Section 3 is one of the eleven sections of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). The section covers Central New York and, like the other sections of the NYSPHSAA, is further divided into leagues. Each school is also given a class (i.e. AA, A, B...) based on the size of the school. Schools compete with their leagues mostly, but also compete with other schools throughout the season, especially towards the end of a season during championship time.
Section 3 comprises seven leagues, some of which are even further broken down into smaller groups. The following is the list of leagues with their member schools in order of size, from largest to smallest, based on the number of schools in the league.
The OHSL divides itself into three conferences based mostly on the size of the school. It is not exact however because of reclassifications. The Freedom Conference comprises Class A Schools, the Liberty Conference comprises Class B Schools, and the Patriot Conference comprises Class C and D Schools.
Chittenango High School
Cortland High School
East Syracuse-Minoa High School
George Fowler High School
Fulton High School
Jamesville-Dewitt High School
Mexico High School
Phoenix High School
Cazenovia High School
Christian Brothers Academy
Hannibal High School
Homer High School
Jordan-Elbridge High School
Marcellus High School
Skaneateles High School
Solvay High School
Westhill High School
Bishop Grimes High School
Bishop Ludden High School
Cato-Meridian High School
Fabius-Pompey High School
Faith Heritage School
Lafayette High School
Manlius Pebble Hill School
Onondaga High School
Port Byron High School
Pulaski High School
Syracuse Academy of Science
Institute of Technology
Tully High School
Weedsport High School
The Center State Conference is broken up into four divisions.
Adirondack Central High School
Canastota High School
Central Valley High School
Clinton High School
Holland Patent Central High School
Mount Markham High School
Sherburne-Earlville High School
Dolgeville Central High School
Frankfort-Schuyler High School
Herkimer High School
Little Falls High School
West Canada Valley Central High School
Cooperstown Central High School
Hamilton Central School
Morrisville-Eaton High School
Sauquoit Valley Central School
Waterville Central School
Westmoreland High School
New York Mills High School
Oriskany High School
Owen D Young High School
Poland Central High School
Remsen Central School
Rome Catholic
Town Of Webb School District
Frontier is divided into four divisions.
Carthage High School
Immaculate Heart Central
Indian River High School
Watertown High School
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown
General Brown
Lowville High School
South Jefferson High School
Beaver River High School
Sandy Creek High School
South Lewis High School
Thousand Islands High School
Alexandria High School
Belleville-Henderson High School
Copenhagen High School
Lafargeville High School
Lyme High School
Sackets Harbor High School
The CNYCL is broken into two sections.
Baldswinville High School
Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Henninger High School
Liverpool High School
West Genesee High School
Auburn High School
Central Square High School
Corcoran High School
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Nottingham High School
Oswego High School
New Hartford High School
Notre Dame High School
Oneida High School
Rome Free Academy
Utica Proctor
Whitesboro High School
Brookfield High School
Cincinnatus High School
DeRuyter High School
Madison High School
McGraw High School
Otselic Valley High School
Stockbridge Valley High School
Blessed Virgin Mary High School
Camden High School
Living World Academy
Tyburn Academy
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School
