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CLASS AAA

 1. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                    27-1
 2. St. Francis Prep-CHS                     22-4
 3. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS                  22-4
 4. Thurgood Marshall-PSAL                   23-4
 5. Eagle Academy II-PSAL                    20-6
 6. Christ the King-CHS                     15-12
 7. Rome Free Academy-3                      17-0
 8. Bay Shore-11                             20-1
 9. Half Hollow Hills East-11                18-3
10. Iona Prep-CHS                            17-9
11. Eagle Academy-PSAL                       23-5
12. Cicero-North Syracuse-3                  20-1
13. Green Tech-2                             11-7
14. William Floyd-11                         18-3
15. Bishop Ludden-3                          18-2
16. Niagara Falls-6                          11-8
17. James Monroe-PSAL                        17-8
18. Nazareth-CHS                             17-9
19. Scarsdale-1                              15-6
20. Jamestown-6                              17-3
21. Rush-Henrietta-5                         18-2
22. Shaker-2                                 17-3
23. New Rochelle-1                           16-5
24. East Meadow-8                            18-3
25. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                       19-8
26. St. Raymond-CHS                         15-12
27. Mamaroneck-1                             17-4
28. Fairport-5                               17-3
29. Shenendehowa-2                           18-2
30. (tie) North Rockland-1                   18-3
30. (tie) Smithtown East-11                  18-3

  Honorable Mention: Abraham Lincoln (16-11), Albany (12-6), Albany CBA  (13-6), 
Aquinas Institute (13-8), Canarsie (15-10), Corning (17-3), Elmira (12-5), Forest 
Hills (20-8), Holy Cross (13-14), Liverpool (15-6), Monsignor Scanlan (12-15), 
Mount Vernon (13-7), Port Washington (17-4), Suffern (17-5), Susan Wagner (15-11), 
Uniondale (15-5).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 8-11: #8 Bay Shore-11, #9 Half Hollow Hills East-11, #14 William 
Floyd-11, #24 East Meadow-8, #30 Smithtown East-11.
  Section 1-4-9: #19 Scarsdale-1, #23 New Rochelle-1, #27 Mamaroneck-1, 
#30 North Rockland-1.
  Section 2-3: #7 Rome Free Academy-3, #12 Cicero-North Syracuse-3, #13 Green 
Tech-2, #15 Bishop Ludden-3, #22 Shaker-2.
  Section 5-6: #16 Niagara Falls-6, #20 Jamestown-6, #21 Rush-Henrietta-5, 
#28 Fairport-5.

CLASS AA

 1. Albany Academy-AIS                       22-2
 2. Great Neck South-8                       21-0
 3. Penfield-5                               18-3
 4. Canisius-CHS                             22-4
 5. St. Joseph's Coll-CHS                    21-4
 6. Elmont-8                                 18-3
 7. Tappan Zee-1                             20-2
 8. Graphics Campus-PSAL                     22-2
 9. Greece Athena-5                          19-2
10. Binghamton-4                             16-3
11. Niskayuna-2                              16-5
12. Yorktown-1                               18-4
13. LaSalle Institute-2                      16-4
14. West Genesee-3                           16-5
15. Wyandanch-11                             19-2
16. Rye-1                                    15-6
17. St. John's Prep-CHS                      24-3
18. Bishop Timon-St. Jude-CHS                20-6
19. Epic South-PSAL                          22-5
20. Health Sciences-6                        15-6
21. Garden City-8                            20-1
22. Lockport-6                               15-6
23. St. Anthony's-CHS                        21-3
24. Peekskill-1                              16-6
25. Nottingham-3                             16-5
26. Washingtonville-9                        17-3
27. Monroe/School w/o Walls-5                16-5
28. Achievement First-PSAL                   17-9
29. Union-Endicott-4                         12-6
30. (tie) St. Dominic-CHS                    19-6
30. (tie) Evander Childs-PSAL                19-4

  Honorable Mention: Amsterdam (14-6), Baldwin (15-7), Bedford Academy (18-6),           
Canandaigua (17-4), Cornwall (14-6), Deer Park (15-6), East Syracuse-Minoa (13-7), 
Harrison (13-9), Horace Greeley (16-6), McKinley (18-3), Murry Bergtraum (19-4), 
Nichols (14-12), Orchard Park (17-4), Our Lady of Lourdes (14-5), Percy Sutton 
(16-11), Poughkeepsie (14-7), Roslyn (16-6), South Side (18-4), St. Edmund Prep 
(19-7), St. Joseph by the Sea (17-10), Transit Tech (21-5), Troy (15-5), Valley 
Central (13-6), Webster Thomas (15-6), WHEELS (18-7), Williamsville East (11-10).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 1-8-11: #2 Great Neck South-8, #6 Elmont-8, #7 Tappan Zee-1, 
#12 Yorktown-1, #16 Rye-1, #21 Garden City-8, #24 Peekskill-1.
  Section 4-9: #10 Binghamton-4, #26 Washingtonville-9, #29 Union-Endicott-4.
  Section 2-3: #11 Niskayuna-2, #13 LaSalle Institute-2, #14 West Genesee-3, 
#25 Nottingham-3.
  Section 5-6: #3 Penfield-5, #9 Greece Athena-5, #20 Health Sciences-6, 
#22 Lockport-6.

  

	




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CLASS A

 1. Glens Falls-2                            20-0
 2. East-5                                   16-1
 3. Southampton-11                           20-1
 4. Byram Hills-1                            21-2
 5. Westhill-3                               20-2
 6. Mount Sinai-11                           19-2
 7. New Paltz-9                              18-2
 8. Wayne-5                                  20-2
 9. Seton Catholic-4                         17-3
10. Grand Island-6                           20-1
11. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL                   20-3
12. Hudson-2                                 18-3
13. Red Hook-9                               16-3
14. Williamsville South-6                    16-5
15. Amherst-6                                17-4
16. Floral Park-8                            17-4
17. Beacon-9                                 16-4
18. Maine-Endwell-4                          13-6
19. Seward Park-PSAL                         22-3
20. Oneonta-4                                15-4
21. Norwich-4                                15-4
22. Jamesville-DeWitt-3                      16-6
23. Pearl River-1                            17-6
24. Hudson Falls-2                           16-4
25. Brooklyn College Acad-PSAL               21-5
26. Sacred Heart-CHS                         25-2
27. Dalton-AIS                               19-7
28. Poly Prep-AIS                            23-1
29. Bayport-Blue Point-11                    17-4
30. (tie) Batavia-5                          16-6
30. (tie) Townsend Harris-PSAL               19-3

  Honorable Mention: Adams Street Academy (21-3), Barack Obama (15-7), Beekmantown 
(12-7), Bishop Grimes (13-9), Cathedral Prep (21-3), Catholic Central (12-8), 
Central Valley (13-8), Ellenville (14-6), Geneva (17-5), Hackley (15-9), Lab Museum 
United (17-2), Long Island Lutheran Regional (13-8), Malone (16-5), Mepham (13-8), 
Nanuet (15-8), Olean (13-8), Owego Free Academy (13-8), Park (14-13), Pioneer 
(14-7), Pittsford Sutherland (13-9), Regis (14-13), South Bronx Prep (20-6), South 
Jefferson (18-4), Stony Brook (19-7), Utica Academy of Science (13-8), Valley 
Stream North (14-7), Westlake (18-4).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 8-11: #3 Southampton-11, #6 Mount Sinai-11, #16 Floral Park-8, 
#29 Bayport-Blue Point-11.
  Section 1-4-9: #4 Byram Hills-1, #7 New Paltz-9, #9 Seton Catholic-4, 
#13 Red Hook-9, #17 #18 Maine-Endwell-4, #20 Oneonta-4, #21 Norwich-4, 
#23 Pearl River-1.
  Section 2-3-7-10: #1 Glens Falls-2, #5 Westhill-3, #12 Hudson-2, 
#22 Jamesville-DeWitt-3, #24 Hudson Falls-2.
  Section 5-6: #2 East-5, #8 Wayne-5, #10 Grand Island, #15 Amherst-6.

CLASS B

 1. Marcellus-3                              16-4
 2. Woodlands-1                              19-2
 3. Gregorio Luperon-PSAL                    17-4
 4. Summit Academy-PSAL                      21-4
 5. Akron-6                                  20-1
 6. Potsdam-10                               19-2
 7. Dryden-4                                 17-3
 8. Salamanca-6                              18-3
 9. Avon-5                                   17-4
10. Hoosick Falls-2                          19-3
11. Canisteo-Greenwood-5                     17-4                    
12. Phoenix-3                                17-4
13. Mechanicville-2                          17-5
14. Briarcliff-1                             13-8
15. Bronx Leadership-PSAL                    19-4
16. Allegany-Limestone-6                     13-8
17. Lansing-4                                15-5
18. Blind Brook-1                            17-4
19. Lyons-5                                  16-5
20. Canton-10                                15-6
21. Greenville-2                             18-4
22. World of Inquiry-5                       18-3
23. East Rochester-5                         18-3
24. Onteora-9                                14-5
25. Clinton School-PSAL                      19-3
26. Eden-6                                   18-3
27. Waterloo-5                               15-6
28. Collegiate-AIS                          16-10
29. Burke Catholic-9                         14-6
30. Friends Seminary-AIS                     25-2

  Honorable Mention: Carle Place (13-8), Columbia Prep (19-5), Corinth (15-6), 
Dobbs Ferry (13-8), Falconer (10-12), Fonda-Fultonville (16-6), Fredonia (11-10), 
Holland Patent (15-7), Hornell (14-7), Johnstown (15-7), LeRoy (14-7), Little Falls 
(17-5), Lowville (12-9), Marcus Whitman (14-8), Middle College (13-8), Mount Markham 
(16-8), Mynderse (14-8), Northeastern Clinton (14-8), Ogdensburg Free Academy 
(13-8), Saranac Lake (15-7), Skaneateles (13-9), St. Lawrence (16-6), Success 
Academy (15-7), Tamarac (13-9), Voorheesville (16-6), Waverly (12-9), Wellsville 
(13-8).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 8-11: None (Carle Place-8 is the only team in HM).
  Section 1-4-9: #2 Woodlands-1, #7 Dryden-4, #17 Lansing-4, #18 Blind Brook-1, 
#24 Onteora-9.
  Section 2-3-7-10: #1 Marcellus-3, #6 Potsdam-10, #12 Phoenix-3, 
#13 Mechanicville-2, #21 Greenville-2.
  Section 5-6: #5 Akron-6, #8 Salamanca-6, #9 Avon-5, #11 Canisteo-Greenwood-5, 
#16 Allegany-Limeston-6, #19 Lyons-5, #22 World of Inquiry-5, #23 East Rochester, 
#26 Eden-6.

  

	




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CLASS C

 1. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                    21-0
 2. Cooperstown-3                            22-0
 3. Westfield-6                              19-2
 4. Moravia-4                                18-1
 5. Honeoye-5                                20-1
 6. Duanesburg-2                             20-2
 7. Saratoga Catholic-2                      20-2
 8. South Seneca-5                           19-2
 9. Geneseo-5                                17-4
10. Randolph-6                               18-3
11. Waterville-3                             18-4
12. Delhi-4                                  17-4
13. Greenport-11                             17-3
14. Trumansburg-4                            15-6
15. Alexander-5                              17-4
16. North Warren-2                           16-6
17. Moriah-7                                 16-5
18. Lisbon-10                                18-4
19. Hamilton-3                               16-6
20. Tuckahoe-1                               13-6
21. Holland-6                                14-7
22. Dundee/Bradford-5                        16-5
23. Cato-Meridian-3                          16-6
24. Notre Dame-5                             15-6
25. Tully-3                                  17-3
26. Union Springs-4                          15-6
27. Candor-4                                 15-6
28. Mount Academy-9                          15-4
29. Notre Dame-4                             12-9
30. Oriskany-3                               17-5

  Honorable Mention: Beaver River (15-5), Bolivar-Richburg (15-6), C.G. Finney 
(13-8), Chautauqua Lake (12-10), Cuba-Rushford (15-6), Frankfort-Schuyler (15-4), 
Franklinville (17-4), Gananda (16-5), Gowanda (12-10), Maple Hill (14-8), Newfield 
(14-5), Northstar Christian (14-8), Red Creek (15-6), Southern Cayuga (13-7), 
Wheatland-Chili (16-5), Whitehall (17-5), York (11-11).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 1-9-11: #13 Greenport-11, #20 Tuckahoe-1, #28 Mount Academy-9.
  Section 2-7-10: #1 Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2, #6 Duanesburg-6, #17 Moriah-7, #18 Lisbon-10.
  Section 3-4: #2 Cooperstown-3, #4 Moravia-4, #11 Waterville-3, #12 Delhi-4, 
#14 Trumansburg-4, #23 Notre Dame-4.
  Section 5-6: #3 Westfield-6, #5 Honeoye-5, #8 South Seneca-5, #9 Geneseo-5, 
#10 Randolph-6, #15 Alexander-5, #21 Holland-6.

CLASS D

 1. Panama-6                                 18-2
 2. Bridgehampton-11                         19-1
 3. Fillmore-5                               18-3
 4. Bolton-7                                 21-1
 5. Sackets Harbor-3                         17-4
 6. Madison-3                                20-1
 7. Edmeston-4                               17-3
 8. Margaretville-4                          17-2
 9. Harrisville-10                           18-5
10. Chateaugay-10                            20-2
11. Eldred-9                                 12-3
12. Schroon Lake/Newcomb-7                   19-4
13. Andover/Whitesville-5                    15-6
14. Stockbridge Valley-3                     15-5
15. (tie) Worcester-4                        14-7
15. (tie) Loudonville Christian-2            13-6

  Honorable Mention: Clymer (11-10), DeRuyter (12-6), Forestville (14-6), 
Hawthorne Valley (14-6), Hartford (12-9), Hermon-DeKalb (11-11), Jasper-
Troupsburg (11-10), Morris (13-7), St. Pius V (11-8), Wells (15-5).

  NYSPHSAA ranked teams still alive through Monday, broken down by regional brackets:

  Section 1-9-11: #2 Bridgehampton-11, #11 Eldred-9.
  Section 2-7-10: #4 Bolton-7, #9 Harrisville-10, #15 Loudonville Christian-2.
  Section 3-4: #5 Sackets Harbor-3, #6 Madison-3, #7 Edmeston-4, 
#8 Margaretville-4, #13 Stockbridge Valley-14, #15 Worcester-4.
  Section 5-6: #1 Panama-6, #3 Fillmore-5.
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