The 13th state rankings of the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
Jamestown #16
Niagara Falls #28 *
Class A
Canisius #5
Williamsville South #8
McKinley #13
Olean #21
Amherst #25 (tied w/ Chaminade)
Class B
Park #8
East #13
Fredonia #17
Class C
Middle College #4
Tapestry #6
Silver Creek #10
Class D
I-Prep #6
Sherman #8
Panama #14
** According to the rankings...
- Niagara Falls is ranked #28 this week, but I put an asterisk by it. It's not because I don't think they should be ranked, it's because the state recently added five teams to the Class AA rankings two weeks ago, where it had been a top 25 all season long. Even the AP only ranks the top 25 college teams. I don't add spots to the All-Centercourt team to avoid having to make difficult decisions.
- The CHSAA state championship between Canisius & Kennedy Catholic will feature #5 vs. #6 in NYS Class A.
- Amherst is just as good as the Chaminade team that Canisius beat on Sunday at Daemen. Not sure those in attendance for that game would agree.
- Nichols, who lost to Canisius by two for the Manhattan Cup, is not ranked in Class A, while five other WNY teams are. This is likely because the state looks unfavorably upon the Vikings 16-10 record. Those loses to Walsh, St. Joe's, & Timon came back to bite them, while wins over McKinley & Park, along with nearly forcing OT with Canisius is apparently easily dismissed. Gotta love the state standings - I mean - rankings.
- Conversely, East, who was unranked for most of the season, catapults into the Class B rankings, landing at #13. This after beating Fredonia, despite an overall record of now 15-8. The Panthers should have been ranked all season - they had results to back that up and a long standing championship pedigree. Stop fixating on overall wins & losses, and look closer at who teams are playing and how they fare.
- Both East & Fredonia are better than Park's opponent in the CHSAA Class B state championship game, St. Regis, who is only ranked #21 in Class B.
- Tuesday's Class C crossover between Middle College & Tapestry will feature #4 vs. #6 in the state.
- I-Prep's win over former Class D #2 Sherman only got them moved up from #11 to #6. The Presidents remain ranked behind this week's opponent, Prattsburgh, who is #4 in Class D.
For the complete NYSSWA rankings, click here.
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