The Buffalo Stampede got off on the right foot Saturday night, opening their basketball season with a resounding 132-114 win over Hudson Valley at Daemen College in their ACPBL debut.
Marcus Hall led the way for the Stampede with 27 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five blocked shots. Charles Walker added 23 points while Vinnie Darpino scored 19 and Jorge Ebakns chipped in with 16.
Price Jackson had a game-high 33 points for the Kingz.
Buffalo is home again next Satuday at Daemen College when they take on the Garden State Rebels at 7:30pm. Tickets are just $5.00 for general admission and $10.00 reserved seating.






















Its Jorge Ebanks not Ebakns.
During warmups, I turned to the man seated at my right and proclaimed, “Buffalo’s gonna win tonight. Wanna know why?” After he replied in the affirmative, I explained, “See the Hudson Valley team? half of their guys are sitting on the bench during warm-ups. The Buffalo guys are hustling through their warm-ups. ” It showed me that Buffalo has a more disciplined team that takes winning more seriously. Hudson Valley Made a game of it in the 2nd quarter after falling behind 60-30, but Buffalo’s team speed and solid defense proved too much for the overmatched Kingz.