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By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO — A mid-March snow storm greeted the bus transporting the Fairport boys’ basketball team Friday afternoon as it traveled along New York State thruway. Not much else slowed the Red Raiders on this day. Fairport (22-1) sprinted out to a 23-8 advantage, led by 12 at half and didn’t allow the game to become a single-possession affair over the final … [Read more...] about Dergham and Roessel lead as Fairport cruises into state semis

Section V Boys' Basketball continues this weekend with state quarter-final action. Four games will be played over two days at Buffalo State College. FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH -- BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE 5:00 PM -- CLASS AAA: Fairport (21-1/No. 6 NYSSWA) vs. Jamestown (18-4/No. 16 NYSSWA) 6:30 PM -- CLASS AA: Penfield (22-1/No. 1 NYSSWA) vs. North Tonawanda (17-7/No. 30 … [Read more...] about State Quarterfinal Schedule: Boys’ Basketball

By BOB CHAVEZ CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. -- The Webster Schroeder Warriors kept coming. Over and over, again and again.  But there may be a reason the North Tonawanda athletes are called the Lumberjacks: They don’t fall over. Intense defensive pressure and devastating outside shooting fueled the Lumberjacks to their latest harvest, a 62-48 win over Webster Schroeder in … [Read more...] about Webster Schroeder girls end season with Class AA loss to North Tonawanda

By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brody Vance scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as Andover-Whitesville (21-3) fell to Section VI champion Clymer (17-6), 63-49 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class D quarterfinals, Friday at Buffalo State College. With the defeat, Andover-Whitesville's season … [Read more...] about Late rally falls short; Andover-Whitesville’s season ends in state quarterfinal

One team is back in the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2017. The other program looks to three-peat as Far West Regional champs. Fairport and Jamestown are ready to go this Friday, March 13 in the Class AAA Far West Regional. Here's the breakdown: FAIRPORT RED RAIDERS / No. 6 NYSSWA Class AAA(21-1 / Monroe County Division I) vs JAMESTOWN RED AND GREEN / No. 16 … [Read more...] about Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Regional Preview: Fairport and Jamestown to face off in Class AAA state quarterfinals