2025 Football (through Nov. 16)
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The New York State Sportswriters Association's Steve Grandin compiles the weekly rankings.
* - Sectional champion
** - NYSPHSAA wildcard
CLASS AA
1-Christian Brothers Academy-3* 10-0
2-Monsignor Farrell-CHS 9-1
3-Iona Prep-CHS 9-1
4-Massapequa-8 10-0
5-William Floyd-11 10-0
6-Tottenville-PSAL 11-0
7-Erasmus Hall Campus-PSAL 8-2
8-Ward Melville-11 9-1
9-St. Francis-MMA 9-1
10-Canisius-MMA 6-4
11-Bennett-6* 9-1
12-Mamaroneck-1* 10-1
13-Curtis-PSAL 9-2
14-Saratoga Springs-2* 9-2
15-Christian Brothers Academy-2 8-3
16-Monroe-Woodbury-9* 10-1
17-Oceanside-8 8-2
18-John Jay East Fishkill-1 9-1
19-Liverpool-3 9-2
20-Eagle Academy II-PSAL 8-4
21-St. Joseph’s Collegiate-MMA 5-4
22-St. Anthony’s-CHS 7-5
23-Farmingdale-8 8-2
24-Chaminade-CHS 7-5
25-Archbishop Stepinac-CHS 6-5
26-Shenendehowa-2 8-2
27-Jamestown-6 7-4
28-Northport-11 8-2
29-Penfield-5* 7-4
30-Cicero-North Syracuse-3 6-4
Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (6-5), East Meadow (6-5), Elmira (6-4)*,
Huntington (7-3), Lancaster (7-3), Longwood (5-5), Middletown (6-5)**, Newburgh
Free Academy (6-4), North Rockland (6-4), Orchard Park (6-4), Pittsford (6-5),
Port Washington (5-4), Rush-Henrietta (6-3), Sachem North (7-3), Shaker (6-4),
Syosset (5-5), Walt Whitman (5-4).
CLASS A
1-Garden City-8 10-0
2-Rye-1* 11-0
3-Whitesboro-3* 9-1
4-Niskayuna-2* 10-1
5-Minisink Valley-9* 10-0
6-McKinley-6* 9-2
7-Half Hollow Hills East-11 8-2
8-East Islip-11 9-1
9-Frank J Macchiarola Complex-PSAL 11-0
10-A Philip Randolph Campus-PSAL 10-1-1
11-Somers-1 8-3
12-Cornwall-9** 8-2
13-Health Sciences/Buff Science/Glob Concepts-6 10-1
14-Bethpage-8 9-1
15-Xavier-CHS 9-2
16-Smithtown West-11 7-3
17-Brighton-5* 9-2
18-Union-Endicott-4* 8-2
19-Long Beach-8 8-2
20-East/World of Inquiry-5 8-3
21-East Syracuse-Minoa-3 8-3
22-Horseheads-4 7-4
23-Troy-2 8-3
24-Mepham-8 8-2
25-Harrison-1 6-4
26-St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS 6-4
27-Williamsville East-6 7-3
28-Eagle Academy III-PSAL 10-0
29-Carthage-3 7-3
30-Irondequoit-5 8-1
Honorable Mention: Auburn (6-3), Ballston Spa (6-4), Bellport (5-4), Brewster
(5-4), Brockport (5-5), Calhoun (6-3), Canandaigua ( 5-4), Carey (7-3), Clarence
(5-4), Clarke (6-3), East Hampton/Bridgehampton (6-4), Eastchester (5-5), Grand
Island (6-4), Islip (7-2), Mahopac (5-4), Queensbury (6-3), South Side (7-3),
St. John the Baptist (5-5), St. Peter’s (6-5), Vestal (5-5), Washingtonville
(6-3), Webster Schroeder (6-3), West Islip (7-2), West Seneca West (7-2),
William C Bryant (9-1), Williamsville North (6-3), Yorktown (4-5).
CLASS B
1 (tie)-Monroe-5* 9-0
1 (tie)-Sayville-11 10-0
3-Plainedge-8 10-0
4-New Hartford-3* 11-0
5-Glens Falls-2* 11-0
6-Sleepy Hollow-1* 10-1
7-Owego Free Academy-4* 8-3
8-Seaford-8 9-1
9-Bayport-Blue Point-11 8-2
10-Lackawanna-6* 9-2
11-Saugerties-9* 9-2
12-Port Jervis-9 9-2
13-Ogdensburg Free Academy-10* 10-0
14-Wantagh-8 7-3
15-Waverly-4 9-2
16-Maine-Endwell-4 5-4
17-Petrides-PSAL 11-0
18-Westlake-1 8-2
19-Syracuse Institute of Technology-3 9-2
20-Peru-7* 9-1
21-Mount Sinai-11 7-3
22-Averill Park-2 8-3
23-West Seneca East-6 8-3
24-Xaverian-CHS 7-4
25 (tie)-Williamsville South-6 8-2
25 (tie)-Iroquois-6 8-2
Honorable Mention: Ardsley (6-3), East Harlem Pride (8-1), Floral Park (5-4),
Hackley (5-3), Holy Cross (7-3), Holy Trinity (7-4), Honeoye Falls-Lima (4-6),
Indian River (6-4), John Glenn (6-3), Lansingburgh (7-3), Lynbrook (7-3), Miller
Place (6-4), Mott Haven Campus (9-1), Pearl River (6-4), Pelham (6-3), Pioneer
(6-3), Poly Prep (6-4), Potsdam (7-2), Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (7-3), Riverdale
Country Day (6-2), Rye Country Day (6-2), Schalmont (6-4), Valley Stream South
(4-5), Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (7-3), William E Grady (8-2).
CLASS C
1-Chenango Forks-4* 10-0
2-Babylon-11 10-0
3-Bronxville-1* 9-0
4-Schuylerville-2* 10-0
5-General Brown-3* 10-1
6-Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton-6* 10-1
7-Alexander/Pembroke-5* 10-0
8-Chester/Seward-9* 9-1
9-Cazenovia-3 10-1
10-Fonda-Fultonville-2 10-1
11-Southwestern/Frewsburg-6 10-1
12-Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry-5 8-3
13-Dobbs Ferry-1 7-3
14-East Rochester/Gananda-5 7-3
15-Barker/Royalton-Hartland-6 8-2
16-Skaneateles-3 6-4
17-Eden/North Collins-6 8-2
18-Saranac-7* 8-3
19-Dover-9 8-3
20 (tie)-Cold Spring Harbor-8 6-4
20 (tie)-Canastota-3 7-2
Honorable Mention: Akron (6-3), Carle Place (6-3), Cobleskill-Richmondville
(7-3), Gouverneur (5-3)*, Granville/Whitehall (6-3), LeRoy/Caledonia-Mumford
(6-4), Marcellus (6-3), Oneonta (6-5), Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg
(5-4), Salamanca (6-3), Windsor (6-4).
CLASS D
1-Tioga-4* 10-1
2-Greenwich-2* 10-0
3-Newfane-6* 11-0
4-Lowville-3* 11-0
5-Tuckahoe-1* 8-1
6-Avon-5* 9-2
7-Wilson-6 9-2
8-Cambridge/Salem-2 9-2
9-Dolgeville-3 8-2
10-Trumansburg-4 7-4
11-Delhi-4 7-3
12-Deposit/Hancock-4 7-3
13-Haldane-1 6-3
14-Gowanda/Pine Valley-6 7-3
15-York/Pavilion-5 7-2
Honorable Mention: Burke Catholic (5-5)*, Canisteo-Greenwood (6-4), Cato-
Meridian (6-4), Notre Dame (Utica)/Utica Science (5-4), Sandy Creek (6-4),
Sidney (6-3), Spencer-VanEtten/Candor (6-3), Stillwater/Saratoga Catholic
(5-4).
EIGHT-MAN
1-Morrisville-Eaton/Stockbridge Vly/Madison-3* 9-2
2-Unatego/Franklin/Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton-4* 10-1
3-Frankfort-Schuyler-3 10-1
4-Moravia-4 7-3
5-Waterville/Hamilton-3 8-2
6-Thomas Edison-4 7-2
7-Sauquoit Valley-3 6-4
8-Eldred-9* 9-2
9-Sullivan West-9 7-2
10 (tie)-Millbrook/Webutuck-9 6-2
10 (tie)-Pawling-1 7-2
Honorable Mention: Cooperstown/Milford (4-5), Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne (5-1),
Onteora (6-3), South Lewis (4-5), Taconic Hills* (7-3), Thousand Islands (4-5).
