With the high school football season ended, it is a good exercise to see how the other leagues played out. I did this at the end of last season. There are a few leagues that I highlight, which are a mix of public and private.

The main leagues are the Long Island Champions, PSAL Champions, MIFL Champions, NYSPHSAA Champions, and of course, the MMHSAA/NYCHSFL Champions. I also look at how each Catholic School did in public league, of which there are several. Is there not a way to unify all these different championships to find the true State Champion? The Catholic State Champion should 100% play the public school champion to determine this. It should not be hard to do. Is there a way to include the PSAL and Long Island teams into the NYSPHSAA? I don’t know what the answer is. More on this later as I continue to think about it.

Of course, I will start with the Catholic Leagues:

New York Catholic High School Football League (NYCHSFL)

‘AAA’: Iona Preparatory School defeated Monsignor Farrell High School 42-20

‘AA-1’: Xavier High School defeated St. Joseph by the Sea High School 28-7

‘AA-2’: Xaverian High School defeated Holy Cross High School 21-8

Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association (MMHSAA)

‘A’: St. Francis High School defeated Canisius High School 41-34

New York State Catholic Athletic Association (NYSCHSAA)

Iona Preparatory School defeated St. Francis High School 42-21

Around the State:

Public School Athletic League (PSAL)

‘AAAA’: Erasmus Hall Educational Complex defeated Tottenville High School 34-27

‘AAA’: Frank J. Macchiarola Sheepshead Bay Educational Complex defeated James Madison High School 46-6

‘AA’: William Cullen Bryant High School defeated Boys and Girls High School 28-16

‘A’: Michael J. Petrides School defeated the East Harlem Pride 14-6

Metro Independent Football League (MIFL)

The Pingry School defeated Poly Prep County Day School 27-15 to win the MIFL title, dethroning the defending champions.

Does Pingry sound familiar? Xavier played the Pingry School this season in week 4, and won 29-22. The MIFL is an interesting league. It crosses state lines. There is no website that I can find, and no central area for stats/records. On MaxPreps, these are the schools listed in the MIFL:

• Riverdale Country School (NYC)
• The Pingry School (NJ)
• Poly Prep Country Day School (NYC)
• Rye Country Day School (NY)
• Hackley School (NY)
• Morristown-Beard School (NJ)
• Horace Mann School (NYC)
• Hopkins School (CT)
• Ethical Culture Fieldston School (NYC)
• Montclair Kimberley Academy (NJ)
• The Dalton School (NYC)
• Newark Academy (NJ)
• King School (CT)

New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA)

Section 1 Champions (the NYSPHSAA division that encompasses Westchester)

• Class AA: Mamaroneck High School defeated John Jay Senior High School 9-0
• Class A: Rye High School defeated Somers High School 40-17
• Class B: Sleepy Hollow High School defeated Westlake High School 27-14
• Class C: Bronxville High School defeated Dobbs Ferry High School 56-6
• Class D: Tuckahoe High School defeated Haldane High School 42-0

NYSPHSAA Champions:

Class ‘AA‘: Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse (Section 3) defeated Saratoga Springs High School (Section 2) 41-12

Class ‘A’: Rye High School (Section 1) defeated Brighton High School (Section 5) 28-14

Class ‘B’:  James Monroe High School (Section 5) defeated Sleepy Hollow High School (Section 1) 34-0

Class ‘C’: Bronxville High School (Section 1) defeated Chenango Forks High School (Section 4) 42-25

Class ‘D‘: Tioga Senior High School (Section 4) defeated Tuckahoe High School (Section 1) 42-31

Long Island Champions

• Conference I
  • Nassau County Champions (Section 8): Massapequa High School defeated Oceanside High School 55-18
  • Suffolk County Champions (Section 11): Ward Melville High School defeated William Floyd High School 31-28
  • Long Island Champions: Massapequa High School defeated Ward Melville High School 14-12
• Conference II
  • Nassau County Champions (Section 8): Garden City High School defeated Long Beach High School 27-12
  • Suffolk County Champions (Section 11): East Islip High School defeated Half Hollow Hills High School East 24-17
  • Long Island Champions: Garden City High School defeated East Islip High School 10-7
• Conference III
  • Nassau County Champions (Section 8): Wantagh High School defeated Bethpage High School 28-21
  • Suffolk County Champions (Section 11): Sayville High School defeated Smithtown High School West 34-7
  • Long Island Champions: Sayville High School defeated Wantagh High School 42-35
• Conference IV
  • Nassau County Champions (Section 8): Seaford High School defeated Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School 34-0
  • Suffolk County Champions (Section 11): Bayport Blue Point High School defeated Babylon Junior/Senior High School 23-14
  • Long Island Champions: Bayport Blue Point High School defeated Seaford High School 20-19

Catholic Schools in the NYSPHSAA:

• Our Lady of Lourdes (Section 9, Class AA): 4-6 record
• Albertus Magnus (Section 1, Hudson Valley): 5-4 record
• Burke Catholic (Section 9, Class D): 5-6 record
• Christian Brothers Academy-Albany (Section 2, Class AA): 8-3 record
• Christian Brothers Academy Syracuse (Section 3, Class AA): 13-0
• McQuaid Jesuit High School (Section 5, Class AA): 3-7 record
• Aquinas Institute of Rochester (Section 5, Class AA): 3-6 record
• Bishop Kearney High School (Section 5 Independent): 10-0 record
• Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School (Section 3 Class C): 2-7 record
• La Salle Institute (Section 2 Class A): 1-9 record
• Notre Dame High School (Section 5 Class D): 5-6 record

What do you think of the champions from around the state? How do you think your program would compete? It is interesting to see the local competition.