The Section VI Class A and B overall champions were crowned in high school basketball at Buffalo State College Tuesday night. Williamsville South is the Class A champ after throttling East high school 65-46. Olean won the Class B crown for the fourth consecutive year with a $@@# victory over Akron.
The South vs. East game had all the makings of a classic but never materialized into a close game. Junior sharpshooter Joe Licata, who’s also the football star quarterback, drilled seven three pointers for a game-high 24 points as the Billies stormed out the gate and blew East away early.
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For Section VI boys high school basketball, Saturday’s finals are starting to fall into place. Tuesday night saw a pair of A-2 semifinals contested at Buffalo State College and by the time the night was over East and Maryvale advanced to Saturday’s class final.
East star forward Domonique Jackson scored a game-high 23 points as East was in control throughout and eliminated city rival Lafayette, 68-48. Jackson is a much-needed piece to the East squad, who suffered badly while he served a two-week academic suspension. It was just his second game back.
HS Hoops: East, Maryvale & Akron move on in sectionals – continue reading…
The Bulls are set to host MAC rival Akron on Saturday afternoon at UB Stadium in search of their second straight win.
The Bulls (2-4, 0-2 MAC) are coming off a crushing 40-3 win over Gardner-Webb. Buffalo led 33-3 at halftime and never looked back.
“That was our best overall game we’ve played in a long time,” said head coach Turner Gill. “The guys played with great intensity, the execution was excellent, I liked where our passion was and I liked the way our coaches worked with them during the week and saw it translate into the game.”
Bulls Look to Build on Momentum Against Akron – continue reading…