It’s one of the oldest clichés in sports, “losing was the best thing that could have happened.”  But sometimes clichés are actually cliché because they hold a lot of truth, and in the case of Bishop Timon’s lacrosse team, their loss to West Seneca East two weeks ago may just have been that loss.

Since being upset by the Trojans, Timon have only conceded nine goals in four games and on Tuesday night Timon sent a reminder that they are still one of the best teams in Western New York after a 16-1 trouncing of Monsignor Martin rivals Canisius.

The most impressive part of Timon’s win is the fact that Syracuse-bound Chris Kane did not find the net.  Instead it was freshman Tommy Gioia, junior Sam Connors and many others contributing on offense, while junior Brian Sullivan, the best long pole defender in Western New York, showed again why the University of North Carolina cannot wait to get him to Chapel Hill.

But don’t think that because he didn’t score that Kane didn’t have a huge impact on the game.  Canisius basically went with a box-and-one defense on Kane, who is nearly impossible to separate from the ball when he has it.  The result?  Great ball movement, great shooting, and complete domination over the team that ended their season prematurely last year in the Monsignor Martin championship game.

Their May 21^st non-league game against Orchard Park looms large on the schedule, but Timon will have to deal with St. Francis and St. Joe’s before battling the Quakers for the number one spot in Western New York.

(We’d like to welcome Kevin King to the Buffalo Sports Daily staff.  He’ll be covering a variety of stories and topics with a concentration on high school sports and the Buffalo Bisons.  King also covers He covers the Sabres, English Premier League Soccer and Major League Soccer for Rotowire.com and is the Buffalo Bisons beat writer for Examiner.com )