53 (3) Lockport 54, (6) Lancaster 40 Semifinals – Wednesday, March 24th (4) Clarence 47, (1) Jamestown 42 (2) Niagara Falls 77, (3) Lockport 33 Final…
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Continue reading →: Class A1 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 23rd (1) McKinley 80, (8) IPrep 48 (5) Niagara Wheatfield 63, (4) Sweet Home 58 (2) Hamburg 62, (7) Hutch Tech 55 (3) North Tonawanda 57, (6) Kenmore West 26 Semifinals – Thursday, March 25th (5) Niagara Wheatfield 78, (1) McKinley 72 3 OT (2) Hamburg 62,…
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Continue reading →: Class A2 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 22nd (4) Williamsville East 72, (5) Williamsville South 59 (3) Amherst 92, (6) Lew-Port 59 Semifinals – Wednesday, March 24th (1) Cheektowaga 86, (4) Williamsville East 73 (7) CSAT 52, (3) Amherst 49 Final – Friday, March 26th (1) Cheektowaga 74, (7) CSAT 70 2 OT …
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Continue reading →: Class B1 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 23rd (1) East 67, (8) Albion 63 (4) Olean 66, (5) East Aurora 45 (2) Bennett 83, (7) Maryvale 54 (3) Emerson 50, (6) City Honors 45 Semifinals – Thursday, March 25th (4) Olean 91, (1) East 69 (2) Bennett 76, (3) Emerson 30 Final – Saturday,…
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Continue reading →: Class B2 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 22nd (1) Medina 68, (8) Alden 48 (4) Newfane 70, (5) Depew 45 (2) Lackawanna 66, (7) Burgard 55 (6) Akron 42, (3) Springville 35 Semifinals – Wednesday, March 24th (1) Medina 64, (4) Newfane 55 OT (2) Lackawanna 47, (6) Akron 43 Final – Friday, March…
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Continue reading →: Class B3 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 23rd (8) Wilson 44, (1) JFK 40 (5) Fredonia 65, (4) Olmsted 38 (7) Cleveland Hill 49, (2) Southwestern 26 Semifinals – Thursday, March 25th (4) Fredonia 70, (8) Wilson 34 (6) Roy-Hart 65, (7) Cleveland Hill 52 Final – Saturday, March 27th (4) Fredonia 69, (6)…
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Continue reading →: Class C1 Bracket – 2021 Sectionals
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 23rd (1) Riverside 49, (8) Gowanda 39 (4) Portville 76, (5) Cattaraugus-Little Valley 67 (2) Chautauqua Lake 53, (7) Middle College 36 (3) Tapestry 62, (6) Salamanca 56 Semifinals – Thursday, March 25th (1) Riverside 94, (4) Portville 86 2 OT (3) Tapestry 82, (2) Chautauqua Lake…










