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2018-19 Boys basketball (through Jan. 19)
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Class AA

 1. Long Island Lutheran-AIS                        12-1
 2. Brentwood-11                                    13-0
 3. St. Raymond-CHSAA                               13-4
 4. Cardinal Hayes-CHSAA                            14-3
 5. South Shore-PSAL                                17-3
 6. Bishop Loughlin-CHSAA                           15-1
 7. Niagara Falls-6                                 12-2
 8. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                           16-5
 9. Bethlehem-2                                     14-0
10. Syracuse Corcoran-3                             14-0
11. Christ the King-CHSAA                           10-7
12. North Babylon-11                                14-0
13. Mount Vernon-1                                   9-3
14. McQuaid-5                                        9-3
15. Brooklyn Collegiate-PSAL                        10-6
16. Suffern-1                                       12-0
17. Kingston-9                                      12-2
18. Xaverian-CHSAA                                  13-3
19. Uniondale-8                                     12-1
20. Benjamin Cardozo-PSAL                           15-1
21. Saratoga Springs-2                              12-1
22. Longwood-11                                     12-1
23. Mt. St. Michael-CHSAA                           10-7
24. St. Peter-CHSAA                                 12-5
25. Farmingdale-8                                   11-2

  Honorable mention: Albany CBA 7-4, Bellport 11-2, Baldwin 11-1, Bishop Lud-
den 8-4, Clarence 10-2, Commack 10-4, Connetquot 8-5, Curtis-PSAL 15-5, Deer 
Park 8-4, Fairport 9-4, Farmingdale 11-2, Gates Chili 11-2, Half Hollow Hills 
East 11-3, Hilton 9-2, Long Beach 9-4, Thurgood Marshall-PSAL 13-3, Middle-
town 9-3, Msgr. Scanlan-CHSAA 8-7, Newburgh Free Academy7-5, Northport 11-3, 
Rome Free Academy 12-3, Shenendehowa 9-5, Smithtown West 8-5, Utica Notre 
Dame 10-4, Walt Whitman 9-5, Washingtonville 12-2, West Genesee 11-2, Will-
iamsville North 12-1, Wings Academy-PSAL 12-4.

 

	




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Class A

 1. Park School-MMAA                                11-1
 2. Albany Academy-AIS                              11-2
 3. Pittsford Mendon-5                              11-0
 4. Tappan Zee-1                                    13-0
 5. Brooklyn Law and Tech-PSAL                      14-3
 6. Canarsie-PSAL                                   14-2
 7. Rochester East-5                                13-0
 8. Northstar Christian-5                           13-0
 9. Nazareth-CHSAA                                  11-4
10. Fordham Prep-CHSAA                              12-4
11. Transit Tech-PSAL                               17-1
12. Chaminade-CHSAA                                 11-4
13. Lehman-PSAL                                     17-1
14. Msgr. Farrell-CHSAA                             14-3
15. Poughkeepsie-1                                  10-3
16. Whitesboro-3                                    12-2
17. Seward Park-PSAL                                14-1
18. Lewiston-Porter-6                               12-1
19. Greece Athena-5                                 12-2
20. Irondequoit-5                                    9-2
21. Elmont-8                                        10-2
22. Troy-2                                          11-2
23. New Paltz-9                                     10-2
24. Horace Greeley-1                                10-2
25. Gloversville-2                                  12-1

  Honorable mention: All Hallows-CHSAA 12-6, Amherst 10-3, Averill Park 11-4, 
Bishop Grimes 10-3, Buffalo Canisius 9-5, Buffalo South Park 10-2, Buffalo St. 
Joe 7-6, Byram Hills 11-2, Central Square 11-1, East Syracuse Minoa 11-3, 
Floral Park 9-3, Half Hollow Hills West 11-3, Holy Trinity-CHSAA 10-5, Hunter 
College-PSAL 10-2, Jamesville-DeWitt 12-2, Kellenberg 8-5, Kings Park 11-3, 
Lansingburgh 11-5, Locust Valley 12-2, Lynbrook 11-1, Maine-Endwell 11-3, 
Malone 10-3, Manhasset 10-2, Mepham 10-3, Mekeel Christian 9-3, Miller Place 
11-3, Mohonasen 10-5, Mount Sinai 12-2, Pittsford Sutherland 8-6, Rochester 
Monroe 9-4, Rochester School for the Arts 10-4, Rochester Northeast Douglass 
9-3, Rockville Centre South Side 8-3, Rye 10-3, St. Anthony-CHSAA 11-5, St. 
Francis-MMAA 10-5, Sewanhaka 8-4, Sweet Home 7-5, Valley Stream South 11-2, 
Wayne 11-2, Westhill 7-4.

Class B

 1. Olean-6                                         13-0
 2. Schalmont-2                                     14-0
 3. Cardinal O'Hara-MMAA                            13-0
 4. Glens Falls-2                                   11-1
 5. Malverne-8                                      13-1
 6. Summit Academy-PSAL                             14-1
 7. Uncommon Charter-PSAL                           14-1
 8. Putnam Valley-1                                 11-2
 9. Ogdensburg-10                                   11-1
10. Skaneateles-3                                   14-0
11. South Bronx Prep-PSAL                           18-2
12. Lawrence-Woodmere-AIS                           11-3
13. Cold Spring Harbor-8                            12-1
14. Fannie Lou Hamer-PSAL                           16-3
15. Allegany-Limestone-6                            10-1
16. Dalton School-AIS                               13-2
17. Bronx School of Law-PSAL                        15-1
18. Dobbs Ferry-1                                   12-3
19. Greece Odyssey-5                                11-2
20. Ellenville-9                                    11-1
21. Southwestern-6                                  11-3
22. Regis-CHSAA                                     10-1
23. Owego Free-4                                    11-2
24. Southampton-11                                  10-2
25. Wellsville-5                                    10-4

  Honorable mention: Bathgate Complex-PSAL 11-2, Binghamton Seton 12-3, Blind 
Brook 8-3, Briarcliff 8-5, Buffalo Nichols-MMAA 5-8, Canton 9-4, Catskill 
12-3, Center Moriches 9-5, Fonda-Fultonville 13-2, Fredonia 9-5, General Brown 
15-2, Geneva 10-5, Hastings 8-5, Holland Patent 10-4, Hornell 9-4, Hudson 8-4, 
Knox School-AIS 9-3, Lowville 12-1, Medina 11-1, Mexico 10-4, Newark 9-3, One-
onta 9-4, Plattsburgh 11-3, Riverdale-AIS 11-1, Sherburne-Earlville 11-4, Tam-
arac 10-3, Valhalla 9-3, Watervliet 10-5, Wilson 9-4.

 

	




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Class C

 1. Lake George-2                                   13-0
 2. Cooperstown-3                                   15-0
 3. Greenport-11                                    13-1
 4. Hoosick Falls-2                                 10-0
 5. Lyons-5                                         13-1
 6. Buffalo Tapestry Charter-6                       9-3
 7. Tuckahoe-1                                       9-5
 8. Utica Academy of Science-3                      13-1
 9. C.G. Finney-5                                   11-2
10. Avon-5                                          11-2
11. Caledonia-Mumford-5                             13-1
12. Marcus Whitman-5                                11-1
13. Weedsport-3                                     14-1
14. Madrid-Waddington-10                            13-3
15. Maple Hill-2                                    12-2
16. Buffalo East-6                                  10-4
17. Buffalo Middle College-6                         8-4
18. Randolph-6                                      10-3
19. LaFayette-3                                     10-2
20. Northern Adirondack-7                            8-4

  Honorable mention: Addison 11-2, Alexander 10-3, Alexander Hamilton 8-5, 
Beaver River 9-5, Brushton-Moira 8-5, Buffalo Academy of Science 5-6, Cana-
joharie 11-4, Chatham 9-4, Delhi 10-4, Gananda 12-3, Granville 11-3, Lansing 
9-4, Lyndonville 12-1, Mayfield 11-4, Millbrook 10-4, Moravia 12-2, Moriah 
9-4, Naples 11-2, Oriskany 10-5, Red Jacket 11-3, Salamanca 8-4, Silver Creek 
9-5, Spencer-Van Etten 10-2, St. Lawrence 9-6, Unadilla Valley 11-4, Walton 
11-3, Watkins Glen 9-4, 12-3, York 11-4.

Class D

 1. Prattsburgh-5                                   13-0
 2. South Kortright-4                               14-1
 3. Avoca-5                                         12-2
 4. Elba-5                                          12-2
 5. Milford-4                                       13-2
 6. LaFargeville-3                                  12-2
 7. Lyme-3                                          11-2
 8. Morris-4                                        13-1
 9. DeRuyter-3                                      12-3
10. Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville-2             11-3
11. Harrisville-10                                   9-4
12. McGraw-3                                        11-3
13. Chateaugay-10                                   12-3
14. Mount Morris-5                                  10-3
15. Hartford-2                                      12-3

  Honorable mention: Belfast 7-5, Bridgehampton 8-6, Clymer 8-5, Copenhagen 
9-6, Edmeston 13-3, Edwards Knox 10-4, Faith Heritage 8-5, Fillmore 8-4, 
Fort Ann 11-4, Genesee Valley 8-4, Germantown 10-4, Hamilton 11-4, Hunter-
Tannersville 9-4, Jasper-Troupsburg 11-4, Jefferson 11-2, Marathon 8-4, 
New York Mills 9-4, Panama 7-5, Scio 8-2, Willsboro 9-4.


Active Win Streaks (10-or-more): 

  Lake George 41, Cooperstown 15, Bethlehem 14, North Babylon 14, Schalmont 
14, Skaneateles 14, Syracuse Corcoran 14, Brentwood 13, Cardinal O'Hara-MMAA 
13, Northstar Christian 13, Olean 13, Prattsburgh 13, Rochester East 13, 
Tappan Zee 13, Suffern 12, Baldwin 11, Milford 11, Pittsford Mendon 11, 
Hoosick Falls 10, Marcus Whitman 10.


  Links to our separate weekly rankings for New York City's PSAL/CHSAA/AIS
teams and for Long Island can be found on our rankings home page.
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