Here is the Nye Automotive Top 10 for the week of February 22…..
- It was quite a weekend of high school sports, including the Section III state qualifying meets in boys and girls wrestling at SRC Arena. The boys side had West Genesee in Division I and Sherburne-Earlville in Division II narrowly earn team titles, with C-NS’s Kasey Kalfass in Division I and Port Byron’s Mason Tanner in Division II named Most Outstanding Wrestlers for their surprise victories..
- A day later it was the girls wrestling Section III tournament with more than 20 teams on hand, a sign of the sports’ quick growth. Fulton claimed the team title with 233 points, Phoenix taking second and Homer third as Nadia Rose was the Red Dragons’ lone champion at 138 pounds and 94-pound champion Samantha Massey from Mount Markham was Most Outstanding Wrestler moving to 35-2..
- Three of the four girls volleyball sectional winter finals went five sets. Rome Free Academy needed it to edge New Hartford in a Class A classic, while Beaver River withstood a Mount Markham rally from two sets down to win Class C and Cincinnatus held off Sandy Creek in five sets in Class D. Only in Class B did it take less, Holland Patent toppling no. 1 seed Canastota in four sets…
- They’re underway in the Section III ice hockey playoffs. Top seed and state no. 1-ranked West Genesee ousted Baldwinsville 5-2 in Division I to set up a semifinal with F-M, who needed two overtimes to get past Cazenovia 3-2, Henry Dougherty getting the game-winner. Rome Free Academy blanked Syracuse 5-0 and awaits a semifinal with the winner of the C-NS-Watertown IHC game on Friday…
- Skaneateles is seeking a third consecutive state title in Division II ice hockey. Blanking New Hartford 6-0 in the sectional quarterfinals the Lakers meet Clinton in one semifinal after the Comets ousted Oswego in double overtime, while CBA/J-D, whose late-season surge got it the no. 2 seed, hosts Whitesboro in the other semifinal, the two having knocked out Auburn and Cortland-Homer…
- Then there’s girls ice hockey where Skaneateles is undefeated and entered the weekend two wins in Utica’s Nexus Center away from a state regional title. After two postponements the Lakers blanked Clinton 3-0 in the sectional final and routed Ithaca 7-1 in the regional round a day later. Skaneateles faces Fronter/Lake Shore/Orchard Park in the semifinals Friday and the final is on Saturday..
- And this weekend begins the sectional boys basketball playoffs. With its 16-0 regular season Rome Free Academy snared the top seed in Class AAA ahead of 19-1 C-NS as the no. 2 seed, while in Class AA West Genesee surged down the stretch and again sits as the top seed. The same is true for Westhill in Class A, holding an 18-2 record and no. 6 state ranking as it’s favored to repeat….
- Despite four regular-season losses Marcellus still found itself atop the state Class B basketball rankings and is the top seed in the sectional playoffs with Phoenix the no. 2 seed. Cooperstown’s perfect 20-0 regular season garnered the Hawkeyes the top seed in Class C as Sackets Harbor gained the top seed in Class D again despite a 16-4 record to the 19-1 mark of no. 2 seed Madison…
- With just six teams in the girls basketball sectional Class AAA playoffs C-NS and Liverpool, the top two seeds, don’t play until the semifinals and Liverpool has more than two weeks off. West Genesee’s tough schedule meant it got the top seed in Class AA ahead of no. 2 seed Central Square, while Utica Notre Dame holds the top seed in Class A after taking the state Class B championship a year ago…
- Bishop Grimes, who held the no. 1 spot in the state rankings twice this season, earned the top seed for the girls basketball sectional Class B playoffs, while Marcellus has the no. 2 seed. A tough Class C bracket has Hamilton the top seed in a 17-team-field, while Class D has just seven qualifier and no. 1 seed LaFargeville has a bye straight into the semifinal which is not until March 3…
