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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Jan. 10)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.

           
CLASS AAA

 1. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS                         9-4
 2. Eagle Academy (Bronx)-PSAL                     14-3
 3. Eagle Academy (Brooklyn)-PSAL                  12-2
 4. St. Francis Prep-CHS                           10-3
 5. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                          10-6
 6. Nazareth-CHS                                   10-4
 7. Xaverian-CHS                                   10-2
 8. Mamaroneck-1                                   10-2
 9. Liverpool-3                                     6-2
10. Christian Brothers Academy-2                    8-0
11. Health Sciences-6                               8-1
12. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                              6-5
13. North Rockland-1                                7-0
14. Monsignor Scanlan-CHS                           7-5
15. South Shore-PSAL                                7-7
16. Canarsie-PSAL                                  10-6
17. Shaker-2                                        8-2
18. St. Raymond-CHS                                 5-7
19. Iona Prep-CHS                                   7-6
20. Fairport-5                                      7-0
21. Mount Vernon-1                                  6-2
22. White Plains-1                                  6-2
23. Christ the King-CHS                             9-3
24. Shenendehowa-2                                  8-1
25. William Floyd-11                                9-1
26. Forest Hills-PSAL                              12-2
27. Bishop Ludden-Grimes-3                          7-2
28. Copiague-11                                     9-1
29. Kingston-9                                      6-1
30. (tie) Rome Free Academy-3                       7-3
30. (tie) Corning-4                                 8-0

  Honorable Mention: Archbishop Molloy (6-6), Arlington (10-2), Bay Shore (7-2), 
Brooklyn Collegiate (6-6), Eagle Academy (Queens) (8-3), Green Tech (7-1), Holy 
Cross (6-8), Jamestown (5-2), Louis Brandeis (7-3),  New Rochelle (7-4), Niagara 
Falls (2-6), Plainview JFK (10-1), Port Washington (8-2), Susan Wagner (12-4), 
University Prep (7-4), Walt Whitman-11 (8-2), Wings Academy (11-6).

CLASS AA

 1. Penfield-5                                      6-1
 2. St. John's Prep-CHS                            14-1
 3. Suffern-1                                       8-0
 4. WHEELS-PSAL                                    12-1
 5. Holy Trinity-CHS                               12-1
 6. Pittsford Sutherland-5                          7-0
 7. Seton Catholic-4                                9-1
 8. Troy-2                                          6-0
 9. Manhasset-8                                    10-1
10. Half Hollow Hills West-11                       9-0
11. George Westinghouse-PSAL                       13-2
12. St. Joseph by the Sea                           9-5
13. Fordham Prep-CHS                                7-6
14. Yorkown-1                                       6-0
15. Niskayuna-2                                     7-2
16. Salesian-CHS                                    9-3
17. Goshen-9                                        8-1
18. St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA                     9-3
19. East Syracuse-Minoa-3                           7-2
20. Nottingham-3                                    8-1
21. Victor-5                                        6-3
22. St. Anthony's-CHS                               7-4
23. Chaminade-CHS                                  10-5
24. Canisius-MMA                                    7-5
25. Monsignor Farrell-CHS                           6-7
26. Bethlehem-2                                     8-1
27. Amsterdam-2                                     8-2
28. South Side-8                                    9-1
29. Nichols-MMA                                     8-3
30. (tie) Harry Truman-PSAL                        12-2
30.(tie) West Genesee-3                             6-3

  Honorable Mention: Achievement First (12-4), Bedford Academy (9-5), Binghamton 
(5-4), Carthage (9-1), Christopher Columbus (10-3), Clarkstown North (7-2), Deer 
Park (9-2), Garden City (8-2), Gates Chili (6-2), Graphics Campus (10-5), Henninger 
(5-2), Hewlett (9-2), Horace Greeley (5-2), Irondequoit (8-1), LaSalle Institute 
(7-3), Monsignor McClancy (6-8), Orchard Park (8-1), Percy Sutton (11-2), Pittsford 
Mendon (6-1), Rye (5-2), Thomas Edison (Queens) (10-1), Roslyn (6-3), Smithtown 
West (9-1), St. Dominic (9-4), St. Francis (7-5), Sweet Home (6-2), Washingtonville 
(7-3), Westhampton (8-2), Webster Thomas (6-3), Williamsville North (5-4).

	

	




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CLASS A

 1. Westhill-3                                     11-0
 2. Glens Falls-2                                   8-1
 3. South Bronx Prep-PSAL                          14-1
 4. Tappan Zee-1                                    9-0
 5. Beacon-9                                       10-1
 6. Red Hook-9                                      6-0
 7. Floral Park-8                                  11-1
 8. East-5                                          4-1
 9. Stony Brook-AIS                                 7-4
10. Byram Hills-1                                   6-2
11. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL                         13-2
12. Grand Island-6                                  9-1
13. Pearl River-1                                   8-2
15. St. Mary's-MMA                                  9-3
16. Hudson-2                                        7-1
16. Adams Street Academy-PSAL                      12-0
17. Townsend Harris-PSAL                           11-2
18. Mount Sinai-11                                  8-2
19. Oneonta-4                                       9-0
20. Geneva-5                                       10-1
21. Syracuse Institute of Technology-3              8-2
22. Norwich-4                                      10-1
23. Malone-10                                      10-0
24. New Paltz-9                                     7-3
25. West Hempstead-8                                9-2
26. Center Moriches-11                              9-2
27. Dunkirk-6                                       9-1
28. Regis-CHS                                       7-5
29. Fredonia-6                                      9-1
30. (tie) Dwight-AIS                                9-3
30. (tie) Maine-Endwell-4                           5-2

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (12-1), Batavia (6-1), Brooklyn College Academy 
(12-5), Cathedral Prep (8-6), Central Valley (9-1), Dalton (10-1), Fieldston (7-3), 
Frederick Douglass (8-0), Hudson Falls (6-4), Iroquois (8-1), Jamesville-DeWitt 
(6-3), Kennedy Catholic (7-7), Knox (7-2), Lansingburgh (8-2), Lewiston-Porter (6-2), 
Monroe (Rochester) (3-0), New Hartford (8-3), Newark (6-3), Peru (7-3), Port Jervis 
(7-3), Riverdale Country Day (6-2), Saugerties (5-3), Seward Park (11-1), Shoreham-
Wading River (9-2), South Bronx (12-2), South Park (5-3), Waverly (7-3), Wayne (6-3), 
Westlake (8-2), Wheatley (8-2).

CLASS B

 1. Woodlands-1                                     8-1
 2. Ogdensburg Free Academy-10                      9-0
 3. KIPP Capital Region-2                           6-2
 4. Longwood Prep-PSAL                             12-0
 5. Skaneateles-3                                   8-2
 6. Staten Island Academy-AIS                      12-0
 7. Canisteo-Greenwood-5                            7-1
 8. Tapestry Charter-6                              8-0
 9. Akron-6                                         8-1
10. Columbia Prep-AIS                               9-0
11. Dobbs Ferry-1                                  10-1
12. Saranac Lake-7                                  7-1
13. Medina-6                                        8-1
14. C.G. Fiinney-5                                  8-1
15. Bishop Kearney/Chesterton Academy-5             8-1
16. Mount Markham-3                                 7-1
17. Bronx Leadership-PSAL                          12-2
18. Canton-10                                       5-2
19. Catskill-2                                      6-2
20. Potsdam-10                                      6-3
21. Baruch College-PSAL                             8-1
22. Adirondack-3                                    7-3
23. Inwood Academy Charter-PSAL                    10-1
24. Blind Brook-1                                   6-3
25. Southampton-11                                  6-3

  Honorable Mention: Cazenovia (5-4), Cold Spring Harbor (5-3), East Side Community 
(7-2), Eleanor Roosevelt (12-2), Friends Seminary (8-3), Hastings (4-4), Hornell 
(6-2), Jordan-Elbridge (6-4), Lansing (6-1), Marcellus (3-6), Maxwell (8-0), Middle 
College (5-5), MST Prep (8-2), NEST+M (6-1), Newfane (3-4), Onteora (6-2), Randolph 
(5-1), Salamanca (6-5), Success Academy (9-4), Summit Academy (7-1), Tamarac (6-3), 
Windsor (6-3).

	

	




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CLASS C

 1. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                           8-3
 2. Cooperstown-3                                  11-0
 3. Wilson-6                                       11-0
 4. Fillmore-5                                      9-0
 5. Duanesburg-2                                   10-0
 6. Lyons-5                                         8-1
 7. Honeoye-5                                       8-1
 8. Cato-Meridian-3                                 8-1
 9. Tuckahoe-1                                      2-4
10. Global Concepts-6                               6-0
11. Madrid-Waddngton-10                             6-2
12. Greenwich-2                                    10-1
13. Unatego/Franklin-4                              8-2
14. Notre Dame-4                                    7-2
15. Candor-4                                        6-2
16. Cuba-Rushford-5                                 9-1
17. North Salem-1                                   7-1
18. Dolgeville-3                                    8-1
19. Union Springs-4                                 8-2
20. Frankfort-Schuyler-3                            8-1

  Honorable Mention: Batavia Notre Dame (7-3), Brushton-Moira (5-3), Cambridge (7-4), 
Delhi (5-3), Ellicottville (4-3), Gananda (10-1), Geneseo (7-2), Hamilton (6-2), 
Lisbon (7-3), Moravia (7-2), Mount Academy (3-3), Naples (6-0), Northern Adirondack 
(7-2), Northstar Christian (9-1), Onondaga (7-2), Pierson (7-3), Rockland (7-2), 
Saratoga Catholic (6-4), Stillwater (6-4), Tully (7-4), Weedsport (8-2), Westfield 
(6-3), York (6-3).

CLASS D

 1. Bridgehampton-11                                8-2
 2. Andover/Whitesville-5                           9-0
 3. Morris-4                                        9-1
 4. Madison-3                                       6-2
 5. Bolton-7                                        8-1
 6. Hermon-DeKalb-10                                8-2
 7. Heuvelton-10                                    8-1
 8. Wells-7                                        10-1
 9. Northville-2                                    9-1
10. Elba-5                                          6-2
11. Jasper-Troupsburg-5                             9-2
12. Clymer-6                                        5-4
13. North Warren-2                                  8-3
14. Schroon Lake/Newcomb-7                          5-3
15. Oriskany-3                                      8-2
16. Worcester-4                                     4-2
17. Sherman-6                                       6-1
18. Sackets Harbor-3                                7-3
19. Smithtown Christian-11                          7-3
20. South Kortright/Andes-4                         7-3

  Honorable Mention: Chazy (4-2), Copenhagen (6-2), Edmeston (5-2), Fort Ann (7-5), 
Forestville (5-2), Hammond (7-5), Morristown (6-3), Old Forge (8-4), Panama (4-4), 
Schenevus (6-2).
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