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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Feb. 7)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.


CLASS AAA

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

  Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (9-10), Bay Shore (16-4), Bishop Ludden-
Grimes (13-5), Brooklyn Collegiate (14-10), Farmingdale (14-4), Holy Cross 
(9-13), Jamestown (11-4), Liverpool (12-5), Monsignor Scanlan (10-13), New 
Rochelle (11-7), Niagara Falls (5-7), Plainview JFK (14-4), Rome Free Academy 
(11-6), South Shore (12-11), Susan Wagner (16-7), Uniondale (11-6), University 
Prep (12-5), Wings Academy (15-9).

CLASS AA

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

  Honorable Mention: Bayside (16-4), Bedford Academy (15-7), Bethlehem (12-6), 
Binghamton (10-6), Bronx Science (15-4), Carthage (14-3), Christopher Columbus 
(15-5), Deer Park (16-4), Garden City (15-3), Gates Chili (12-5), Greece Athena 
(12-5), Harry Truman (17-5), Horace Greeley (13-4), Irondequoit (13-4), Jericho 
(16-3), LaSalle Institute (11-6), Manhasset (16-2), Niskayuna (12-5), Orchard 
Park (15-3), Pittsford Mendon (14-1), Poughkeepsie (13-4), Rye (13-4), Salesian 
(13-8), Scholars Academy (16-5), South Side (15-3), St. Anthony's (12-8), St. 
Dominic (15-7), Union-Endicott (8-6), Victor (11-6), Westhampton (16-4), 
Williamsville North (11-6), Xavier (13-8).

	

	




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CLASS A

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

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (17-2), Batavia (10-6), Brooklyn 
College Academy (19-6), Cathedral Prep (15-6), Central Valley (14-3), 
Fieldston (14-6), Fredonia (16-2), Hudson Falls (12-5), Jamesville-DeWitt 
(10-7), Kennedy Catholic (11-11), Knox (13-6), LaSalle Academy (14-5), Long 
Island Regional (11-5), Malone (14-3), Monroe (8-4), New Paltz (11-4), 
Newark (10-7), Norwich (13-4), Olean (12-5), Riverdale Country Day (14-5), 
Saugerties (11-5), Shoreham-Wading River (15-3), South Bronx (15-3), South 
Park (11-4), Spackenkill (12-3), Townsend Harris (19-3), Valley Stream North 
(13-5), Watervliet/Heatly (12-6), Waverly (11-6), West Hempstead (14-4), 
Westlake (15-4), Williamsville South (9-8)

CLASS B

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

  Honorable Mention: Avenues (11-7), Baruch College (15-3), Blind Brook (13-5), 
Carle Place (12-6), C.G. Finney (13-3), Eleanor Roosevelt (16-3), Fannie Lou 
Hamer (17-7), Frederick Douglass Academy III (13-4), Friends Seminary (15-8), 
Greenville (12-5), Johnstown (13-3), Lansing (11-5), LeRoy (11-6), Lowville 
(9-7), Medina (13-4), Middle College (9-8), MST Prep (11-5), NEST+M (13-2), 
Olmsted (9-6), Saranac (13-5), Watkins Glen (10-6), Windsor (9-8).

	

	




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CLASS C

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

  Honorable Mention: Cambridge (12-5), Dolgeville (14-4), Ellicottville (11-5), 
Faith Heritage (11-5), Fort Plain (14-4), Greenwich (13-5), Hamilton (12-5), 
Lisbon (12-6), Madrid-Waddington (13-4), Naples (13-2), North Salem (12-6), 
Northern Adirondack (11-5), Notre Dame (Batavia) (13-3), Onondaga (12-4), 
Pembroke (13-2), Perry (11-4), Rockland (11-3), Trumansburg (11-6), Tuckahoe 
(7-9), Tully (11-5), Westfield (10-9), York (11-5).

CLASS D

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

  Honorable Mention: Fort Ann (12-6), Hammond (10-7), Hermon-DeKalb (10-7), 
Morristown (12-6), Old Forge (12-7), Schenevus (11-5), Schroon Lake/Newcomb 
(10-8), Seton Catholic (Plattsburgh) (10-6), Smithtown Christian (11-7), 
Worcester (11-5).
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