The New York State Sportswriters Assosiation released their most recent high school football polls this afternoon.

Cohoes (2-0, 4-0) climbed to No. 19 this week and they have a crucial game Friday night at Reinfurt Division rival Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (2-0, 3-1).

Lansingburgh (2-0, 3-1) also plays an important game Friday night at Bleecker Stadium against No. 21 Bishop Maginn (2-0, 4-0).

Fonda-Fultonville (4-0, 4-0) was ranked No. 14 last week. The Braves surrendered 36 points to Tamarac in the fourth quarter on Saturday but climbed to No. 12. Go figure.


Football
2008 NYSSWA rankings (through Sept. 29)
Rank Class AA Record Prev
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1. West Genesee-3 4-0 1.
2. Orchard Park-6 4-0 2.
3. Gates Chili-5 4-0 3.
4. William Floyd-11 3-0 4.
5. St. Joe by the Sea-CSHFL 3-0 5.
6. St. Anthony's-CHSFL 3-1 6.
7. Monroe-Woodbury-9 4-0 7.
8. Curtis-PSAL 4-0 8.
9. Iona Prep-CHSFL 3-0 9.
10. Syracuse CBA-3 4-0 11.
11. Minisink Valley-9 4-0 12.
12. Binghamton-4 4-0 13.
13. Schenectady-2 4-0 15.
14. John Jay East Fishkill-1 4-0 NR
15. Port Richmond-PSAL 3-0 16.
16. Hilton-5 4-0 NR
17. New Rochelle-1 3-1 18.
18. Saratoga Springs-2 4-0 20.
19. Rome Free-3 4-0 21.
20. North Tonawanda-6 4-0 NR
21. Rochester Marshall-5 4-0 22.
22. Riverhead-11 3-0 23.
23. Mahopac-1 4-0 25.
24. Newburgh Free-9 3-1 17.
25. West Islip-11 3-0 NR


Class A Record
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1. Aquinas-5 4-0 1.
2. Ossining-1 4-0 2.
3. Cornwall-9 3-1 3.
4. Burnt Hills-2 4-0 4.
5. Somers-1 4-0 5.
6. Sweet Home-6 4-0 6.
7. Indian River-10 4-0 7.
8. Victor-5 4-0 8.
9. Canandaigua-5 4-0 10.
10. Sayville-11 3-0 11.
11. Bethpage-8 3-0 12.
12. Iroquois-6 3-0 13.
13. East Syracuse-Minoa-3 4-0 14.
14. Nyack-1 4-0 15.
15. Carey-8 3-0 16.
16. Islip-11 3-0 18.
17. Grand Island-6 3-1 19.
18. Troy-2 4-0 20.
19. Lakeland-1 4-0 21.
20. Plainedge-8 3-0 22.
21. Bishop Maginn-2 4-0 23.
22. Xavier-CHSFL 3-0 NR
23. Seaford-8 3-0 NR
24. Calhoun-8 3-0 24.
25. Irondequoit-5 4-0 NR


Class B Record
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1. Rye-1 4-0 1.
2. Geneva-5 4-0 3.
3. Oneida-3 4-0 4.
4. Lackawanna-6 4-0 5.
5. Fredonia-6 4-0 6.
6. East Rochester/Gananda-5 3-1 7.
7. Bath-5 4-0 8.
8. Pleasantville-1 3-1 9.
9. Alden-6 4-0 12.
10. Highland Falls O'Neill-9 4-0 10.
11. Byram Hills-1 4-0 13.
12. Hornell-5 4-0 16.
13. John Glenn-11 3-0 17.
14. Norwich-4 4-0 18.
15. Edgemont-1 3-1 NR
16. Chenango Forks-4 3-1 2.
17. Malverne-8 3-0 NR
18. Chittenango-3 3-1 19.
19. Cohoes-2 4-0 20.
20. Bishop Timon/St. Jude-CHS 4-0 NR


Class C Record
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1. Bshop Ludden-3 4-0 1.
2. Dobbs Ferry-1 4-0 2.
3. Cazenovia-3 4-0 3.
4. Westlake-1 4-0 4.
5. LeRoy-5 4-0 5.
6. Jamestown Southwestern-6 4-0 6.
7. Cleveland Hill-6 4-0 8.
8. Babylon-11 3-0 9.
9. Schuylerville-2 4-0 10.
10. Greene-4 4-0 11.
11. Oakfield-Alabama-5 4-0 13.
12. Fonda-Fultonville-2 4-0 14.
13. General Brown-3 4-0 15.
14. Ogdensburg Free-10 4-0 16.
15. Chatham-2 4-0 18.
16. Sullivan West-9 4-0 19.
17. Allegany-Limestone-6 4-0 20-T
18. Saranac Lake-7 4-0 20-T
19. Thousand Islands-3 3-1 17.
20. Lancaster St. Mary's-CHS 3-1 20-T


Class D Record
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1. Walton-4 4-0 1.
2. Maple Grove-6 4-0 2.
3. Onondaga-3 4-0 3.
4. Tuckahoe-1 4-0 4.
5. Caledonia-Mumford-5 4-0 6.
6. Watertown Immaculate Heart-3 4-0 7.
7. Dolgeville-3 4-0 8.
8. Moriah-7 4-0 9.
9. Dundee-5 4-0 10.
10. Frewsburg-6 4-0 11.
11. Clymer-6 4-0 12.
12. Utica Notre Dame-3 4-0 13.
13. Rensselaer-2 4-0 15.
14. Forestville-6 4-0 16.
15. Groton-4 4-0 18.
16. Haldane-1 3-1 NR
17. Portville-6 3-1 19.
18. Tupper Lake-10 4-0 20.
19. Mohawk-3 3-1 NR
20. Avon-5 3-1 NR