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State Rankings – Week 8

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The eighth state rankings of the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:

 

Class AA 

Williamsville North #25

 

Class A

Canisius #3

 

Class B

Olean #6

East #7

 

Class C

Middle College #7

Barker #11

 

Class D

Sherman #4

 

** According to the rankings:

– Section VI finally has a Class AA school worth ranking…barely.

– Section VI no longer has a Class A school worth ranking. What's up with the Section's large schools this year?

– Olean at #6 & East at #7 tells me the two school's losses are being viewed equally.  The Huskies lost to two top 12 Class AA schools and Canisius.  East lost to McKinley (unranked in Class A), Middle College (Class C) and unranked Frankiln of Section V.  

– Two Class C Section V schools are better than Middle College, and a third is right behind them.

 

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-centercourt

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9 responses to “State Rankings – Week 8”

  1. buffs best Avatar
    buffs best

    Is it fair to say this is the weakest Class AA has been in some time?
    Should make for good section 6 playoff , as a number of teams can come out on top this year.

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  2. TML1000 Avatar
    TML1000

    I wouldn’t say this is a weak year for the class…there just is not one or two dominant teams like the Falls/J’town have been in most recent years. Five teams have the capability to win the class, which is the first time that can be said since the creation of the AA class.

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  3. hoopster Avatar
    hoopster

    TML, I’ve seen several games and it seems to me the overall level of play with the exception of a few teams is in fact down. You are quite right, however, that in AA there are a handful of teams that could win, which should make it an exciting time come Buff State.

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  4. TML1000 Avatar
    TML1000

    I will agree to that in most classes but I would stack this year’s AA class, 1-5, against any from the past number of seasons.

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  5. centercourt Avatar
    centercourt

    The fact that Section VI hasn’t had a Class AA school crack the top 20 in the state all season is pretty telling. Most seasons there are at least two schools that are staples of the state’s top 20 throughout the season.
    This season reminds me of 2010 in Class AA, when Falls didn’t reach Buff State and it was an all ECIC I final. I’m expecting the same thing to happen this season. The biggest difference, in 2010, we had a chance with Section V. This year, I would be very surprised if our Class AA rep got out of regionals. I still think there are at least five Class AA schools ahead of anything we will send to regionals.

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  6. centercourt Avatar
    centercourt

    I wouldn’t put any of the top five Class AA schools from this season against either the Falls or Jamestown teams from 2011-2013. Totally different ball parks.
    Falls played for a state title in 2008 & 2009.
    Jamestown played for the title in 2011.
    In 2012, Falls lost a nail-biter to Aquinas in the regionals, who went on to the state final.
    Last year, Jamestown fell to eventual state chaampion, Bishop Kearney, after edging Falls, who beat Bishop Kearney in the regular season.
    This year is a totally different animal in Class AA. It will make for a very competitive tournament at Buff State, but in reality, Jamestown needed overtime to get past the team that is likely Section V’s Class A rep, East. The Class AA schools in Rochester are a significant upgrade over East.

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  7. TML1000 Avatar
    TML1000

    I am saying 1-5…clearly there is not the top-class team or two as there has been in past years. Whomever this year’s 3-5 seeds are will be just as strong or stronger as those in the past.

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  8. charles black Avatar
    charles black

    how many teams can say they have 3 1000 point scorers on the same team nice job to SAM EKSTROM WILL BATHHURST NICK SCHIMDT OLEAN HUSKIES

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  9. From the North Avatar
    From the North

    Coming from a school that has only three in it’s history I’d say that it’s pretty cool!!

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