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2025-26 Boys basketball (through Feb. 21)
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   Compiled by Steve Grandin.


CLASS AAA

 1. Archbishop Stepinac-CHS                        22-4
 2. Eagle Academy (Brooklyn)-PSAL                  23-3
 3. Eagle Academy (Bronx)-PSAL                     24-4
 4. Christian Brothers Academy-2                   19-0
 5. Christ the King-CHS                            17-9
 6. Nazareth-CHS                                   18-7
 7. St. Francis Prep-CHS                           19-6
 8. Thomas Jefferson-PSAL                          18-9
 9. Fairport-5                                     19-1
10. Cardinal Hayes-CHS                             19-8
11. Mamaroneck-1                                   17-3
12. St. Raymond-CHS                               11-15
13. Mount Vernon-1                                 16-4
14. Holy Cross-CHS                                13-12
15. Canarsie-PSAL                                  16-8
16. Corning-4                                      19-1
17. Health Sciences-6                              17-2
18. North Rockland-1                               16-4
19. Forest Hills-PSAL                              22-5
20. Louis Brandeis-PSAL                            18-6
21. Baldwin-8                                      19-2
22. William Floyd-11                               19-2
23. Shaker-2                                       16-4
24. Walt Whitman-11                                17-4
25. Bay Shore-11                                   17-4
26. Eagle Academy (Queens)-PSAL                    18-4
27. Shenendehowa-2                                 16-4
28. Green Tech-2                                   17-3
29. Jamestown-6                                    16-4
30. Farmingdale-8                                  16-5

  Honorable Mention: Arlington (14-6), Bishop Ludden-Grimes (15-5), Brooklyn 
Collegiate (14-10), Francis Lewis (17-9), Iona Prep (15-10), Kingston (13-6), 
Liverpool (14-6), Monsignor Scanlan (12-14), New Rochelle (11-9), Niagara Falls 
(8-11), North Babylon (17-4), Port Washington (16-5), Rome Free Academy (14-6), 
South Shore (13-12), Susan Wagner (17-9), University Prep (13-6), White Plains 
(11-9), Wings Academy (16-10), Xaverian (13-12).

CLASS AA

 1. Penfield-5                                     18-1
 2. Seton Catholic-4                               19-1
 3. St. John's Prep-CHS                            21-4
 4. George Westinghouse-PSAL                       21-3
 5. Smithtown West-11                              20-1
 6. Pittsford Mendon-5                             19-1
 7. Monsignor Farrell-CHS                         15-10
 8. St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS                      16-8
 9. St. Mary's-CHS                                 19-5
10. Clarkstown North-1                             18-3
11. East Syracuse-Minoa-3                          18-2
12. Holy Trinity-CHS                               20-4
13. Nottingham-3                                   18-2
14. Pittsford Sutherland-5                         18-2
15. Chaminade-CHS                                  18-6
16. Amsterdam-2                                    18-2
17. Canisius-MMA                                   18-6
18. West Genesee-3                                 16-4
19. Roslyn-8                                       17-3
20. Half Hollow Hills West-11                      20-1
21. Suffern-1                                      19-2
22. Achievement First-PSAL                         19-7
23. St. Joseph's Collegiate-MMA                    17-6
24. Graphics Campus-PSAL                           20-6
25. Nichols-MMA                                    19-5
26. Bedford Academy-PSAL                           16-8
27. Orchard Park-6                                 17-3
28. Salesian-CHS                                   14-8
29. Thomas Edison-PSAL                             18-3
30. Rye-1                                          16-5

  Honorable Mention: Bayside (17-5), Bethlehem (13-7), Binghamton (11-6), Bronx 
Science (18-5), Deer Park (17-4), Fordham Prep (13-12), Garden City (17-3), 
Gates Chili (14-6), Goshen (14-3), Greece Athena (15-5), Harry Truman (17-6), 
Horace Greeley (17-4), Irondequoit (15-5), Jericho (17-3), Mahopac (14-7), 
Manhasset (17-3), Niskayuna (14-6), Scholars Academy (16-6), South Side (17-3), 
St. Anthony's (13-11), St. Dominic (17-8), St. Edmund Prep (14-11), St. Francis 
(15-10), St. Mary's (Lancaster) (16-8), Sweet Home (15-5), Victor (13-7), 
Westhampton (16-5), WHEELS (19-5), Williamsville North (13-7), Xavier (16-9), 
Yorktown (19-2).

	

	




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CLASS A

 1. Westhill-3                                     21-0
 2. Tappan Zee-1                                   18-2
 3. Beacon-9                                       18-1
 4. South Bronx Prep-PSAL                          23-3
 5. Red Hook-9                                     17-1
 6. Glens Falls-2                                  18-2
 7. Frederick Douglass Academy-PSAL                19-2
 8. East-5                                         13-4
 9. Mount Sinai-11                                 18-2
10. Benjamin Banneker-PSAL                         20-4
11. Grand Island-6                                 18-2
12. Hudson-2                                       18-2
13. Byram Hills-1                                  17-4
14. Oneonta-4                                      15-4
15. Pearl River-1                                  16-5
16. Seward Park-PSAL                               23-3
17. Adams Street Academy-PSAL                      19-5
18. Stony Brook-AIS                                19-8
19. Floral Park-8                                  19-2
20. Wayne-5                                        17-3
21. Maine-Endwell-4                                13-6
22. Geneva-5                                       18-2
23. Lansingburgh-2                                 15-5
24. Syracuse Institute of Technology-3             14-6
25. New Hartford-3                                 17-4
26. Dunkirk-6                                      17-3
27. Dalton-AIS                                     22-3
28. Fredonia-6                                     18-2
29. Dwight-AIS                                     23-5
30. Iroquois-6                                     17-3

  Honorable Mention: American Studies (17-3), Batavia (13-7), Brooklyn College 
Academy (19-7), Cathedral Prep (17-7), Central Valley (18-3), Cobleskill-
Richmondville (14-6), Columbia Prep (24-1), Fannie Lou Hamer (18-8), Hudson 
Falls (14-6), Jamesville-DeWitt (13-8), Kennedy Catholic (14-11), Knox (14-8), 
LaSalle Academy (16-6), Lewiston-Porter (13-7), Long Island Lutheran Regional 
(15-7), Malone (15-5), Malverne (16-5), Monroe (Rochester) (13-5), Nanuet (14-7), 
New Paltz (12-5), Newark (13-7), Norwich (14-5), Olean (15-6), Ravena-Coeymans-
Selkirk (13-7), Riverdale Country Day (16-7), Saugerties (13-5), Shoreham-Wading 
River (17-3), South Bronx (15-4), Spackenkill (15-3), Staten Island Academy 
(20-6), Townsend Harris (19-4), Watervliet/Heatly (13-7), Waverly (14-6), West 
Hempstead (15-5), Westlake (17-4), Williamsville South (11-10).

CLASS B

 1. Woodlands-1                                    18-2
 2. Longwood Prep-PSAL                             19-1
 3. Canisteo-Greenwood-5                           16-3
 4. KIPP Capital Region-2                          12-5
 5. Akron-6                                        17-3
 6. Marcellus-3                                    13-8
 7. Tapestry Charter-6                             18-2
 8. Ogdensburg Free Academy-10                     19-2
 9. Potsdam-10                                     18-3
10. Mount Markham-3                                19-2
11. Southampton-11                                 15-5
12. Bronx Leadership Acad-PSAL                     19-4
13. East Rochester-5                               15-4
14. Inwood Academy Charter-PSAL                    19-2
15. Skaneateles-3                                  16-5
16. Dobbs Ferry-1                                  16-4
17. Success Academy-PSAL                           15-7
18. Saranac Lake-7                                 18-3
19. Fieldston-AIS                                  19-6
20. C.G. Finney-5                                  17-3
21. Bishop Kearney/Chesterton Academy-5            17-3
22. Catskill-2                                     15-5
23. Onteora-9                                      13-5
24. Olmsted-6                                      13-7
25. (tie) Johnstown-2                              16-4
25. (tie) Fonda-Fultonville-2                      15-5

  Honorable Mention: Baruch College (15-3), Blind Brook (14-7), Carle Place 
(14-6), Eleanor Roosevelt (17-5), Frederick Douglass Academy III (13-4), 
Friends Seminary (15-7), Greenville (13-7), Hastings (14-6), LeRoy (13-7), 
Lowville (13-8), Medina (14-6), Middle College (11-9), MST Prep (12-7), NEST+M 
(15-3), Rye Neck (16-5), Saranac (16-5), Watkins Glen (13-6).

	

	




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CLASS C

 1. Cooperstown-3                                  21-0
 2. Honeoye-5                                      18-2
 3. Berne-Knox-Westerlo-2                          14-6
 4. Fillmore-5                                     18-2
 5. Lyons-5                                        18-2
 6. Wilson-6                                       18-2
 7. Union Springs-4                                18-3
 8. Northstar Christian-5                          19-1
 9. Geneseo-5                                      18-2
10. Cato-Meridian-3                                18-2
11. Cuba-Rushford-5                                17-2
12. Delhi-4                                        17-3
13. Global Concepts-6                              15-4
14. Moravia-4                                      17-3
15. Duanesburg-2                                   17-3
16. Saratoga Catholic-2                            14-6
17. Gananda-5                                      17-3
18. Pierson-11                                     15-5
19. Weedsport-3                                    16-5
20. Frankfort-Schuyler-3                           19-2
21. Notre Dame-4                                   15-4
22. Trumansburg-4                                  14-6
23. Mount Academy-9                                13-4
24. Candor-4                                       15-4
25. (tie) Unatego/Franklin-4                       15-5
25. (tie) Dolgeville-3                             17-4

  Honorable Mention: Brushton-Moira (14-7), Cambridge (15-5), Fort Plain (15-5), 
Greenwich (14-6), Lisbon (14-7), Madrid-Waddington (16-5), Naples (18-2), North 
Salem (12-8), Notre Dame (Batavia) (16-4), Pembroke (18-2), Perry (15-5), 
Rockland (14-3), Stillwater (13-7), Tuckahoe (9-10), Tully (15-6), Westfield 
(11-9), York (14-6)

CLASS D

 1. Bridgehampton-11                               18-2
 2. Bolton-7                                       20-1
 3. Andover/Whitesville-5                          18-2
 4. Oriskany-3                                     16-2
 5. Heuvelton-10                                   17-4
 6. Wells-7                                        19-2
 7. Elba-5                                         15-5
 8. North Warren-2                                 16-4
 9. Edmeston-4                                     17-3
10. Sherman-6                                      18-2
11. DeRuyter-3                                     18-3
12. Forestville-6                                  15-5
13. Morris-4                                       18-2
14. Clymer-6                                       14-6
15. Sackets Harbor-3                               18-3
16. Madison-3                                      17-4
17. Jefferson/Stamford-4                           14-6
18. Copenhagen-3                                   15-6
19. Hammond-10                                     14-7
20. (tie) Jasper-Troupsburg-5                      13-7
20. (tie) South Kortright/Andes-4                  16-4

  Honorable Mention: Fort Ann (12-8), Hermon-DeKalb (14-7), Morristown (13-7), 
Northville (12-8), Old Forge (13-8), Schenevus (13-6), Schroon Lake/Newcomb 
(13-8), Seton Catholic (Plattsburgh) (13-7), Smithtown Christian (12-8), 
Worcester (11-7).
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