New state girls basketball poll: Section III team makes 1st appearance in state rankings

Syracuse, N.Y. — One Section III girls basketball team made its first appearance in the New York State Sportswriters Association poll this week.

Bishop Ludden earned a No. 17 ranking in Class AAA after winning its last six straight games.

In total, 18 teams from Section III are ranked. Nine of those teams are ranked in the top 10. West Canada Valley from Class C is the highest-ranked team at No. 3.

Class AAA’s Cicero-North Syracuse and Class A’s Westhill fell out of the state rankings this week.

Here’s where Section III schools stand this week (records as of Tuesday):

Class AAA

7. Liverpool 12-1 (Last week: 7)

17. Bishop Ludden 8-2 (LW: NR)

20. Baldwinsville 10-3 (LW: 17)

Dropped out: Cicero-North Syracuse 7-5 (LW: 25)

Class AA

18. Central Square 8-2 (LW: 19)

Class A

6. Indian River 7-1 (LW: 6)

10. Cortland 10-1 (LW: 11)

17. Oneida 8-2 (LW: 21)

Dropped out: Westhill 6-4 (LW: 24)

Class B

4. Utica Notre Dame 9-2 (LW: 3)

7. Little Falls 10-0 (LW: 8)

8. General Brown 9-2 (LW: 9)

11. Phoenix 9-3 (LW: 10)

13. Marcellus 10-3 (LW: 13)

Class C

3. West Canada Valley 11-0 (LW: 3)

8. Hamilton 10-2 (LW: 9)

16. Tully 9-2 (LW: 16)

25. Westmoreland 7-3 (LW: 24)

Class D

7. LaFargeville 9-1 (LW: 7)

14. Sackets Harbor 8-2 (LW: 15)

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