| August 15, 2015 -  At the end of each sport season, the NYSPHSAA honors those teams that excel in the classroom. For lacrosse, a team must have at least eleven players who have a 90% average or better during the spring season.
One hundred and sixty-two NYS lacrosse teams were named this spring, with Paul D Schreiber Senior HS (Section 8) taking the highest honors this year with a team average of 95.62. Roughly 400 teams play in New York State with about 40% earning the honor. Section 11 had the best percentage of teams earning the award with 32 of 49 teams (65%). The complete spring list is here.
Victor took third place on the NYS list with an average of 95.15. Nineteen other Section Five teams were award winners (65%). The twenty teams are as follows:
2015 Section Five Scholar Athlete Teams
| Victor |
95.15 |
Webster Thomas |
95.12 |
| Irondequoit |
93.89 |
Pal-Mac |
93.49 |
| Penn Yan |
93.22 |
Geneva |
93.20 |
| HF-L |
92.81 |
Webster Schroeder |
92.79 |
| Canandaigua |
92.41 |
Brighton |
92.17 |
| Wayne |
91.90 |
McQuaid Jesuit |
91.59 |
| Pittsford |
91.40 |
Aquinas |
91.19 |
| Marcus Whitman |
91.18 |
Fairport |
91.08 |
| Hilton |
90.92 |
Midlakes |
90.49 |
| Greece Odyssey |
90.14 |
Newark |
90.05 |
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