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Nichols Canisius

Vikings

Crusaders

The Canisius (Buffalo, NY) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Nichols (Buffalo, NY) in overtime by a score of 93-92.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Nichols	18	16	12	31	5	11	93
Canisius	14	14	20	29	5	10	92

Final score provided by J. Cullinan.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Canisius (22-23)

Nichols

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	93	32	73	44	52
1	Tre Paulfrey (Fr)	7	3	7	43	50
2	C. Francis (Jr)	7	3	6	50	50
3	Jakye Rainey (Jr)	51	15	34	44	56
10	Matt Carlson (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
23	Parker Rey (Jr)	19	8	22	36	36
32	Jack Green (Jr)	9	3	3	100	150

Canisius

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	92	35	83	42	48
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	3	1	6	17	25
3	C. Funderburg (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	10	3	7	43	50
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	42	17	28	61	61
10	Nick Purdie (So)	10	4	11	36	45
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	0	3	0	0
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	4	1	9	11	11
23	P. Cullinan (So)	8	3	4	75	100
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	13	5	13	38	50
33	Koch Akuey (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0

Nichols

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	93	12	27	44	17	23	74	20	46	43
1	Tre Paulfrey (Fr)	7	1	4	25				2	3	67
2	C. Francis (Jr)	7				1	2	50	3	6	50
3	Jakye Rainey (Jr)	51	8	19	42	13	17	76	7	15	47
10	Matt Carlson (Sr)	0							0	1	0
23	Parker Rey (Jr)	19	0	1	0	3	4	75	8	21	38
32	Jack Green (Jr)	9	3	3	100

Canisius

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	92	9	28	32	13	21	62	26	55	47
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	C. Funderburg (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	10	1	1	100	3	5	60	2	6	33
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	42	0	1	0	8	11	73	17	27	63
10	Nick Purdie (So)	10	2	3	67	0	2	0	2	8	25
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	4	0	5	0	2	2	100	1	4	25
23	P. Cullinan (So)	8	2	3	67	0	1	0	1	1	100
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	13	3	9	33	0	0	0	2	4	50
33	Koch Akuey (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Nichols

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	93	14	24	38	21	3	6	12
1	Tre Paulfrey (Fr)	7	1	3	4	7	1		4
2	C. Francis (Jr)	7	4	8	12	3		1
3	Jakye Rainey (Jr)	51	3	6	9	4		5	5
23	Parker Rey (Jr)	19	6	3	9	3	2		2
30	Luke Colpoys (Jr)			1	1	2			1
32	Jack Green (Jr)	9		3	3	2

Canisius

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	92	20	22	42	21	8	1	12	17
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	3	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	1
3	C. Funderburg (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	10	3	4	7	1	0	0	2	2
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	42	10	4	14	3	0	0	6	5
10	Nick Purdie (So)	10	1	4	5	2	1	1	2	1
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	4	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1
23	P. Cullinan (So)	8	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	13	1	5	6	12	4	0	1	2
33	Koch Akuey (Sr)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2

Nichols

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Defl
	Team Totals	1.75	0.25	4
1	Tre Paulfrey (Fr)	1.75	0.25	1
2	C. Francis (Jr)			2
3	Jakye Rainey (Jr)	0.80
23	Parker Rey (Jr)	1.50	1.00	1
30	Luke Colpoys (Jr)	2.00

Canisius

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	1.75	0.67	0.47	0.06	18
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	6
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
10	Nick Purdie (So)	1.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	2
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
23	P. Cullinan (So)	1.00	2.00	0.67	0.00	1
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	12.00	4.00	2.00	0.00	5
33	Koch Akuey (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1

Canisius' stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

New York High School Basketball - Nichols nips Canisius

January 3, 2023: Buffalo, NY 14209

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Nichols Vikings (Buffalo, NY) and the host Canisius Crusaders (Buffalo, NY), saw Nichols's basketball squad hold off Canisius by a count of 93-92.

With the victory, Nichols upgrades its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Vikings host Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, NY) to play the Hawks in a Monsignor Martin challenge on Thursday, January 5. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Cardinal O'Hara lost 72-42 in their recent league challenge against Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo, NY)

Next up, the Crusaders play the Lincoln Park Performing Arts (Midland, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Canisius will attempt to upgrade on its 3-3 season record. The come into the challenge with a 7-0 record after their 72-64 non-league win over Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA).

Nichols @ Canisius Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 @ 6:30p

The Canisius (Buffalo, NY) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Nichols (Buffalo, NY) in overtime by a score of 93-92.

Rankings & Records

Nichols (22-23)

NY	Section	State Class
118	3	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
15-10	9-5	8-3	5-4	2-3	.600	.643	1,814	1,727

Canisius (22-23)

NY	Section	State Class
28	2	1

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
18-6	11-3	6-2	8-2	4-2	.750	.786	1,640	1,385

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Nichols	16.6	17.6	18.3	17.5	8.0	11.0	72.6
Canisius	16.7	14.0	18.6	17.3	8.5	10.0	68.3

Head-to-Head

Nichols won on 1/3/2023

1/3 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final

Nichols 18 16 12 31 5 11 93
Canisius 14 14 20 29 5 10 92

The Nichols (Buffalo, NY) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Canisius (Buffalo, NY) in overtime by a score of 93-92.
Box score
Canisius won on 1/27/2023

1/27 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Canisius 21 23 18 19 81
Nichols 15 13 15 14 57

The Canisius (Buffalo, NY) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Nichols (Buffalo, NY) by a score of 81-57.
Box score

1/27 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Canisius	21	23	18	19	81
Nichols	15	13	15	14	57

Team Stat Comparison

Nichols		Canisius
71.4	Points Per Game	68.3
40.3	Rebounds Per Game	35.0
12.8	Assists Per Game	14.1
8.6	Steals Per Game	6.7
3.2	Blocks Per Game	1.8

Team Leaders

Nichols		Canisius	National Avg.
#3 Jakye Rainey27.4	Points Per Game	#5 Shane Cercone26.5	4.9
#23 Parker Rey10.3	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Shane Cercone11.5	2.6
#3 Jakye Rainey3.6	Assists Per Game	#23 Luke Granto4.3	1.0
#3 Jakye Rainey2.4	Steals Per Game	#5 Shane Cercone1.3	0.8
#23 Parker Rey1.0	Blocks Per Game	#2 Pat Benzer0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nichols	10-7		Canisius	13-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/22	Aquinas Institute	Nichols	(W) 67-61	12/22/22	Canisius	Aquinas Institute	(L) 48-44
1/14/23	Nichols	Aquinas Institute	(W) 58-55
1/5/23	Cardinal O'Hara	Nichols	(W) 79-43	1/20/23	Canisius	Cardinal O'Hara	(W) 74-36
1/31/23	Nichols	Cardinal O'Hara	(W) 67-52	2/14/23	Cardinal O'Hara	Canisius	(W) 90-66
1/7/23	Nichols	Health Sciences Charter	(L) 71-60	12/9/22	Health Sciences Charter	Canisius	(W) 58-55
1/10/23	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	Nichols	(L) 96-87	12/16/22	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	Canisius	(W) 73-69
2/2/23	Nichols	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	(L) 94-85	2/10/23	Canisius	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	(W) 81-69
				2/26/23	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	Canisius	(L) 72-57
1/12/23	Nichols	St. Francis	(L) 62-36	1/10/23	St. Francis	Canisius	(W) 61-43
2/8/23	St. Francis	Nichols	(W) 70-58	2/2/23	Canisius	St. Francis	(W) 56-54
2/21/23	Nichols	St. Francis	(L) 69-68
1/18/23	Nichols	St. Mary's	(W) 79-58	1/12/23	Canisius	St. Mary's	(W) 54-43
2/10/23	St. Mary's	Nichols	(W) 85-65	2/8/23	St. Mary's	Canisius	(W) 84-51
1/20/23	The Park School of Buffalo	Nichols	(W) 93-76	1/24/23	The Park School of Buffalo	Canisius	(W) 94-57
2/14/23	Nichols	The Park School of Buffalo	(W) 75-67	2/16/23	Canisius	The Park School of Buffalo	(W) 69-42
1/24/23	Nichols	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	(L) 80-66	12/13/22	Canisius	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	(L) 48-45
2/16/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Nichols	(W) 101-80	1/31/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Canisius	(L) 61-58
				2/23/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Canisius	(W) 75-56
2/18/23	Niagara Falls	Nichols	(L) 80-64	1/16/23	Canisius	Niagara Falls	(W) 86-82

Record Breakdown

Nichols (22-23)		Canisius (22-23)
15-10	Overall	18-6
9-5	League	11-3
4-4	Non-League	3-1
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
10-7	Common Opponent	13-4
8-3	Home	6-2
5-4	Away	8-2
2-3	Neutral	4-2
0-1	Playoff	1-1
15-9	In-State	17-5
0-1	Out-of-State	1-1