Here's a list of what I think are the top games to follow this week:
Monday, January 28th
St. Joe's @ Timon/St. Jude - 7 pm
St. Mary's @ Niagara Catholic - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 29th
South Park @ McKinley - 6 pm
I-Prep @ Olmsted - 6 pm
Newfane @ CSAT - 6:30 pm
Jamestown @ Williamsville North - 7:30 pm
Clarence @ Frontier - 7:30 pm
East Aurora @ Amherst - 7:30 pm
Silver Creek @ Portville - 7:30 pm
Frewsburg @ Salamanca - 7:30 pm
Sherman @ Brocton - 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 31st
St. Joe's @ Nichols - 6:30 pm
Roy-Hart @ Akron - 6:30 pm
Cleveland Hill @ Lackawanna - 7 pm
Lake Shore @ East Aurora - 7:30 pm
Friday, February 1st
East @ South Park - 6 pm
MST Seneca @ Burgard - 6 pm
Lafayette @ Olmsted - 6 pm
Canisius @ Timon/St. Jude - 7 pm
McKinley @ Middle College - 7 pm
Lockport @ North Tonawanda - 7 pm
Portville @ Frewsburg - 7:30 pm
Olean @ Rochester East - 8:45 pm
Saturday, Feb 2nd
RAP Invitational @ Rochester East
Canisius vs. Fairport - 5:15 pm
Niagara Falls vs. Webster Schroeder - 7 pm
Timon/St. Jude vs. Rochester East - 8:45 pm
Sunday, February 3rd
Niagara Falls @ Bishop Kearney - 2:45 pm
Game of the Week - Jamestown @ Will North on Tuesday, January 29th
- In a week loaded with marquee matchups, particularly the three-day span of games in Rochester, there are none with greater Section VI postseason implications than the rematch between North and Jamestown.
In the first duel between the two ECIC I favorites, the Spartans went into a packed James F. McElrath Gymnasium and delivered a clear message that they felt the league was theirs for the taking. Williamsville North controlled most of the game and for its efforts, got to celebrate a 14-point victory on the long ride home. Jamestown had been unbeaten entering that game and also saw a 23-game home winning streak snapped in the loss.
The past couple seasons have produced an exciting game when the teams met in Williamsville. Two season's ago, the Spartans defeated Jamestown on their home court. Last year, North looked like they were about to do it again. Sterling Taplin sank a pair of free throws with just seconds remaining to put his up by a point, before Tommy Campion drove the length of the court and finished a wild layup to give the Red Raiders a one-point win.
Since the teams last met, each has lost to an out-of-town opponent, but neither has lost to a team locally. Both will enter the contest with a record of 11-2, and despite the Spartans owning a convincing head-to-head victory less than four weeks ago, they trail Jamestown in the Buffalo News large school poll. The Red Raiders are currently ranked third, while Williamsville North is two spots behind them at number five.
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Jaamestown @ WIll North!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!
Posted by: J Smoove | Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 08:57 PM