2025-26 Boys basketball (through March 8)
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Compiled by Steve Grandin.
*-sectional champion; #-association champion
CLASS AAA
1. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS*# 25-4
2. Eagle Academy (Brooklyn)-PSAL 26-3
3. Eagle Academy (Bronx)-PSAL 26-4
4. Christian Brothers Academy-2 22-0
5. Cardinal Hayes-CHS 20-9
6. Fairport-5* 21-1
7. Holy Cross-CHS 14-13
8. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL 20-10
9. Mamaroneck-1* 20-3
10. Nazareth-CHS 20-7
11. Corning-4* 20-1
12. St. Raymond-CHS 12-16
13. Christ the King-CHS* 17-10
14. Baldwin-8* 21-2
15. Bay Shore-11* 19-4
16. Jamestown-6* 18-4
17. Mount Vernon-1 18-4
18. Monsignor Scanlan-CHS 14-15
19. Canarsie-PSAL 17-9
20. North Rockland-1 17-5
21. Iona Prep-CHS 16-11
22. William Floyd-11 20-3
23. Shaker-2 18-4
24. Forest Hills-PSAL 23-6
25. Health Sciences-6 18-3
26. South Shore -PSAL 15-13
27. Shenendehowa-2 17-5
28. Green Tech-2 18-3
29. Bishop Ludden-Grimes-3* 18-5
30. (tie) Kingston-9* 16-6
30. (tie) St. Francis Prep-CHS 19-7
Honorable Mention: Arlington (15-7), Brooklyn Collegiate (15-11), Eagle
Academy (Queens) (18-5), Farmingdale (16-6), Francis Lewis (18-10),
Liverpool (16-7), Louis Brandeis (19-7), Niagara Falls (8-12), North Babylon
(17-4), Port Washington (17-6), Rome Free Academy (15-7), Susan Wagner
(19-10), University Prep (13-7), Valley Stream Central (13-9), Walt Whitman
(17-5), Wings Academy (17-11), Xaverian (13-13).
CLASS AA
1. Penfield-5* 21-1
2. Seton Catholic-4* 20-1
3. Smithtown West-11* 22-1
4. Pittsford Mendon-5* 21-1
5. Holy Trinity-CHS* 24-4
6. Nottingham-3* 21-2
7. Amsterdam-2* 21-2
8. Canisius-MMA* 20-7
9. St. John's Prep-CHS* 23-5
10. St. Mary's (Manhasset)-CHS 19-6
11. East Syracuse-Minoa-3 20-3
12. St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS 17-9
13. Achievement First-PSAL 23-7
14. Monsignor Farrell-CHS 15-11
15. St. Dominic-CHS 18-9
16. Rye-1* 19-5
17. South Side-8* 20-3
18. Bedford Academy-PSAL 20-8
19. St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA 18-7
20. Nichols-MMA 19-6
21. Niskayuna-2 16-7
22. Clarkstown North-1 20-4
23. Thomas Edison-PSAL 21-4
24, Bayside-PSAL 20-6
25. Suffern-1 20-2
26. George Westinghouse-PSAL 23-4
27. Goshen-9* 19-3
28. Graphics Campus-PSAL 22-8
29. St. Mary's (Lancaster)-MMA 17-9
30. North Tonawanda-6* 17-7
Honorable Mention: Bethlehem (13-8), Binghamton (12-7), Bronx Science
(19-6), Chaminade (18-7), Deer Park (17-5), Fordham Prep (13-12), Fulton
(15-7 ), Garden City (18-4), Gates Chili (15-7), Greece Athena (17-6), Half
Hollow Hills West (21-2), Harry Truman (18-7), Horace Greeley (17-5),
Irondequoit (16-6), Jericho (17-4), Mahopac (14-8), Manhasset (18-4), Orchard
Park (19-4), Pittsford Sutherland (19-3), Roslyn (19-4), Salesian (14-9), St.
Anthony's (13-11), St. Edmund Prep (14-11), St. Francis (15-11), Troy (14-8),
Victor (15-8), West Genesee (16-5), Westhampton (16-5), WHEELS (21-6), Xavier
(16-9), Yorktown (20-3)
CLASS A
1. Westhill-3* 24-0
2. Tappan Zee-1* 21-2
3. Beacon-9* 22-1
4. Mount Sinai-11* 20-2
5. Grand Island-6* 22-2
6. Maine-Endwell-4* 15-6
7. Hudson-2* 21-2
8. Seward Park-PSAL 27-3
9. Monroe-5* 17-5
10. Stony Brook-AIS*# 20-8
11. Floral Park-8* 21-2
12. Townsend Harris-PSAL 22-4
13. South Bronx Prep-PSAL 26-4
14. East-5 14-5
15. Byram Hills-1 19-5
16. Red Hook-9 20-3
17. Frederick Douglass Academy-PSAL 21-3
18. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL 23-5
19. Syracuse Inst of Technology-3 16-7
20. Lansingburgh-2 17-6
21. Wayne-5 19-4
22. Oneonta-4 16-5
23. Fredonia-6* 21-3
24. New Hartford-3 18-5
25. Lewiston-Porter-6 15-8
26. Adams Street Academy-PSAL 21-6
27. Glens Falls-2 19-3
28. Cathedral Prep-CHS*# 20-7
29. Malone-10* 17-6
30. (tie) Dalton-AIS 22-4
30. (tie) New Paltz-9 13-6
Honorable Mention: American Studies (19-4), Batavia (14-8), Bishop Timon-St.
Jude* (11-17), Brooklyn College Academy (21-8), Central Valley (18-4),
Cobleskill-Richmondville (15-7), Columbia Prep (24-1), Dunkirk (17-4), Dwight
(23-5), Geneva (19-3), Hudson Falls (15-7), Iroquois (18-4), Jamesville-DeWitt
(14-9), Kennedy Catholic (15-12), Knox (14-8), LaSalle Academy (16-7), Long
Island Lutheran Regional (15-7), Malverne (16-5), Nanuet (15-8), Newark (14-8),
Olean (17-7), Pearl River (17-6), Peru * (15-7), Riverdale Country Day (16-7),
Saugerties (14-7), Shoreham-Wading River (17-3), South Bronx (16-5), South Park
(13-9), Spackenkill (17-4), Staten Island Academy (20-6), Waverly (14-7), West
Hempstead (15-5), Westlake (18-5).
CLASS B
1. Woodlands-1* 21-2
2. KIPP Capital Region-2* 15-5
3. Marcellus-3* 16-8
4. Potsdam-10* 21-3
5. Southampton-11* 16-5
6. Inwood Academy Charter-PSAL 23-2
7. Bishop Kearney/Chesterton Academy-5* 20-3
8. Olmsted-6* 17-7
9. Dobbs Ferry-1 18-5
10. Ogdensburg Free Academy-10 19-3
11. Skaneateles-3 18-6
12. Tapestry Charter-6* 21-3
13. East Rochester-5 18-5
14. Canisteo-Greenwood-5 18-3
15. Akron-6 19-4
16. Saranac Lake-7* 20-3
17. Mount Markham-3 20-3
18. Fieldston-AIS*# 21-6
19. Eleanor Roosevelt -PSAL 20-5
20. Carle Place-8* 16-6
21. LeRoy-5* 16-7
22. Longwood Prep-PSAL 22-2
23. Onteora-9* 15-5
24. Catskill-2 18-6
25. Windsor-4* 12-10
Honorable Mention: Blind Brook (15-8), Bronx Leadership Academy (21-5), C.G.
Finney (18-4), Comprehensive Model (16-6), Fonda-Fultonville (16-6), Friends
Seminary (16-8), Greenville (14-8), Hastings (15-7), Johnstown (18-5), Lansing
(13-8), Lowville (14-9), Medina (16-7), MST Prep (13-8), Middle College
(11-10), NEST+M (17-4), Richard Green (19-4), Rye Neck (16-6), Saranac (16-6),
Southwestern (12-11), Spring Creek Campus (15-5), Success Academy (15-7),
Tamarac (14-9), Watkins Glen (15-7).
CLASS C
1. Cooperstown-3* 24-0
2. Honeoye-5* 22-2
3. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2* 18-6
4. Lyons-5* 22-2
5. Global Concepts-6* 18-4
6. Notre Dame-4* 18-4
7. Cato-Meridian-3 20-3
8. Geneseo-5 21-3
9. Delhi-4 19-4
10. Gananda-5 19-4
11. Pierson-11* 16-5
12. Union Springs-4 19-4
13. York-5 17-7
14. Cuba-Rushford-5 19-3
15. Stillwater-2 16-8
16. Wilson-6 19-3
17. Pembroke-5 20-3
18. Frankfort-Schuyler-3 20-3
19. Saratoga Catholic-2 16-7
20. Fillmore-5 19-3
21. Mount Academy-9* 16-5
22. Dolgeville-3 18-5
23. North Salem-1* 14-8
24. Moravia-4 18-4
25. (tie) Trumansburg-4 15-7
25. (tie) Lisbon-10* 15-8
Honorable Mention: Brushton-Moira (14-8), Candor (16-5), Cambridge (17-6),
Duanesburg (18-4), Eldred (13-6), Fort Plain (15-6), Greenwich (15-7),
Madrid-Waddington (16-5), Naples (19-3), Northern Adirondack * (15-8),
Northstar Christian (20-2), Notre Dame (Batavia) ( 18-5), Perry (16-6),
Rockland (14-6), Tuckahoe (9-11), Tully (15-7), Unatego/Franklin (16-5),
Weedsport (16-6), Westfield (13-10).
CLASS D
1. Bridgehampton-11* 19-2
2. Bolton-7* 23-1
3. Andover/Whitesville-5* 21-2
4. North Warren-2* 19-4
5. Edmeston-4* 20-3
6. Heuvelton-10* 19-5
7. Sackets Harbor-3* 21-3
8. Clymer-6* 16-6
9. Oriskany-3 18-3
10. Elba-5 17-6
11. Schenevus-4 16-7
12. DeRuyter-3 19-4
13. Wells-7 20-2
14. Sherman-6 19-3
15. Morris-4 19-3
16. Madison-3 18-5
17. Forestville-6 16-6
18. Jasper-Troupsburg-5 14-8
19. South Kortright/Andes-4 17-5
20. Copenhagen-3 15-7
Honorable Mention: Fort Ann (14-9), Hammond (14-8), Hermon-DeKalb (15-8),
Morristown (13-8), Northville (13-9), Schroon Lake/Newcomb (13-9), Seton
Catholic (Plattsburgh) (13-8), Smithtown Christian (12-9), Stamford/Jefferson
(15-6), Worcester (12-8).
