Happy New Year everyone! I hope you guys had an excellent weekend/winter break/time away from school...all that jazz.

I'm also officially back from my own winter break and as my first act of being back at work, I bring to you the latest NYS basketball rankings for both girls and boys basketball. This is our fourth round of boys rankings and our first girls rankings of the season.

Now that we're right in the mix of league play in Section II, things are going to get progressively more interesting I can only look forward to what's on the docket for our remaining basketball season. As per usual, I've listed the top five in each class as well as where any of our local teams are ranked. If you want to the full rankings, simply head on over here for girls basketball and here for boys basketball.

See y'all on the sidelines on Friday.
- Laura



GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class AA
1. Ossining - 1, 6-3
2.  South Shore - PSAL, 10-2
3. Bethlehem - 2, 7-0
4. Murray Bergtraum - PSAL, 7-1
5. Archbishop Malloy - CHSAA, 7-2
Just Under the Cut
13. Albany -2, 9-0
17. Shaker - 2, 7-0
25. Colonie - 2, 5-2

Class A
1. Holy Names - 2, 6-0
2. Wallkill - 9, 7-0
3. Jamesville-DeWitt - 3, 8-0
4. Lutheran - AIS, 6-2
5. Coleman Catholic - 9, 4-0
Just Under the Cut
9. Averill Park - 2, 4-3
16. Troy - 2, 5-2
22. Queensbury - 2, 6-1

Class B
1. Irvington - 1, 8-1
2. Westhill - 3, 7-0
3. Oneonta - 4, 7-0
4. Waterloo - 5, 9-0
5. Somers JFK - 1, 6-2
Just Under the Cut
6. Watervliet - 2, 6-1
13. Tamarac - 2, 7-1 

Class C
1. Alexander Hamilton - 1, 6-0
2. Little Falls - 3, 5-0
3. Chautauqua Lake - 6, 6-0
4. Elmira Notre Dame - 4, 5-1
5. Hoosic Valley - 2, 5-2
Just Under the Cut
9. Maple Hill - 2, 9-1

Class D
1. South Kortright - 4, 6-0
2. Elba - 5, 6-0
3. Fort Edward - 2, 7-0
4. Hammond - 10, 7-0
5. Sherman - 6, 4-0
Just Under the Cut
8. Fort Ann - 2, 7-0

BOYS BASKETBALL
Class AA
1. Christ the King - CHSAA, 6-1
2. Lutheran - AIS, 11-1
3. Bayside - PSAL, 7-0
4. Fairport - 5, 7-0
5. Niagara Falls - 6, 4-1
Just Under the Cut
17. Troy - 2, 5-2
20. Albany Academy -2, 5-2
21. Bethlehem - 2, 7-0
24. CBA - 2, 7-2 

Class A
1. Springfield Gardens - PSAL, 7-1
2. Byram Hills - 1, 6-0
3. Bishop Ludden - 3, 8-1
4. Manhasset St. Mary - CHSAA, 5-2
5. Canisius - MMA, 4-3
Just Under the Cut
10. Scotia - 2, 6-0

Class B
1. Collegiate - AIS, 6-0
2. Newcomers - PSAL, 6-0
3. Buffalo Nichols - CHSSA, 8-1
4. Olean - 6, 7-1
5. Marlboro - 9, 5-0
Just Under the Cut
8. Watervliet - 2, 5-2

Class C
1. Buffalo Middle College - 6, 3-1
2. Pine Plains - 9, 6-2
3. Tuckahoe - 1, 3-4
4. Silver Creek - 6, 8-0
5. Hoosic Valley - 2, 6-1
Just Under the Cut
16. Hoosick Falls - 2, 3-2
19 Lake George - 2, 5-0

Class D
1. Argyle - 2, 7-0
2. Children's Village - 1, 5-0
3. Loudonville Christian - 2, 8-0
4. New York Mills - 3, 6-1
5. University Prep - 5, 5-1