(Middle College at McKinley on 2/8/14. Photo by John Hickey/Buffalo News)
Here's a list of what I think are the top games to follow this week:
Monday, January 5th
Bennett @ Silver Creek - 7:30 pm
Panama @ Clymer - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 6th
Canisius @ Nichols - 6:30 pm
St. Mary's @ Walsh - 6:30 pm
Maryvale @ Cheektowaga - 6:30 pm
St. Joe's @ Timon - 7 pm
Lew-Port @ North Tonawanda - 7 pm
Fredonia @ Olean - 7:30 pm
Sweet Home @ West Seneca East - 7:30 pm
Allegany-Limestone @ Randolph - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, January 7th
East @ McKinley - 6 pm
Thursday, January 8th
Cleveland Hill @ Tonawanda - 6:30 pm
Iroquois @ Starpoint - 7 pm
Amherst @ Maryvale - 7:30 pm
Jamestown @ Williamsville North - 7:30 pm
Williamsville East @ Williamsville South - 7:30 pm
Friday, January 9th
Middle College @ McKinley - 6 pm
Lockport @ Lew-Port - 6:30 pm
North Tonawanda @ Niagara Falls - 6:30 pm
Walsh @ Park - 6:30 pm
Amherst @ Sweet Home - 7 pm
Silver Creek @ Allegany-Limestone - 7:30 pm
Randolph @ Portville - 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 10th
Canisius @ St. Joe's - 2 pm
Niagara Falls @ Aquinas - 5 pm
Game of the Week - Middle College @ McKinley on Friday, January 9th
- After breaking the Yale Cup winning streak by winning 33 straight games against its competition from the Buffalo Public Schools, McKinley saw its run end at the hands of Middle College on January 31, 2014. The Kats proceeded to go into Mack High a week later and defeat McKinley for a second time and went on to win the Yale Cup.
McKinley would go on to win a third straight Section VI title in Class A1, while Middle College also earned a third straight Section VI crown, and made it all the way to the NYSPHAA Class C state championship game.
Once again this season, the two programs are considered elite in both the city and in their respective classifications in the section. The two games played between these annual powers will likely determine this year's Yale Cup champion just like a season ago. The Kats already own a victory over East, the only other team likely to challenge these two in the city, who McKinley hosts prior to facing the Kats, on Wednesday. A win on Friday for the Kats would have them well on their way to a repeat, while a McKinley victory would establish a clear pecking order of the city's top programs.
As of now, McKinley is the #4 ranked large school in WNY, while Middle College is ranked #4 among WNY small schools.
-centercourt
Ain't Fred Foster on MEC now? Haven't seen his name in the box scores.
Posted by: Larry Sarkanian | Sunday, January 04, 2015 at 02:48 PM
Heard Foster would be in uniform after the holiday break. That time has come, so expect to start seeing his name in the box scores for Middle College.
Posted by: centercourt | Sunday, January 04, 2015 at 03:28 PM