Dominant defense and great offense led Western New York's consensus No. 1 to another big road win as Canisius won its first major Monsignor Martin Athletic Association matchup of the season, 57-47, at Nichols' Gerard Gymnasium. 

Christian Gill '27 of Buffalo scored a game-high 17 pts and Jack Cullinan '27 of Orchard Park scored 15 as CHS (7-4, 3-0) remained unbeaten in WNY with its seventh straight win over the top four Vikings (7-3, 1-2). 

Canisius took control of the game with a 16-2 second quarter. 

At 6:30 p.m. Friday, the Crusaders head to Kenmore to take on St. Joe's, another fellow top four school, in the teams' first rivalry meeting of the season. 

ST. JOE'S TICKET INFO: Tickets ($5) for Friday's game will be on sale at the CHS front reception desk on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A sellout is expected as seating is very limited at St. Joe's.

Half of the top 10 large schools are Monsignor Martin teams (St. Francis and St. Mary's are also ranked). 

See the Crusaders' full schedule, roster and more here at canisiussports.com 

Students and families interested in CHS Basketball and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as the Buffalo area's "Best Catholic School" by Niche.com – can learn more by scheduling an on-campus experience at cansiushigh.org/visit

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