Championship Weekend is set, with the lineup of Section V boys basketball championship games locked in at the “Big House.”
The tournament finals inside Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial also have an impact on the state rankings put together by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
First, the finals on Friday and Saturday in downtown Rochester:
The NYSSWA ranks teams in the classes that have state tournaments: Class AAA, Class AA, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D.
The state-ranked teams in Section V:
Section V Class AAA boys basketball
Section V Class AA boys basketball
Section V Class A boys basketball
Section V Class B boys basketball
Section V Class C boys basketball
Section V Class D boys basketball
— James Johnson, who grew up in the city of Rochester, has worked as a full-time journalist covering high school sports for the Democrat and Chronicle since 1996. His career began as an intern during the summer of 1990, before the start of his senior year at Edison in the Rochester City School District. He has become a two-time winner of the Rochester Press-Radio Club’s Sports Media Excellence Award.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: State rankings updated as Section V boys basketball finals are set
Reporting by James Johnson, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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