Football

2008 NYSSWA rankings (Final)

The New York State Sportswriters Association released their final version of the 2008 high school football polls. State champions are ranked No. 1.
Section II teams indicated in bold.

The Record prints its All-Area teams and names Offensive & Defensive Players of the Year, as well as Coach of the Year, on Christmas Day. (Boys soccer runs on the 24th, while girls soccer follows on the 26th).

Rank	Class AA	Record	Prev. Rank
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1.	Orchard Park-6	13-0	1.
2.	Iona Prep-CHSFL	11-0	3.
3.	Monroe-Woodbury-9	11-1	2.
4.	Riverhead-11	12-0	4.
5.	Port Richmond-PSAL	13-0	5.
6.	Binghamton-4	11-1	6.
7.	New Rochelle-1	10-2	7.
8.	Connetquot-11	10-2	9.
9.	Freeport-8	10-2	8.
10.	Syracuse Henninger-3	9-2	10.
11.	William Floyd-11	9-1	11.
12.	West Genesee-3	8-2	12.
13.	North Tonawanda-6	9-1	13.
14.	St. Anthony's-CHSAA	9-3	15.
15.	Fort Hamilton-PSAL	12-1	14.
16.	Gates Chili-5	8-3	16.
17.	LaSalle-2	8-3	17.
18.	West Islip-11	9-2	18.
19.	Carmel-1	7-3	19.
20.	John Jay East Fishkill-1	9-1	20.
21.	Webster Schroeder-5	9-1	21.
22.	Schenectady-2	8-2	22.
23.	Hilton-5	8-1	23.
24.	Lindenhurst-11	8-3	24.
25.	Curtis-PSAL	8-2	25.
26.	Newburgh Free-9	6-4	26.
27.	Minisink Valley-9	8-1	27.
28.	Rochester Marshall-5	7-2	28.
29.	Saratoga-2	7-2	29.
30.	Massapequa-8	7-4	30.
Rank	Class A	Record	Prev Rank
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1.	Sweet Home-6	13-0	1.
2.	Burnt Hills-2	12-1	2.
3.	Nyack-1	10-2	3.
4.	Aquinas-5	10-1	4.
5.	Cornwall-9	9-2	5.
6.	Ossining-1	9-1	6.
7.	Victor-5	9-1	7.
8.	Indian River-10	10-1	8.
9.	Bishop Maginn-2	9-1	9.
10.	Sayville-11	11-1	11.
11.	Somers-1	8-1	13.
12.	Seaford-8	11-1	10.
13.	Bethpage-8	10-2	12.
14.	Iroquois-6	8-2	14.
15.	Corning West-4	10-2	15.
16.	Wallkill-9	8-2	16.
17.	Grand Island-6	7-2	17.
18.	New Hartford-3	8-3	18.
19.	Yorktown-1	7-2	19.
20.	Greece Athena-5	7-2	20.
21.	Elmont-8	9-3	21.
22.	Troy-2	7-2	22.
23.	Canandaigua-5	7-2	23.
24.	Buffalo Riverside-6	10-1	27.
25.	Plainedge-8	8-3	24.
26.	Harborfields-11	9-2	25.
27.	Bellport-11	7-3	26.
28.	East Syracuse-Minoa-3	8-1	28.
29.	Hewlett-8	8-3	30.
30.	Xavier-CHSFL	8-3	29.
Rank	Class B	Record	Prev Rank
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1.	Rye-1	13-0	1.
2.	Oneida-3	11-2	2.
3.	John Glenn-11	10-1	3.
4.	Roosevelt-8	9-2	4.
5.	Hudson Falls-2	10-2	5.
6.	Bath-5	10-2	6.
7.	Lackawanna-6	10-1	7.
8.	Geneva-5	8-2	8.
9.	Fredonia-6	8-2	9.
10.	Alden-6	8-1	10.
11.	Pleasantville-1	8-2	11.
12.	Cohoes-2	8-1	12.
13.	Byram Hills-1	7-2	13.
14.	Waverly-4	7-4	14.
15.	Chenango Forks-4	7-2	15.
16.	Westhill-3	7-3	16.
17.	Ravena-2	7-3	17.
18.	Hornell-5	6-3	18.
19.	Locust Valley-8	7-3	19.
20.	Beekmantown-7	8-3	20.
Rank	Class C	Record	Prev Rank
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1.	Jamestown Southwestern-6	13-0	1.
2.	Babylon-11	11-1	2.
4.	LeRoy-5	10-1	4.
3.	Croton-Harmon-1	11-2	3.
5.	Saranac Lake-7	10-2	5.
6.	Elmira Notre Dame-4	9-3	6.
7.	Greene-4	9-1	7.
8.	Dobbs Ferry-1	8-1	8.
9.	Westmoreland-3	10-1	9.
10.	Bishop Ludden-3	9-1	10.
11.	Watervliet-2	8-3	11.
12.	Schuylerville-2	9-1	12.
13.	Oakfield-Alabama-5	9-1	13.
14.	Ellenville-9	9-2	14.
15.	Sullivan West-9	9-1	15.
16.	Silver Creek-6	8-2	16.
17.	Westlake-1	8-2	17.
18.	Cleveland Hill-6	8-1	18.
19.	Rye Neck-1	7-2	19.
20.	Ogdensburg Free-10	8-2	20.
21.	Chatham-2	8-1	21.
22.	Cazenovia-3	7-2	22.
23.	Pembroke-5	7-2	23.
24.	Lutheran-AIS	7-2	24.
25.	Fieldston-NYC	8-0	25.
Rank	Class D	Record	Prev Rank
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1.	Maple Grove-6	13-0	1.
2.	Walton-4	11-1	3.
3.	Dundee-5	10-1	5.
4.	Dolgeville-3	10-1	6.
5.	Moriah-7	12-1	2.
6.	Ticonderoga-7	7-3	7.
7.	Tuckahoe-1	8-3	4.
8.	Rensselaer-2	9-2	8.
9.	Watertown Immaculate Heart-3	9-1	9.
10.	Groton-4	8-2	10.
11.	Onondaga-3	7-2	11.
12.	Chester-9	7-3	12.
13.	Clymer-6	9-1	13.
14.	Portville-6	7-2	14.
15.	Avon-5	6-4	15.
16.	Clyde-Savannah-5	7-2	16.
17.	Utica Notre Dame-3	7-2	17.
18.	Randolph-6	6-3	18.
19.	Caledonia-Mumford-9	6-2	19.
20.	Forestville-6	8-2	20.

Note: The worldwide leader/Rise has a neat-o interactive map that lists all of the 2008 high school football state champions from across the nation. Click here to see the page.