Drew Stafford picked the right time to make the best individual play of the game, taking r a loose puck, outmuscling defensemen Brent Burns and slamming a puck past goaltender Jose Theodore to give the Buffalo Sabres a huge 3-2 victory at Minnesota in overtime.
With the win, Buffalo moved into sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference over idle Carolina.
After blowing a two goal lead built early in the second period that saw the Wild score two of their own before intermission, the teams skated to a scoreless third period. Then early in overtime, Stafford picked up the puck near the blue line, skated around Burns, who unsuccessfully tried to knock him off away from it, and moved in front of Theodore before jamming the puck past his right pad just inside the goal post for the game-winner at 46 seconds.
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It was billed as the Ali vs. Frazier of boy’s high school basketball Saturday evening as the top two programs in Western New York battled with the Section VI, Class-AA championship on the line. In the end it was Jamestown closing the show in grand fashion; finishing the game with a 13-2 run to knock out Niagara Falls, 56-48 at Buffalo State College in front of approximately 2,500 fans.
Not only did the Red Raiders get the satisfaction of earning their second straight Class-AA title, they did so at the expense of beating top ranked Niagara Falls; a team they hadn’t defeated since 1999.
‘It’s just so hard to put into words,” Jamestown coach Ben Drake said. “I’m so proud of the resiliency of this team. Things weren’t going well for us in the fourth quarter and they really had the momentum when we called that time out. I can see that they (his players) were upset, but in a good way. We came back and finally started playing a little smoother on offense.”
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For the first time in school history, the University at Buffalo men’s swimming and diving team claimed the Mid-American Conference championship as the league meet concluded at Southern Illinois University’s Edward J. Shea Natatorium on Saturday night. The Bulls won the meet by 78.5 points over second-place Eastern Michigan as they took two races and set three school records on Saturday.
The Bulls won the meet’s final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, setting a school record and clinching the crown. The UB foursome of Simon Proudfoot, Mike Dugan, Jared Heine and Matt Hogan touched the wall in 2:56.60, lowering the 2010 record by three seconds. The time also earned the Bulls an NCAA B cut and set the MAC Championship record while tying the pool mark. It also meant that UB had swept all five relay races during the three-night championships, setting new school records in all five.
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Jake Simmons (Rochester/School for the Arts) netted 28 points to lift Buffalo State (23-6) to its first “Sweet 16″ appearance since 1996, as the Bengals cruised past Johnson & Wales (21-9), 96-72, in an NCAA Second Round game this evening at the Bradley Center on the campus of Ramapo College.
Buffalo State extended its winning streak to 13 games, and its 23 victories are the most in a season since winning 24 in 1991-92.
Four other Bengals joined Simmons scoring in double-digits, led by Justin Mitchell (Buffalo/Bishop Timon) with 14 points, and he added nine rebounds. Glenroy Carr (New York/Sweet Home) added 13 points and 16 boards. Chris Cartwright (Binghamton/Binghamton) and Norman Simmons (Rochester/East) pitched in 10 points each.
The leading scorer in Division III Lamonte Thomas finished with 26 to lead the Wildcats, playing the entire second half with four fouls. He was averaging 31.4 points entering the game. Louis Ferreras added 14 points and six rebounds for JWU.
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The Canisius College hockey team lit the lamp six times as the Griffs ran away with a 6-3 victory at Niagara in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament on Saturday night. Canisius, who improves to 12-17-6 on the season, advances to the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals to face Holy Cross next weekend.
“Tonight was an excellent win in a tough building against a very good hockey team,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “We stuck to our game plan and played a very disciplined match.”
Seniors Eric Rex and Vincent Scarsella led the Griffs with two goals apiece. Rex also added an assist to match his career high with three points on the night. Junior Scott Moser and sophomore Preston Shupe rounded out the scoring for Canisius, each adding a goal.
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Rider University shot 56 percent in the second half, and made four 3-pointers in a four-minute stretch, to pull away from the Canisius College men’s basketball team as the Golden Griffins lost 79-64 in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Spark Energy MAAC Championship at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard on Saturday. The Golden Griffins finish the season with a 15-15 record.
Senior Elton Frazier led Canisius with 17 points on 8-for-13 shooting. Senior Greg Logins had 12 points and six rebounds while seniors Robert Goldsberry and Julius Coles each had 11 points, combining for five 3-pointers.
“We cut it to three points, fighting and scrapping to get back into the game. They made some pretty opportune 3-pointers and you have to give them credit,” Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta said. “They took away some of our offense and we had some costly turnovers early. I think we deserve some credit for not folding. We just couldn’t get over the hump. We got a lot of shots tonight, and just didn’t make them.”
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