New York State Public High School Athletic Association

New York State Public High School Athletic Association
AbbreviationNYSPHSAA
Formation1923
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters8 Airport Park Blvd.
Latham, New York 12110, United States
Region served
New York
Membership768 high schools
Official language
English
Executive Director
Dr. Robert J. Zayas
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff9
Websitenysphsaa.org
1989 basketball championship trophy in East Hampton, New York

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is the governing body of interscholastic sports for most public schools in New York outside New York City.[1] The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments.[2] It consists of 768 member high schools from the state divided into 11 geographic sections.[3] While as its name suggests the vast majority of its members are public, it does include a number of private and Catholic high schools. Most of these are located in Central New York and the Capital District, where parallel sanctioning bodies for private schools (like the MMAA in Western New York, the CHSAA in Metropolitan New York, or various leagues in and around New York City) do not exist. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations as well as the New York State Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations.

NYSPHSAA sports

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The NYSPHSAA acknowledges 23 sports and holds over 30 championship events throughout 3 seasons: Fall, Winter and Spring.

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Sections

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Map of NYSPHSAA sections

The NYSPHSAA is divided into eleven sections by geographical areas.[4][5] The official membership list is at the NYSPHSAA site.[6]

Each section is further divided into classes, by school enrollment size. The classes are, from largest schools to smallest, AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D, though the classifications and enrollment numbers for each classification vary by sport.[7][8]

Schools will sometimes compete with other schools outside of the section in tournaments or invitationals. The section is further divided into leagues based on mostly location but also the size of the school. The schools in the section compete with each other over the course of three seasons, fall, winter, and spring.

Typically, each section holds a sectional championship tournament in each sport and class. The sectional champions then meet first in regional competition, then in state competition, to determine the state champion in each class.

Section 1

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Overview

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Location: Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester Counties
Section 1 offers "modified athletics" administration covering grades 7-9 middle school competition in area middle schools (grade 9 is officially part of the high school level).[9]

Leagues

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Class AAA

Class AA-1

Class AA-2

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Section 2

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Overview

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Location: Capital District
Section 2 is made up of high schools from around New York's Capital Region.[15] The section is made up of 9 leagues mostly based on location but also based on size to ensure fair competition. Schools mostly compete with the other schools in their league but will sometimes compete with schools outside of it. This usually happens during the championship season when teams are competing for the section or state title.

Leagues

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Adirondack League[16]

Colonial Council[17]

Foothills Council[18]

Patroon Conference[19]

Suburban Council[20]

Wasaren[21]

Western Athletic Conference[22]

Independents[23]

Section 3

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Overview

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Location: Central New York Section 3 comprises seven leagues, some of which are further broken down into smaller groups. The following is the list of leagues with their member schools in order of size, from largest to smallest, based on the number of schools in the league.

Leagues

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Onondaga High School League
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The OHSL divides itself into three conferences based mostly on the size of the school. It is not exact, however, because of reclassifications. The Freedom Conference comprises Class A schools, the Liberty Conference comprises Class B schools, and the Patriot Conference comprises Class C and D schools.

Freedom Conference

Liberty Conference

Patriot Conference

Center State Conference
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The Center State Conference is broken up into four divisions.

Division I

Division II

Division III

Division IV

Frontier
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Frontier is divided into four divisions.

A Division

B Division

C Division

D Division

CNYCL
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The CNYCL is broken into five sections.

National

American

Tri-Valley

Central Counties

Independents

Section 4

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Overview

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Location: Southern Tier[24]

Leagues

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Section 5

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Overview

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Location: Genesee Valley[25]

Leagues

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Section 6

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Overview

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Location: Western New York

Leagues

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Section 7

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Overview

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Location: Champlain Area

Leagues

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Section 8

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Overview

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Location: Nassau County Section 8 is also known as the Nassau County Public High School Athletic Association. It is divided into eight leagues.

Leagues

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A A

A

B A

B

C A

C

D A

D

Section 9

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Overview

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Location: Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Counties

Leagues

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Section 10

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Overview

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Location: St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties

Leagues

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Section 11

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Overview

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Location: Suffolk County

Leagues

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/ nysphsaa.org, accessed 15-JAN-2008.
  2. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/AboutNYSPHSAA/History.aspx - accessed April 6, 2015
  3. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/html/HANDBOOK/MembershipPages.pdf nysphsaa.orghtml/HANDBOOK/MembershipPages.pdf, accessed 15-JAN-2008.
  4. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/Sections Accessed 30-MAR-2015
  5. ^ "Track & Field and Cross Country Statistics".
  6. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/Portals/0/PDF/Membership/membership%20by%20section%2010-31.pdf NYSPHSAA membership list, Accessed 30-MAR-2015
  7. ^ "NYSPHSAA > Classifications". Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Interscholastic Athletics/Section I". www.swboces.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23.
  10. ^ "Section 1 AA - 1 Football (2014) Standings - MaxPreps".
  11. ^ "Section 1 AA - 1 Football (2014) Standings - MaxPreps".
  12. ^ "Section 1 A - 1 Football (2014) Standings - MaxPreps".
  13. ^ "Section 1 B Football (2014) Standings - MaxPreps".
  14. ^ "Section 1 C/D Football (2014) Standings - MaxPreps".
  15. ^ "Track & Field and Cross Country Statistics".
  16. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/AdirondackLeague.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/ColonialCouncil.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  18. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/Foothills.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  19. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/Patroon.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  20. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/Suburban.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  21. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/Wasaren.2015-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  22. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/WesternAthletic.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  23. ^ http://www.section2athletics.org/attachments/article/21/Independents.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  24. ^ "Home". 80019.digitalsports.com.
  25. ^ "Section V Athletics". Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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