St. Joe's wins Manhattan Cup
St. Joe's split the season series with Nichols, but it won the most important game.
On Sunday the Marauders completed an outstanding Manhattan Cup championship run by beating the Vikings, 55-50, to win the school's 20th championship. St. Joe's, which beat Canisius in the semifinals after losing to their rivals twice in the regular season, advance to the Catholic state semifinals Saturday on Long Island.
Nichols did win the girls title in a big way routing Nardin, 64-37, for the girls championship.
There was no live blogging from Sunday's games because there was no connection at Canisius College's Koessler Athletic Center, which otherwise is a nice facility for high school playoff games.
Out of 88 voters in our online poll, 55.4 percent correctly picked St. Joe's. This voter, however, did not. Note to self: next time there's an excruciating choice between a team led by sophomores or a team led by seniors, go with the seniors.
Be sure to check out Monday's News and feel free to let us know what you thought about the game.
---Keith McShea
