The View From Centercourt

All-League Teams - 2020

 

MONSIGNOR MARTIN ASSOCIATION

Class A

Player of the Year:

Dewayne Vass - Canisius

 

All-Catholic

Max Dowling - Canisius

Joe Ciocca - Canisius

Jaden Slaughter - St. Joe's

Daesean Ashley - St. Joe's

Peyton Consigli - St. Francis

 

Class B

Player of the Year:

Avion Harris - Cardinal o'Hara

 

All-Catholic

Jamyier Patton - Timon

Kamar Goudelock - Timon

Aidan Horan - Nichols

Hugh Purks - Nichols

Luke Szablewski - St. Mary's

 

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Charter Cup

Player of the Year:

JaVaughn Jones - Health Sciences

 

First Team

JaVaughn Jones - Health Sciences

Tariq Eubanks - Tapestry

Greg Brooks - Maritime

Daciare Riley - Health Sciences

Massai Graham - Tapestry

 

Second Team 

Jaylen Hearon - Maritime

Lavardi Mance - Global Concepts

Jabari Spencer - Health Sciences

Romeo Bell - Tapestry

Tyler Smith - Health Sciences

 

Third Team

Yeshua Lee - Health Sciences

Jesus Alvarez - Global Concepts

Carl Johnson - Tapestry

John Washington - Maritime

Deshaun Brown - Health Sciences

 

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YALE CUP I

Player of the Year:

Jamond Jones - Middle College, 12

 

First Team

Anthony Mack - South Park, 12

Devonte Prince - Middle College, 12

Danny Carter - East - 12

David Hughes - East - 12

Bush Rieang - McKinley, 11

 

Second Team

Jeremy McKitchen - East - 12

Kevion Taylor - City Honors, 12

Jayson Armstead - South Park, 12

Martin Espinal - Hutch-Tech, 11

Jaiden Cottman - Middle College, 12

 

Third Team

Kenneth Jacobs - Hutch-Tech, 11

Jaiden Green - East, 11

Koran Askia - McKinley, 11

Anthony Smith - Middle College, 11

Trevaughn Jackson - Emerson, 12

 

Honorable Mention

Middle College:  Keith Brown 12, Keyunte Jones 12, Malik Meadows 12

South Park:  Davon White 12, Chris Coleman 11

East:  Dontaye Miller 12, Anthony Oberlander 11

McKinley:  Jahmal Lewis 12, Jesse Snow 12, Jahodd Martin 10

City Honors:  Jeremiah Chapman 12, Caleb Chapman 10

Hutch-Tech:  Aric Mott 12, Oliver Ngarikiyintwari 11

Emerson:  Daron Loder 12, Lawrence Russell 11

 

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YALE CUP II

Player of the Year:

Marciano Lamar - Olmsted, 12

 

First Team

Damario James - Bennett, 11

Nolan Shephard - IPrep, 12

Jerrold Skillon - Bennett, 11

Jok Jok - IPrep, 12

DeVante Simmons - MST Seneca, 12

 

Second Team

Charles Slobert Buffalo Arts, 12

Bryant Rosa, Riverside, 10

Davon Scott - Bennett, 12

Renard Siders - Olmsted, 12

Dan Maku - Riverside, 10

 

Third Team

Lafario Ross - Burgard, 11

Kevin Maysonet - Lafayette, 12

Kane Gilliam - IPrep, 12

Damone McClain - Bennett, 11

DeVotie Pompey - MST Seneca, 12

 

Honorable Mention

Bennett:  Jacob Pullins 11

Olmsted:  Lawrence Jackson 12

IPrep:  Naesiah Woods 11

MST Seneca:  Terrell Craig 11

Buffalo Arts:  Jordan Rodgers 9

Lafayette:  Kevin Calderon, 11

 

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All-ECIC

 

Player of the Year:

Jaylen Stewart - Amherst, 12

 

First Team

Jaylen Stewart - Amherst, 12

Demarri Jones - Jamestown, Junior

Cal Shifflet - Williamsville East, Senior

Trey Kleitz - Iroquois, Sophomore

Michael DiGiulio - Williamsville South, Senior

 

Second Team

Breht Swiech - Williamsville North, Senior

Tino Mancabelli - Orchard Park, Senior

Caron Marshall - Cleveland Hill, Senior

Joe Harrington - Lancaster, Sophomore

Nick O'Neil - Amhrest, Senior

 

Honorable Mention

Nate Ryniec - West Seneca West, Senior

Christian Pagano - Depew, Junior

Xaier Mitchell - Maryvale, Senior

Zach Ianello - Clarence, Junior

Max Schneider - Williamsville East, Sophomore

 

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ECIC I

Player of the Year:

Demarri Jones - Jamestown, 11

 

First Team

Tino Mancabelli - Orchard Park, 12

Breht Swiech - Williamsville North, 12

Zach Ianello - Clarence, 11

Joe Harrington - Lancaster, 10

Nate Ryniec - West Seneca West, 12

 

Second Team

Scott Hopkins - Williamsville North, 12

Elijah Rojas - Jamestown, 11

Brad Fowler - Orchard Park, 12

Conor Foley - Frontier, 11

David Bass - Williamsville North, 12

Nate Hoellig - Frontier, 12

 

Honorable Mention

Lancaster:  GianLuca Fulciniti 12, Jackson Jerebko 11, Trevor Reformat 12

Orchard Park:  Ethan Swiatek 12, Chase Klein 12

West Seneca West:  Connor Schermerhorn 12, Zach Fahey 12

Frontier:  Brandon Okie 11

 

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ECIC II

Player of the Year:

Jaylen Stewart - Amherst, 12

 

First Team

Cal Shifflet - Williamsville East, 12

Mike Digiulio - Williamsville South, 12

Nick O'Neil - Amherst, 12

Max Schneifer - Williamsville East, 10

Trent Cordone - West Seneca East, 12

 

Second Team

DaeQuan Hill - Sweet Home, 12

Jaiden Lewis - West Seneca East, 8

CJ Bradley - Starpoint, 12

Nate Severson - Hamburg, 12

Jamel Lucas - Sweet Home, 12

 

Honorable Mention

Amherst - Myles Cooper 12, Nick Moore 9

Williamsville East - Kevin Early 12

Williamsville South - Nicco DiGiulio 9

Hamburg - Max Haney 12

Starpoint - Dexter Brooks 11, Sam Walters 11, Joe Dell'Oso 12

 

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ECIC III

Player of the Year:

Trey Kleitz - Iroquois, 10

 

First Team

Christian Pagano - Depew, 11

Xaier Mitchell - Maryvale, 12

Nevada Eldridge - Cheektowaga, 11

Will Covington - East Aurora, 12

Zach Evans - Lake Shore,12

Matt Matla - Iroquois, 12

 

Second Team

Austin Boies - Springville, 11

Matteo Duennebacke - East Aurora, 12

Nathan Kulesz - Depew, 12

Noah Herzog - Lake Shore, 11

Gavyn Mason - Pioneer, 12

Andrew Dockery - Maryvale, 11

Nick Bowen - Iroquois, 12

 

Honorable Mention

Depew:  PJ Burns 12, Davion March 12

Lake Shore:  Keith White 13

East Aurora:  Ian Moog 11, Dom Phillips 10

Cheektowaga:  Keonte Brown 11

Maryvale:  Deondre Rice 12

Pioneer:  Kaleb Phillips 12

 

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ECIC IV

Player of the Year:

Caron Marshall - Cleveland Hill, 12

 

First Team

Trevin Boling - Tonawanda, 10

De'Marion Johnson - Lackawanna, 12

Jon Nellis - Holland, 12

Alan Suarez - JFK, 12

Kenny Avery - JFK, 12

 

Second Team

Hunter Stetz - Eden, 11

Matt Hay - Alden, 11

Noah Kirsch - Holland, 12

Charlie Meredith - Cleveland Hill, 11

JJ Velazquez - Tonawanda, 11

 

Honorable Mention

Holland:  Nolan Perry 12, Tyler Scheffler 12, Josh Ostrowski 12

JFK:  Josh Knox 11

Tonawanda:  David Perry 12

Eden:  Brandon Hallick 12

Lackawanna:  Jeremi'yhi Presley 11, AJ Turner 10

Cleveland Hill:  Jayden Krueger 12

 

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Niagara Frontier League

Player of the Year:

Roddy Gayle - Lew-Port, 10

 

First Team

Jaemon Turner - Niagara Falls, 12

TJ Robinson - Niagara Wheatfield, 10

Dante Moultrie - North Tonawanda, 12

Jalen Duff  - Lew-Port, 9

Ceion McDowell - Lockport, 12

 

Second Team

Zac Boyes - Ken West, 12

Jordan Cutter - North Tonawanda, 12

Amari Gordon - Ken East, 12

Faybion Prather - Niagara Falls, 12

Xavier Alvarez - CSAT, 12

 

Third Team

Amir Morris - CSAT, 12

Noah Fox-Stoddard - North Tonawanda, 12

Logan Sionko - Grand Island, 11

Xander Fletcher - Niagara Wheatfield, 9

Pierre Gabart - CSAT, 12

 

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Niagara-Orleans League

Player of the Year:

Garrett Srock - Newfane, 12

 

First Team

Luke Bradley - Wilson, 12

Adam Mietz - Akron, 11

Nate Sherman - Medina, 12

Deyonci Farley - Albion, 12

 

Second Team

Kevin Hillman - Albion, 12

Josh Everett - Newfane, 12

Tom Ragonese - Roy-Hart, 11

Tyler Chinn - Medina, 11

Sam Capen - Newfane, 11

 

Honorable Mention

Newfane:  Connor MacEvoy 12, Michael Carmer 11

Albion:  Liam Ward 12, Bailey Blanchard 11

Wilson:  Alex Martinez 12, Mike Miller 11, Brayden Thompson 12

Medina:  Brian Fry 11, Jarin Rhim 10

Akron:  Mitchell Holtz 11, Gage Willis 12, Jake Mazza 11

Roy-Hart: Rhett Goodwin 11, Gavyn Boyle 10, Reed Albee 12

Barker:  Joseph Brandt 11

 

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CCAA I West

Player of the Year:

Casey Curran - Allegany-Limestone, 12

 

First Team

Covi James - Olean, 12

Jason Brooks - Olean, 11

Gus Napoleon - Allegany-Limestone, 12

Tyler Putney - Fredonia, 11

Nick Whitfield - Fredonia, 10

 

Second Team

Nate Adams - Chautauqua Lake, 12

Ben Giardini - Allegany-Limestone, 12

Aidan Kennedy - Southwestern 10

Kaleb Rybij - Fredonia, 12

Michael Wolfgang - Allegany-Limestone, 12

 

Honorable Mention 

Allegany-Limestone:  Tyler Curran 10

Fredonia:  Alec Schrader 12, Dominic Gullo 11

Olean:  Jah'Karee McClain 12, Dan Klein 12, Zion James 10

Southwestern:  Nate Johnson 11, Calvin Ricker 11

Dunkirk:  Christian Ortiz 11, A'Marion Tell 10

Chautauqua Lake:  Luke Waters 11

 

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CCAA I East

Player of the Year:

Tyler Hind - Randolph, 12

 

First Team

Gabe McCoy - Randolph, 10

Jarod White - Salamanca 11

Kaleb Steward - Randolph, 12

Aaron George - Salamanca, 12

Dom Jamison - Silver Creek, 12

 

Second Team

Daslton Tabola  -Portville, 12

Lucas Brown - Salamanca, 8

Jeremy Wilcox - Silver Creek, 12

Jeremy Harford - Silver Creek, 12

Ashton Bushey - Randolph, 11

 

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CCAA II West

Player of the Year:

Cam Barmore - Panama, 12

 

First Team

Ryan Jafarjian - Westfield, 12

Michael Johnson - Westfield, 12

Brad Nelson - Frewsburg, 12

Peter Auer - Maple Grove, 12

John Swabik - Sherman, 11

 

Second Team

Aaron Hair - Frewsburg, 12

Nathan Culbreth - Westfield, 12

Darius Jones - Maple Grove, 12

Justiss Hannold - Sherman, 12

Hunter Wassink - Clymer, 11

 

Honorable Mention 

Westfield:  Dylan Scriven 12, Darien Swanson 10

Panama:  Gerritt Hinsdale 12, Braden Cook 12, Connor Cooper 11

Maple Grove:  Tyler McPherson 12, Ayden Reagle 12

Sherman:  Keith Gormley 11, Gerald Carris 10

Frewsburg:  Peyton Hayes 12, Jameson Sposato 12

Cassadaga Valley:  Wyatt Harrington 10, Braden Lebaron 9

Brocton:  Michael Steward 12

 

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CCAA II East

Player of the Year:

Tyler Robinson - North Collins, 12

 

First Team

Gavin Christian - Forestville, 12

Lief Jimerson - Ellicottville, 11

Clayton Rowland - Ellicottville, 11

Javier West - Forestville, 11

Logan Frank - Franklinville, 11

 

Second Team

Wyatt Chudy - Ellicottville, 11

Wayne Libby - Pine Valley, 10

Blake Frank - Franklinville, 10

Zach Wolfer - Franklinville, 12

Kordell Oakes - Cattaraugua-Little Valley, 10

 

Honorable Mention

Ellicottville:  Jordan Grinols 12, Logan Grinols 10, Niklas Logel 12

Forestville:  Jake Smith 12, Dalton Hastings 12

Franklinville:  Tyler Clear 12, Matt Peters 11

North Collins:  Chris Smith 10, Mitchell Warsaw 11, Matthew Sweet 9, Christian Loretto 12

Pine Valley:  Bryce Sercu 10, Cameron Hayes 11

Cattaraugua-Little Valley:  Josh Halterman 10, Gage Furl 10

 

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Sectiov VI 2020 All-Tournament Teams

(Covi James led Olean to its 12th Section VI title in 14 years / Photo: Harry Scull, TBN)

 

 

Class AA

Most Valuable Player

GianLuca Fulciniti - Lancaster

 

Jason Mansell - Lancaster

Tino Mancabelli - Orchard Park

Ethan Swiatek - Orchard Park

Demarri Jones - Jamestown

Faybion Prather - Niagara Falls

 

Class A1

Most Valuable Player

Dante Moultrie - North Tonawanda

 

Luke Granto - North Tonawanda

Nate Ryniec - West Seneca West

Zach Fahey - West Seneca West

Max Schneider - Williamsville East

Bush Rieang - McKinley

 

Class A2

Most Valuable Player

JaVaughn Jones - Health Sciences - MVP

 

Daciare Riley - Health Sciences

Jaylen Stewart - Amherst

Nick O'Neil - Amherst

Anthony Mack - South Park

Danny Carter - East

 

Class B1

Most Valuable Player

Covi James - Olean

 

Zion James - Olean

Dom Phillips - East Aurora

Tage Hoeg - East Aurora

Rashard Perry - Bennett 

PJ Burns - Depew 

 

 

Class B2

Most Valuable Player

Casey Curran - Allegany-Limestone

 

Ben Giardini - Allegany-Limestone

Garrett Srock - Newfane

Sam Capen - Newfane

Kaleb Rybij - Fredonia

Marciano Lamar - Olmsted

 

 

Class C1

Most Valuable Player

Jamond Jones - Middle College

 

Davonte Prince - Middle College

Tariq Eubanks - Tapestry

Massai Graham - Tapestry

Nate Adams - Chautauqua Lake

Dom Jamison - Silver Creek

 

Class C2

Most Valuable Player

Tyler Hind - Randolph 

 

Kaleb Steward - Randolph

Jon Nellis - Holland

Tyler Scheffler - Holland

Jarod White - Salamanca

Clayton Rowland - Ellicottville

 

Class D

Most Valuable Player

Justiss Hannold - Sherman

 

John Swabik - Sherman

Tyler Robinson - North Collins

Dominic Fricano - North Collins

Cam Barmore - Panama

Gavin Christian - Forestville

 

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Buff State Week Viewing Guide 2020

(Buff State Sports Arena)

 

Monday, March 2nd

* Two Games *

Class A1 Semifinal - 6 pm

Williamsville East Flames #1 Seed (18-3) * Finished 2nd in ECIC II

vs.

West Seneca West Indians #4 Seed (12-9) * Finished 5th in ECIC I

Williamsville East

- Voted #10 Large School

- Defeated Hamburg to get here

- Best win this season - Williamsville North

- Reached Buff State last season, losing in the Class A1 Championship

- Led by Cal Shifflet & Max Schneider

West Seneca West

- Unranked Large School

- Defeated Ken West to get here

- Best win this season - Jamestown

- Reached Buff State last season, winning the Class A1 Championship

- Led by Nate Ryniec & Connor Schermerhorn

 

Class A1 Semifinal - 7:45 pm

North Tonawanda Lumberjacks #2 Seed (15-6) * Finished 4th in the Niagara Frontier League

vs. 

McKinley Macks #3 Seed (13-8) * Finished 2nd in Yale Cup I

North Tonawanda

- Unranked Large School

- Defeated Sweet Home to get here

- Best win this season - CSAT

- Reached Buff State in 2018, losing in the Class A1 Semifinals

- Led by Dante Moultrie & Jordan Cutter

McKinley

- Unranked Large School

- Defeated Hutch-Tech to get here

- Best win this season - Cardinal O'Hara

- Reached Buff State in 2018, losing in the Class A1 Semifinals

- Led by Jahmal Lewis & Bush Rieang

 

Tuesday, March 3rd

* Three Games *

Class B2 Semifinal - 5:15 pm

Olmsted Owls  #1 Seed  (14-7)  * Champions of Yale Cup II

vs. 

Newfane Panthers  #4 Seed  (15-6)  * Champions of the Niagara-Orleans League

Olmsted

- Unranked Small School

- Defeated Wilson to get here

- Best win this season - Bennett

- Reached Buff State in 2019, losing in the Class B2 Championship

- Led by Marciano Lamar & Renard Siders

Newfane

- Voted #10 Small School

- Defeated Maritime to get here

- Best win this season - Maritime

-  Reached Buff State in 2018, losing in the Class B1 Championship

- Led by Garrett Srock & Sam Capen

 

Class B2 Semifinal - 6:45 pm

Allegany-Limestone Gators  #2 Seed  (17-4)  *Champions of CCAA I West

vs.

Fredonia Hillbillies  #3 Seed  (17-4)  *Finished 2nd in CCAA I West

Allegany-Limestone

- Voted #5 Small School

- Defeated JFK to get here

- Best win this season - Fredonia

- Reached Buff State in 2019, winning the Class B2 Championship

- Led by Casey Curran & Gus Napoleon

Fredonia

- Voted #7 Small School

- Defeated Roy-Hart to get here

- Best win this season - South Park

- Reached Buff State in 2019, losing in the Class B2 Semifinals

- Led by Tyler Putney & Nick Whitfield

 

Class AA Semifinal - 8:15 pm

Niagara Falls Wolverines  #1 Seed  (17-4)  *Champions of the Niagara Frontier League

vs.

Lancaster Legends  #5 Seed  (16-5)  *Finished 3rd in ECIC I

Niagara Falls

- Voted #5 Large School

- Defeated Frontier to get here

- Best win this season - Jamestown

- Reached Buff State in 2019, winning the Class AA Championship

- Led by Jaemon Turner & Faybion Prather

Lancaster

- Voted #9 Large School

- Defeated Williamsville North to get here

- Best win this season - Orchard Park

- Reached Buff State in 2017, losing in the Class AA Championship

- Led by Joe Harrington & GianLuca Fulciniti

 

Wednesday, March 4th

* Three Games *

Class B1 Semifinal - 5:15 pm

Bennett Tigers  #1 Seed  (16-5)  *Champions of Yale Cup II

vs. 

East Aurora Blue Devils  #4 Seed  (13-8)  *Finished 2nd in ECIC III

Bennett

- Voted #9 Small School

- Defeated Medina to get here

- Best win this season - Maritime

- Reached Buff State in 2011, losing in the Class A1 Championship

- *Reached JCC in 2019, losing in the Class C2 Championship*

- Led by Damario James & Jerrold Skillon

East Aurora

- Unranked Small School

- Defeated Lackawanna to get here

- Best win this season - Depew

- Reached Buff State in 2019, losing in the Class B1 Semifinals

- Led by Will Covington & Matteo Duennebacke

 

Class B1 Semifinal - 6:45 pm

Depew Wildcats  #3  (14-7)  *Finished 3rd in ECIC III

vs. 

Olean Huskies  #7  (16-6)  *Finished 3rd in CCAA I West

Depew

- Unranked Small School

- Defeated Albion to get here

- Best win this season - Iroquois

- Reached Buff State in 2014, losing in the Class B1 Championship

- Led by Christian Pagano & Nathan Kulesz

Olean

- Voted #8 Small School

-Defeated Springville & Iroquois to get here

- Best win this season - Jamestown

- Reached Buff State in 2019, winning the Class B1 Championship

- Led by Covi James & Jason Brooks

 

Class AA Semifinal - 8:15 pm

Jamestown Red Raiders  #2 Seed  (15-6)  *Champions of ECIC I

vs.

Orchard Park Quakers  #3 Seed  (15-6)  *Finished 2nd in ECIC I

Jamestown

- Voted #6 Large School

- Defeated Clarence to get here

- Best win this season - Orchard Park 

- Reached Buff State in 2018, losing in the Class AA Semifinals

- Led by Demarri Jones & Elijah Rojas

Orchard Park

- Voted #7 Large School

- Defeated Lockport to get here

- Best win this season - Middle College 

- Reached Buff State in 2019, losing in the Class AA Semifinals

- Led by Brad Fowler & Tino Mancabelli

 

Thursday, March 5th

* Two Games *

Class A2 Semifinal - 6 pm

Amherst Tigers  #1 Seed  (16-5)  *Champions of ECIC II

vs. 

East High Panthers  #5 Seed  (13-9)  *Finished 2nd in Yale Cup I

Amherst

- Voted #8 Large School

- Defeated Williamsville South to get here

- Best win this season - Niagara Falls

- Reached Buff State in 2019, losing in the Class A2 Championship

- Led by Jaylen Stewart & Nick O'Neil 

East High

- Unranked Large School

- Defeated Starpoint & CSAT to get here

- Best win this season - South Park

- Reached Buff State in 2015, winning the Class B2 Championship

- *Reached JCC in 2019, losing in the Class C1 Semifinals

- Led by Danny Carter & David Hughes

 

Class A2 Semifinal - 7:45 pm

Health Sciences Falcons  #2 Seed  (20-1)  

vs. 

South Park Sparks  #6 Seed  (13-9)  *Finished 2nd in Yale Cup I

Health Sciences

- Voted #1 Large School

- Defeated West Seneca East to get here

- Best win this season - Canisius

- Reached Buff State in 2018, winning the Class B1 Championship

- Led by JaVaughn Jones & Daciare Riley

South Park

- Unranked Large School

- Defeated Pioneer & Lew-Port to get here

- Best win this season - McKinley

- Reached Buff State in 2018, winning the Class A2 Championship

- Led by Anthony Mack & Jayson Armstead

 

Championship Saturday, March 7th

* Five Games, Two Sessions *

Class B2 Championship - 12 pm

(2) Allegany-Limestone vs. (4) Newfane

Class B1 Championship - 1:45 pm

(4) East Aurora vs. (7) Olean 

Class AA Championship - 3:30 pm

(3) Orchard Park vs. (5) Lancaster 

 

Class A2 Championship - 7:00 pm

(1) Amherst vs. (2) Health Sciences

Class A1 Championship - 8:30 pm

(2) North Tonawanda vs. (4) West Seneca West

 

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Poll Ballots 2020 - Week 12

(Sam Capen and Newfane crash the poll party after a big win over Maritime on Saturday)

 

Large Schools  

1. Health Sciences (A2) - The Falcons marched past West Seneca East on the final day of February to reach the Class A2 Semifinals, where they'll take on South Park at 7:45 pm on Thursday.

2. Canisius (A) - On Tuesday night, the Crusaders will play in the Manhattan Cup championship game for the 10th time in the last 12 years.

3. Park (A) - Falling to the #3 spot for now as the postseason that they aren't part of begins to unfold.  It's a difficult situation and I feel badly for the players & coaches who performed all season with the team.  But the postseason is special.  It elevates the status of the teams & players that climb the mountain and deserve to be rewarded for that success.

4. St. Joe's (A) - After reaching 20 wins for the first time since 2013, the Marauders will try to win the Manhattan Cup for the first time since 2008.

5. Niagara Falls (AA) - Made it past Frontier to once again return to Buff State, where they'll face a tough team from Lancaster on Tuesday night.  A five-peat is now two wins away.

6. Jamestown (AA) -  A third win on the season against Orchard Park is now needed to reach the Class AA Final after earning that in the quarterfinals over Clarence.

7. Orchard Park (AA) - A third straight season to Buff State for the Quakers after defeating Lockport and hoping to avoid a third straight loss to Jamestown for a date in the Class AA Final.

8. Amherst (A2) - The Tigers topped Williamsville South on Friday night for the third time and are once again a final four team in Class A2 where they'll take on a new face in the classification and an old face in the WNY postseason from East High on Thursday night.

9. Lancaster (AA) - The postseason begins with a trip to Williamsville North on Saturday.  The Legends defeated North by double figures in the most recent meeting between the two, but lost the first time the teams played in Williamsville.  Only one of them gets to Buff State.

10. Williamsville East (A1) - The #1 seed in Class A1 beat Hamburg for a third time on Friday night and now must defeat the two-time defending champions from West Seneca West to get back to Championship Saturday. 

 

Small Schools

1. Randolph (C2) - The Cardinals advanced back to the semifinals at JCC, where a third win on the season over Salamanca on Tuesday is needed for a fourth consecutive title game appearance.

2. Middle College (C1) - It's back to JCC for the Kats, where they were crowned in 2019 and looking to repeat in Class C1 as they face Chautauqua Lake in Monday's semifinal game.

3. Timon (B) - A strong start against St. Mary's made sure victory was never in doubt on Saturday night, advancing the Tigers to the Woj Cup Final to take on the defending champs.

 4. Cardinal O'Hara (B) - Still the champs and looking to stay that way, these Hawks have improved throughout the season and are a win over Timon, who they split with in the regular season, from repeating.

5. Allegany-Limestone (B2) - A quarterfinal rout sends the Gators back to Buff State to begin their title defense in Class B2 against CCAA I West for Fredonia on Tuesday.

6. Tapestry (C1) - Another team that reached the semifinals by way of rout, the Thunderhawks now face Silver Creek on Monday night at JCC, a team they've seen a few times before over the years.

7. Fredonia (B2) - It's tough to beat a team three times in a season and Fredonia is a tough team already without any clever cliches.  Expect Tuesday night's semifinal against Allegany-Limestone in Class B2 to be a battle.

8. Olean (B1) - I picked them as my sleeper in Class B1 and they proceeded to dump a bucket of water on anyone who was snoozing on the Huskies with a huge win at #2 seed Iroquois in the quarterfinals.  They now earn a rematch with Depew in Wednesday's semifinals, a team they defeated in the regular season.

9. Bennett (B1) - The Tigers are back at Buff State for the first time since 2011 after knocking off Medina in the quarterfinals and now face East Aurora in the Class B1 semifinals.

10. Newfane (B2) - The league champs from the N-O picked up a big win in the quarterfinals over a Maritime team that was playing great basketball.  The Panthers now have a chance to reach a Section VI title game for the third time in four seasons on Tuesday night, but will need to beat the top seed in Class B2 from Olmsted to make that happen.

 

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