Sectional Alignment for 2003
October 14, 2002 - With the addition of several new teams in Section Five and with new student population numbers there are changes for the 2003 Sectional groupings.
According to the NYSPHSAA, the following cutoffs will be in effect for 2003:
| CLASSIFICATION | STUDENTS |
| Class A Teams | 1000 or more |
| Class B Teams | 650 to 999 |
| Class C Teams | 0-649 |
Given these cutoffs, the following team classes will be in effect for 2003:
| Team |
Students
|
Class
|
League |
| Aquinas |
680
|
B
|
Independent |
| Haverling-Haverling |
499
|
C
|
Independent |
| Brighton |
902
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| Canandaigua |
1,049
|
A
|
Finger Lakes |
| Eastridge |
797
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| Fairport |
1,654
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Geneva |
611
|
B *
|
Finger Lakes |
| Greece Odyssey |
297
|
C
|
Independent |
| Hilton |
1,113
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Irondequoit |
1,101
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Livonia |
547
|
C
|
Independent |
| McQuaid Jesuit |
992 **
|
B
|
Independent |
| Mynderse |
396
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Newark |
688
|
B
|
Finger Lakes |
| Penfield |
1,251
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Penn Yan |
468
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Pittsford |
1,391 ***
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Rush-Henrietta |
1,389
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Victor |
704
|
B
|
Finger Lakes |
| Waterloo |
468
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Web-Schroeder |
1,341
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Web-Thomas |
670
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| *Geneva moved up from Class C to Class B last year ** McQuaid Jesuit is a single-sex school so population is doubled (496 x 2) *** Pittsford is a combined team (734 Mendon + 657 Sutherland) |
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If each team stays in the expected class, the following breakdown would occur for the end of the year tournaments:
| Team |
Students
|
Class
|
League |
| Canandaigua |
1,049
|
A
|
Finger Lakes |
| Fairport |
1,654
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Hilton |
1,113
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Irondequoit |
1,101
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Penfield |
1,251
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Pittsford |
1,391 ***
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Rush-Henrietta |
1,389
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| Web-Schroeder |
1,341
|
A
|
Monroe County |
| A probable 8 team sectional with all teams making the tournament. | |||
| Team |
Students
|
Class
|
League |
| Aquinas |
680
|
B
|
Independent |
| Brighton |
902
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| Eastridge |
797
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| Geneva |
611*
|
B
|
Finger Lakes |
| McQuaid Jesuit |
992 **
|
B
|
Independent |
| Newark |
688
|
B
|
Finger Lakes |
| Victor |
704
|
B
|
Finger Lakes |
| Web-Thomas |
670
|
B
|
Monroe County |
| A probable 8 team sectional with all teams making the tournament. | |||
| Team |
Students
|
Class
|
League |
| Haverling-Haverling |
499
|
C
|
Independent |
| Geneva |
611
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Greece Odyssey |
297
|
C
|
Independent |
| Livonia |
547
|
C
|
Independent |
| Mynderse |
396
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Penn Yan |
468
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| Waterloo |
468
|
C
|
Finger Lakes |
| A probable 6 team sectional would result with the lowest seeded team not making the tournament. | |||
