Here’s a glance at Western New York’s football, boys and girls soccer team placements in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association rankings.
Football
Class AA
5. Bennett, 17. Lancaster, 25. St. Francis, 30. Canisius
Honorable mentions: Jamestown, Orchard Park
Class A
9. Clarence, 23. Lockport
Honorable mentions: Grand Island, Starpoint, West Seneca West, Williamsville North
Class B
12. Health Sciences, 13. Pioneer, 16. Timon-St. Jude, 25. Maryvale
Honorable mentions: Alden, Depew, Iroquois, Lackawanna, Lake Shore, South Park, Williamsville South
Class C
3. Medina, 11. Salamanca, 17. Southwestern, 19. Portville/Cuba-Rushford
Honorable mention: Akron, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove, Fredonia, Newfane
Class D
2. Clymer/Sherman/Panama, 10. Wilson, 11. Franklinville/Ellicottville, 14. Wilson
Honorable mentions: Gowanda/Pine Valley, Randolph
Boys soccer
Class AAA
4. Lancaster
Class AA
3. Clarence
Class A
5. Williamsville South, 10. Lewiston-Porter, 18. Williamsville East
Class B
2. East Aurora, 8. Southwestern, 10. Lafayette, 16. Lackawanna
Class C
5. Wilson, 8. Maple Grove, 15. Randolph
Class D
3. Ellicottville
Girls Soccer
Class AAA
14. Lancaster
Class AA
12. Niagara Wheatfield, 13. Clarence, 17. Williamsville East
Class A
8. Lewiston-Porter, 11. Williamsville South
Class B
3. Nichols, 10. Southwestern, 18. Allegany-Limestone
Class C
- St. Mary’s, 12. Frewsburg, 14. Wilson
Class D
14. North Collins, 15. Ellicottville
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Jonah Bronstein joined the WIVB squad in 2022 as a digital sports reporter. The Buffalonian has covered the Bills, Sabres, Bandits, Bisons, colleges, high schools and other notable sporting events in Western New York since 2005, for publications including The Associated Press, The Buffalo News, and Niagara Gazette. Read more of his work here.
