KOT845 Basketball Archive • 2022–23
2023 Section IX Boys Basketball Season
The 2023 season record preserves five Section IX championship classes and their NYSPHSAA paths. Chapel Field produced the defining run, reaching the Class D state championship game.
State result: Chapel Field went 3–1 in the state tournament and finished as NYSPHSAA Class D runner-up. Newburgh also won a state subregional; Goshen, Burke Catholic and Rhinebeck were eliminated in their first or next state round.
Section IX Championship Results
| Class | Champion | Sectional Final | State Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Newburgh Free Academy | Newburgh 52, Middletown 42 | Beat Elmira 50–49, then lost to North Rockland 53–46. |
| A | Goshen | Goshen 64, Our Lady of Lourdes 52 | After a first-round bye, lost to Tappan Zee 54–46 in the state quarterfinal. |
| B | Burke Catholic | Burke Catholic 56, O’Neill 45 | Lost to Valhalla 70–56 in the state subregional. |
| C | Rhinebeck | Rhinebeck 47, Pine Plains 32 | Lost to Haldane 65–47 in the state first round. |
| D | Chapel Field | Chapel Field 60, Roscoe 42 | Beat Bridgehampton 58–53, South Kortright 68–58 and North Warren 47–46; lost to Avoca-Prattsburgh 70–48 in the state championship. |
History Notes
| Chapel Field state runner-up | Chapel Field reached the NYSPHSAA Class D championship game, the deepest Section IX boys basketball state run in the current 2020–26 archive window. |
| Newburgh three-peat | Newburgh’s 52–42 win over Middletown secured a third consecutive Section IX championship. |
| Rhinebeck breakthrough | Rhinebeck’s Class C title was its first Section IX boys basketball championship since 2001. |