(Former St. Francis guard Julian Cunningham scores at Timon in 2017)
Monday, January 22nd
Medina @ Newfane - 6:30 pm
Lockport @ CSAT - 6:30 pm
Lake Shore @ Cheektowaga - 6:30 pm
Ellicottville @ Randolph - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, January 23rd
Grand Island @ Wilson - 6 pm
Maritime @ CSAT - 6 pm
Williamsville East @ Iroquois - 6:30 pm
Depew @ Lackawanna - 6:30 pm
MST Seneca @ Riverside - 6:30 pm
Cheektowaga @ Pembroke - 7 pm
McKinley @ Jamestown - 7:30 pm
Lockport @ Amherst - 7:30 pm
JFK @ Maryvale - 7:30 pm
Burgard @ Franklinville - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, January 24th
UPrep @ Cardinal O'Hara - 5 pm
Global Concepts @ MST Seneca - 7 pm
St. Francis @ St. Mary's - 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 25th
Maritime @ Tapestry - 6 pm
Newfane @ Roy-Hart - 6:30 pm
Medina @ Albion - 7 pm
Friday, January 26th
St. Francis @ Timon - 4 pm
St. Mary's @ Cardinal O'Hara - 6:30 pm
Niagara Catholic @ Park - 6:30 pm
North Tonawanda @ Lockport - 6:30 pm
Grand Island @ CSAT - 6:30 pm
Middle College @ McKinley - 6:30 pm
Burgard @ South Park - 6:30 pm
Riverside @ MST Seneca - 6:30 pm
Lackawanna @ JFK - 7 pm
Amherst @ Williamsville South - 7:30 pm
Williamsville North @ Orchard Park - 7:30 pm
St. Joe's @ Nichols - 7:30 pm
Cheektowaga @ Maryvale - 7:30 pm
Silver Creek @ Randolph - 7:30 pm
Chautauqua Lake @ Maple Grove - 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 27th
Niagara Falls @ Aquinas - 1:30 pm
Williamsville East @ Olean - 2:30 pm
Canisius @ Bishop Kearney - 3:30 pm
Tapestry @ Randolph - 5 pm
* Game of the Week - St. Francis @ Timon 0n Friday, January 26th
Timon and St. Francis are long-time rivals in the Monsignor Martin and are each in the top seven of the Large School Poll. St. Francis beat Williamsville South this year, who beat Timon. That alone makes it the game to be at this week. But this season, there's a little something extra making this one a highly intriguing contest....
The Juice is loose - in South Buffalo!
Last season, St. Francis swept The Park School and made it all the way to the Manhattan Cup Final, its first appearance since the 2007 season. The Red Raiders had a special team, led by a pair of underclassmen - Bo Sireika & Julian "Juice" Cunningham. Sireika is back for his senior season. Cunningham, who was a sophomore in 2017, did not return to St. Francis. Instead, he dawned Timon Green and is now the straw that stirs the drink for the rival Tigers. Cunningham spent two seasons as the starting floor general for St. Francis beginning his freshman year. He and Sireika had formed quite the one-two punch and had me making trips to Frannies, with pit stops at Hoak's last year.
Now, Cunningham's slick passes are heading into the paint at Timon, where Master Radford is waiting to finish them off with force at the rim. Meanwhile, junior Justin Poumpey has taken the reins over at the maestro for the Red Raiders and has delivered beyond expectations. St. Francis remains a top WNY team this season and the ball still moves like a thing of beauty for Brian Ferris' crew.
Both Timon and St. Francis have four new starters taking the court from last year's versions, but desire to knock each other off will be nothing new once this Friday matinee tips. Rivalries run deep in the MMA and these two haven't been spotted kissing or making up anywhere in the last few months. I couldn't bear to watch that anyway. Game of the Week, South Buffalo-style. Be there!
-centercourt
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