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

 

Class AA

Jamestown #25

 

Class A 

Canisius #6

McKinley #8

Williamsville South #10

Amherst #11

 

Class B

Park #2

Fredonia #14

St. Mary's #17

 

 Class C 

Middle College #6

Silver Creek #8

Salamanca #9

Randolph #16

Tapestry #19

 

Class D

Sherman #3

I-Prep #11

Panama #16

 

 ** According to the rankings…

 

- Jamestown got to watch its regional opponent, Aquinas, play after it lost to Greece Athena.  The Lil Irish are 13-0 and the top ranked Class AA team in Section V.

 

– A win over the #11 team in Class A (Amherst) and a heart-breaking loss to the #2 team in Class A (Greece Athena) will get your ranked again in Class AA.  Jamestown finally got back into the top 25 in Class AA this week, barely.

 

– Four of the top 11 Class A teams in NYS play right here in WNY.  

 

– Greece Athena, who just beat Jamestown in a thriller, will play defending Class A Federation champ, Scotia, for the state title.

 

– Park (#2 in NYS Class B) will play Westhill (#1 in Class B and defending Fed champs) for this year's Class B Federation championship – something I've been predicting since December.

 

– Old pals, Middle College and Silver Creek will get together in the post season for a fourth straight year.

 

– Losing to unranked Maple Grove (Class D) had no bearing on the rankings, as Panama remained ranked #16 in Class D.

 

– Every team from WNY moved up in the rankings this week, except for Randolph, Tapestry, & Panama, who stayed in the same spot, and Middle College who slipped one spot.

 

 For the complete NYSSWA rankings, click here.

 

-centercourt