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NYSSWA All-State plaques

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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Jan. 31)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.


CLASS AAA

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

  Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (9-10), Arlington (12-3), Bay Shore (14-4), 
Brooklyn Collegiate (10-10), Farmingdale (12-4), Forest Hills (16-4 (), Jamestown 
(9-4), Kingston (9-2), Monsignor Scanlan (9-10), New Rochelle (9-7), Niagara 
Falls (4-6), North Babylon (14-3), Plainview JFK (14-2), Port Washington (11-4), 
Rome Free Academy (9-6), South Shore (10-10), Susan Wagner (15-7), Walt Whitman 
(14-4), White Plains (9-5), Wings Academy (14-7).

CLASS AA

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

  Honorable Mention: Bayside (16-3), Bedford Academy (14-6), Binghamton (8-6), 
Carthage (11-2), Deer Park (14-4), Garden City (13-3), Gates Chili (10-4), 
Greece Athena (9-5), Harry Truman (16-4), Irondequoit (13-2), Jericho (14-3), 
LaSalle Institute (10-5), Manhasset (14-2), Orchard Park (13-2), Niskayuna 
(10-5), Pittsford Mendon (12-1), Poughkeepsie (11-3), Roosevelt (Yonkers) 
(10-5), Roslyn (12-3), Rye (9-4), South Side (13-3), St. Mary's (12-5), St. 
Anthony's (11-7), Sweet Home (10-2), Union-Endicott (7-5), Victor (10-5), 
Williamsville North (8-5).

	

	




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CLASS A

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

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (15-2), Batavia (9-5), Brooklyn College 
Academy (16-6), Cathedral Prep (13-6), Central Valley (12-2), Dalton-AIS (15-3), 
Dunkirk (12-2), Fieldston (13-5), Hudson Falls (11-4), Iroquois (12-1), 
Jamesville-DeWitt (9-5), Kennedy Catholic (10-10 ), Long Island Regional (10-5), 
Malone (13-2), Malverne (13-4), Monroe (6-3), New Paltz (10-4), Newark (10-5), 
Olean (10-5), Peru (13-3), Riverdale Country Day (12-4), Saugerties (9-4), 
Shoreham-Wading River (15-3), South Bronx (14-2), South Park (8-4), Spackenkill 
(9-3), Stony Brook (13-8), Townsend Harris (19-3), Watervliet/Heatly (11-4), 
Waverly (10-5), West Hempstead (14-3), Westlake (14-3).

CLASS B

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

  Honorable Mention: Adirondack (10-5), Avenues (9-6), Baruch College (13-3), 
Carle Place (10-6), East Rochester (9-4), Eleanor Roosevelt (14-3), Friends 
Seminary (13-7), Greenville (11-4), Hastings (10-5), Hornell (10-5), Johnstown 
(11-3), Jordan-Elbridge (9-6), LeRoy (11-5), Lowville (7-5), Middle College 
(6-7), MST Prep (9-3), Olmsted (6-6), Onteora (9-4), Saranac (11-4), 
Southwestern (7-5), Tamarac (9-6).

	

	




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CLASS C

 1. Cooperstown-3                                 16-0
 2. Fillmore-5                                    14-0
 3. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                         12-4
 4. Lyons-5                                       14-1
 5. Wilson-6                                      16-1
 6. Notre Dame-4                                  12-2
 7. Honeoye-5                                     12-2
 8. Cuba-Rushford-5                               14-1
 9. Union Springs-4                               14-2
10. Frankfort-Schuyler-3                          14-1
11. Moravia-4                                     13-2
12. Gananda-5                                     13-1
13. Duanesburg-2                                  13-2
14. Candor-4                                      12-3
15. Weedsport-3                                   13-3
16. Cato-Meridian-3                               13-2
17. Unatego/Franklin-4                            12-3
18. Northstar Christian-5                         14-1
19. Global Concepts-6                             10-2
20. Stillwater-2                                  11-6
21. Naples-5                                      11-1
22. Delhi-4                                       10-3
23. Brushton-Moira-10                             11-4
24. Mount Academy-9                                9-3
25. Saratoga Catholic-2                           11-5

  Honorable Mention: Cambridge (11-5), Dolgeville (12-4), Ellicottville (8-5), 
Fort Plain (12-3), Geneseo (13-2), Greenwich (12-4), Hamilton (10-5), Lisbon 
(11-5), Madrid-Waddington (10-4), McGraw (11-5), North Salem (10-5), Notre Dame 
(Batavia) (10-3), Pembroke (10-2), Perry (10-3), Pierson (12-5), Rockland 
(10-3), Thousand Islands (10-5), Trumansburg (9-6), Tuckahoe (4-8), Westfield 
(9-6), York (9-5).

CLASS D

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

  Honorable Mention: Copenhagen (10-4), Fort Ann (11-6), Forestville (9-4), 
Hammond (9-6), Keene (7-3), Morristown (11-6), Panama (7-7), Schenevus (11-3), 
Schroon Lake/Newcomb (8-6), Smithtown Christian (9-7).
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