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2024 Football (through Nov. 3)
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   The New York State Sportswriters Association's Steve Grandin compiles the weekly rankings.

         
 
CLASS AA

 1. Iona Prep-CHS                         8-2
 2. Christian Brothers Academy-3          9-0
 3. Christian Brothers Academy-2          8-0
 4. Bennett-6                             7-1
 5. Canisius-MMA                          7-2
 6. William Floyd-11                      7-1
 7. Curtis-PSAL                           8-1
 8. Massapequa-8                          7-1
 9. Shaker-2                              8-1
10. Farmingdale-8                         7-1
11. St. Anthony's-CHS                     7-3
12. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                    6-3
13. Erasmus Hall Campus-PSAL              6-2
14. Liverpool-3                           8-1
15. Longwood-11                           7-1
16. Tottenville-PSAL                      7-2
17. North Rockland-1                      7-2
18. Chaminade-CHS                         7-3
19. Ward Melville-11                      6-1
20. Oceanside-8                           7-1
21. Half Hollow Hills East-11             7-1
22. Monsignor Farrell-CHS                 5-5
23. St. Francis-MMA                       5-4
24. Lancaster-6                           7-2
25. Scarsdale-1                           7-1
26. Shenendehowa-2                        7-2
27. McQuaid Jesuit-5                      7-2
28. Aquinas Institute-5                   7-2
29. Cicero-North Syracuse-3               7-2
30. (tie) Monroe-Woodbury-9               8-1
30. (tie) University Prep                 6-3

  Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (5-3), Baldwin (5-3), Bellport (4-4), 
Canarsie Campus (3-5), Carmel (5-3), Connetquot (6-2), Corning (6-2), East 
Meadow (4-4), Fairport (7-2), Hilton (5-4), Huntington (5-3), Jamestown 
(5-4), Lindenhurst (5-3), Mamaroneck (6-3), Newburgh Free Academy (6-3), 
North Babylon (4-4), Northport (5-3), Orchard Park (6-3), Ossining (6-2), 
Port Washington (4-4), St. Joseph's Collegiate (5-4), Saratoga Springs (6-3), 
South Shore (7-2), Syosset (5-3), Walt Whitman (4-4).

CLASS A

 1. (tie) Garden City-8                   8-0
 1. (tie) Somers-1                        9-0
 3. Rye-1                                 9-0
 4. East Islip-11                         8-0
 5. Whitesboro-3                          9-0
 6. Cornwall-9                            8-1
 7. Carey-8                               8-0
 8. Minisink Valley-9                     8-1
 9. Half Hollow Hills West-11             7-1
10. Canandaigua-5                         8-1
11. Manhasset-8                           7-1
12. Monroe-5                              7-2
13. Sweet Home-6                          8-1
14. Corcoran-3                            8-1
15. Mepham-8                              7-1
16. Brighton-5                            9-0
17. Elmont-8                              6-2
18. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-2           7-2
19. St. Peter's-CHS                       8-2
20. Yorktown-1                            6-3
21. Clarence-6                            7-2
22. Warwick-9                             8-1
23. Kenmore West-6                        7-2
24. Smithtown West-11                     7-1
25. Fort Hamilton-PSAL                    6-1
26. Brooklyn Tech-PSAL                    7-1
27. St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS             8-2
28. Auburn-3                              7-2
29. Horseheads-4                          7-2
30. Glen Cove-8                           7-1

  Honorable Mention: A. Philip Randolph Campus (7-3), Averill Park (6-3), 
Ballston Spa (5-4), Brewster (5-4), Brockport (6-3), Comsewogue (4-4), Columbia 
(6-3), Eagle Academy III (7-1), East/World of Inquiry (6-3), East Hampton/
Bridgehampton (5-3), Fordham Prep (5-4), Franklin K. Lane Campus (7-1), Harrison 
(5-3), Hewlett (4-4), Irondequoit (7-2), Long Beach (4-4), Mahopac (5-4), 
McKinley (6-3), Moore Catholic (4-5), New Hyde Park (4-4), Queensbury (5-4), 
Vestal (4-5), West Babylon (4-4), Webster Schroeder (5-4), Westhampton (5-3), 
Williamsville North (5-4), Xavier (4-4).

  

	




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CLASS B

 1. Maine-Endwell-4                       9-0
 2. Sayville-11                           8-0
 3. Glens Falls-2                         9-0
 4. Pioneer-6                             9-0
 5. Port Jervis-9                         7-1
 6. Bronxville-1                          8-0
 7. Bayport-Blue Point-11                 8-0
 8. Lackawanna-6                          9-0
 9. New Hartford-3                        9-0
10. Batavia-5                             8-0
11. Carthage-3                            8-1
12. Plainedge-8                           7-1
13. Wantagh-8                             7-1
14. Indian River-3                        8-1
15. Westlake-1                            8-0
16. Owego-4                               7-1
17. Floral Park-8                         6-2
18. South Park-6                          8-1
19. Long Island Lutheran-AIS              5-3
20. Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley-2         8-1
21. Beekmantown-7                         7-1
22. Potsdam-10                            8-0
23. Hackley-AIS                           8-0
24. Syracuse Tech-3                       7-2
25. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk-2             7-2
26. Marlboro-9                            7-2
27. Health Sciences/Global Concepts-6     6-3
28. Islip-11                              6-2
29. Beacon-9                              7-2
30. (tie) Poly Prep-AIS                   7-1
30. (tie) Ogdensburg Free Academy-10      7-1

  Honorable Mention: Ardsley (4-4), Center Moriches (5-3), Eastridge (4-4), Grand 
Island (5-4), Highland (6-2), Holy Cross (5-5), Honeoye Falls-Lima (5-3), Hoosick 
Falls/Tamarac (7-2), Iroquois (6-3), John Glenn (4-4), Locust Valley (4-4), 
Lynbrook (5-3), Maryvale (5-4), Miller Place (6-2), Mount St. Michael (5-5), 
Mount Sinai (4-4), North Shore (4-4), Olean (6-3), Pearl River (7-2), Peru (5-2), 
Pleasantville (4-4), Riverdale Country Day (5-3), St. Mary's (5-3), Seaford 
(4-4), Shoreham-Wading River (4-4), Spackenkill (6-3), Transit Tech (7-2), 
Williamsville South (5-4).

CLASS C

 1. Waverly-4                             8-1
 2. Salamanca-6                           9-0
 3. Chenango Forks-4                      8-1
 4. General Brown-3                       9-0
 5. East Rochester/Gananda-5              7-1
 6. Cobleskill-Richmondville-2            9-0
 7. Babylon-11                            7-1
 8. Valhalla-1                            8-0
 9. Schuylerville-2                       8-1
10. Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry-5             6-1
11. Medina-6                              8-1
12. Cold Spring Harbor-8                  7-1
13. Portville/Cuba-Rushford-6             7-2
14. Windsor-4                             6-2
15. Fonda-Fultonville-2                   7-2
16. Skaneateles-3                         8-1
17. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton-6   7-2
18. Newfane-6                             7-2
19. Putnam Valley-1                       5-3
20. Alden-6                               7-2

  Honorable Mention: Bishop Ludden/SAS (5-4), Canastota (5-4), Cazenovia (4-4), 
Chester/Seward (6-3), Dobbs Ferry (5-3), East Rockaway (5-3), Falconer/Cassadaga 
Valley/Maple Grove (6-3), Gouverneur (5-3), Granville/Whitehall (7-2), Lansing 
(6-3), LeRoy/Caledonia-Mumford (4-4), Marcellus (6-3), Saranac Lake/Lake Placid 
(4-3), Southwestern (5-4).

  

	




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CLASS D

 1. Clymer/Sherman/Panama-6               6-2
 2. Avon-5                                9-0
 3. Dolgeville-3                          8-0
 4. Alexander-5                           8-1
 5. Burke Catholic-9                      7-1
 6. Delhi-4                               7-2
 7. Tioga-4                               6-3
 8. Cato-Meridian-3                       8-1
 9. Mount Markham-3                       7-2
10. Greenwich-2                           8-1
11. Cambridge/Salem-2                     7-2
12. Deposit/Hancock-4                     8-1
13. Randolph-6                            5-3
14. Franklinville/Ellicottville-6         6-3
15. (tie) Sandy Creek-3                   5-3
15. (tie) Bainbridge-Guilford-4           6-3

  Honorable Mention: Beaver River (5-4), Gowanda/Pine Valley (4-5), Haldane 
(4-4), Oakfield-Alabama/Elba (6-3), Stillwater (5-4), Tuckahoe (5-3), 
Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton (8-0).

EIGHT-MAN

 1. Pembroke-5                            8-0
 2. Frankfort-Schuyler-3                  8-0
 3. Moravia-4                             6-1
 4. Trumansburg-4                         6-1
 5. Morrisville-Eaton/
                 Stockbridge/Madison-3    7-1
 6. West Canada Valley-3                  8-1
 7. Frewsburg-6                           5-1
 8. Sullivan West-9                       7-1
 9. Pawling-1                             6-1
10. Tupper Lake-10                        7-1

  Honorable Mention: Bishop Grimes/OnTech (6-2), Eldred (4-2), Ellenville (5-3), 
Holley (5-3), Thomas Edison (5-3), Tri-Valley (6-2), Unatego/Franklin/Unadilla 
Valley (6-3), Waterville/Hamilton (4-4), Wellsville/Genesee Valley/Belfast (4-4).
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