The second set of state rankings for the 2023 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
Niagara Falls #14
Jamestown #18
Health Sciences #30
Class A
Amherst #18
St. Joe's #21
Canisius #22
Class B
Timon #2
Allegany-Limestone #5
Nichols #10
Salamanca #15
Lew-Port #19
Depew #23
Class C
Randolph #4
Holland #10
Class D
Panama #10
Clymer #14
Westfield #17
According to the rankings...
- The NFHS Pep Band can now look into booking a place in Glens Falls. Ranked #23 in NYS Class AA just one week ago, the Wolverines are grooving like George Jefferson, now at #14 and ahead of Jamestown who dropped from #16 to #18 following its loss to St. Michael's. Rankings assure us we still get Falls/Jamestown at Buff State for a final hurrah.
- Aquinas is the team waiting to lose to Falls in the Class AA Far West Regional. The Lil Irish are now just two spots behind Falls in the state at #16 in Class AA. They own wins over Canisius & St. Francis this season, but not Nichols -- the only team to defeat AQ this season. Kind of makes you wonder how Nichols would fare against Canisius. Anyone know when they play?
- I'm pretty sure they were 'Big Health' before they were even moved up to Class AA. But now, Health Sciences is ranked among the big boys, debuting at the Big 3-0, as in #30 in NYS Class AA.
- The Pep Band might see if the Jungle will transfer its reservation at The Queensbury. Amherst's loss to unranked Pittsford Mendon over break was a punishable offense indeed, to the tune of 9 spots, dropping from #9 to #18 in NYS Class A this week. Still the highest ranked team from WNY in that classification, but no longer in the Far West Region. Unbeaten Irondequoit now owns the #9 ranking.
- St. Francis has a chance to communicate via megaphone with the committee this week, as the Red Raiders play a pair of teams ranked in NYS Class A - #20 St. Joe's & #24 Bishop Grimes. After the way they battled with Health over the weekend, Frannies could seize an opportunity to turn some heads.
- Timon, Allegany-Limestone, & Nichols are all Top 10 squads in NYS Class B.
- Allegany-Limestone & Batavia will play first to score 40 points in March.
- The Holland Dutchmen are a Top 10 team in NYS! First time in my time that it's happened. The team didn't even crack the final state rankings last season, despite reaching the Section VI Class C Final at JCC. They've come back with a vengeance in 2023 and return to action tonight for the first time in 18 days when they take on Olmsted.
- Saturday night features a rematch of the 2022 NYSPHAA Class C Far West Regional when Salamanca visits Avon, ranked #18 in NYS Class C. The Warriors will enter the game ranked #15 in NYS Class B.
- Just in time for Wednesday night, the NYSSWA has created a matchup of ranked teams in NYS Class D. It took a little magic tough...they magically expanded the Class D rankings from 15 to 20 teams this week, so Westfield now has a place at the table, coming in at #17. The Wolverines visit NYS Class D #10 Panama for the first of two meetings this season in CCAA II West.
Click HERE for complete NYSSWA State Rankings
-centercourt
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