# Talk:Curtis Aiken

Curtis E. Aiken born 07/23/1964, which seems wrong because to be eligible for the 1982 Scholastic games, I thought you had to be 17 or under based on an August 1982 date.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:43, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

This snippet appears in a search result "Bennett team made it to the state Class B championship game with Curtis......Aiken, fellow Yale Cup legends Vory Billups and Junie Hemphill took the..." I assume this was a senior class accomplishment. This is from The Buffalo News Feb 18, 2005, page B1, "THE GREATEST DEBATE ; NIAGARA FALLS' TALENT IS UNQUESTIONED, BUT IS IT THE BEST LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM EVER?: [FINAL Edition]" Wilson, Allen TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

https://bennettsportshalloffame.org/inductee/curtis-aiken/

The New York State Sportswriters’ Association named Curt Aiken Co-Player of the Year in New York State in 1983.
From the team contribution standpoint, Curt led Bennett to The Buffalo News #1 small school ranking after both the ’82 and ’83 basketball seasons. Bennett participated in the state NY SPHSAA basketball tournament both years, capturing the state public school class “B” championship at Glens Falls, NY in 1983.
TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:51, 3 April 2023 (UTC)