The sixth state rankings for the 2020 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
Niagara Falls #28
Class A
Canisius #2
Health Sciences #3
Park #7
St. Joe's #8
Lew-Port #27
Class B
Allegany-Limestone #14
Timon #19
Fredonia #20
Class C
Tapestry #2
Middle College #4
Randolph #6
Westfield #14
Class D
Panama #1
According to the rankings...
- It's a Niagara Falls vs. Orchard Park Class AA Final in Section VI this season. The Wolverines moved up two spots this week in NYS Class AA to #28, while Orchard Park is the only other WNY Class AA team appearing in Honorable Mention.
- Timing is everything. Albany Academy has moved back ahead of Park in NYS Class A because the Pioneers have the most recent loss between the two after falling at East High of Rochester on Saturday night. That would take Park back out of the Federation Tournament as the AIS representative.
- Park's losses have rightfully been put into perspective. They are the only team among the Top 10 with five losses on the season, and McQuaid is the only one that could be considered a bad loss. The loss at NYS Class A #6 East (Rochester) has them tucked right behind them at #7.
- Half of the Top 8 teams in NYS Class A hail from WNY.
- Saturday's 'Game of the Week' between Canisius & St. Joe's is a defacto CHSAA Class A state championship game, as they are the two highest ranked Class A catholic teams.
- WNY's Class B got a lot better in just one week. We went from one team in the Top 20 (Allegany-Limestone was #20 last week) to three teams in the Top 20 this week.
- Allegany-Limestone goes to Glens Falls in Class B, after defeating the Albion/Olean winner in the crossover, and Hornell in the Far West Regional.
- Timon is going to the Federation Tournament in Class B and will own the CHSAA state champion title currently held by defending champion O'Hara.
- It was a quiet week at the top in NYS Class C. All four ranked ranked teams from WNY (Tapestry, Middle College, Randolph, & Westfield) remained in the same order within the top 14 teams.
- Panama will now draw Avoca in the Class D Far West Regional.
Click HERE for complete NYSSWA State Rankings
-centercourt
Not necessarily...Prattsburgh and Avoca play on the 31st and will play in the County tournament final...ND Batavia and Elba have one more match up
Posted by: Tracy Presler | Friday, January 24, 2020 at 06:22 PM
You have to understand, all of the "According to the Rankings" stuff is meant to be just that. Literally, based on the rankings, Panama would play Avoca. Those same rankings would suggest Panama wins a state title, which I'm definitely not sold on...but according to the rankings, they win a state title. It's all meant to be fun, just like the "We have the D's" stuff.
Posted by: centercourt | Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 01:57 PM