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Canisius St. Francis

Crusaders

Red Raiders

The St. Francis (Hamburg, NY) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Canisius (Buffalo, NY) by a score of 56-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Canisius	16	10	18	12	56
St. Francis	17	14	15	8	54

Final score provided by J. Cullinan.

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Game Stats

St. Francis (22-23)

Canisius

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	21	46	46	51
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	15	6	9	67	83
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	0	0	1	0	0
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	27	9	16	56	59
10	Nick Purdie (So)	2	1	4	25	25
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	0	1	0	0
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
23	P. Cullinan (So)	3	1	3	33	50
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	9	4	9	44	44

St. Francis

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	54	22	64	34	37
1	Nicholas Bienko (Jr)	2	0	8	0	0
5	Sammy Marry (Sr)	20	8	13	62	65
10	Nolan Edwards (Jr)	5	2	10	20	25
11	Jeremiah Neely (Jr)	7	3	13	23	27
21	Logan Reaska (Sr)	16	7	14	50	50
24	Charlie Rooney (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
34	L. Hines jr (So)	2	1	2	50	50

Canisius

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	5	17	29	9	16	56	16	29	55
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	15	3	4	75	0	1	0	3	5	60
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	27	1	3	33	8	10	80	8	13	62
10	Nick Purdie (So)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	25
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	P. Cullinan (So)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	9	0	3	0	1	3	33	4	6	67

St. Francis

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	54	3	18	17	7	12	58	19	46	41
1	Nicholas Bienko (Jr)	2	0	5	0	2	4	50	0	3	0
5	Sammy Marry (Sr)	20	1	1	100	3	3	100	7	12	58
10	Nolan Edwards (Jr)	5	1	4	25	0	1	0	1	6	17
11	Jeremiah Neely (Jr)	7	1	8	13	0	0	0	2	5	40
21	Logan Reaska (Sr)	16	0	0	0	2	4	50	7	14	50
24	Charlie Rooney (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
34	L. Hines jr (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50

Canisius

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	56	6	23	29	13	7	4	15	13
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	15	0	1	1	1	3	0	4	1
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	4
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	27	3	7	10	3	1	0	6	1
10	Nick Purdie (So)	2	0	8	8	3	0	0	1	3
12	Johnny Esposito (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
13	Charles Graber (Jr)	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0
23	P. Cullinan (So)	3	2	0	2	0	1	3	0	0
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	9	0	2	2	4	2	1	1	1

St. Francis

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	54	16	17	33	6	9	4	9	19
1	Nicholas Bienko (Jr)	2	1	4	5	0	2	0	0	3
5	Sammy Marry (Sr)	20	4	1	5	4	2	0	4	2
10	Nolan Edwards (Jr)	5	2	4	6	1	2	1	1	2
11	Jeremiah Neely (Jr)	7	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	4
15	N. Gonsiorek (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
21	Logan Reaska (Sr)	16	7	6	13	0	0	3	2	5
24	Charlie Rooney (Sr)	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1
30	Leyton Roberts (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
34	L. Hines jr (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Canisius

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.87	0.47	0.54	0.31	11
2	Pat Benzer (Jr)	0.25	0.75	3.00	0.00	1
4	Jahyden Clark (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2
5	Shane Cercone (Sr)	0.50	0.17	1.00	0.00	1
10	Nick Purdie (So)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
23	P. Cullinan (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	3.00	3
23	Luke Granto (Sr)	4.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	3

St. Francis

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.67	1.00	0.47	0.21	1	5
1	Nicholas Bienko (Jr)	0.00	2.00	0.67	0.00	0	0
5	Sammy Marry (Sr)	1.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	0	1
10	Nolan Edwards (Jr)	1.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	0	1
11	Jeremiah Neely (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.25	0.00	0	2
15	N. Gonsiorek (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	1
21	Logan Reaska (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	0	0
24	Charlie Rooney (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	0
34	L. Hines jr (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1	0

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St. Francis vs Canisius Game Highlights - Feb. 2, 2023 1:43

Game Story

New York High School Basketball - St. Francis tipped by Canisius

February 2, 2023: Hamburg, NY 14010

In Thursday's league match, the visiting Canisius Crusaders basketball team scored a tight 56-54 triumph over the St. Francis Red Raiders.

In their next game, the Crusaders meet the Amherst Central Tigers (Amherst, NY) in a non-league match, on Saturday, February 4. Canisius will attempt to better on its 12-5 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 15-2 record after their 78-48 league win over Williamsville East (East Amherst, NY).

With the defeat, St. Francis moves to 9-9 on the year. The Red raiders host The Park School of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) to face the Pioneers in a Monsignor Martin game on Friday, February 3. The Pioneers enter the game with a record of 6-11. The Park School of Buffalo won 71-45 in their recent league game against Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, NY)

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Rankings & Records

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

St. Francis (22-23)

NY	Section	State Class
141	5	3

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
14-13	8-6	8-4	4-6	2-3	.519	.571	1,606	1,527

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Canisius	16.7	14.0	18.6	17.3	8.5	10.0	68.3
St. Francis	14.9	14.0	14.9	15.7	-	-	59.5

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Head-to-Head

Canisius won on 1/10/2023

1/10 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

St. Francis 13 9 10 11 43
Canisius 14 17 10 20 61

The St. Francis (Hamburg, NY) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Canisius (Buffalo, NY) by a score of 61-43.
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Canisius won on 2/2/2023

2/2 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Canisius 16 10 18 12 56
St. Francis 17 14 15 8 54

The Canisius (Buffalo, NY) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against St. Francis (Hamburg, NY) by a score of 56-54.
Box score

1/10 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Francis	13	9	10	11	43
Canisius	14	17	10	20	61

Team Stat Comparison

Canisius		St. Francis
68.3	Points Per Game	59.5
35.0	Rebounds Per Game	34.3
14.1	Assists Per Game	11.8
6.7	Steals Per Game	7.5
1.8	Blocks Per Game	2.4

Team Leaders

Canisius		St. Francis	National Avg.
#5 Shane Cercone26.5	Points Per Game	#21 Logan Reaska14.2	4.9
#5 Shane Cercone11.5	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Logan Reaska11.0	2.6
#23 Luke Granto4.3	Assists Per Game	#5 Sammy Marry3.3	1.0
#5 Shane Cercone1.3	Steals Per Game	#5 Sammy Marry2.0	0.8
#2 Pat Benzer0.4	Blocks Per Game	#21 Logan Reaska1.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Canisius	11-5		St. Francis	10-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/9/22	Health Sciences Charter	Canisius	(W) 58-55	12/31/22	Health Sciences Charter	St. Francis	(L) 63-57
12/13/22	Canisius	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	(L) 48-45	1/3/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	St. Francis	(W) 58-57
1/31/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Canisius	(L) 61-58	1/27/23	St. Francis	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	(L) 63-49
2/23/23	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	Canisius	(W) 75-56
12/16/22	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	Canisius	(W) 73-69	1/24/23	St. Francis	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	(L) 89-67
2/10/23	Canisius	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	(W) 81-69	2/16/23	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	St. Francis	(L) 59-56
2/26/23	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	Canisius	(L) 72-57	2/23/23	Bishop Timon-St. Jude	St. Francis	(L) 66-59
12/22/22	Canisius	Aquinas Institute	(L) 48-44	12/19/22	St. Francis	Aquinas Institute	(L) 63-46
1/3/23	Nichols	Canisius	(L) 93-92	1/12/23	Nichols	St. Francis	(W) 62-36
1/27/23	Canisius	Nichols	(W) 81-57	2/8/23	St. Francis	Nichols	(L) 70-58
				2/21/23	Nichols	St. Francis	(W) 69-68
1/12/23	Canisius	St. Mary's	(W) 54-43	1/20/23	St. Mary's	St. Francis	(W) 59-40
2/8/23	St. Mary's	Canisius	(W) 84-51	2/14/23	St. Francis	St. Mary's	(W) 54-51
1/20/23	Canisius	Cardinal O'Hara	(W) 74-36	1/18/23	St. Francis	Cardinal O'Hara	(W) 76-45
2/14/23	Cardinal O'Hara	Canisius	(W) 90-66	2/10/23	Cardinal O'Hara	St. Francis	(W) 74-53
				2/19/23	Cardinal O'Hara	St. Francis	(W) 61-44
1/24/23	The Park School of Buffalo	Canisius	(W) 94-57	1/31/23	St. Francis	The Park School of Buffalo	(W) 80-53
2/16/23	Canisius	The Park School of Buffalo	(W) 69-42	2/3/23	The Park School of Buffalo	St. Francis	(W) 64-47

Record Breakdown

Canisius (22-23)		St. Francis (22-23)
18-6	Overall	14-13
11-3	League	8-6
3-1	Non-League	3-5
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
11-5	Common Opponent	10-7
6-2	Home	8-4
8-2	Away	4-6
4-2	Neutral	2-3
1-1	Playoff	2-1
17-5	In-State	14-13
1-1	Out-of-State	0-0