New York State Sportswriters Association boys lacrosse rankings

Class A 1. Ward Melville-11 11-0 2. Chaminade-CHSAA 9-1 3. Fayetteville-Manlius-3 10-0 4. Buffalo Timon/St. Jude-CHSAA 6-2 5. Ithaca-4 10-1 6. Orchard Park-6 7-1 7. St. Anthony-CHSAA 7-2 8. Shenendehowa-2 8-1 9. Fairport-5 8-2 10. Pittsford-5 10-1 11. Smithtown East-11 10-1 12. Massapequa-8 7-2 13. Syosset-8 8-3 14. Northport-11 10-2 15. Smithtown West-11 10-2 16. Webster Thomas-5 9-1 17. West Islip-11 8-3 18. Shaker-2 9-0 19. Farmingdale-8 8-3 20. West Genesee-3 7-4 21. Port Washington-8 7-4 22. Liverpool-3 6-3 23. Binghamton-4 9-3 24. MacArthur-8 8-3 25. Bay Shore-11 7-4 Honorable mention: Albany CBA 7-4, Archbishop Stepinac-CHSAA 8-5, Arlington 7-3, Auburn 6-4, Baldwinsville 7-4, Buffalo Canisius-CHSAA 10-2, Buffalo St. Joseph-CHSAA 6-2, Cicero-North Syracuse 7-4, Connetquot 8-4, Corning 6-4, East Meadow 7-4, Fordham Prep-CHSAA 9-5, Hunter College-PSAL 8-2, Iona Prep-CHSAA 8-2, Kingston 7-1, Lindenhurst 8-3, Mamaroneck 7-3, Manhasset St. Mary-CHSAA 10-2, North Rockland 8-4, Patchogue-Medford 7-3, Plainview JFK 7-4, Riverhead 8-4, Tottenville-PSAL 12-0, Valley 8-2, Warwick Valley 7-3. Class B 1. Jamesville-DeWitt-3 11-0 2. Niskayuna-2 9-0 3. Yorktown-1 10-1 4. Long Beach-8 11-0 5. Garden City-8 7-3 6. Comsewogue-11 11-1 7. Manhasset-8 8-3 8. Canandaigua-5 7-4 9. John Jay, Cross River-1 8-3 10. Huntington-11 9-3 11. Miller Place-11 9-2 12. Hamburg-6 8-2 13. Wantagh-8 8-2 14. Carthage-3 9-1 15. Eastport/South Manor-11 8-4 16. Sayville-11 7-4 17. Jericho-8 9-2 18. Lynbrook-8 7-4 19. Rye-1 8-1 20. North Shore-8 7-4 Honorable mention: Brewster 8-5, Byram Hills 6-3, Cornwall 6-2, Dalton School 8-0, Douglass Academy-PSAL 7-1, Great Neck North 8-3, Hackley School 6-2, Highland 5-2, Irondequoit 5-4, James Madison-PSAL 8-2, Vestal 5-3, Williamsville North 6-2. Class C 1. Shoreham-Wading River-11 11-0 2. Silver Creek-6 8-0 3. Geneva-5 8-1 4. Bronxville-1 9-1 5. Salmon River-10 6-0 6. Cazenovia-3 9-1 7. Friends Academy-8 9-1 8. LaFayette-3 6-3 9. Cold Spring Harbor-8 8-3 10. Seaford-8 11-1 11. Penn Yan-5 8-2 12. Syracuse CBA-3 7-2 13. Akron-6 8-0 14. Skaneateles-3 8-2 15. Rochester Aquinas-5 6-3 16. Johnson City-4 11-0 17. Marcellus-3 8-2 18. Bayport-Blue Point-11 9-3 19. Westhill-3 8-2 20. Cortland-3 8-2 Honorable mention: Canton 5-2, Chittenango 6-4, Croton-Harmon 6-3, East Aurora 6-2, Gananda 8-2, Hendrick Hudson 9-2, Homer 6-4, Irvington 6-3, Lake Shore 5-2, Livonia 7-4, Maine-Endwell 8-2-1, Palmyra-Macedon 6-2, Pleasant- ville 10-2, Rondout Valley 8-0, Salamnaca 5-2, Somers JFK 7-2, St. Lawrence 6-1, Watertown Immaculate Heart 7-3. Active Win Streaks Tottenville-PSAL 22, Shoreham-Wading River 18, Jamesville-DeWitt 11, Johnson City 11, Long Beach 11, Ward Melville 11, Fayetteville-Manlius 10. (10-or-more are listed). Unbeatens 14 left (4 in Class A, 4 in Class B, 6 in Class C), including one team in honorable mention in all three classes.

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