Here's a list of what I think are the top games to follow this week:
Monday, January 31st
East @ Riverside - 5:30 pm
Hutch Tech @ McKinley - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, February 1st
Hutch Tech @ Riverside - 5:30 pm
JFK @ Lackawanna - 7 pm
Amherst @ Depew - 7:30 pm
Portville @ Randolph - 7:30 pm
Silver Creek @ Salamanca - 7:30 pm
Southwestern @ Dunkirk - 7:30 pm
Orchard Park @ Williamsville North - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 2nd
St. Mary's @ Bishop Timon-St. Jude - 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 3rd
McKinley @ East - 5:30 pm
Hutch Tech @ Bennett - 5:30 pm
Friday, February 4th
JFK @ Tonawanda - 6:30 pm
Jamestown @ Lancaster - 7:30 pm
Williamsville East @ Sweet Home - 7:30 pm
Canisius @ Bishop Timon-St. Jude - 7:30 pm
Cheektowaga @ Amherst - 7:30 pm
Panama @ Sherman - 7:30 pm
Game of the Week - East @ Riverside on Monday, January 31st
- This one will impact both the seedings in Class A2 and the league race in Division I of the Yale Cup. With the emergence of Bennett as a contender, every game is that much more critical in the city's large school league. The Panthers are tied with McKinley for first place in league and need a win to maintain that standing for the rematch with the Macks on Thursday. After a losing a pair of games two weeks ago and falling out of the Buffalo News large school poll because of it, Riverside needs this win to avoid falling into third place in the Yale Cup Division I. The Panthers and Frontiers both feel they're primed for a run. The two schools are evenly matched, like to push the tempo, and have played some thrillers in the past.
-centercourt
Well, seeing as you obviously were there for it as well, I hope tonight's East vs Riverside match up doesn't turn out to be the game of the week. Pretty ugly game tonight, credit to East for finding a way to earn a win without their top scorers doing much. East is intriguing; they have good size and athleticism and if Boyd and Fisher knock down shots from the outside (Jackson of course too) they can do some real damage. Most definitely top 10 worthy after tonight.
It's hard to believe this is the Riverside team that beat St. Joes earlier this season. Clearly, both teams are now going in different directions.
Posted by: Patrick Moran | Monday, January 31, 2011 at 09:56 PM