Syracuse, N.Y. — The NYSSWA released a new edition of its girls basketball state rankings on Wednesday, and there’s a new Class C team on top for the first time this season.
After weeks of Hamilton edging undefeated Frankfort-Schuyler to be the highest-ranked Section III team in the state rankings, the Maroon Knights defeated the Emerald Knights, 49-40, on Jan. 22 to one-up their rivals and earn the top spot in Class C among Section III squads.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Oswego entered the fray in Class AA while Cicero-North Syracuse (AAA) and Fulton (AA) dropped to honorable mention status.
The NYSSWA rankings are based on games played through Jan. 25.
Here’s how the rest of Section III stacks up:
Class AAA
16. Bishop Ludden-Grimes (11-4)
Last week: 16
24. Baldwinsville (13-2)
Last week: 25
Honorable mention: Cicero-North Syracuse (7-6), Liverpool (7-8), Rome Free Academy (10-5)
Class AA
22. Nottingham (10-4)
Last week: 21
24. Oswego (7-4)
Last week: Not ranked
Honorable mention: Fulton (10-2)
Class A
1. Utica Notre Dame (16-0)
Last week: 1
3. Christian Brothers Academy (12-1)
Last week: 3
Honorable mention: Jamesville-DeWitt (8-3)
Class B
2. Marcellus (15-1)
Last week: 2
6. Hannibal (9-1)
Last week: 6
Honorable mention: General Brown (9-4), Sauquoit Valley (12-2), Skaneateles (9-6)
Class C
12. Frankfort-Schuyler (13-0)
Last week: 13
13. Hamilton (10-2)
Last week: 11
14. West Canada Valley (14-1)
Last week: 14
18. Weedsport (11-2)
Last week: 18
Honorable mention: Dolgeville (9-3), Thousand Islands (8-4), Tully (13-1)
Class D
5. Lafargeville (10-2)
Last week: 5
Honorable mention: Copenhagen (7-), Fabius-Pompey (7-6)
