The second state rankings of the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
Jamestown #23
Class A
Canisius #10
Nichols #12
McKinley #16
Amherst #23
Class B
Park #8
St. Mary's #11
Fredonia #16
East #23
Class C
Middle College #6
Silver Creek #11
Tapestry #14
Class D
Sherman #4
Panama #8
** According to the rankings...
- Three teams from Section V - Bishop Kearney (13), Fairport (16), & Aquinas (18) - are better than what Section VI has to offer in Class AA.
- Canisius had a big week, knocking off two ranked Class AA teams: #4 Bishop Kearney & #10 Jamestown. The Crusaders' reward was a nine-spot jump up from #19, but not ahead of Holy Trinity (#9), who beat St. Joe's by 15 and Nichols by three last weekend. There are a total of four CHSAA Class A teams ranked ahead of Canisius.
- Jamestown and Bishop Kearney were treated differently for losing to Canisius. The Red Raiders dropped 13 places in the Class AA poll to #23, after opening at #10 in Week 1. Meanwhile, Kearney, who also lost to unranked St. Mary's (Manhasset, NY), only fell nine places from #4 to #13.
- Greece Athena is considered better than any team from WNY, ranked #5 in Class A.
- The only WNY team that will win a state title is Park in CHSAA Class B.
- A win at the buzzer over East was enough to overshadow a 19-point loss to St. Mary's, as Middle College moved up one place in the Class C ranking.
- What the Kats' win over East did do? Dropped the Panthers 14 places in Class B, from #9 to #23.
- Silver Creek's loss to Nichols bore no consequence - they remained at #11 in Class C.
- Sherman's four-point win over Panama literally caused the two teams to flip places in the Class D rankings.
- For the complete NYSSWA rankings, click here.
-centercourt
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