Cardinal O'Hara girls basketball player Amelia Strong dribbles the ball during practice on Feb. 1.
Cardinal O'Hara is the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the first Buffalo News girls basketball large schools poll, but will immediately face a challenge.
O'Hara visits No. 2 St. Mary's on Monday night.
Amherst, Hamburg and Lancaster round out the top five among the large schools.
Eden is No. 1 among the small schools and received two first-place votes. Depew is No. 2 with one first-place vote. Holland, Randolph and East Aurora are in the top 5.
Since fans are prohibited from attending games, including the coaches and officials who normally would be poll contributors, media members who regularly attend games will serve as the pollsters.
Girls large schools (first-place votes in parentheses)
1 | Cardinal O'Hara (3) | 30 |
2 | St. Mary's | 27 |
3 | Amherst | 23 |
4 | Hamburg | 22 |
5 | Lancaster | 15 |
6t | Williamsville North | 12 |
6t | Lewiston-Porter | 12 |
8 | Sacred Heart | 10 |
9 | Williamsville South | 9 |
10 | Clarence | 3 |
Others | Iroquois 1, Lockport 1 |
Pollsters: Miguel Rodriguez (Buffalo News), Corey Desiderio (Sun Newspapers), Tim Lindner.
Girls small schools (first-place votes in parentheses)
1 | Eden (2) | 29 |
2 | Depew (1) | 26 |
3 | Holland | 17 |
4 | Randolph | 16 |
5 | East Aurora | 14 |
6t | Wilson | 12 |
6t | Southwestern | 12 |
8 | City Honors | 10 |
9 | Olean | 9 |
10t | Nardin | 6 |
10t | Chautauqua Lake | 6 |
Others | Panama 5, Falconer 3 |
Pollsters: Miguel Rodriguez (Buffalo News), Tim Lindner, Matt Spielman (The Post-Journal)
