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| Section | Top Teams | Notes | | 1 | North Rockland, Ursuline, Arlington, Suffern, Mamaroneck, Carmel | North
Rockland rebounded from some early season woes to win its third
straight S1-A title, and this year the Red Raiders are in the hunt for a
state title while Ursuline and Arlington appear set to battle for 2nd. | | 2 | Saratoga, Shenendehowa, Niskayuna, Bethlehem, Guilderland, Colonie, Shaker, Ballston Spa, Columbia | Shenendehowa
stopped Saratoga's 17-year reign atop Section 2 last year, but it was
still the Blue Streaks that captured a berth at NXN. After big
graduation losses for both teams, Saratoga enters the season with higher
ratings, and Niskayuna looks poised to make a bid for the S2-A title as
well. | | 3 | Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool, Baldwinsville, West Genesee, Cicero-North Syracuse | FM's
margin over Liverpool has shrunk to 4 or 5 TR points entering the
season and the Warriors seem to have greater strength at the back. The
Hornets' 13-year run at the top of Section 3 could be in jeopardy. | | 4 | Ithaca, Corning, Elmira Express, Horseheads | Reigning
champ Ithaca sems to have a small edge over Corning entering the
season, but the unexpected seems to have a way of happening a lot in
S4-A. | | 5 | Webster Thomas, Hilton, Rush-Henrietta, Canandaigua, Fairport, | The
S5-A battle should again be very tight, but reigning champ Canandaigua
lost two of its top 5 to graduation, so Webster Thomas, Hilton, and
Rush-Henrietta have moved into the top 3 spots in the preseason.. | | 6 | West Seneca West, Clarence, Williamsville North, Orchard Park, Hamburg | A
veteran WSW squad looks to repeat with everyone back from last year's
S6-A champ, but Clarence has its top 5 back and a youthful look about it
for a match that seems almost dead-even as the season starts. | | 7 | No representatives |
| | 8 | Syosset, Oceanside, Port Washington | Every
team in S8-A was hit hard by graduation losses and 2017 runner-up
Manhasset is down in Class B, so maybe reigning champ Syosset will
restock the ranks and win again. | | 9 | Monroe-Woodbury, Warwick Valley, Washingtonville, Kingston, FDR | Monroe-Woodbury
aims for a fifth straight S9-A title, but Warwick Valley has everyone
from last year's young squad back and is sitting on the Crusaders'
heels. | | 10 | No representatives |
| | 11 | Smithtown, Sachem East, Bay Shore, Commack, Riverhead, West Babylon,Ward Melville | Sachem
East's dominating S11-A champ lost four of its varsity 7 to graduation,
and Smithtown may now be the favorite, with Bay Shore and Commack close
behind. As always, the story here depends on who brings in the best new
talent. |
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