New York girls high school basketball rankings
From the farm-fueled towns of the heartland to the bustling concrete canyons on the coast, high school girls basketball is a cultural touchstone.
Basketball engages nearly 400,000 girls to join high school teams per year, according to 2021-22 data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. With almost 18,000 high schools maintaining girls teams, basketball is the most widely offered girls high school sport, beating out track and field and volleyball. Such data paints a clear picture of the sport's cultural impact.
And girls basketball dates back over a century. Iowa, for instance, traces its girls state championship history to 1920. That timeline doesn't lag far behind boys' basketball: Illinois' boys state championship began just 13 years before Iowa's girls event. However, girls across the country weren't given equal representation and support in the sport until the passage of the gender equality act known as Title IX in 1972. Since the arrival of that legislation, girls participation in basketball—and sports as a whole—exploded. Now, girls play basketball in high school gyms across all 50 states.
To dig into competition data behind the ever-growing sport of high school girls basketball, Stacker compiled statewide rankings in New York using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Keep reading to find out which schools top the girls basketball charts in New York.
Class A
1. Averill Park: 22-3 (12-2 in Section 2 Suburban), 30.9 rating
2. Walter Panas (Cortlandt Manor): 23-5 (5-1 in League), 26.8 rating, 12 straight wins
3. Williamsville South (Williamsville): 21-2 (14-0 in League), 25.6 rating
4. Wallkill: 20-4 (9-0 in Section 9 MHAL I), 25.2 rating
5. Harrison: 18-5 (6-1 in League), 22.6 rating
6. Canandaigua Academy (Canandaigua): 21-6 (8-0 in League), 20.3 rating
7. Indian River (Philadelphia): 22-3 (11-1 in Section 3 Frontier B), 19.1 rating
8. Pearl River: 15-4 (3-1 in League), 18.2 rating
9. Roosevelt (Hyde Park): 17-6 (6-4 in Section 9 MHAL I), 17.9 rating
10. Hamburg: 16-9 (11-3 in League), 17.7 rating
11. Johnson City: 14-4 (4-1 in League), 17.3 rating, 2 straight losses
12. Sutherland (Pittsford): 19-4 (8-0 in League), 17.2 rating
13. Union-Endicott (Endicott): 13-5 (9-2 in League), 16.8 rating
14. South Glens Falls: 19-4 (12-1 in Section 2 Foothills), 16.4 rating
15. Shoreham-Wading River (Shoreham): 21-2 (13-0 in Section 11 A-4), 16.1 rating, 2 straight losses
Class AA
1. Webster Schroeder (Webster): 25-1 (10-0 in League), 34.0 rating, 11 straight wins
2. Albany: 20-4 (12-2 in Section 2 Suburban), 29.8 rating
3. Liverpool: 21-3 (10-0 in League), 29.7 rating
4. Penfield: 20-3 (3-2 in League), 27.5 rating
5. Bethlehem Central (Delmar): 18-5 (13-3 in Section 2 Suburban), 26.6 rating
6. Shenendehowa (Clifton Park): 17-4 (10-3 in Section 2 Suburban), 26.4 rating, 4 straight wins
7. Auburn: 19-2 (12-0 in Section 3 Freedom), 26.2 rating, 13 straight wins
8. Bishop Kearney (Rochester): 13-4 (3-0 in League), 26.2 rating
9. Lancaster: 20-4 (12-0 in League), 26.0 rating
10. Colonie Central (Albany): 15-7 (10-3 in Section 2 Suburban), 24.4 rating
11. White Plains: 23-4 (10-0 in League), 23.3 rating
12. Fairport: 15-8 (5-5 in League), 21.9 rating
13. Ketcham (Wappingers Falls): 15-2 (6-1 in League), 21.4 rating
14. Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie): 15-6 (5-2 in Section 9 MHAL I), 21.3 rating, 6 straight wins
15. Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero): 13-7 (8-2 in League), 21.0 rating, 2 straight wins
16. Saratoga Springs: 14-7 (9-4 in Section 2 Suburban), 21.0 rating
17. Warwick: 16-4 (3-0 in League), 18.6 rating
18. Rome Free Academy (Rome): 18-4 (12-0 in Section 3 Tri-Valley), 18.1 rating
19. Massapequa: 18-3 (11-1 in Section 8 AA-1), 18.1 rating, 6 straight wins
20. John Jay (Cross River): 7-4 (3-1 in League), 17.7 rating
Class B
1. Waterloo: 26-1 (13-1 in League), 27.6 rating, 14 straight wins
2. Albertus Magnus (Bardonia): 14-3 (5-0 in League), 25.6 rating
3. Putnam Valley: 25-2 (10-0 in League), 24.7 rating
4. Saranac: 22-2 (10-0 in League), 22.7 rating
5. Albany Academy for Girls (Albany): 24-2 (16-0 in Section 2 Colonial), 22.2 rating
6. Depew: 23-3 (12-0 in League), 21.3 rating
7. Cortland: 21-5 (9-3 in Section 3 Freedom), 21.1 rating
8. Newark Valley: 22-1 (12-0 in League), 20.1 rating
9. Livonia: 18-4 (8-1 in League), 18.9 rating
10. General Brown (Dexter): 18-2 (14-1 in Section 3 Frontier B), 16.8 rating, 8 straight wins
11. Palmyra-Macedon (Palmyra): 19-4 (12-2 in League), 16.5 rating
12. Westhill (Syracuse): 18-3 (9-2 in Section 3 Liberty), 15.7 rating, 3 straight wins
13. Southwestern (Jamestown): 17-6 (8-2 in League), 15.3 rating
14. Northeastern Clinton (Champlain): 17-6 (10-3 in League), 15.3 rating
15. Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown): 18-5 (6-0 in League), 15.0 rating
Class C
1. Millbrook: 21-3 (5-1 in Section 9 MHAL I), 21.0 rating, 6 straight wins
2. Greenwich: 26-1 (14-0 in Section 2 Wasaren), 21.0 rating
3. Union Springs: 22-1 (10-0 in League), 20.8 rating
4. Randolph: 21-5 (10-0 in League), 20.6 rating
5. Catholic Central (Troy): 19-3 (15-1 in Section 2 Colonial), 19.9 rating
6. Pavilion: 21-3 (8-0 in League), 18.0 rating
7. Canisteo-Greenwood (Canisteo): 22-1 (11-0 in League), 16.9 rating
8. Notre Dame (Batavia): 10-3 (1-0 in League), 16.0 rating
9. Oxford Academy (Oxford): 21-6 (11-3 in Section 4 Midstate), 15.1 rating
10. Greene: 17-3 (13-2 in Section 4 Midstate), 13.8 rating, 2 straight losses
Class CHSAA
1. St. Mary's (Manhasset): 7-1 (4-0 in League), 30.8 rating, 4 straight wins
2. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea (Staten Island): 27-2 (14-0 in Catholic - Bronx), 29.7 rating, 5 straight wins
3. Monsignor Scanlan (Bronx): 6-4 (2-2 in League), 24.6 rating
4. Archbishop Molloy (Queens): 6-3 (2-2 in League), 23.6 rating
5. Xaverian (Brooklyn): 9-2 (5-1 in League), 23.4 rating, 2 straight wins
6. Christ the King (Middle Village): 8-9 (5-2 in League), 23.0 rating, 2 straight losses
7. Our Lady of Mercy Academy (Syosset): 20-5 (11-2 in League), 20.3 rating
8. St. Joseph Hill Academy (Staten Island): 21-6 (14-2 in Catholic - Bronx), 19.8 rating
9. St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows): 11-5 (6-3 in League), 19.7 rating
10. St. Anthony's (Melville): 6-5 (2-2 in League), 16.4 rating
Class D
1. Hammond Central (Hammond): 21-1 (10-0 in Section 10 West), 24.8 rating, 3 straight wins
2. West Canada Valley (Newport): 17-1 (9-1 in League), 17.8 rating, 2 straight wins
3. Panama: 20-5 (12-0 in League), 17.7 rating
4. Bishop Ludden (Syracuse): 12-7 (7-0 in Section 3 Liberty), 17.0 rating
5. Keshequa (Nunda): 19-6 (6-2 in League), 13.1 rating
Class Monsignor Martin
1. Nichols (Buffalo): 21-5 (8-1 in Monsignor Martin), 24.5 rating
2. Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda): 13-12 (6-2 in Monsignor Martin), 18.7 rating
3. St. Mary's (Lancaster): 15-12 (5-3 in Monsignor Martin), 17.1 rating
4. Sacred Heart Academy (Buffalo): 14-12 (2-6 in Monsignor Martin), 13.7 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Mount St. Mary Academy (Kenmore): 11-5 (6-0 in Monsignor Martin), 1.9 rating, 2 straight wins
Class PSAL
1. South Shore (Brooklyn): 22-5 (6-0 in PSAL Girls AA), 35.1 rating, 13 straight wins
2. Wagner (Staten Island): 24-3 (14-0 in PSAL Staten Island A), 22.1 rating
3. East New York Family Academy (Brooklyn): 16-10 (4-2 in PSAL Girls AA), 17.8 rating, 3 straight losses
4. Cobble Hill (Brooklyn): 25-1 (7-0 in PSAL Brooklyn A III), 16.3 rating
5. Brooklyn Law & Tech (Brooklyn): 20-10 (10-0 in PSAL Brooklyn A III), 14.9 rating, 5 straight wins
