2025 Football (through Nov. 23)
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The New York State Sportswriters Association's Steve Grandin compiles the weekly rankings.
* - Sectional or association champion
** - NYSPHSAA wildcard
CLASS AA
1-Christian Brothers Academy-3* 11-0
2-Iona Prep-CHS* 10-1
3-Massapequa-8* 11-0
4-Monsignor Farrell-CHS 9-2
5-Tottenville-PSAL 12-0
6-Erasmus Hall Campus-PSAL 9-2
7-Ward Melville-11* 10-1
8-St. Francis-MMA* 10-1
9-Canisius-MMA 6-5
10-William Floyd-11 10-1
11-Bennett-6* 10-1
12-Mamaroneck-1* 11-1
13-Curtis-PSAL 9-3
14-Saratoga Springs-2* 10-2
15-Christian Brothers Academy-2 8-3
16-Monroe-Woodbury-9* 10-2
17-John Jay East Fishkill-1 9-1
18-Liverpool-3 9-2
19-Oceanside-8 8-3
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* 7-5
30-Cicero-North Syracuse-3 6-4
Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (6-6), East Meadow (6-5), Elmira* (6-5),
Huntington (7-3), Lancaster (7-3), Longwood (5-5), Middletown** (6-6), 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* 11-0
2-Rye-1* 12-0
3-East Islip-11* 10-1
4-Union-Endicott-4* 9-2
5-Brighton-5* 10-2
6-Somers-1 8-3
7-Frank J Macchiarola Complex-PSAL 12-0
8-Half Hollow Hills East-11 8-3
9-Minisink Valley-9* 10-1
10-Cornwall-9** 9-2
11-Niskayuna-2* 10-2
12-A Philip Randolph Campus-PSAL 10-2-1
13-Whitesboro-3* 9-2
14-McKinley-6* 9-3
15-Health Sciences/Buffalo Science/Global Concepts-6 10-1
16-Bethpage-8 9-2
17-Xavier-CHS* 10-2
18-East/World of Inquiry-5 8-3
19-Horseheads-4 7-4
20-Smithtown West-11 7-4
21-Long Beach-8 8-3
22-East Syracuse-Minoa-3 8-3
23-Troy-2 8-3
24-Mepham-8 8-2
25-Harrison-1 6-4
26-Williamsville East-6 7-3
27-Carthage-3 7-3
28-Irondequoit-5 8-1
29-William C. Bryant-PSAL 10-1
30-St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS 6-5
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), Eagle Academy III (10-1),
Eastchester (5-5), Grand Island (6-4), Islip (7-2), James Madison (7-4), 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), Williamsville North (6-3), Yorktown
(4-5).
CLASS B
1 (tie)-Monroe-5* 10-0
1 (tie)-Sayville-11* 11-0
3-Glens Falls-2* 12-0
4-Sleepy Hollow-1* 11-1
5-Owego Free Academy-4* 9-3
6-New Hartford-3* 11-1
7-Seaford-8* 10-1
8-Bayport-Blue Point-11* 9-2
9-Wantagh-8* 8-3
10-Plainedge-8 10-1
11-Waverly-4 9-2
12-Maine-Endwell-4 5-4
13-Lackawanna-6* 9-3
14-Saugerties-9* 9-3
15-Port Jervis-9 9-2
16-Petrides-PSAL 12-0
17-Westlake-1 8-2
18-Syracuse Institute of Technology-3 9-2
19-Ogdensburg Free Academy-10* 10-1
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* 8-4
25 (tie)-Williamsville South-6 8-2
25 (tie)-Iroquois-6 8-2
Honorable Mention: Ardsley (6-3), East Harlem Pride (9-1), Floral Park (5-4),
Hackley (5-3), Holy Cross (7-4), 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 (9-2), 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 (8-3).
CLASS C
1-Chenango Forks-4* 11-0
2-Bronxville-1* 10-0
3-Schuylerville-2* 11-0
4-Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton-6* 11-1
5-Babylon-11 10-1
6-Alexander/Pembroke-5* 10-1
7-General Brown-3* 10-2
8-Cazenovia-3 10-1
9-Fonda-Fultonville-2 10-1
10-Southwestern/Frewsburg-6 10-1
11-Letchworth/Warsaw/Perry-5 8-3
12-Dobbs Ferry-1 7-3
13-East Rochester/Gananda-5 7-3
14-Barker/Royalton-Hartland-6 8-2
15-Skaneateles-3 6-4
16-Eden/North Collins-6 8-2
17-Chester/Seward-9* 9-2
18-Canastota-3 7-2
19-Cold Spring Harbor-8 6-4
20 (tie)-Saranac-7* 8-4
20 (tie)-Dover-9 8-3
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* 11-1
2-Greenwich-2* 11-0
3-Newfane-6* 12-0
4-Tuckahoe-1* 9-1
5-Wilson-6 9-2
6-Lowville-3* 11-1
7-Cambridge/Salem-2 9-2
8-Dolgeville-3 8-2
9-Trumansburg-4 7-4
10-Delhi-4 7-3
11-Avon-5* 9-3
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* (5-6), 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 Valley/Madison-3* 10-2
2-Eldred-9* 10-2
3-Frankfort-Schuyler-3 10-1
4-Sullivan West-9 7-2
5-Waterville/Hamilton-3 8-2
6-Pawling-1 7-2
7-Unatego/Franklin/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton-4* 10-2
8-Millbrook/Webutuck-9 6-2
9-Moravia-4 7-3
10 (tie)-Thomas Edison-4 7-2
10 (tie)-Sauquoit Valley-3 6-4
Honorable Mention: Cooperstown/Milford (4-5), Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne (5-1),
Onteora (6-3), South Lewis (4-5), Taconic Hills* (7-4), Thousand Islands (4-5).
