Burnt Hills (Spartans)
Section 2
States Teams: 1993 (B-2nd), 1994 (B-2nd), 1995 (B-4th), 1996 (B-1st), 1999 (B-1st), 2000 (B-2nd), 2001 (B-4th), 2002 (B-2nd), 2003 (B-2nd), 2004 (A-1st), 2008 (A-1st), 2009 (A-1st), 2010 (A-3rd), 2011 (B-4th}, 2013 (B-4th), 2014 (B-6th), 2015 (B-3rd), 2016 (B-1st), 2017 (B-1st), 2018 (B-1st), 2019 (B-1st), 2021 (B-1st), 2022 (B-1st) NXN Nationals: 2009 (19th), 2018 (14th), 2019 (18th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Miles Irish (1982, A-6th), Chris Mulford (1993, B-3rd) (1994, B-2nd), Steve Lorenc (1996, B-4th), Matt Doyle (1997, A-8th), Ken Little (2003, B-8th) (2004, A-1st), Shamus Nally (2004, A-3rd), John Mueller (2004, A-7th), Drew Houghalen (2006, A-9th), Otis Ubriaco (2006, A-2nd) (2009, A-1st) (2010, A-3rd), Scott Maughan (2009, A-3rd), Buddy Herkenham (2011, B-7th), Evan Brennan (2016, B-6th) (2018, B-9th), Aidan Gillooley (2017, B-3rd) (2018, B-4th), Tyler Berg (2017, B-4th) (2018, B-1st), Ryan Allison (2019, B-3rd) (2021, B-10th), Will Marchant (2019, B-8th), Peter Fulgieri (2021, B-8th), Matthew Rounds (2021, B-9th), Matt Windecker (2022, B-5th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st in States B, 1st in Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: One of the longest State Qualifying streaks in the State, plus a title defense streak that goes back to 2016, Burnt Hills is once again the team to beat. They do have a need for a new 5th man, but have been known to develop.
Pearl River (Pirates)
Section 1
States Teams: 1976 (B-4th), 1977 (B-5th), 1978 (B-1st), 1980 (B-1st), 1981 (B-3rd), 1983 (B-2nd), 1984 (B-11th), 1991 (B-7th), 1993 (C-8th), 1994 (B-6th), 1995 (B-10th), 1996 (B-9th), 1999 (C-5th), 2000 (C-2nd), 2001 (C-2nd), 2002 (C-5th), 2005 (B-1st), 2007 (B-5th), 2010 (B-5th), 2011 (B-8th), 2015 (B-6th), 2017 (B-5th), 2018 (B-2nd), 2019 (B-7th), 2021 (B-7th), 2022 (B-5th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Dan McEvoy (1976, B-3rd), Matt Kohlbrenner (1977, B-10th) (1978, B-5th), Casey Jirgal (1978, B-3rd), Andy Kohlbrenner (1979, B-4th) (1980, B-6th), Tom List (1979, B-7th), Kevin Mahoney (1980, B-3rd) (1981, B-6th), Tom Dempsey (1982, B-9th), Tom Guanari (1983, B-4th), Jim Guerci (1983, B-9th), Brendan Fennell (2000, C-1st) (2001, C-1st) (2002, C-3rd), Mike Hickey (2007, B-5th) (2008, B-3rd), Brian Cook (2012, B-3rd) (2013, B-3rd), Ben McDermott (2014, B-7th), Matt Politis (2016, B-9th)
Last Year's Summary: 5th in States B, 1st in Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: The battle for the State Meet will begin at the Sectional level, as only one team moves on, and on paper, Pearl River has the best depth in Section 1. They've got a qualification streak dating back to 2017, and are looking to keep it alive with a solid group of Seniors. How they develop for next year, will take some rebuilding.
Somers (Tuskers)
Section 1
States Teams: 2004 (B-1st), 2005 (A-2nd), 2007 (A-5th), 2016 (B-3rd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Ron Freeman (1985, B-6th), Alex Bean (2004, B-7th) (2005, A-2nd); Matthew Fusco (2017, B-10th)
Last Year's Summary: 7th at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: There is a solid trio up front here, although shy of State Meet experience. However, one benefit is that the entire team comes back in 2024, and solid development could mean they wouldn't even need to wait that long for a trip to VVS.
Nanuet (Golden Knights)
Section 1
States Teams: 1990 (C-11th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): John Munulty (1974, B-3rd), Brett Watska (1974 B-9th) (1975, B-1st), Mark Kautz (1985, B-7th), Ryan Guerci (2017, B-7th) (2018, B-3rd)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: Section 1 is loaded in Class B, and Nanuet is one runner shy of becoming the favorite. This creates for some great drama, as they are the best in the Section through four runners, and also have the longest drought since their last appearance.
Queensbury (Spartans)
Section 2
States Teams: 1978 (B-2nd), 1979 (B-8th), 1981 (B-6th), 1982 (B-3rd), 1983 (B-5th), 1984 (B-9th), 1985 (B-6th), 1986 (B-3rd), 1988 (B-6th), 1990 (B-12th), 1992 (B-4th), 1998 (B-7th), 2005 (A-1st), 2006 (A-1st), 2007 (A-1st)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Tim Hubert (1982, B-7th), Jeff Dybas (1985, B-1st) (1986, B-3rd), Seton McAndrews (1998, B-8th) (2000, B-1st), Steve Soprano (2004, A-10th), Matt Flint (2005, A-7th) (2006, A-2nd) (2007, A-4th), Tom Williams (2005, A-9th), Sheldon Reaves (2007, A-9th), Jack Hicks (2021, B-6th)
Last Year's Summary: 4th at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: The spartans have a strong mix of upperclassmen, led by one of the top returners in the Section. As he improves with the jump up to Junior year, a Top 10 finish at States looks likely.
McQuaid (Knights)
Section 5
States Teams: 1973 (A-7th), 1978 (A-6th), 1980 (A-5th), 1981 (A-1st), 1983 (A-4th), 1984 (A-1st), !985 (A-2nd), 1991 (A-3rd), 1992 (A-1st), 1993 (A-8th), 2009 (A-2nd), 2010 (A-1st), 2014 (A-8th), 2015 (A-8th), 2022 (B-3rd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Scott Peterson (1985, A-7th), Dan Lesser (1993, A-7th), Robert Hurlbut (2009, A-2nd) (2010, A-1st), Wyatt Gouldthorpe (2010, A-10th), Nick Ciolkowski (2013, A-10th), Donny Glavin (2015, A-3rd), Jayson Chichelli (2021, B-5th), Collin Brown (2022, B-3rd)
Last Year's Summary: 1st at Sectionals, 3rd at States
Roster
Outlook: The knights have a solid squad heading into the Season, with strong compression. Most are Seniors, so are looking for one last major effort in the black and gold.
Scotia Glenville (The Tartans)
Section 2
States Teams: 1960 (B-6th), 1963 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Wayne Smeallie (1955, B-7th), Dave Philo (1956, B-10th), Robert Flick (1960, B-9th), Tyler Raymond (2001, B-5th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: Led by the second place returner from Sectionals a year ago, the Tartans will look to send more than just one to States, and have the personnel to do so.
Harborfields (Tornadoes)
Section 11
States Teams: 2009 (B-7th), 2010 (B-4th), 2022 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Robert Cavaliero (1972, B-4th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: Looking for their fourth ever trip to States, Harborfields has a solid top 4, looking for just one more to be competitive for a Top 3 finish at States.
Pittsford Sutherland (Knights)
Section 5
States Teams: 1974 (B-9th), 1982 (B-5th), 1987 (A-5th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Pete Pfitzinger (1974, B-5th), Jim Herkimer (1988, A-1st), Matt Wilkins (1991, A-1st), Ben Ashfield (1996, A-9th), Mark Stevens (2003, B-2nd), Paul Phelan (2007, A-10th), Mike Anvelt (2011, B-4th), William Tempest (2022, B-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: A nice mix of grade levels here making the situation ripe with opportunity. Led by an individual contender for the title, the Knights should be competitive at the Sectional level.
Miller Place (Panthers)
Section 11
States Teams: 1977 (B-9th), 1978 (B-7th), 1984 (B-6th), 1987 (B-1st), 2016 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bob Caskey (1987, B-5th), Jeremy Miekley (2013, B-10th), Thomas Cirrito (2018, B-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: A tight compression team, they'll need to work together as a pack to conquer the day at Sunken Meadow.