Section 9 boys basketball recently opened the 2025-26 season.
There are 43 teams competing in six divisions of the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association and four divisions in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League, all based on enrollment.
The defending sectional class champions are Newburgh Free Academy (Class AAA); Our Lady of Lourdes (AA), New Paltz (A), John S. Burke Catholic (B), Mount Academy (C ) and Eldred (D).

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