Buffalo area/Section 6/Monsignor Martin
(Buffalo)Bennett's Ja'Meer Thomas named 2023 Dick Gallagher Buffalo News Player of the Year(a speedy skill guy that is heading to Syracuse University and also played for Health Sciences Charter in its former co-op with WNY Maritime Charter):
https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-...4141c931f.html
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=750%2C500
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=750%2C500
More:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOabxZRRfYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qscf-RpCur0
11:45 in illustrates his speed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegMLRK6TUU
From the article: Thomas will play wide receiver for the Orange. McDuffie told The News that newly named Syracuse coach Fran Brown will honor not only Thomas’ scholarship offer and commitment but will stand by the offers made to Bennett's Noah McDuffie and De'Mari Clemons."
Meet the 2023 All-Western New York football first team offense and defense(with references from Buffalo Public schools South Park(Section 6's all time passing yard leader) and Bennett, along with catholic schools Canisius(Buffalo, a RB with 3 FBS offers as a Freshman) & St. Francis(Athol Springs/Hamburg); Lockport, Medina(big lineman(6"3' 315) heading to FBS Univ. of Akron), Kenmore West(Afro-Latino young man at 6"3' 280), Health Sciences/Buff Sci/Global Concepts(charter co-op) and Lackawanna(a 6"4', 324 lb. Jr.):
https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-...-ZA6I-SWF4M#50
https://twitter.com/CSPfootball/stat...166300/photo/1
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...64034435779502
South Park:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://twitter.com/Noah4Willoughb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg-mauadIn4
Bennett:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (a Jr. that played at St. Francis last year)
https://twitter.com/ERyanLawrence3
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://www.hudl.com/profile/15890169/delshon-taylor
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485
https://www.hudl.com/profile/18206588/jazier-fluker
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (6"2' 220 lb. LB is heading to St. Francis University of PA(a FCS program) and transferred in from Mallard Creek HS in Charlotte NC a couple of years ago, where he was a state champion wrestler)
https://twitter.com/KahmariCook
https://www.hudl.com/profile/18219922/Kahmari-Cook
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (a Jr. that is the head coach's son and brother of a current Green Bay Packer LB)
https://www.hudl.com/profile/18206315/noah-mcduffie
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (a Soph. CB with multiple FBS offers that came back from Grayson HS in GA and started at Sweet Home in Amherst. Is a part of the WEGOTACTION media outlet that his dad runs to bring exposure to the HS sports scene in the area)
https://twitter.com/ClemonsDemari?re...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://247sports.com/Recruitment/de...ruitInterests/
Lockport:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660 (swiss army knife type of player that was also the Niagara gazette Player of the Year)
https://www.hudl.com/profile/8479952/Shey-Williams
St. Francis:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660 (6 foot 195 lb RB that put numbers up against a schedule that included a top MA(Catholic Memorial)/NE Ohio/NW PA teams and with help of a 6"8' 330 lb. lineman heading to UGA. Also a Track guy)
https://twitter.com/TP5__
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkEjDEIPulE
Canisius:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660 (Freshman RB with offers from Oregon, Syracuse, Penn State and Buffalo, with interest from Ohio State, Michigan and Georgia, among others. Also, played against teams from NE OH/NW PA and with help from a 6"3' 295 lb lineman also on the first team.)
https://twitter.com/ElijahKimble0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLP2r-HLGL0
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (Jr. WR/DB with an offer from UB)
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16261923/Jahyden-Clark
Medina:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://247sports.com/Recruitment/ro...ruitInterests/
https://www.hudl.com/profile/1586734...evelt-Mitchell
Kenmore West:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://twitter.com/Bighez_716
Health Sciences(Buff Sci./Global Concepts, co-op):
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660 (also played at Cleveland Hill in Cheektowaga)
https://twitter.com/tweezy600
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RVBRs31Syo
Lackawanna:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=990%2C1485 (a Jr. of Nigerian descent from a smaller school program that has had NFL(former Philadelphia Eagles Ron Jaworski & Mike Mamula) and D1(NC State & UB) Football players, as well as state championships in its past)
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16688214/sam-ikegwuonu
Madison Francis becomes Lancaster's all-time leading scorer in win against Sacred Heart:
https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-...083be1ad4.html
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=1200%2C800 (a 6"2' Jr. that also plays Volleyball and is highly ranked for her class(#1 in Class of 2025), with offers from "Maryland, Ole Miss, Miami, Syracuse and many more.")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRN55cqoI_s
A wrestling reference at Michigan State from Niagara Falls(which is also known for its wrestling program that has produced other D1 wrestlers):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7_GzTkgTGE
https://msuspartans.com/sports/wrest...crumpler/13681
Niagara Falls/Nichols(Buffalo):
https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/p...85c0e6775.html
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660 (NF Head Coach)
Bishop Timon's(Buffalo) Jaiden Harrison scores 2,000th career point, focused on returning to state Catholic final:
https://buffalonews.com/sports/high-...c0502137d.html
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=463%2C500 (a 6"4' Sr. guard that has offers from D1 UAlbany and Fairfield, as well as D2 Daemen College in Amherst)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hAmo_Px5Y0
Jamestown(Indoor Track):
https://twitter.com/JHSRedRaiders/st...7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Nichols School(Buffalo, but from Grand Island and heading to play at UB):
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...size=990%2C660
https://twitter.com/BBarr2024
Cardinal O'Hara(Tonawanda, but I believe from Cheektowaga. Heading to Niagara along with 2 other teammates and which already has 4 Women's Basketball players that came from the high level HS Women's Basketball program):
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...ize=1200%2C800
https://twitter.com/KClassof2025
Medina:
https://orleanshub.com/mustangs-have...-wny-honorees/
Albion(Basketball vs Akron):
https://orleanshub.com/tigers-top-pu...in-n-o-opener/
From WNY Athletics:
https://www.wnyathletics.com/
From the View From Centercourt:
https://www.theviewfromcentercourt.com/
Rochester area/Section 5
East boys basketball wins emotional game over Edison Tech(both Rochester City schools):
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...r-edison-tech/
More:
https://www.democratandchronicle.com...e/71939607007/
His son, who was also the QB for East High:
https://twitter.com/MarquelSports/st...11543739036090
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16704012/Zymier-Jackson
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...64617065494172
Rochester City's Wilson Magnet:
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/prime...ys-basketball/
(Rochester City's)Franklin Bulldogs boy’s basketball outlasts McQuaid Jesuit:
https://www.whec.com/sports-news/fra...lasts-mcquaid/
Victor/Webster Schroeder(Women's Basketball):
https://www.whec.com/sports-news/vic...ter-schroeder/
Brockport/Irondequoit(West Irondequoit SD)(Women's Basketball):
https://www.whec.com/sports-news/bro...t-irondequoit/
Fairport/Bishop Kearney(Men's Basketball):
https://www.democratandchronicle.com...p/71913813007/
https://www.democratandchronicle.com...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.democratandchronicle.com...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.democratandchronicle.com...pjpg&auto=webp
Indoor Track & Field references from Eastridge(East Irondequoit SD):
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...40011402908074
Hilton:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...99569604886496
Gates-Chili and Irondequoit(West Irondequoit SD):
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...89297374070831
Gates-Chili:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...49662961005624
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...45120137403143
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...72566344062679 (Afro-Latino)
Spencerport and Churchville-Chili(Afro-Latino and I believe heading to Cornell to play Football):
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...86292968453974
Webster Schroeder:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...30186162359223
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...64444547279474 (heading to Harvard :
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Eowi1gK-00 )
Pittsford Mendon:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...02276242951591
Canandaigua(Women's wrestling):
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...89457519609448
Greece Athena(Men's Basketball):
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...95987385275082
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...17357055182478
Irondequoit:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.b...yS8icD4oDS3LBl
Greece Arcadia-Olympia(co-op)/Byron-Bergen(Women's Basketball):
https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-o...ketball/637626
Wheatland-Chili/Lyndonville:
https://orleanshub.com/wheatland-chi...s-lyndonville/
Batavia/Rochester Franklin:
https://www.thebatavian.com/sogniben...her-win/637603
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...63294374061158
Lyons/Geneva:
https://www.fltimes.com/sports/high-...d3f1653ab.html
Rochester City schools Early College/Monroe:
https://www.whec.com/sports-news/mon...early-college/
Rochester Aquinas(Men's Soccer), Shabani named All-American, tops list of local boys' soccer honors:
https://13wham.com/sports/pickin-spl...soccer-honors#
From Primetime 585:
https://www.facebook.com/primetime.ballers.39
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/primetime585/
Pickin' Splinters:
https://pickinsplinters.com/category/high-school/
New Recruit Media:
https://www.facebook.com/NewRecruitMedia/
https://twitter.com/NewRecruitMedia
Central NY(Syracuse/Utica-Rome/Watertown)/Section 3
12/15 Friday Night Fever highlights:
https://www.localsyr.com/friday-nigh...er-highlights/
Toyota HS Athlete of the Week: Liverpool girls basketball's A'briyah Cunningham:
https://cnycentral.com/sports/cny-ce...ah-cunningham#
West Genesee(Camillus)/Syracuse Nottingham(Men):
https://www.localsyr.com/high-school...-hoops-action/
Cicero-North Syracuse/Liverpool(Women):
https://www.localsyr.com/local-sport...win-over-c-ns/
Christian Brothers Academy/Cortland(Women):
https://www.syracuse.com/highschools...55-photos.html
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/izX...HEL52XDS7Y.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/dw6...E2CYRKO7NM.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/FxN...7AXOZIT6BA.jpg
https://cortlandvoice.com/2023/12/13...otos-included/
New Syracuse Academy of Science girls basketball coach ‘always wanted to come back and give back’:
https://www.syracuse.com/highschools...give-back.html
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/l4D...5VVPZ77NE4.jpg
Indoor Track & Field references from Syracuse City schools ITC, Fowler, Corcoran and Henninger; Fulton, Oswego, Liverpool, Baldwinsville and West Genesee:
https://www.syracuse.com/highschools...57-photos.html
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/n34...H7SDJSTK2M.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/BPP...JLIUYIUUPY.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/GkT...JISOHPBIIQ.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/ESx...EOWJNC73ZU.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/HIG...4ZU4YAN5QE.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/BYI...YJZKUO53EE.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/zwB...Y3DNFSXUEY.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/zP9...JIDNTFI2O4.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/mxa...C46X27CEUE.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/Ikr...ASSN334HQA.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/Nfk...X4T43SKW4A.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/COP...PIX4EQIQNU.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/hvw...PMTRGBXPLQ.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/P5n...JHTZXHO3VM.jpg
From WKTV in Utica(with Basketball references from Utica Proctor/Central Valley Academy(Ilion), Notre Dame(Utica)/Whitesboro and Rome Free Academy/Holland Patent:
https://www.wktv.com/sports/a-big-ni...8792092b4.html
From its Sports Express show:
https://www.wktv.com/sports/december...458a95efe.html
Utica Proctor/Whitesboro(Basketball):
https://www.uticaod.com/picture-gall...s/71939609007/
https://www.uticaod.com/gcdn/authori...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.uticaod.com/gcdn/authori...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.uticaod.com/gcdn/authori...pjpg&auto=webp
From WWNY in Watertown(references from General Brown(Dexter)/Carthage and Thousand Islands/Copenhagen):
https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/12/16/fr...north-country/
Belleville-Henderson/Sackets Harbor and Lafargeville/Sandy Creek:
https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/12/17/sa...fill-schedule/
SUNY CORTLAND FOOTBALL TEAM EARNS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL TITLE:
https://cortlandvoice.com/2023/12/16...press-release/
From CNY Hoop Talk:
https://www.facebook.com/cny.hooptalk
CNY Gridiron Talk:
https://www.facebook.com/cny.gridirontalk
CNY Savage:
https://www.facebook.com/cny.savage
Southern Tier(Binghamton/Ithaca/Elmira/Oneonta areas)/Section 4
An Athlete of the Week reference from Union-Endicott:
https://www.wicz.com/athlete-of-the-week
Friday Night Scoreboard from December 15th, 2023:
https://www.wicz.com/story/50234255/...ght-scoreboard
Saturday Night Scoreboard:
https://www.wicz.com/story/50234699/...ght-scoreboard
Horseheads/Union-Endicott(Women):
https://www.wbng.com/2023/12/14/high...ls-basketball/
Johnson City/Corning(Men):
https://www.wbng.com/2023/12/13/high...ys-basketball/
Elmira/Maine-Endwell(Women):
https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/e...monster-night/
Ithaca/Vestal(Women):
https://www.wbng.com/2023/12/14/high...ls-basketball/
From WETM in Elmira, Local basketball scoreboard – 12/15/23:
https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/l...oard-12-15-23/
MAKANA "CHA" GARDNER'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE LEADS NEWARK VALLEY PAST EDISON(Elmira Heights)(heading to Stephen F. Austin in TX):
https://www.weny.com/clip/15439497/m...ey-past-edison
Newark Valley/Watkins Glen:
https://www.weny.com/clip/15440185/w...-newark-valley
Dryden/Notre Dame(Elmira):
https://www.weny.com/clip/15440193/d...in-second-half
Walton-Downsville(co-op)/Greene:
https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/...ton-Downsville
Binghamton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRXK-hiDa3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEM-_p6938
youtube.com/watch?v=PYeOF54dLKU
Trumansburg:
https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/artic...ew-head-coach/
From Valley Sports Report:
https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/artic...ew-head-coach/
Southern Tier Sports Report:
https://stsportsreport.com/
Section 4 Football:
https://www.section4football.com/
Catskills/mid-Hudson Valley/Sections 9 and 1(partial)
Cornwall(Men's Basketball):
https://twitter.com/CWallDragons/sta...108702/photo/1
Poughkeepsie(Men's Basketball):
https://twitter.com/sports_pioneer/s...042356/photo/1
https://twitter.com/sports_pioneer/s...917767/photo/1
Beacon(Indoor Track & Field):
https://twitter.com/BCSDTrackXC/stat...02218723459534
https://twitter.com/BCSDTrackXC/stat...050991/photo/1
Super 7: Meet the Journal's top returning boys basketball players in 2023-24(references from Spackenkill, Poughkeepsie and Pine Bush):
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...s/71928619007/
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
Valley Central(Montgomery) basketball tops Monticello in O'Neill Jingle Ball Classic Tournament:
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...t/71941397007/
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...pjpg&auto=webp
Ellenville:
https://twitter.com/BlueDevilSports/...874750/photo/1
Warwick(Men's Swimming):
https://twitter.com/WARWICK_WILDCAT/...281006/photo/1
From KOT845:
https://twitter.com/KOT845_?ref_src=...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
845 Sports Nation:
https://twitter.com/845Nation
Section IX Athletics:
https://twitter.com/SectionIXSports
Capital Region(Albany-Schenectady-Troy/Glens Falls/Amsterdam/Hudson areas)/Section 2
From Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Spectrum Athlete of the Week: Ethan-Michael Green:
https://wnyt.com/big-board-sports/sp...michael-green/
Glens Falls/Cohoes(Men's Basketball):
https://wnyt.com/big-board-sports/gl...er-tournament/
https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/35/51/...5/3/960x0.webp
Green Tech Charter in Albany:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDEfi2p-jIU (dad played at Troy High, as well as UMass and Binghamton)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ixln1jCmvvc
From Catholic Central:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vErFdDYQkZI (6"3' Sophomore from Hudson has multiple D1 offers already:
https://247sports.com/player/darien-moore-46143044/ )
Averill Park/Columbia(East Greenbush SD):
https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/31/13/...3/6/960x0.webp
https://www.timesunion.com/hssports/...orts-spotlight
Stillwater/Tamarac(Brunswick-Brittonkill SD):
https://www.news10.com/sports/high-s...wasaren-clash/
Guilderland/Averill Park:
https://www.news10.com/sports/high-s...stay-unbeaten/
Hudson:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...23164967157129
Catskill:
https://twitter.com/Athletics_Cats
From U2TV:
https://www.youtube.com/@U2TV_Sportscast/videos
North Country/Adirondacks/Sections 10 and 7
Chateaugay/Plattsburgh:
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/watch...guay/46154069#
Willsboro/Chazy(from Home Town Cable Network):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuJSlrReNIg
Plattsburgh's Cayden Williams drops 21 against Beekmantown:
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/watch...town/46151685#
North Country Sports Net:
https://www.northcountrysports.net/
I'll stop here, but will add information to other threads and may add more to this one later.