Justin

Boston College

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Congratulations to Tre Paulfrey ‘26 on winning the @WNYAthletics Player of the Year and Justin Benning ‘26 on winning the @WNYAthletics 6th Man of the Year! Tonight was a great night for WNY Hoops - thank you to all of those involved!

@centercourt42

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 48 - 50 St. Joe’s

Justin Benning w/17
Tre Paulfrey w/15
Mitch Masiello w/ 8
Andrew Bebak w/6
Jonah Thompson w/2

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You left Nichols Basketball better than you found it. Your legacy will continue. We love you and can’t wait to see what’s next.

To our parents, families, alumni + fans - thank you! Your constant belief and support means the world to our program. We will be back - Go Big Green!

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Heartbroken, but incredibly proud.

We didn’t take care of business in the semifinal, but that does not take away from what this team accomplished.

• 20-6 Record (best since ‘09-‘10)
• 11-1 Home Record
• Jim Kramer Classic Champions

Thank you! And to our seniors……..

[🏀centercourt🏀 @centercourt42]

FINAL:

Nichols 49, Timon 43

Trailing by 13 heading into the 4Q, the Vikings erase the deficit in 3 minutes and outscore Timon 30-11 over the last 8 minutes

Tre Paulfrey scores 12 of his 23 points in the final frame. Once again, Justin Benning comes up huge with his 3-point shooting, smoothly sinking 4 triples in the comeback & netting 14 of his 16 pts in the quarter

Jeson Huff finished with 16 pts to lead the Tigers

Nichols advances to the Manhattan Cup Semifinals to face St. Joe's on Saturday night, 7:30 pm, at Canisius College

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End 3Q:

Nichols 69, Health Sciences 51

An impressive commitment to the 1-3-1 by the Vikings and patient screening & spacing offensively

Tre Paulfrey scores a game-high 30 pts, Justin Benning with another 5 splash game scoring 15 pts and Mitch Masiello with 11 pts in the 2nd half in the win

Nas Young led Health with 16 pts & Amir Moye finished with 13 pts

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Final Score:
Nichols 48 - 64 Canisius

Tre Paulfrey w/ 17
Justin Benning w/14

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Final Score:
Nichols 61 - 64 St. Francis

Tre Paulfrey w/ 24
Justin Benning w/21

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FINAL:

Canisius 64, Nichols 48

The Crusaders claim a big victory on senior night, sending the Vikings to 3rd place in the standings while remaining on top in the MMA

Logan Feeney scores a team-high 13 pts, Jack Cullinan nets 12 pts, and TJ Askew & Elijah Jones add 10 pts in the win

Tre Paulfrey led Nichols with a game-high 17 pts & Justin Benning finished with 14 pts

St. Joe's visits Delaware Ave on Tuesday after a Saturday afternoon date with St. Mary's!

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 58 - 51 St. Joe’s

Justin Benning w/17
Tre Paulfrey w/ 12
Mitch Masiello w/11

Great last game in Gerard for our seniors!

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FINAL:

Nichols 58, St. Joe's 51

Tied at 49-49, Nichols closes the game with a 9-2 run to dish the Marauders their 2nd league loss of the season & knocking them out of 1st place

Justin Benning cans 5 triples and scores a game-high 17 pts

Tre Paulfrey finished with 12 pts and Jonah Thompson sank three 3-poiunters in the win

Mitch Masiello punctuated the victory with a #BOOM in the final minute and scored 11 pts for the Vikings

Gary Alexander scores 14 of his 17 pts in the 2nd half, while JJ Shanklin nets 14 pts in the game for St. Joe's

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Point Totals:

Nichols 58

Justin Benning 17
Tre Paulfrey 12
Mitch Masiello 11
Jonah Thompson 9
Andrew Bebak 5
Julen Fontaneda 2
Christian Archie 2

St. Joe's 51

Gary Alexander 17
JJ Shanklin 14
Liam Horan 10
Jahzi Lanzot 7
Luke Cloen 3

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 86 - 55 South Park

Jonah Thompson w/ 21
Justin Benning w/14
Oakley Adams w/14
Mitch Masiello w/10

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[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Tonight we honor these special young men as we host Park at 6pm. Please arrive by 5:30 to catch the senior ceremony - let’s go Vikings!

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 78 - 43 O’Hara

Tre Paulfrey 16pts
Justin Benning 11pts
Andrew Bebak 10pts
Christian Archie 10pts
Mitch Masiello 9pts
Drew Bennett 8pts
Oakley Adams 5pts
Matt Travers 5pts
Julen Fontaneda 4pts

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[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 97 - 45 Aquinas

Tre Paulfrey leads all scorers w/30
Justin Benning w/19
Drew Bennett w/13
Mitch Masiello w/11

11 different Vikings get in the scorebook, great team win!

@centercourt42

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 72 - 61 St. Francis

Tre Paulfrey w/22
Mitch Masiello w/20
Christian Archie w/18

@centercourt42

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 62 - 48 St. Mary’s

Tre Paulfrey w/21
Mitch Masiello w/17
Jonah Thompson w/12
Justin Benning w/10

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[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Canisius 69 - 45 Nichols

Tre Paulfrey w/17, Justin Benning w/11

[Nichols Boys Basketball @NicholsHoops1]

Final Score:
Nichols 64 - 58 Clarence

Heze Hall & Drew Bennett lead scoring w/ 14 per, Tre Paulfrey nets 12, Mitch Masiello & Justin Benning each score 10. Great bounce back TEAM W!

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