Here is the Nye Automotive Top 10 for the week of April 6…..
- In the first full week of high school boys lacrosse the defending sectional champions in the Class C and D ranks made big statements. Class D champion Marcellus, who edged Hilton 10-9 last weekend in its opener, then came from behind to beat F-M 12-8, while J-D, the Class C champions, won 20-2 over Oswego and also won big over Central Square…
- Among the large schools in boys lacrosse, defending Class A sectional champion Liverpool opened by beating Vestal 12-8 and plays Saratoga Springs today. West Genesee got off to a 2-0 start which included doubling up Skaneateles 18-9, while Baldwinsville, the state champions in 2022 and 2023 in Class A, begins its season on Saturday against Ballston Spa…
- Moving to girls lacrosse, after going to the state final four a season ago in Class D South Jefferson is bent on doing it again, the Spartans having outscored General Brown and Indian River a combined 44-3 in its first two games. Fulton, who won Class C a season ago, lost to CBA and J-D might be ready to challenge them having held on to beat its neighbors from F-M 10-9 on Thursday night..
- Defending its state Class A title, C-NS girls lacrosse won a tense 10-9 overtime battle with Penfield last weekend while CBA impressed with a 3-0 start that included a big 16-4 romp over Fulton early this week. West Genesee, on Thursday, routed Skaneateles 19-9 on Thursday, the worst loss the Lakers have taken in more than a decade, this after the Wildcats battled past Rush-Henrietta 12-10
- Baseball has started, too, with CBA defending the sectional Class AAA title and C-NS looking to challenge again after beating Syracuse City 10-2 in its opener. West Genesee broke a 47-year sectional title drought when it won Class AA over Whitesboro a season ago and will try to defend that title as J-D does the same in Class A after it edged New Hartford in last spring’s sectional final…
- Little Falls emerged as sectional Class B champion in 2024 from a no. 8 playoff seed and a sub-.500 regular season. The Mounties open with three games next week as, in Class C, Pulaski defends the title it won over Mount Markham last spring but lost its opener 7-0 to Weedsport. Oriskany reached the state Class D final a year ago opening its season against Belleville-Henderson…
- Also getting underway, area high school softball teams fit in games which included defending sectional Class AA champion Whitesboro starting out with a 26-2 win over ESM where it scored 15 runs in the third inning. F-M could challenge Whitesboro and got a high-quality win at Chitenango 8-3 as Liverpool in Class AAA and Camden in Class A are defending sectional champions..
- Will Marcellus softball remain the team to beat in Class B or will someone dethrone them such as Utica-Notre Dame or Solvay, who won its opener 9-2 at Skaneateles. Long-time power Sandy Creek returns as the defending sectional champions in Class C, while in Class D Sackets Harbor looks to hang on the title it won over Cincinnatus last spring…..
- Melted snow also meant the start of area high school boys tennis. Local rivals met Thursday and CBA defeated J-D 5-2, part of a handful of matches that continued on Friday afternoon. F-M defends the sectional team title in Class A, with J-D looking to repeat its championship earned in Class B and Cazenovia seeks a third consecutive state final four appearance in Class C…
- A big early-season showdown in flag football had defending sectional champion Baldwinsville unable to hold a 14-0 lead and settle for a 14-14 tie with Liverpool before the Bees routed Sherburne-Earlville 45-0. Central Square debuted in flag football and won big 53-6 over Syracuse OnTech while Syracuse West played on Tuesday night and spoiled F-M’s debut by taking a 20-13 victory….
