HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Sidelines: News, notes and the football poll
News and notes from area high schools & the weekly football poll
2009 News football polls
State classification is in parentheses; first-place votes in brackets; LW-last week; *-tie in points.
LARGE SCHOOLS
| No. Team (Class) | Record | Points | LW |
| 1. Sweet Home (A) [4] | 7-0 | 83 | 2 |
| 2. Lancaster (AA) [5] | 7-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 3. North Tonawanda (AA) | 7-0 | 78 | 3 |
| 4. Orchard Park (AA) | 6-1 | 64 | 4 |
| 5. Hamburg (A) | 6-1 | 53 | 6 |
| 6. Wmsv. South (A) | 6-1 | 42 | 5 |
| 7. Iroquois (A) | 5-2 | 31 | 7 |
| 8. Riverside | 5-1 | 25 | 10 |
| 9. Canisius | 3-4 | 13 | 8 |
| 10. Grand Island (A) | 4-3 | 12 | NR |
Also receiving votes (listed by points received): St. Joe's 6, West Seneca East (A) 5, Lockport (AA) 2.
SMALL SCHOOLS
| No. Team (Class) | Record | Points | LW |
| 1. Southwestern [9] | 7-0 | 90 | 1 |
| 2. Cheektowaga (B) | 7-0 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. Eden (C) | 7-0 | 73 | 3 |
| 4. Cleveland Hill * (C) | 6-1 | 50 | 5 |
| 4. Depew * (B) | 5-2 | 50 | 4 |
| 6. Cassadaga Valley (C) | 6-1 | 33 | 6 |
| 7. East Aurora (B) | 5-2 | 30 | NR |
| 8. Randolph (D) | 6-1 | 29 | 7 |
| 9. Burgard | 5-0 | 17 | 10 |
| 10. Cardinal O'Hara | 5-1 | 13 | NR |
Also receiving votes (listed by points received): Maple Grove (D) 12, Silver Cr. (D) 7, Lackawanna (B) 5, Alden (B) 4, Portville (D) 3.
Coming attractions
* Week Eight of the football season will be highlighted by the kickoff of the Section VI playoffs. All five defending class champions have qualified. Orchard Park (Class AA) hosts Williamsville North on Friday. Sweet Home (Class A) hosts Amherst on Saturday. Lackawanna (Class B) hosts Albion on Friday. Southwestern (Class C) hosts Gowanda on Friday and Maple Grove (Class D) hosts Cattaraugus/Little Valley on Friday. ... St. Francis starts the weekend early traveling to Cathedral Prep (Pa.) on Thursday at 7 p.m. ... In the Monsignor Martin Association, Cardinal O'Hara takes on St. Joe's on Saturday at 2 p.m.
* In boys soccer, St. Francis is at Nichols as the Monsignor Martin Association wraps up its regular season. The league's quarterfinal playoffs begin on Friday. ... Two rivalry games take place on Friday as No. 4 Williamsville North is at Williamville East and Iroquois travels to East Aurora. The Section VI seedings meeting is Saturday.
* In girls soccer, co-No. 3 ranked small school East Aurora plays at No. 6 Holland tonight at 6:30 p.m. ... Also today, Orchard Park is at Williamsville North in a key ECIC I battle. ... Nardin hosts Mount St. Mary on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Soccer Club, 97 Lucid in Cheektowaga off Genesee Street. The Nardin players will be wearing pink uniforms in memory of Alison Gmerek, parent of a Nardin player, who died of cancer on Aug. 10, 2008 at age 42. ... On Friday, don't miss Williamsville East at Williamsville North.
* The Section VI girls volleyball seedings meeting is Wednesday. First-round qualifiers begin on Friday at the higher seed.
* In girls tennis, the ECIC Doubles Championship will be Friday and Saturday at the Village Glen in Williamsville. ... The Niagara Frontier League tournament is Friday at Sportsplex.
* The Williamsville South field hockey team needs to win at Sweet Home on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to capture the small school division. ... The seedings meeting is Friday.
* The All-High Cross Country Championships are today at Delaware Park's Rose Garden. ... The Clarence Invitational will be Saturday at Akron Falls. The Red Devils boys and girls teams are the No. 1-ranked large schools in WNY.
* Thursday will be a big night in boys volleyball as No. 3-ranked Canisius is at No. 10 St. Joe's and No. 4 Clarence is at No. 6 Eden. ... Hamburg's tournament is Saturday.
* In girls swimming, Clarence is at Williamsville North today in a meet that will decide the ECIC I title.
Football honor roll
* CONNOLLY CUP: The Riverside Athletic Club Connolly Cup Committee's honor roll for Week Seven is: Zack Barrett (Williamsville North), David Drayton (Riverside), Aaron Ertel (Depew), Nate Goldsmith (Cleveland Hill), Chris Jacobson (Frewsburg), Andy LaLonde (Grand Island), Robert Malave (South Park), Zack Maryniewski (Lancaster), Brandon Souder (Iroquois), Dale Stewart (Niagara Falls). If any coaches have players they wish the committee to consider, visit www.connollycup.com.
* COACH OF THE WEEK: John Faller of Sweet Home has been named the NFL/Buffalo Bills Coach of the Week for Week Seven. The Panthers beat Amherst, 42-0, extending their winning streak to 20 games.
* TRENCH TROPHY: Week Seven honor roll: Keith Bykowski (Cheektowaga), Brandon Hite (Fredonia), Desmond Howard (St. Francis), Shawn Kennedy (Lancaster), Kyle Moore (Albion) and Marquan Myles (Niagara Falls).
Bulletin board
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS: Coaches and athletic directors of all schools in Western New York are encouraged to nominate fall sports athletes for the All-Western New York Scholar Athlete Team. Nominees must have a grade-point average of 90 or above. Nomination forms are included in all Section VI handbooks and are available via www.section6.e1b.org. Nominations are due to the Section VI office by Nov. 15.
BOYS LACROSSE: St. Francis High School is looking for a varsity coach for next spring's season. Forward resumes and references to St. Francis High School, Attn: Steve Otremba, Athletic Director, 4129 Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs, N.Y. 14010-0185.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Depew is looking for a coach for the upcoming season. Contact Athletic Director Dan McGrath at 686-2432.
Send items to Sidelines via mail (P.O. Box 100, Buffalo, 14240), fax (849-4587) or e-mail (mmonnin@buffnews.com or kmcshea@buffnews.com).
Log into MyBuffalo to post a comment
MyBuffalo is the new social network from Buffalo.com. Your MyBuffalo account lets you comment on and rate stories at buffalonews.com. You can also head over to mybuffalo.com to share your blog posts, stories, photos, and videos with the community. Join now or learn more.
Reader comments