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

 

Class AA

Jamestown #20

 

Class A 

Canisius #9

Nichols #13

McKinley #15

Amherst #22

 

Class B

Park #7

St. Mary's #9

Fredonia #15

East #22

 

Class C 

Middle College #5

Silver Creek #10

Tapestry #13

Salamanca #18

 

Class D

Sherman #4

Panama #8

 

** According to the rankings…

 

– Section V will win all five games at the regionals this year, meaning we send no teams to Glens Falls.

 

– Aquinas is only the third best team in Section V's Class AA.  It is my belief that they are likely the best from Section V.

 

– Nichols loss to Walsh was seen as practically inconsequential.  The Vikings dropped just one spot, while Walsh continues to be unranked.

 

– Park is only the 7th best Class B team in the state.  If there are really six teams better, Class B may supercede Class AA as the most talented classification.

 

– Even Leadership Academy (Section V Class B) is better than Park.

 

– The Class B2 final at Buff State is the defacto overall Class B final (no Class B1 schools ranked).

 

– The deepest classification in Section VI is Class C (four teams ranked).

 

For the complete NYSSWA rankings, click here.

 

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