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Panama's girls and Clymer's boys are the highest-ranked local teams this week according to the New York State Sportswriters Association.
Panama, No. 3 in the Class D girls rankings, beat Frewsburg and Westfield last week before topping Southwestern on Tuesday night. The Panthers will return to action next Thursday at Maple Grove.
Clymer, the No. 9 team in the Class D boys rankings, beat Brocton last week before losing to Salamanca on Sunday at Jamestown Community College. The Pirates return to action Friday at Chautauqua Lake.
Randolph remained No. 4 in the Class C girls rankings after beating Sherman and Southwestern last week. The Cardinals, who beat Frewsburg on Tuesday, will return to action next Tuesday at home against Fredonia.
Sherman moved up a spot to No. 8 in the Class D girls rankings with a loss at Randolph followed by wins over Maple Grove and Forestville last week. The Wildcats, who beat Falconer on Tuesday, will visit Westfield tonight. Clymer moved down a spot to No. 11 in Class D with a loss to Falconer and a win over Silver Creek last week.
The Pirates, who beat Salamanca on Monday, will visit Chautauqua Lake tonight.
In Class AA boys, Jamestown moved up one spot to No. 15 after beating Orchard Park and Elmira last week. The Red Raiders, who lost to Canisius on Monday night and beat West Seneca West on Wednesday night, will host Park on Saturday evening.
Southwestern moved down four spots to No. 16 in the Class B girls rankings after losing to Randolph last week. The Trojans, who lost to Panama on Tuesday, will visit Allegany-Limestone tonight.
In Class B boys, Salamanca moved up seven spots to No. 17 after beating Olean and Southwestern last week. The Warriors, who beat Clymer on Sunday, will return to action Friday at Dunkirk. Fredonia remains an honorable-mention selection in Class B after beating Southwestern and Allegany-Limestone last week. The Hillbillies, who beat Frewsburg on Sunday and Springville on Tuesday, will host Olean on Friday.
Randolph remained No. 14 in Class C boys after beating Gowanda and Cassadaga Valley last week. The Cardinals, who lost to Southwestern on Tuesday night, will visit Silver Creek on Friday. Frewsburg remains an honorable-mention selection in Class C after beating Falconer and Portville last week. The Bears, who lost to Fredonia on Sunday and beat Maple Grove on Wednesday, will host Panama on Friday. Silver Creek also remained an honorable-mention choice in Class C after beating Portville and Gowanda last week. The Black Knights, who beat Ellicottville on Sunday at Jamestown CC, will host Randolph on Friday.
In Class D boys, Westfield moved up seven spots to No. 12 after beating Dunkirk, Maple Grove and Panama last week. The Wolverines will return to action Friday at Sherman. Panama moved down six spots to No. 19 with a win at Chautauqua Lake and its loss at Westfield. The Panthers, who beat Pine Valley on Monday, will visit Frewsburg on Friday. Ellicottville is a new honorable mention after topping North Collins and Cattaraugus-Little Valley last week. The Eagles, who lost to Silver Creek on Sunday at Jamestown CC, will visit Franklinville on Friday.
Other Western New York boys teams in the rankings include: Class AA Niagara Falls (No. 14), Health Sciences (No. 17) and Lockport (HM); Class A Amherst (No. 11), Canisius (No. 20), International Prep (HM), McKinley (HM), Niagara Wheatfield (HM), North Tonawanda (HM), St. Francis (HM), St. Joe's (HM) and Williamsville South (HM); Class B Timon-St. Jude (No. 4), Lewiston-Porter (No. 12), Allegany-Limestone (HM), Depew (HM), Newfane (HM) and St. Mary's (HM); and Class C Holland (No. 16).
Western New York girls teams mentioned in the rankings include: Class AA Cardinal O'Hara (No. 10) and Lancaster (No. 12); Class A Williamsville South (No. 4), Nichols (No. 8), Sweet Home (No. 14), Hamburg (No. 18), Sacred Heart (No. 21), St. Mary's (No. 27) and Starpoint (No. 30); Class B Depew (No. 2), Lewiston-Porter (No. 5) and Eden (No. 24); and Class C Portville (No. 7).
Top-ranked boys teams are: AIS Long Island Lutheran (Class AA), CHS Nazareth (Class A), AIS Poly Prep (Class B), Section IV Delhi (Class C) and Section IV South Kortright/Andes (Class D).
Girls teams ranked No. 1 include: AIS Long Island Lutheran (Class AA), CHSAA St. Joseph by the Sea (Class A), AIS Dalton School (Class B), Section IX Milbrook (Class C) and Section III West Canada Valley (Class D).