Here is the Nye Automotive Top 10 for the week of April 6…..

  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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..
  4. 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
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. 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..
  8. 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…..
  9. 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…
  10. 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….