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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Jan. 17)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.

           
CLASS AAA

 1. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS                        11-4
 2. Eagle Academy (Bronx)-PSAL                     17-3
 3. Eagle Academy (Brooklyn)-PSAL                  15-2
 4. St. Francis Prep-CHS                           13-3
 5. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                          13-6
 6. Nazareth-CHS                                   11-4
 7. Mamaroneck-1                                   11-2
 8. Christian Brothers Academy-2                   10-0
 9. Liverpool-3                                     7-2
10. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                              8-5
11. Health Sciences-6                               8-1
12. St. Raymond-CHS                                 6-8
13. Canarsie-PSAL                                  12-7
14. Shaker-2                                       11-2
15. Fairport-5                                      9-0
16. Green Tech-2                                    8-1
17. Xaverian-CHS                                   11-4
18. Iona Prep-CHS                                  10-7
19. North Rockland-1                               10-1
20. White Plains-1                                  8-3
21. Eagle Academy (Queens)-PSAL                    10-3
22. Christ the King-CHS                             9-5
23. William Floyd-11                               11-1
24. Shenendehowa-2                                  9-2
25. Bishop Ludden-Grimes-3                         10-2
26. Forest Hills-PSAL                              13-3
27. Kingston-9                                      7-1
28. Corning-4                                      11-0
29. Louis Brandeis-PSAL                            11-3
30. (tie) Plainview JFK-8                          12-1
30. (tie) Rome Free Academy-3                       8-4

  Honorable Mention: Archbishop Molloy (8-8), Arlington (10-3), Bay Shore (10-2), 
Brooklyn Collegiate (8-8), Farmingdale (10-3), Holy Cross (7-9), Jamestown (6-3), 
Monsignor Scanlan (7-8), Mount Vernon (6-3), New Rochelle (9-4), Niagara Falls 
(2-6), North Babylon (9-3), Port Washington (10-2), South Shore (9-9), Susan 
Wagner (13-6), University Prep (8-4), Walt Whitman (10-2), Wings Academy (11-7).

CLASS AA

 1. Penfield-5                                      8-1
 2. St. John's Prep-CHS                            15-1
 3. WHEELS-PSAL                                    13-1
 4. Holy Trinity-CHS                               16-1
 5. Pittsford Sutherland-5                          9-0
 6. Seton Catholic-4                               11-1
 7. George Westinghouse-PSAL                       15-2
 8. St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS                      10-6
 9. Monsignor Farrell-CHS                           8-7
10. Yorktown-1                                      9-0
11. Fordham Prep-CHS                                8-7
12. Goshen-9                                        9-1
13. Suffern-1                                       8-1
14. East Syracuse-Minoa-3                           8-2
15. Victor-5                                        8-3
16. Chaminade-CHS                                  11-5
17. Smithtown West-11                              12-1
18. Bethlehem-2                                    10-1
19. Nottingham-3                                    8-2
20. Westhampton-11                                 11-2
21. St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA                    10-4
22. Canisius-MMA                                   10-5
23. Amsterdam-2                                    10-2
24. Nichols-MMA                                    10-3
25. West Genesee-3                                  7-3
26. Graphics Campus-PSAL                           13-5
27. St. Dominic-CHS                                11-5
28. Thomas Edison (Queens)-PSAL                    14-1
29. St. Anthony's-CHS                              10-5
30. (tie) Half Hollow Hills West-11                12-1
30. (tie) Clarkstown North-1                        7-2

  Honorable Mention: Achievement First (13-4), Bedford Academy (10-5), 
Binghamton (6-4), Carthage (11-1), Deer Park (11-2), Garden City (10-2), Gates 
Chili (8-3), Greece Athena (6-4), Harry Truman (14-3), Horace Greeley (7-3), 
Irondequoit (10-2), Jericho (11-3), LaSalle Institute (8-4), Manhasset (11-2), 
McKinley (7-2), Monsignor McClancy (7-10), Orchard Park (10-1), Niskayuna 
(7-5), Percy Sutton (12-3), Pittsford Mendon (8-1), Poughkeepsie (10-2), Rye 
(6-3), Salesian (9-5), South Side (11-2), Sweet Home (8-2), Troy (8-2), 
Williamsville North (6-4).

	

	




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CLASS A

 1. Westhill-3                                     12-0
 2. Glens Falls-2                                  10-1
 3. Tappan Zee-1                                   11-0
 4. Beacon-9                                       11-1
 5. Red Hook-9                                      8-0
 6. Floral Park-8                                  13-1
 7. East-5                                          5-1
 8. South Bronx Prep-PSAL                          15-2
 9. Byram Hills-1                                   9-2
10. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL                         15-2
11. Grand Island-6                                 11-1
12. Pearl River-1                                  10-2
13. Hudson-2                                        9-1
14. Adams Street Academy-PSAL                      15-0
15. St. Mary's-MMA                                 10-4
16. Townsend Harris-PSAL                           16-2
17.  Mount Sinai-11                                11-2
18. Geneva-5                                       12-1
19. Syracuse Institute of Technology-3              8-2
20. Malone-10                                      11-0
21. Oneonta-4                                      11-1
22. West Hempstead-8                               11-2
23. Dunkirk-6                                       9-1
24. Fredonia-6                                     11-1
25. Dwight-AIS                                     11-3
26. Knox-AIS                                        8-3
27. Norwich-4                                      11-2
28. Lansingburgh-2                                 10-2
29. Maine-Endwell-4                                 7-3
30. (tie) Westlake-1                               11-2
30. (tie) Center Moriches-11                        9-3

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (13-1), Batavia (8-3), Brooklyn College 
Academy (14-5), Cathedral Prep (10-6), Central Valley (9-2), Dalton (11-2), 
Fieldston (8-3), Frederick Douglass (10-1), Hudson Falls (8-4), Iroquois (10-1), 
Jamesville-DeWitt (6-4), Kennedy Catholic (8-10 ), LaSalle Academy (10-4), 
Lewiston-Porter (8-2), Lynbrook (9-3), Monroe (Rochester) (4-1), New Hartford 
(11-3), New Paltz (8-4), Newark (8-3), Peru (9-3), Poly Prep (7-5), Ravena-
Coeymans-Selkirk (7-4), Riverdale Country Day (8-2), Saugerties (7-4), Seward 
Park (13-2), Shoreham-Wading River (11-2), South Bronx (13-2), South Park (7-3), 
Stony Brook (11-5), Waverly (8-4), Wayne (8-3).

CLASS B

 1. Woodlands-1                                    10-2
 2. Longwood Prep-PSAL                             13-0
 3. Skaneateles-3                                   9-2
 4. Staten Island Academy-AIS                      14-0
 5. Canisteo-Greenwood-5                            9-1
 6. KIPP Capital Region-2                           7-3
 7. Tapestry Charter-6                             10-0
 8. Akron-6                                        10-1
 9. Columbia Prep-AIS                              12-0
10. Dobbs Ferry-1                                  11-1
11. C.G. Fiinney-5                                 11-1
12. Saranac Lake-7                                 10-1
13. Bishop Kearney/Chesterton Academy-5            10-1
14. Mount Markham-3                                 9-1
15. Southampton-11                                  9-3
16. Bronx Leadership Acad-PSAL                     14-3
17. Potsdam-10                                      8-3
18. Catskill-2                                      8-3
19. Ogdensburg Free Academy-10                     11-1
20. Medina-6                                       10-2
21. Inwood Academy Charter-PSAL                    12-1
22. Blind Brook-1                                   9-3
23. Hornell-5                                       8-2
24. Summit Academy-PSAL                             8-1
25. Friends Seminary-AIS                            9-5

  Honorable Mention: Adirondack (8-5), Baruch College (9-2), Canton (6-4), Cold 
Spring Harbor (8-3), East Rochester (6-3), East Side Community (9-2), Eleanor 
Roosevelt (12-3), Fonda-Fultonville (8-3), Hastings (7-4), Johnstown (6-3), 
Jordan-Elbridge (8-4), Lansing (7-2), Maxwell (11-0), Middle College (6-6), MST 
Prep (9-3), Newfane (5-4), Olmsted (4-6), Onteora (7-3), Renaissance Charter 
(13-2), Salamanca (6-6), Saranac (8-4), Success Academy (11-6), Tamarac (7-4), 
Windsor (7-4).

	

	




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CLASS C

 1. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                           9-3
 2. Cooperstown-3                                  13-0
 3. Wilson-6                                       12-0
 4. Fillmore-5                                     11-0
 5. Lyons-5                                        10-1
 6. Cato-Meridian-3                                11-1
 7. Unatego/Franklin-4                              9-2
 8. Notre Dame-4                                    9-2
 9. Duanesburg-2                                   10-1
10. Honeoye-5                                       9-2
11. Global Concepts-6                               7-1
12. Dolgeville-3                                   11-1
13. Cuba-Rushford-5                                11-1
14. Greenwich-2                                    11-2
15. Union Springs-4                                10-2
16. Frankfort-Schuyler-3                           10-1
17. Moravia-4                                      10-2
18, Lisbon-10                                       8-3
19. Gananda-5                                      11-1
20. Candor-4                                        7-3

  Honorable Mention: Batavia Notre Dame (9-3), Brushton-Moira (6-3), Cambridge 
(8-5), Delhi (8-3), Ellicottville (6-3), Fort Plain (11-2), Geneseo (9-2), 
Hamilton (8-3), Madrid-Waddington (7-3), Mount Academy (5-3), Naples (8-0), 
North Salem (8-3), Northern Adirondack (7-3), Northstar Christian (10-1), 
Onondaga (8-2), Oxford (9-3), Rockland (8-3), Saratoga Catholic (8-4), 
Stillwater (9-4), Trumansburg (7-4), Tuckahoe (2-6), Tully (7-4), Weedsport 
(9-2), Westfield (7-4), York (8-3).

CLASS D

 1. Bridgehampton-11                               10-2
 2. Morris-4                                       11-1
 3. Madison-3                                       9-2
 4. Bolton-7                                       10-1
 5. Andover/Whitesville-5                          11-1
 6. Wells-7                                        12-1
 7. Hermon-DeKalb-10                                9-3
 8. Heuvelton-10                                    8-2
 9. Clymer-6                                        7-4
10. Elba-5                                          7-3
11. Jasper-Troupsburg-5                             9-3
12. Northville-2                                    9-3
13. North Warren-2                                 10-3
14. Oriskany-3                                      9-2
15. Sherman-6                                       7-1
16. Sackets Harbor-3                               10-2
17. Smithtown Christian-11                          9-3
18. Edmeston-4                                      7-2
19. South Kortright/Andes-4                        10-3
20. Copenhagen-3                                    9-2

  Honorable Mention: Fort Ann (9-5), Forestville (6-2), Hammond (8-5), 
Morristown (6-4), Old Forge (10-4), Panama (4-5), Schenevus (7-3), Schroon 
Lake/Newcomb (5-4), Worcester (6-3).
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