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Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Gates Chili’s Vigerzi reaches 1,000 point mark in overtime win; Brown’s 18 second-half points lift Greece Athena

January 3, 2026 by Tyler Hathaway Leave a Comment

Greece Athena’s Caleb Brown (10) put together an 18-point second half to help the Trojans pull away late for a win over Wilson Magnet on Friday night. Navon Fuqua (13) defends on the play. (Photo: LAURA ACCIAIO)

HILTON HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT 

GATES CHILI (4-2) 71
HILTON (1-5) 68 (OT)
Tremier Lewis paced Gates Chili with 25 points as the Spartans held off a 15-point fourth quarter rally to win in overtime. Joey Vigerzi scored 10 of his 15 points in the second quarter and reached the 1,000 point mark for his career. Jaden Robinson (11) and Jaylen Givens (10) were also in double figures for Gates Chili. Nemo Pye added eight points, Chris Elliott scored two points, and Bruce Hanna had one point. Tyler Reger scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to help lead the comeback and finished with 13. Cooper Streb led the Cadets with a team-high 20 points. Kallin Whelehan tallied 11 points. Nathan McConnell (6), Shane Thompson (6), Jackson Esposito (4), Lucas Smith (3), Matthew Kosiorek (3), and Jackson Oliveri (2) also scored.

WILSON MAGNET (3-6) 63
GREECE ATHENA (3-2) 70
Caleb Brown scored all 18 of his points in the second half to help guide Greece Athena to a win in a game that was tied entering the fourth quarter. Brown paired his 18 points with five rebounds, a steal, and a block. Cole Poth connected five times from behind the three-point line and finished his night with 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block. Colten Waterman supplied 13 points paired with 13 rebounds, seven steals, and three assists. Shabazz Barnes added 10 points, four assists, and two steals. Aris Post totaled six points. Felix Santiago-Lopez produced four points, four assists, four rebounds, and five steals. Xaviel Lewis added two points. Ethan Gorham ended with four rebounds and two assists. Jesse Lynn ended his night with a team-high 23 points for Wilson Magnet. Aaron Riley scored 13 points. Jayden Ingram finished with a dozen points. Corey Faison wrapped up with nine points. Jamair LeMaine (2) and Davell Brown (1) also scored.

Tremier Lewis (left) scored a game-high 25 points to help lift Gates Chili to an overtime win on Friday night. Hilton’s Shane Thompson (32) and Cooper Streb (24) defend on the play. (Photo: LAURA ACCIAIO)

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BATAVIA LIONS CLUB TOURNAMENT

BATAVIA (5-1) 60
NOTRE DAME BATAVIA (6-2) 46
Gavin White produced a game-high 28 points and was named tournament MVP as Batavia won the Batavia Lions Club tournament championship game. Grady Hemer added 19 points. Casey Mazur (6), Isaac Varland (4), and Adrian Martinez (3) also scored for the Blue Devils. Mazur and Hemer were named to the All-Tournament team in addition to White. TJ Cephus put together 18 points, three steals, two assists, a block, and a rebound for Notre Dame Batavia. Matthew McCulley tallied 12 points, four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. Stetson Hall ended his night with 10 points and two rebounds. Chase Antinore stuffed the stat sheet with six points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals, and a block. Eli Corcoran had two rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Mackoy Hall brought down two rebounds. Cephus and Antinore were named to the All-Tournament team.

Gavin White (32) scored 28 points and propelled Batavia to a tournament win over cross-town rival Notre Dame-Batavia on Friday night. (Photo: PETE WELKER)

Le ROY (6-3) 57
ALEXANDER (2-5) 53
Matthew Hockey produced 20 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals as Le Roy rallied from a 17-point first quarter defacit. Hockey and Brayden Chase, who finished with 10 points and three steals, each hit a three pointer down the stretch and helped the Oatkan Knights close the game on a 17-7 run to seize the win. Aidan Weaver put together 14 points and nine rebounds. Grady Gilligan stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 12 points, seven rebounds, five steals, two assists, and two blocks. Jagger Smith paired a point with two rebounds. Cole Tonzi and Brady McClurg each paired a rebound with a point. Hockey was named to the All-Tournament team. Trenton Woods knocked down three three-pointers and paced Alexander with 23 points. Austin Wakefield pitched in 11 points. Isiah Wright (8), Trevor Rheinheimer (6), and Mason Snyder (5). Woods was named to the All-Tournament team.

CAL-MUM HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

GANANDA (8-1) 74
YORK (4-3) 64
Hunter Vogt scored 20 points and was named tournament MVP as Gananda used a 23-12 first quarter advantage to build a lead that would last the entire game and help the Panthers win the tournament championship game. Owen Switzer and Cooper Grassel were each named to the All-Tournament team in addition to Vogt and scored 17 and 15 points each respectively. Peter Jacob had 10 points. Dylan Strang Parker Bonafede paced York with 21 points. Mason Parsons connected four times from three-point range and ended with 16 points. Yerial Diaz-Pena added nine points. Other scorers for the Golden Knights were Caleb Gavin (7), Zack Bauer (5), John Ayers (4), and Brody Pangrazio (2).

WHEATLAND-CHILI (0-7) 32
CALEDONIA-MUMFORD (4-3) 54
Sean McNear paired 21 points with 10 rebounds and two steals to help lift Caledonia-Mumford. Tyler Potter finished with a box score of 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. McNear was named to the All-Tournament team.

KENDALL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

LIVONIA (1-7) 58
NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN (6-1) 66
Max Skolen scored a season-high 25 points and hauled in eight rebounds to help lift Northstar Christian to a win. Kingston Downs added 12 points and five steals. Tristan Dicks chipped in 11 points. Jay Garwood totaled three points and 11 rebounds. Other scorers for the Knights were Reid Thompson (7), Miles Tomlinson (6), and Trey Bradley (2). Oliver Taylor ended with a team-high 21 points for Livonia. Jack Henry knocked down four three-pointers and totaled 20 points. Other scorers for the Bulldogs were Owen Austin (9), Chance Watkins (5), Jordan Ramirez (2), and Carter Richardson (1).

ROYALTON HARTLAND (VI) 47
KENDALL (4-1) 62
Vincent D’Agostino scored 15 points and had three rebounds to help Kendall secure its fourth straight win. Charles D’Agostino added a dozen points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Ryan Gaessar put together 10 points, two assists, and  two rebounds. Jonathan Conte finished with eight points, six assists, four steals, and four rebounds. Jonas Rhodes had five points, two rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and two assists. Noah Morehouse kicked in five points, a rebound, and a steal. Caleb Opalecky paired four points with four rebounds and had a steal. Samuel Conte scored three points, hauled in five rebounds, dished out five assists, and swiped four steals.

ATTICA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

BISHOP KEARNEY/CHESTERTON (6-0) 80
ATTICA (2-5) 50
Jacob Rybczynski scored all 24 of his points off of three-pointers to help power Bishop Kearney/Chesterton to the victory. Jaiden Pascoe hit four three-pointers of his own totaled 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Owen Gorham ended with 13 points. Maddox Volpe had a dozen points. Other scorers for Bishop Kearney/Chesterton (8), Marcus Chatman (3), Sean Etzkorn (3), Dalton Hamer (2), and Rasean Stevens (1). Blake Kines produced a game-high 26 points for Attica. William Franz and Jacob Zeilman each scored six points. Other scorers for the Blue Devils: Rocco Soccio (3), Noah Sabatino (3), Grant Nixon (2), Isaac Herman (2), and Owen Strong (2).

WAYLAND-COHOCTON (4-3) 62
LETCHWORTH (1-6) 59
Cole Hanggi led Wayland-Cohocton with 19 points to help the Eagles go on a 10-3 run in the final minutes to rally for the win. Alex Fedorchuk scored 16 points. Orion Walker added 10 points. Jacy Drum tallied six points. Brody Beachel finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, and five steals for Letchworth. Darren Abbott supplied 15 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks. Caden Sumeriski had 14 points and four assists.

Joey Vigerzi (11) crossed the 1,000 point mark after a 15-point performance on Friday night. (Photo: LAURA ACCIAIO)

WEBSTER SCHROEDER (2-3) 44
WEBSTER THOMAS (5-2) 48
Henry Bonn scored 18 points for Webster Thomas, seven of which coming in a fourth quarter that saw the Titans use a 15-8 advantage to help seize the win. Mateo Pietrantoni added 13 points. Danny Check finished with seven points. Sean Griffin (5) and Jaden Kyles (5) also scored. Sam Nick led Webster Schroeder with 13 points. Alex Bartnicki chipped in 10 points. Andrew Lozovatskiy (9), Chris Unger (4), Miles Mancuso (3), Cole Daughtery (3), and Kalin Watkins (2) also scored for the Warriors.

AQUINAS (4-4) 45
NICHOLS (VI) 97
Carson Allen had 11 points for Aquinas. Maxwell Blackwood scored nine points. Nico Schiano finished with eight points.

WELLSVILLE (3-4) 57
HAVERLING (1-8) 46
Trenton Green led all scorers with 27 points, 18 of which came in the second half to help Wellsville pick up the win. Blake Kalkhof scored 14 points for the Tigers. Nick Lit scored had points. Cole Densmore (5), Drew Cowburn (2), and Ben Helverstron (1) also scored. Connor Binkowski led Haverling with 24 points. Colton Coots scored nine points. Owen Burlingame totaled five points. Alex Price (2), Asher Phenes (2), Bentley Decker (2), and Xzavier Ruest (2) also scored for the Rams.

ANDOVER-WHITESVILLE (6-0) 77
AVOCA-PRATTSBURGH (4-5) 42
Brody Vance poured in 35 points to help lift Andover-Whitesville to its fourth double-digit win of the season. Vincent Joyce totaled 16 points. James Miller-Young supplied 14 points. Colton Calladine chipped in 12 points. Austin Swift led Avoca-Prattsburgh with 14 points. Carter Button totaled nine points. Colin Zurlick scored six points. Other scorers for Avoca-Prattsburgh were Landon White (4), Josh Carlton (4), Zach Heale (3), Connor Parulski (1), Ilai Blickenstorfer (1).

Hilton athletics inducted its latest hall-of-fame class: Anai Schrader (Flanagan), Austin Hertel, Vanessa L’Abbate, Johnathan Letta and Tahjae Hill. (Photo: DAVE YATES)

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