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

 

Class AA

Jamestown #23

 

Class A 

Canisius #10

Nichols #12

McKinley #16

Amherst #23

 

Class B

Park #8

St. Mary's #11

Fredonia #16

East #23

 

Class C 

Middle College #6

Silver Creek #11

Tapestry #14

 

Class D

Sherman #4

Panama #8

 

** According to the rankings…

 

– Three teams from Section V – Bishop Kearney (13), Fairport (16), & Aquinas (18) – are better than what Section VI has to offer in Class AA.

 

– Canisius had a big week, knocking off two ranked Class AA teams: #4 Bishop Kearney & #10 Jamestown.  The Crusaders' reward was a nine-spot jump up from #19, but not ahead of Holy Trinity (#9), who beat St. Joe's by 15 and Nichols by three last weekend.  There are a total of four CHSAA Class A teams ranked ahead of Canisius.

 

– Jamestown and Bishop Kearney were treated differently for losing to Canisius.  The Red Raiders dropped 13 places in the Class AA poll to #23, after opening at #10 in Week 1.  Meanwhile, Kearney, who also lost to unranked St. Mary's (Manhasset, NY), only fell nine places from #4 to #13.

 

– Greece Athena is considered better than any team from WNY, ranked #5 in Class A.

 

– The only WNY team that will win a state title is Park in CHSAA Class B.

 

– A win at the buzzer over East was enough to overshadow a 19-point loss to St. Mary's, as Middle College moved up one place in the Class C ranking.  

 

– What the Kats' win over East did do? Dropped the Panthers 14 places in Class B, from #9 to #23.

 

– Silver Creek's loss to Nichols bore no consequence – they remained at #11 in Class C.

 

– Sherman's four-point win over Panama literally caused the two teams to flip places in the Class D rankings.

 

– For the complete NYSSWA rankings, click here.

 

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