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Buffalo Seniors Take Scotty Bowman Cup

April 12, 2025

BY RANDY SCHULTZ –

BUFFALO, NY – Adam Perry (Niagara Wheatfield HS) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Buffalo High School Senior All-Star team to a 3-2 win over the Rochester High School Senior All-Star team. With the victory Buffalo won the Scotty Bowman Cup in game two of the 19^th Annual Scotty Bowman Showcase presented by AMR and played at the KeyBank Center.

The game was played in two 22-minute halves, instead of the traditional 17-minute three period games played during the regular season.

Buffalo built up a 3-0 lead in the first half. Will Wadlington (Williamsville South HS) opened the scoring for Buffalo at 11:34 of the first half. Assisting on the goal was Jack Stanfield (Williamsville East HS).

Buffalo increased its lead to 2-0 at 19:05 on a goal by Jacob Simpson (Kenmore East HS). Assists went to Perry and Sam Welgoss (Williamsville North HS).

Just :30 later Perry scored, what turned out to be the game winning goal, to give Buffalo a 3-0 lead. Shane Kneis (Williamsville South HS) and goalie Matteo Mancini (St. Joes) got the assists.

The second half of the contest saw Rochester cut Buffalo’s lead down to one goal. At the 4:59 mark Maddox Smith (Canandaigua HS) put Rochester on the board with its first goal to cut the lead to 3-1. Landen Christ (Portside HS) and Sam Pies (Batavia-Notre Dame HS) got assists.

Jack Callery (McQuaid HS) got Rochester’s final goal at 14:49 of the second half to make the score, 3-2. Angelo Latore (Penfield HS) and Caleb Clark (Victor HS) got the assists.

Three goalies from each team saw equal playing time. For Buffalo it was Erik Freeman (Kenmore East HS), John Pavlovich (Frontier HS) and Mancini.

Rochester’s three netminders included Aden Brown (Pittsford HS), Dan Kucmerowski (Portside HS) and Rhys Tanner (Batavia-Notre Dame HS).