The fourth state rankings for the 2020 the season have been released by the NYSSWA.  Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:

 

Class AA

No teams ranked

 

Class A

Park #1

Canisius #3

Health Sciences #4

St. Joe's #12

 

Class B

Olean #21

Allegany-Limestone #23

 

Class C

Tapestry #2

Middle College #4

Randolph #7

Westfield #17

 

Class D

Panama #1

 

According to the rankings…

 

– Class AA isn't getting any better for us in WNY.  While we continue to have no teams ranked among the top 30 in NYS Class AA, UPrep from Section V is slowly creeping up the rankings and now sits at #21

 

– It will be a Health Sciences vs Rochester East battle in the Class A Far West Regional.  Health remains #4 and Rochester East is right behind them at #5 in NYS Class A.  Health is the only public school from Section VI Class A to even be ranked, as McKinley fell out of the state rankings following a seven-point home loss to South Park.

 

– Benjamin Banneker would not lose at the buzzer to Cathedral Prep.  Canisius did in its annual matchup with the Ramblers from PA and it caused them to fall one spot to #3 in NYS Class A.

 

– Batavia is the team we should expect to see waiting for Olean in the Class B Far West Regional.  The Blue Devils are the only Section V team in the Class B rankings this week, but may fall out entirely after losing to CSAT on Monday night.  Speaking of CSAT….Class A Honorable Mention last week.  Then they lose by 40 to Randolph and fall out of HM.  But they follow that up with a big win over Batavia, who had just beaten North Tonawanda.  Senor Hoyos' squad is a bit of an enigma to me. 

 

– Allegany-Limestone's home game against Olean on Friday night is a clash of the only two Class B teams state-ranked in NY.

 

– The last two games on JCC Friday in March will be Randolph vs Westfield, followed by Tapestry vs Middle College.

 

– It should be some parade in Panama after they win the state title in Class D.  Between the two football titles and all this advanced notice on the basketball team, Panama should have celebration down to a science.

 

 

Click HERE for complete NYSSWA State Rankings

 

-centercourt