Most Powerful CYO Power Rankings: Week 2

Ignatius moves down a few spots after a tough loss to the Bernie Boyz, 32-40. All hope is not lost, however, as the season is still young and there is much time for the ‘Cats to turn things around.

TSt. B got a solid victory over the weekend, defeating St. Brendan (Carney) in convincing fashion, 62-44. The Chargers are looking good to start off the 17-18 campaign.

The Bruins got off to a quick start to their first season in the State division, toppling St. Raphael (Puckett Jr.) 61-50. Be on the lookout for this squad, as they have many opportunities to upset teams in a loaded State-Silver division. One very ripe chance will be this weekend, as they take on Ignatius (Emery) in a very interesting battle.

A newcomer in this week’s rankings, the Bernie Boys are back with a revamped squad. Featuring Albert “Bert” Vasek and Reilly Casey, this is a meathouse team that will do damage to anybody who dares to even think about driving into the paint. They have the offense to back it up as well, as they beat a solid St. Luke team 61-46 last weekend.

The Falcons took a good first step out of the gate, knocking off St. Hillary with a 62-54 victory. With dominating performances from Alex “Xander” Miscencik, George “Free” Heathcote, and Charlie “Chaaaaa” Bova, this is a scary good team. Although they primarily play Akron-area teams, don’t sleep on the Falcons. In an Eye-exclusive interview with Cha Bovs, he was quoted as saying, “We will run up a check on any westside team with the stones to come out to Solon. Come get what’s coming to you” Well folks, if that doesn’t fire you up, then you just aren’t cut out for CYO basketball. Stay woke on the Rita Boys this season.

John Tenerowicz put up another CYOMVP performance as the Wildcats dominated St. Mark in a 79-47 thrashing. This offensive juggernaut is led by Tenerowicz, and supplemented by Armand Muhammad, Nick Tenaglia, and Max Moooooooooooook. Keep your eyes peeled for their primetime matchup against #4 SMOF this Saturday.

Although they aren’t competing in the State division, this SMOF team is a force to be reckoned with. They put up a slick 71 points against a solid (Fitzgerald-less) St. Brendan team, which was a preseason top ten team. This is an extremely talented and balanced unit that has chemistry out the wazoo. I expect little less than a City Championship for the ‘Bolts

With a solid dub over the St. Ed CYO team this weekend (Ignatius beat ed, what else is new?), the ‘Cats started off the season strong. This is a very good team that might fly under the radar, given that they are competing with two other Ignatius CYO teams. However, a solid win against a good ed team should give some clout points to this team.

Yes, it’s true. The “team to beat” was beaten last weekend, specifically by St. Basil the Great. With only a two-point defeat, 54-56, to a very talented Basil team, there is little to be concerned about. CYOMVP candidate Tom Grosel dropped a “soft” 18 points, but the ‘Cats were without star big man and D1 football recruit Jack Jamieson. I received insider information earlier in the week that Luke “Dirty” Mooney ‘18 was playing without his lucky flowband, which was undoubtedly the reasoning for their loss. It’s still very early in the season, so don’t count the fellas out just yet. This is still a filthy squad that should not be slept on.

St. Chris jumps to the top of the rankings much earlier in the season than most would’ve thought, mostly thanks to St. Basil’s defeat of Ignatius (Snyder). They put up a gaudy 72 points against St. Mary-Avon (Plas), with dominant three-point shooting from CYOMVP candidate Matt Hunt, as well as solid performances from Young Pham, Wilson Young, and Liam Fallon. This is a loaded squad that has the tools of a championship team.