NYSSWA State Rankings 2020 - Week 7

The seventh 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 #23 

 

Class A

Canisius #2

Health Sciences #3

Park #8 

St. Joe's #12 

 

Class B

Allegany-Limestone #11 

Timon #21

Fredonia #23 

 

Class C

Middle College #3 

Randolph #5 

Tapestry #9 

Westfield #12 

 

Class D

Panama #8 

 

According to the rankings...

 

- They don't really believe their own rankings.  They don't really believe Canisius is #2, they think that's too high.  They don't really believe Albany Academy is #4, they think AA is even better than that.  There's really no other explanation, based on last week's results.  St. Joe's falls from #8 to #12 in NYS Class A for losing by four points at #2 Canisius.  Park falls just one spot, from #7 to #8 for losing by 21 points at #4 Albany Academy.   Think about that for a moment.  They don't believe their own rankings.  I'll bet if it was the other way around and Park only lost by 4 points at Albany Academy, they'd have stayed at #7 or even moved up.  If Albany Academy is thought of that highly (which they should be), then just rank them #1 already, because the way those results were handled lacks logic otherwise...according to the rankings!

 

- Niagara Falls is really ranked.  Now #23 in NYS Class AA, which is up from the 'feel good' #28 spot that doesn't even exist in Top 25 rankings or in the NYSSWA State Rankings when they debut each year.  I still don't understand the magic of expansive & inclusive rankings, but I guess I should just be happy Falls has officially cracked the Top 25, which I am.  Maybe I should expand the large school poll to 14 next week so I can include Will East, Will North, Lancaster, & Frannies.

 

- Allegany-Limestone is the 7th best public school in NYS Class B.

 

- It's now a Middle College vs. Randolph Class C crossover game that sends the Kats back to states, where they fall one round earlier than last season.  Tapestry dropped from the #2 spot in NYS Class C all the way to #9 and behind both Randolph (#5) and Middle College (#3).

 

- Section V has the D's.  Following Panama's second loss of the season at Maple Grove, the Panthers are no longer #1 in NYS Class D, falling all the way to #8.  That means no more state championship and not even a regional victory.  Section V's Avoca now has the highest ranked Class D team in the Far West Region.  My buddy Tracy may never let me live this one down if the rankings hold true in March.

 

Click HERE for complete NYSSWA State Rankings

 

-centercourt

Comments

[Mr. Barmore]

We see when the time comes.

[jsmith]

Sounds like another classy event at Jamestown High School last night. Someone needs to get a grip down there - who is in charge of the athletic program?????

Dont stoop Lancaster!!

[Curious]

What happened at Jamestown?

[WNYHOOPS]

All that happened was a a very close and scappy game where two Lancaster players got separate technical fouls for exhibiting poor sportsmanship through out the game, then chucked the ball at a Jamestown player as the clock expired at the end.

Stay classy Lancaster.

[Tracy Presler]

Still alot of basketball to be played before anyone can claim to have the D's for this year ...Big game Friday--- Prattsburgh at Avoca

[Bwilliams]

Inappropriate fan interaction according to Lancaster coaches twitter - the AD needs to take charge in his own building. He is at every game after all!

[WNYHOOPS]

That is a bold faced lie. The kids are rowdy and spirited as always, but there were no interactions between any Lancaster players and the Jamestown student section.

Sounds like a coach looking for excuses.

[Bald guy]

Yeah, that's what it is....a bold faced lie. Out of sheer boredom a bold faced lie was created and tweeted about.
There is no chance a teenage kid would ever do or say anything inappropriate that was hurtful and the mere suggestion of it by a very credible adult could only be a bold faced lie.

Thanks for clearing that up anonymous Jamestown guy who probably works at the table during home games. Everyone go back to what you were doing. Just a bold faced lie from those poor sportsmanship Lancaster. We could all learn a thing or two about sportsmanship from the angels at Jamestown and their anonymous employee who comments in this forum.

[WNYHOOPS]

Accusations without any details or proof, in my view is either a lie or over exaggeration.

Sitting here waiting for the details of what “atrocity” occurred...

[BD1]

Regardless of what happens in a game throwing the ball at a player from the other team at the end of the game is poor sportsmanship. If it truly did happen.

[Cantseeme]

Wnyhoops if you dont know details,how can you call it a boldfaced lie? Typical

[WNYHOOPS]

Because I was at the game, and there no such events as you are insinuating. In comparison to the 10 different alias accounts you have to use to make an overplayed and tired whine.

[BD1]

Bald Guy, I agree with WNY hoops after our game vs Lancaster today. One of the lancaster players slapped one of our boys in the handshake line. The coaches had to get in between. The Lancaster coach is classless if he doesn’t discipline his player. By the way when we played Jamestown at Jamestown there weren’t any issues. I’m just a concerned fan.

[BSwann]

Apparently a Jamestown fan had a picture of a Lancaster players deceased grandmother and made inappropriate comments about her demise.
Lancaster also needed an escort to the bus due to rowdy fans waiting outside.

[BD1]

That’s to bad if it’s true. I saw lancasters behavior over the weekend. Very bad.

[StateChamps2003]

"My buddy Tracy may never let me live this one down if the rankings hold true in March."

I just saw this now and I'm dying laughing.