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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Dec. 27)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.

           
CLASS AAA

 1. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS                      6-4
 2. Christ the King-CHS                          6-0
 3. Nazareth-CHS                                 6-2
 4. Eagle Academy Bronx-PSAL                    11-3
 5. Eagle Academy Brooklyn-PSAL                  8-2
 6. St. Francis Prep-CHS                         5-2
 7. Mamaroneck-1                                 6-1
 8. St. Raymond-CHS                              4-4
 9. Monsignor Scanlan-CHS                        5-2
10. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                        6-4
11. New Rochelle-1                               4-0
12. Canarsie-PSAL                                8-2
13. Shaker-2                                     4-1
14. Xaverian-CHS                                 8-1
15. Liverpool-3                                  4-2
16. Bishop Ludden-Grimes-3                       4-1
17. North Rockland-1                             6-0
18. Health Sciences-6                            5-1
19. Forest Hills-PSAL                           10-0
20. Christian Brothers Academy-2                 6-0
21. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                           3-5
22. Iona Prep-CHS                                6-2
23. Kingston-9                                   5-0
24. Bay Shore-11                                 5-0
25. Fairport-5                                   4-0
26. Plainview JFK-8                              7-0
27. Mount Vernon-1                               5-1
28. Walt Whitman-11                              4-1
29. Shenendehowa-2                               5-1
30. William Floyd-11                             5-1

  Honorable Mention: Cicero-North Syracuse (3-4), Commack (4-2), Corning (4-0), Eagle 
Academy Queens (7-2), Far Rockaway (9-3), Farmingdale (7-1), Ithaca (3-1), Jamestown 
(2-2), Louis Brandeis (5-3), Niagara Falls (2-4), Our Lady of Lourdes (3-1), Port 
Washington (5-1), Rome Free Academy (4-3), Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy (5-2), 
University Prep (5-2), Wings Academy (8-4).

CLASS AA

 1. Penfield-5                                   5-0
 2. Nottingham-3                                 5-0
 3. St. John's Prep-CHS                          9-0
 4. Suffern-1                                    3-0
 5. George Westinghouse-PSAL                    11-1
 6. WHEELS-PSAL                                 10-1
 7. Troy-2                                       4-0
 8. Goshen-9                                     6-0
 9. Pittsford Sutherland-5                       4-0
10. Holy Trinity-CHS                             5-1
11. St. Anthony's-CHS                            5-2
12. Seton Catholic-4                             6-1
13. West Genesee-3                               4-1
14. Horace Greeley-1                             3-0
15. Canisius-MMA                                 5-1
16. Manhasset-8                                  6-1
17. Niskayuna-2                                  3-1
18. Fordham Prep-CHS                             4-4
19. Monsignor Farrell-CHS                        4-4
20. Salesian-CHS                                 6-2
21. Yorktown-1                                   5-0
22. Amsterdam-2                                  6-1
23. Harry Truman-PSAL                           10-1
24. Clarkstown South-1                           3-1
25. Xavier-CHS                                   5-3
26. Deer Park-11                                 5-1
27. Victor-5                                     4-2
28. East Syracuse-Minoa-3                        4-1
29. Nichols-MMA                                  5-2
30. Achievement First-PSAL                       9-3

  Honorable Mention: Bethlehem (5-0), Binghamton (2-2), Carthage (6-1), Chaminade 
(5-2), Christopher Columbus (8-3), Fulton (3-2), Garden City (4-1), Gates Chili (3-2), 
Greece Athena (3-2), Henninger (4-2), Irondequoit (5-0), North Tonawanda (4-2), 
Orchard Park (6-0), Percy Sutton (10-2), Pittsford Mendon (3-1), Queens Thomas Edison 
(10-0), Smithtown West (5-1), South Side (5-1), St. Francis (6-2), St. Joseph by the 
Sea (6-3), St. Joseph's Collegiate (5-3), Tottenville (8-3), Union-Endicott (3-1), 
Washingtonville (4-1), Watertown (4-1), Webster Thomas (4-2).

	

	




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CLASS A

 1. Westhill-3                                   9-0
 2. Beacon-9                                     8-0
 3. Byram Hills-1                                4-1
 4. Glens Falls-2                                5-1
 5. Pearl River-1                                6-0
 6. South Bronx Prep-PSAL                       13-1
 7. Red Hook-9                                   3-0
 8. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL                      10-1
 9. Grand Island-6                               5-0
10. East-5                                       3-0
11. Norwich-4                                    8-0
12. Floral Park-8                                6-1
13. Mount Sinai-11                               5-1
14. Townsend Harris-PSAL                        11-1
15. Tappan Zee-1                                 5-0
16. Amityville-11                                2-0
17. St. Mary's-MMA                               6-3
18. New Paltz-9                                  3-2
19. Hudson-2                                     5-1
20. Kennedy Catholic-CHS                         6-3
21. Regis-CHS                                    4-2
22. Maine-Endwell-4                              2-0
23. Port Jervis-9                                5-1
24. Knox-AIS                                     6-1
25. Oneonta-4                                    7-0
26. Fredonia-6                                   7-0
27. Central Valley-3                             8-0
28. Geneva-5                                     7-1
29. Peru-7                                       6-0
30. Malone-10                                    5-0

  Honorable Mention: Adams Street (7-0), American Studies (9-1), Batavia (3-1), 
Brooklyn College Academy (10-5), Burke Catholic (2-3), Dalton (8-1), Fieldston (6-2), 
Frederick Douglass (7-0), Hudson Falls (3-2), Iroquois (5-1), Jamesville-DeWitt (4-2), 
Lewiston-Porter (3-2), Monroe (1-0), New Hartford (6-1), Newark (5-0), Poly Prep (5-3), 
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (4-2), Riverdale Country Day (4-2), Saugerties (3-1), Seward 
Park (9-1), Shoreham-Wading River (6-0), South Bronx (8-1), South Park (3-3), Syracuse 
Institute of Technology (4-2), Wayne (3-3), Westlake (6-1), Williamsville South (3-3).

CLASS B

 1. Woodlands-1                                  5-0
 2. Akron-6                                      7-0
 3. Ogdensburg Free Academy-10                   7-0
 4. Bishop Kearney/Chesterton Academy-5          4-0
 5. KIPP Capital Region-2                        3-2
 6. Longwood Prep-PSAL                           9-0
 7. Skaneateles-3                                5-1
 8. Staten Island Academy-AIS                    9-0
 9. Tapestry-6                                   4-0
10. NEST+M-PSAL                                  6-0
11. Friends Seminary-AIS                         7-1
12. Canisteo-Greenwood-5                         5-1
13. Columbia Prep-AIS                            7-0
14. Bronx Leadership-PSAL                       10-2
15. Medina-6                                     7-0
16. Saranac Lake-7                               5-1
17. Mount Markham-3                              4-0
18. Tamarac-2                                    5-1
19. Cazenovia-3                                  5-2
20. (tie) Dobbs Ferry-1                          6-1
20. (tie) Marcellus-3                            2-4

  Honorable Mention: Adirondack (6-2), Blind Brook (5-2), C.G. Finney (4-1), Canton 
(3-2), Catskill (4-2), Cold Spring Harbor (4-1), Columbia Prep (7-0), Dwight (7-2), 
Hastings (3-2), Hornell (4-2),  Inwood Academy Charter (6-1), Jordan-Elbridge (4-3), 
Lansing (3-1), LeRoy (5-2), Maxwell (8-0), Middle College (3-2), MST Prep (5-1), 
Potsdam (1-3), Onteora (5-2), Randolph (3-1), Renaissance Charter (7-1), Salamanca 
(4-3), Voorheesville (2-2), Windsor (4-1).

	

	




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CLASS C

 1. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                        6-1
 2. Cooperstown-3                                6-0
 3. Wilson-6                                     9-0
 4. Fillmore-5                                   7-0
 5. Tuckahoe-1                                   1-1
 6. Duanesburg-2                                 7-0
 7. Honeoye-5                                    6-0
 8. Lyons-5                                      5-0
 9. Cato-Meridian-3                              4-0
10. North Salem-1                                5-0
11. Greenwich-2                                  7-0
12. Madrid-Waddington-10                         5-0
13. Global Concepts-6                            4-0
14. Notre Dame-4                                 5-0
15. Cambridge-2                                  4-1
16. Unatego/Franklin-4                           6-1
17. Candor-4                                     3-1
18. Union Springs-4                              5-1
19. Eldred-9                                     1-1
20. (tie) Cuba-Rushford-5                        8-0
20. (tie) Dolgeville-3                           6-1

  Honorable Mention: Batavia Notre Dame (5-1), Brushton-Moira (3-1), Chateaugay (4-1), 
Delhi (2-2), Ellicottville (3-2), Fort Plain (6-0), Frankfort-Schuyler (5-1), Gananda 
(6-1), Geneseo (6-1), Groton (3-1), Hamilton (3-1), Millbrook (3-1), Moravia (1-1), 
Moriah (3-2), Mount Academy (2-2), Naples (3-0), Northern Adirondack (4-1), Northstar 
Christian (5-0), Onondaga (5-1), Oxford (6-3), Perry (5-1), Pierson (5-1), Rockland 
(4-2), Saratoga Catholic (3-3), Tioga (2-0), Trumansburg (3-2), Tully (6-3), Westfield 
(3-1), York (3-2).

CLASS D

 1. Bridgehampton-11                             5-2
 2. Madison-3                                    3-1
 3. Bolton-7                                     5-0
 4. Andover/Whitesville-5                        5-0
 5. Jasper-Troupsburg-5                          7-1
 6. Northville-2                                 6-0
 7. Hermon-DeKalb-10                             8-1
 8. Heuvelton-10                                 6-1
 9. Sackets Harbor-3                             5-1
10. Morris-4                                     6-1
11. Clymer-6                                     4-3
12. Panama-6                                     3-2
13. Elba-5                                       4-1
14. North Warren-2                               6-2
15. Schroon Lake/Newcomb-7                       3-2
16. Oriskany-3                                   5-1
17. Smithtown Christian-11                       6-1
18. South Kortright/Andes-4                      4-2
19. Avoca/Prattsburgh-5                          4-2
20. Schenevus-4                                  4-1

  Honorable Mention: Chazy (3-1), Copenhagen (4-1), Edmeston (2-1), Forestville (3-1), 
Hammond (5-3), Keene (4-1), Old Forge (5-2), Sherman (1-1), Wells (4-1), Worcester 
(3-2).
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