The Section 5 Tournament starting in about three weeks, now is a good time to see where our local boys basketball teams are ranked with just a few games remaining on their schedules.
Notre Dame (13-3) is the only local team currently seeded No. 1 in their bracket. They are well ahead of Alfred Almond (13-4) in seeding points and should deliver coach Mike Rapone yet another top seed to go with the school's 27th GR title, which was wrapped up last night.
Elba (9-7) is currently the third seed in the classification.
Batavia (13-2) is a second-seed in Class A2, behind Aquinas (14-2). A good showing against the larger schools in the Monroe County League Tournament would help the Blue Devils have a shot at that prestigious top seed.
Oakfield-Alabama is 14-2, but just a third seed in Class C1, which is loaded. Pembroke is a 10-seed at 10-6 and all of the top 10 teams have over 10 wins. Byron-Bergen (3-12) is currently the 15th-seed.
The Hornets are behind 15-0 Avon and East Rochester (14-2).
Attica (8-8) is a sixth seed in Class B1, which means that the team is going to have to get some wins down the stretch in order to get a first-round home game. The top seed will get a bye and Hornell (7-9) is the fifth seed.
Le Roy (9-7) overcame some early season issues and currently has the third seed in Class B2. They will probably stay there because Bishop Kearney (13-2) and Wellsville 15-3) are well ahead of the Oatkan Knights and nobody else in the division has more than seven wins.
There are three Genesee Region League teams in Class C2 and only one of them is going to host a home game.
Kendall (9-6) is currently a fourth seed while Alexander (6-9) is at No. 12 and Lyndonville is 1-16 and last in the classification.
