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3/8 Regionals were like a Thanksgiving meal that took tons of work and prep ...and then Bam, it's over. Only this time there's no sandwiches. Pioneer came close, missing a jumper for a tie with 20 seconds to play.. Jamestown was down 22-9 after the 1st quarter, lost by 19 and Frewsburg bowed 40-27. Congrats to all 3 for fine seasons. Sunday there are 2 more chances for Sec 6. Good Luck to Ripley and Olean.

3/5 Section 6 has a great shot in the AA. Jamestown is # 5 in the State Poll, #1 is out, #s 2,3 and 4 are is the other half of the bracket. Jamestown faces # 18 Greece Athena or # 10 Rush-Henrietta in Regionals. Those are the lowest ranked seeds Section 6 are facing in the 5 classes at Regionals.      State polls looks good until you look closely. Pioneer the #1 A for quite a while, lost to AA #4 and dropped 8 spots to 9 then rose to 6. Shen that same AA, dropped only 6 spots after losing to small school Nichols the next night. Their 2nd loss, by the way. Shen has popped up to #2 while one loss Pioneer is a #4. Name recognition is important in many fields.

WNY GIRLS  BASKETBALL 3/15      
rank school rec   best wins losses
1 Pioneer - A Champ 23-2   Olean, Lockport, EA(by16) Shen (AA # 3 NYS), HF-L
2 Jamestown - AA  Champ 21-3   Naz,Clar(3x), OP, EA(by9), Lkpt Mt Vernon (AA # 2 NYS), OP, R-H # 11 NYS)
3 Nichols CHSAA A Champ 18-5   Shen,SHA(2x),MMA, Lkpt Nardin, MMA, Holy Trinity ot
4 Lockport - AA 15-8   Ken W(2x), OP KE(2x), WE, Gates-C, Gr-Arc, Nic, Pio(10), Jt(13)
5 Clarence - AA 16-7   OP(2x), KW Jt(3x), SHA, KE, Fron, SH
6 Kenmore East - A1 18-3   Clar, OP, SH, Lkpt(2x),KW NW, KW, GI
7 Nardin CHSAA B Champ 14-9   Nichols, MMA, ,HHA, SHA Nic, MMA,SHA2x,HAA
8 Mt Mercy 19-6   Nichols,SHA, Immac OP,SHA, Nardin, Nichols, HAA
9 East Aurora - A2 18-5   Lack, Gr-Arc Newark(40), Jt(9), Mercy(8), Gr-Ath, Pio(16)
10 Sacred Heart 17-7   Clar, MMA, Immac SH, Nichols(2x), MMA, Nardin
         
11 Wmsvl East  -  A1 17-7   Lkpt, Bloom (both early, close) Naz, SH(2x), Clar(21), Ham, Jt(15), Pioneer(24)
12 Orchard Park - AA 15-7   Jamestown, MMA, Ham,SH Jt, KE, Clar(2x), Lanc, Front, Lockpt
13 Sweet Home - AA 16-5   SHA, Ham, Clar Naz (40), C-C, KE, North, OP
14 Olean B Champ 17-5      
15 Holy Angels 16-9   MMA, Nar, Nic2x,Nar2x, SHA2x, KE, MMA2x

Buffalo News Coaches Polls

08 FINAL GIRLS LARGE SCHOOLS 4/12/2008          
rank school   1st rec votes last time 2 wk 3 wk 4wk
1 Pioneer - A 2   5 23-2 86 1 1 2 2
2 Jamestown - AA   4 21-3 85 2 2 1 1
3 East Aurora - A2     18-5 67 4 4 5T 5
4 Lockport - AA     15-8 63 7 8 7 7
5 Kenmore East - A1     18-3 39 3 5 5T 6
6 Williamsville East A1     17-7 37 nr      
7 Clarence AA     16-7 36 9 nr    
8 Grand Island A1     12-9 28 nr      
9 Orchard Park AA     14-7 26 nr      
10 Sweet Home - AA     16-5 56 5 3 4 4
                 
Also receiving votes: Nardin 7, Sacred Heart 2            
                   
08 FINAL GIRLS SMALL SCHOOLS 4/12/2008          
rank school   1st rec votes last time 2wk 3wk 4wk
1 Nichols    6 21-3 60 1 1 2 1
2 Olean - B1     18-6 54 3 3 3 4
3 Frewsburg - C2     21-3 44 5 5 5 5
4 Ripley D     16-7 40 nr      
5 Sherman - D     21-2 36 2 2 1 2
6 Immaculata     19-6 31 4 4 4 3
7 Clymer - D     18-4 15 6 6 7 8
8t Falconer B2     15-9 13 nr      
8t Fredonia B1     15-8 13 nr      
10 Al-Limestone C1     15-9 12 nr      
                 
Also receiving votes : Franklinville 4, Pine Valley (D) 3, Wilson (C) 3, Niagara Catholic 1, Salamanca 1.