Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles finished their regular season with an emphatic 100-76 victory over the Marist Red Foxes on Friday night. For the second straight meeting, the Purple Eagles orchestrated a huge run en route to beating the Red Foxes. In the first meeting on January 7, Niagara engineered a 20-1 run in the … [Read more...] about Niagara scores 100 in win over Marist
Strothers sparks UPrep comeback
BY PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The discussion during halftime Friday night in the University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (UPrep) locker room centered around defense. UPrep, which held opponents under 61 points per game during the regular season, just allowed Gates-Chili to put a 40-spot on their home scoreboard. So when UPrep took the court for the second … [Read more...] about Strothers sparks UPrep comeback
RIT men’s hockey has potential tying goal disallowed in 4-3 home loss to Mercyhurst
Courtesy of RITAthletics.com ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT men's hockey team (14-17-2, 13-13-1 AHA) let a late lead slip away and had the potential game-tying goal in the final seconds disallowed in a 4-3 loss to Mercyhurst University (18-11-4, 15-8-4 AHA) from the Gene Polisseni Center Friday evening. With the game tied at 2-2 in the third period, RIT's Erik Brown (Keene, … [Read more...] about RIT men’s hockey has potential tying goal disallowed in 4-3 home loss to Mercyhurst
Familiar foes meet in A2 quarter-finals
Section Five's Class A2 quarter-finals bring together divisional rivals in three tilts with a rematch from last year's semi-finals on tap in the fourth contest. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (17-3) VS. No. 9 seed EAST HIGH (7-13) When: Saturday/ 6:30 PM Where: School #33 Leadership Academy defeated East High twice (63-54/90-71) on its way to … [Read more...] about Familiar foes meet in A2 quarter-finals
Ky’Mere Meeks, Justin Smith and the Freshman Starting Five
As sectionals move into the quarter-final round, a look at some the top performers from the 9th grade class: Ethain Clarke DeSouza 6-foot Fr. G School of the Arts Silverhawks (RCAC) - Exciting potential, rugged guard who sheds contact on his way to the basket, able to finish with either hand in traffic, impressive mid-range game, able to create his own shot and get … [Read more...] about Ky’Mere Meeks, Justin Smith and the Freshman Starting Five