The newest edition of the NYSSWA state soccer rankings came out yesterday - a little bit of motion, but a lot of schools in Section 2 and 3 are having their success noticed. Some of them are the usual suspects, others are names enjoying newfound success or a resurgence.
In AA, Shenendehowa is having one of the most successful all-around seasons in the entire state. Both soccer teams (along with football) are putting a hurt on teams, and all 3 are ranked in the top 10 in the state. Football is at #10 as of last week, but a 35-6 W over Saratoga on Friday may push them up a little bit. Boys soccer lost to Shaker last week after being ranked #1 in the state, but they're still in the top 10, sitting at #9. Girls soccer is in the drivers' seat in the Suburban, now ranked #7 in the state. A lot of love for upstate in girls soccer rankings, especially - 6 schools in the top 20 are from Section 2/3, four of them from the one to the east. Shen is the highest ranked of them all at #7; conference foes sit not far behind. Columbia is at #11, Saratoga Springs is at #14, and Niskayuna clocks in at #20. Lifelong rivals represent Section 3 at the AA level, with Cicero-North Syracuse at #13 and Liverpool at #15. 'Pool has one loss, and that's to C-NS. C-NS has one loss too... we'll talk about that one in a minute. On the boys end, Shaker catapulted up to #6 after beating former top-ranked team Shen, who dropped. One of the two teams in between Shaker & Shen is undefeated #8 Fayetteville-Manlius, and Nottingham is sitting at #14.
A big thing jumps out at me in Class A, and that's how quickly Albany Academy has ascended. A couple quality wins knocked them up from #14 in the state in boys soccer all the way to #2. There's a big drop before you get to the only other boys soccer team in the Class A rankings, Scotia-Glenville, who holds down the #12 spot. Both of them are above the top-ranked team in Section 3, CBA, who's at #15. Fowler is at #18, making two of the four main Syracuse public schools state-ranked. A couple traditional powers and a new face hold down the A rankings in girls soccer for Section 3 - Jamesville-Dewitt, with just about everyone back from a team that made it to regionals last year, is at #2. Marcellus bumped up to Class A this year but it hasn't slowed them down, as they're at #10. The north country is getting a little love this week too, 8-1 Watertown scrapes in at #20. Not so much for Section 2, with Queensbury at #16 and Burnt Hills at #17, despite them being 3-6. Queensbury's 1 loss is to Garden City, defending state champs - but with them at 3-3-1, that loss may look a touch worse. Would have thought Scotia girls would make it in this week, but they're still on the outside looking in. A lot of success for that school so far though, as the girls soccer & football teams are at honorable mention status while the boys soccer team is state-ranked. The Q and BH-BL girls soccer are trying to catch up to their football teams - Queensbury football is #1 as of now in football rankings, and BH-BL is #4, but a loss to Schalmont this past Friday may drop them.
We'll lead Class B by mentioning Cazenovia because of their hot starts all-around. Football sits at #3 as of now, boys soccer is #8 in the state, and girls soccer dropped to #9 after a loss to Westhill, who's now up to #5. One of the two teams ahead of Caz in the football rankings? Section II's version, Schalmont. Their playing styles are different, and you get a different feel going to each town/city, but the Sabres and the Lakers enjoy similar success. Schalmont is at #2 in the state in football (at least until tomorrow) and face off against #16 Ravena in a showdown Friday.. we'll be there! Their boys soccer team isn't ranked although I think they should be, and their girls soccer team has been riding the #1 spot in the state all season. This Class B team is the one that beat Cicero-North Syracuse, #13 in AA. Hoosick Falls is also in the girls soccer rankings in B - the perennial contender is rockin' the #12 slot, and Catholic Central is at #19 behind the high-powered duo of Alexis Riffelbach and Madison Purcell. Hoosick Falls won a matchup between them, but I'd love to see a repeat. HF's football team is also state-ranked... as always. They're #5 in Class C, and perhaps rising. The aforementioned Westhill & Caz rep Section 3 in the girls' rankings. If I still lived in the area, you know I would've been there last week! As usual, Clinton's in there too, #15 this week. On the boys side, Broadalbin-Perth rockets to the #2 slot and Ichabod Crane fell 6 spots to #12. Cazenovia and Skaneateles are at #8 and #9 - they play each other today!
In Class C, 6 teams grace each soccer poll between the two sections. It's balanced on the boys end and Section 3 dominant on the girls side. They have one thing in common though... Sauquoit? And the boys team is ranked higher than the girls? Welcome aboard, Sanderson & Co.! The boys are at #12 and the girls sit at #18. Lake George paces the boys poll for this group at #5 - other Section 2 reps are Cepiel squared and the rest of Stillwater at #18 and Greenville on their heels at #19. Section 3 has MPH and Notre Dame joining Sauquoit, with MPH at the #8 spot and Notre Dame two spaces behind. The Jugglers also have Kev Warmack and the football team in the state rankings, at #8 in C and rising. Bishop Grimes runs the show in the girls rankings... They don't f wit youuu! Dominating teams to their #1 ranking, and the Cougars of Canajoharie are right behind them doing the same thing. Schoharie is the only other Section 2 rep besides Canjo - the other WAC rep is at #15. Besides Grimes and Sauquoit, Section 3 has Tully at #7 and Waterville at #12, led by 14th year varsity standout Hannah Gray... seriously, she's been on varsity for what seems like half of her life.
Finally, Class D. It's Poland as usual, but only on the girls side. Tornado boys are more like a slight drizzle this season. Two things jump out at me - one is expected, one is a surprise. There is an absence of teams from Section 2 involved besides Fort Ann, as usual. Fort Ann boys are #6 and girls are #19, and there's no other teams involved in the rankings. No surprise. Section 3 has one school represented in both Class D soccer rankings... not Poland, not Cincy.. how about Copenhagen? They're undefeated and #16 for the boys, and the girls are up at #4. The Owen D. Young resurgence is real - even with Marty Collins gone, boys sports are back. They're #3 in the state, and usual face McGraw is at #17. Morrisville has been dominating teams and hold down the #6 spot for girls, and the Beavers of Brookfield, led by Abby Reilly (19g-13a) are at #15. Remsen, on the other hand... tough week. They were #4 heading into a battle with Poland last week. After getting whacked by them and taking a loss to Little Falls, they're out of the rankings. Morrisville is the only school with a football team knocking on the state rankings door (combined with Hamilton) - besides that, none of them have football. No surprise there.
Another week of mayhem ahead. Happy hunting! More organized rankings for boys & girls soccer in Section 2 and 3... right below!
Boys
AA
6.) Shaker
8.) Fayetteville-Manlius
9.) Shenendehowa
14.) Nottingham
A
2.) Albany Academy
12.) Scotia-Glenville
15.) CBA (the Syracuse variety)
18.) Fowler
B
2.) Broadalbin-Perth
8.) Cazenovia
9.) Skaneateles
12.) Ichabod Crane
C
5.) Lake George
8.) Manlius Pebble Hill
10.) Notre Dame
12.) Sauquoit
18.) Stillwater
19.) Greenville
D
3.) Owen D. Young
6.) Fort Ann
16.) Copenhagen
17.) McGraw
Girls
AA
7.) Shenendehowa
11.) Columbia
13.) Cicero-North Syracuse
14.) Saratoga Springs
15.) Liverpool
20.) Niskayuna
A
2.) Jamesville-Dewitt
10.) Marcellus
16.) Queensbury
17.) Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
20.) Watertown
B
1.) Schalmont
5.) Westhill
9.) Cazenovia
12.) Hoosick Falls
15.) Clinton
19.) Catholic Central
C
1.) Bishop Grimes
3.) Canajoharie
7.) Tully
12.) Waterville
15.) Schoharie
18.) Sauquoit
D
1.) Poland
4.) Copenhagen
6.) Morrisville-Eaton
15.) Brookfield
19.) Fort Ann
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