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WNY Hockey Federation: North headed back to finals
Feb. 21 | With three goals and two assists, Scott Sims guided the Williamsville North Spartans to an 8-2 victory Monday evening, topping the Lancaster Redskins in the large school semifinal playoffs. The Spartans advance to the league championship game – Feb....
Section VI H.S. Hoops Playoff Preview: Class AA
Feb. 20 | Favorite – Niagara Falls: Although the Falls is not at the level of many of their powerhouse teams in recent years past, the Wolverines still have to be considered the team to beat in this year’s largest class bracket. The Falls have played by far...
Canisius Gets Revenge on St. Joe’s, Earns Top Playoff Seed
Feb. 18 | Championship teams typically play their best basketball late in the season. For the Canisius Crusaders, that’s a good thing. Fresh off a come from behind overtime win at Bishop-Timon Thursday night, Canisius kept the momentum rolling Saturday...
Canisius Edges Timon In OT, 65-63
Feb. 16 | Before Bishop-Timon St. Jude took the floor to wrap up their regular season against Canisius, the school gave a fitting tribute to long-time head coach Jim Palano, who is retiring after 39 years when the season ends and coaching his final home game. ...
St. Mary’s Gets Revenge On Walsh
Feb. 15 | It was senior night at St. Mary’s so it was only natural that 12th graders Nathan Meyers and Jake Denz would lead the way. Meyers scored a team-high 19 points while Denz poured in 17 and the 10 seniors on the team went home happy following the 77-60...
BSD High School Hoops Power Rankings
Feb. 13 | Power rankings can be a fragile thing and quite frankly, a matter of opinion. In just one week two teams dropped out while one fell three spots with a single loss and another moved up a spot despite losing twice. There’s no question debate on...
Frontier Hits Big Shots Late, Stun Jamestown
Feb. 10 | The Frontier Falcons pulled off one of their biggest game to game turnarounds in recent school history, pulling out a 52-51 home win over third-ranked large school Jamestown Thursday night at avenge a lopsided 87-41 defeat in Jamestown earlier in the...
St. Joe’s Comeback To Throttle Timon
Feb. 9 | Bishop Timon- St Jude can be as explosive as any high school basketball team in Western New York. Unfortunately for the talented but inconsistent Tigers, it sometimes coincides with imploding like no other. On Thursday evening against playing against...
Joe’s, Timon Set To Clash In Big Catholic Showdown
Feb. 9 | It’s the high school game of the week, which is never a surprise when St. Joe’s and Bishop Timon take the floor. There’s plenty at stake in South Buffalo this evening as the top-ranked large school Maruaders (17-2) travel to take on sixth-ranked...
Video: Kyle Kobis Joins The 1,000 Point Club
Feb. 8 | There’s few things more rewarding individually to a high school basketball player than surpassing the 1,000-point scoring mark for your career. I was fortunate enough to be in South Buffalo Tuesday evening as Bishop-Timon senior guard Kyle Kobis became...
H.S. Roundup: Tonawanda Streak Over, Kobis Breaks 1,000
Feb. 8 | The Tonawanda Warriors were the last undefeated high school basketball team in Western New York. That streak came to a halt against Cleveland Hill in overtime Tuesday evening in their own building. Darryl Spencer finished with 10 points for the Golden...
BSD High School Hoops Power Rankings
Feb. 7 | No, this is not official. If you want the official list of the top 10 large and small high school basketball school poll rankings, visit our friend Keith McShea and the superb high school sports section at the Buffalo News. But hey, this is a democracy...
Newfane/Wilson Rivalry Produces Instant Classic
Feb. 3 | As I scanned the high school schedule this past Sunday, as I like to do at the beginning of every week, Thursday’s slate of games stuck out as one light on quantity yet heavy on quality. Canisius/Timon and McKinley/Hutch-Tech certainly stood out as...
Canisius Gets Defensive On Timon
Feb. 2 | Canisius suffered tough losses last week to St. Joe’s and East (Rochester) that left them feeling rotten, not to mention out of the top spot in the large school poll rankings. Against another daunting foe in Bishop Timon, the fourth-ranked large school...
Video: Lynch Now A Lion
Feb. 2 | Everyone has known for a long time that prized high school football recruit Chad Kelly will be playing quarterback beginning next season at Clemson. The St. Joe’s record-setting senior made things official Wednesday by signing his National Letter...
McKinley Steals One Against Riverside
Jan. 31 | If stealing were a crime in high school hoops, the McKinley Macks would be facing some hard time after Tuesday evening. “Stealing one” in a close game against a rival may sound like a giant cliché, but it’s exactly why the Macks walked off their...
St. Joe’s Tops Timon In OT Thriller (With Video)
Jan. 30 | With season-altering victories over Aquinas and Canisius last week, St. Joe’s wrestled the top spot in this week’s large school high school boys’ basketball poll. If Monday night is any indication, they’ll be in for a dog fight to hold on to...
Paige, Jamestown Both Winners After Split
Jan. 30 | If you’re a fan of high school hoops in Western New York, one of the biggest controveries in a long time occurred last summer when former Jamestown star Jaysean Paige transferred to play for a school in Kentucky. From the moment the news became...
Upsets, Statement Games Dominate High School Hoops
Jan. 29 | “Just when you think you have all the answers— I change the questions.” – Roddy Piper. That phrase best describes the topsy-turvy week in high school basketball across Western New York that just took place. If you thought for...
Upsets, Statement Games Dominate High School Hoops
Jan. 29 | “Just when you think you have all the answers— I change the questions.” – Roddy Piper. That phrase best describes the topsy-turvy week in high school basketball across Western New York that just took place. If you thought for...
Former H.S. Hoops Stars: Where Are They Now?
Jan. 27 | Something that’s been suggested to me many times is a post on the college careers of WNY’s former high school players. So I decided to provide a list of any former player currently on a college roster. Those who wish to, can now use the comments...
St. Mary’s Stuns Timon, 73-71
Jan. 24 | The sense all season long in boy’s high school basketball was it being merely a matter of time before St. Mary’s broke through with a influential, signature victory. The second-ranked small school in Western New York certainly has come close;...
St. Francis Football Star Decides On Penn State
Jan. 23 | St. Francis high school stud running back Akeel Lynch has been verbally committed to attending Boston College since the mid July of last year. However, verbal commitments mean nothing until the player signs his National Letter of Intent. It appears...