In 2025-26, KIPP Capital made their first season one to remember by winning the Class B section title and advancing to the NYSPHSAA semi-finals. Amsterdam won their first sectional championship since 1995.
Once again Section 2 showed their might by advancing 5 of their 6 class champions to the final 4 with four making the semi-finals and Albany CBA winning the Class AAA Title with a perfect 25-0 record. In the 2024 NYSPHSAA State Championships, Section 2 teams took home an unprecedented 4 titles in the 6 classifications. In 2025, they followed that feat by advancing to four finals, winning three of them.
Section 2 teams have now won 31 State titles with Lake George leading the way with 3 championships, their last being in 2018. Three teams reached the final in 2022 with Ichabod Crane taking home their 1st title.
Joseph Girard III of Glens Falls, N.Y. State's all-time career leading scorer with 4,763 points, averaged 50.0 points per game in 2017-18. He came close to the all-time high school record of 54.0 ppg set by Bobbie Joe Douglas of Marion, LA in 1980.