The players listed below are ranked by a computer generated formula that I've created. THEY ARE NOT MY OPINION. They are based on LIMITED player statistics, scoring. What I've tried to do is create something that will take into account a players scoring, their team's overall performance and factor in the percentage of his points versus their team's total point total.

I've taken the top 150 scorers listed on the timesunion.com website for boys and girls. This is the only central location of stats in quantity for Section 2.

If your team or player doesn't appear on this list then your end of game stats aren't being sent into the timesunion.com website. That being said if a player isn't listed it's simple to add them all I would need is their points per game average. A player on a top team, not listed below, averaging slightly less points then a player on a lower ranked team is going to be ahead of them if added to the system.

Also, I fully understand there are other factors and stats that will help analyze players. (I analyze teams and players on a national level, for college and professional sports, as a consultant for some of the smartest people on the planet who break down games. I use a player's full stat profile to analyze them as those numbers are available online.) However, ALL player stats aren't available for section 2 teams so I'm using the only publicly available option, points.

For example here's a full team stat profile I generate for the College of St. Rose Men's team. This is how teams and players, with readily available stats, can be broken down. I run those #'s as a courtesy for head coach Brian Beaury because I've always been a big fan of the way he runs his program/teams. He's valued the report as an independent analysis of his team aside from film study.

The rankings below are not perfect because they don't include all players/teams/stats....but they do give a pretty solid indication of which players will headline local conference All-Star teams and may suggest which players are capable of playing at the college level. Each year the rankings are in line with the top players throughout Section 2.

Essentially it takes a look at how that particular player would do if playing for the top teams in the section. Looking at their current points per game, comparing that to the team's production (team scoring and overall player performance) and projecting those numbers as if the players played for a top rated team.

(Photo above is of Duanesburg's Allison O'Hanlon and Alex Moses from earlier in the seaon. Both players have committed to play Division 1 Basketball.)