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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Jan. 24)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.


CLASS AAA

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

  Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (9-10), Arlington (11-3), Bay Shore (12-3), 
Brooklyn Collegiate (8-9), Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (7-6), 
Farmingdale (11-3), Jamestown (7-3), Kingston (8-2), Monsignor Scanlan (7-9), 
New Rochelle (9-5), Niagara Falls (2-6), North Babylon (10-3), Port Washington 
(11-3), Rome Free Academy (9-5), South Shore (10-9), Susan Wagner (14-6), 
University Prep (9-4), Walt Whitman (12-3), Wings Academy (12-7).

CLASS AA

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

  Honorable Mention: Bethlehem (11-3), Binghamton (8-4), Carthage (11-1), Deer 
Park (11-3), Frederick Douglass (12-1), Garden City (12-2), Gates Chili (9-3), 
Greece Athena (8-4), Harry Truman (14-4), Irondequoit (11-2), Jericho (11-3), 
LaSalle Institute (9-5), Manhasset (12-2), Orchard Park (12-1), Niskayuna (8-5), 
Percy Sutton (13-3), Pittsford Mendon (11-1), Poughkeepsie (11-2), Roosevelt 
(Yonkers) (9-5), Roslyn (10-3), Rye (8-3), Salesian (9-6), South Side (11-3), 
Sweet Home (9-2), Troy (8-4), Williamsville North (7-4).

	

	




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CLASS A

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

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (15-2), Batavia (8-4), Brooklyn College      
Academy (15-6), Cathedral Prep (11-6), Central Valley (11-2), Dalton (12-3), 
Fieldston (12-3), Hudson Falls (10-4), Iroquois (10-1), Jamesville-DeWitt (8-5), 
Kennedy Catholic (9-10 ), LaSalle Academy (11-4), Lewiston-Porter (10-2), Long 
Island Regional (9-5), Lynbrook (11-3), Monroe (Rochester) (5-2), New Paltz 
(9-4), Newark (9-4), Peru (10-3), Riverdale Country Day (11-2), Saugerties 
(8-4), Shoreham-Wading River (12-3), South Bronx (13-2), Stony Brook (11-7), 
Townsend Harris (17-3), Watervliet/Heatly (10-3), Waverly (9-4), Wayne (9-3), 
West Hempstead (11-3).

CLASS B

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

  Honorable Mention: Adirondack (8-5), Baruch College (11-3), Carle Place (8-6), 
Cold Spring Harbor (8-4), East Rochester (7-3), Eleanor Roosevelt (12-3), Fonda-
Fultonville (10-3), Friends Seminary (11-6), Hastings (8-4), Hornell (9-3), 
Johnstown (9-3), Jordan-Elbridge (9-5), Maxwell (11-0), Middle College (6-7), 
MST Prep (9-3), Newfane (5-6), Olmsted (5-6), Randolph (9-1), Salamanca (8-6), 
Saranac (9-4), Summit Academy (8-2), Tamarac (8-5).

	

	




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CLASS C

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

  Honorable Mention: Batavia Notre Dame (9-3), Brushton-Moira (8-4), Cambridge 
(10-5), Delhi (10-3), Dolgeville (11-1), Ellicottville (7-4), Fort Plain (12-2), 
Geneseo (11-2), Lisbon (9-5), Madrid-Waddington (8-3), Mount Academy (7-3), 
Naples (8-1), North Salem (9-4), Northern Adirondack (10-4), Northstar Christian 
(12-1), Oxford (10-4), Rockland (8-3), Saratoga Catholic (10-4), Thousand 
Islands (9-3), Trumansburg (8-5), Tuckahoe (4-6), Westfield (7-6), York (8-4).

CLASS D

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

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