For the first time in program history, the boys’ basketball team was given the top ranking in New York’s Class C by the New York State Sportswriters Association. In last week’s poll the Bears were given the #2 ranking, but Buffalo Middle College, which occupied last week’s top spot, dropped a second game, allowing the Bears to overtake the #1 slot.

The Bears are off to a 5-0 start including non-league victories over Class A Rocky Point and Class Bs Mercy and Babylon (#16 in New York).

The girls’ soccer team’s top rank after winning the 2009 State Championship is the only other team to ever be given a #1 ranking in Stony Brook history.

The boys take the floor again on Jan. 7 at Port Jeff with a chance to give coach Mike Hickey his 300th career win.

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New York State Class C Top 10

1.	Stony Brook	Section XI	5-0
2.	East Rochester	Section V	6-0
3.	Northstar Christian	Section V	5-0
4.	Buffalo Middle College	Section IV	2-2
5.	Buffalo Tapestry Charter	Section VI	4-1
6.	Moravia	Section IV	7-1
7.	Herkimer	Section III	7-0
8.	Dundee	Section V	7-0
9.	Weedsport	Section III	7-0
10.	Newfield	Section IV	5-1