It’s that time of the year, everyone. High school football games kicked off throughout the state of New York Oct. 24-26 and there was plenty of great action taking place.

The No. 1 team in the Empire State is 2023 AAA runnerup Iona Prep after they defeated Cardinal Hayes, with the latter sitting at No. 2. Then followed by Somers and Christian Brothers Academy.

Here’s the complete breakdown of New York’s elite high school football teams, heading into Week 10 of the 2024 season, as we see it.

There’s a new No. 1 in town. Iona Prep takes over the top spot in this week’s rankings after getting by Cardinal Hayes 34-27 a few weeks ago.

It seems like it’s been forever that Cardinal Hayes had been at the top of the rankings. They dropped to the second spot after falling 34-27 to Iona Prep a few weeks ago.

The Tuskers continued their undefeated ways and cruised to a 49-0 victory over Lakeland last week. This week they face Clarkston South at home.

It was another week for the Brothers and another easy win. This time Christian Brothers rolled to a 40-0 victory over Elmira/Southside.

Points have been no problem for Maine-Endwell and they scored plenty in a 42-14 rout of Norwich last week.

Through seven games, the Trojans have only yielded 44 points. Most recent win was a 34-14 victory over Elmont Memorial.

East Islip in victories over Centereach, West Islip, Smithtown West, West Babylon, North Babylon, Northport and Half Hallow Hills East, the Redmen have won by a combined total of 281-69.

The Bison have made it look easy through seven games, with their latest win being a 35-14 decision over Sarasota Springs. Shaker suffered its first loss in a 27-19 decision to Christian Brothers Academy recently.

Rye quarterback Carson Miller has been impressive through seven games, completing 82-of-125 passes for 1,568 yards and 18 touchdowns.

We’re not going to drop the Flyers down these rankings because of a 16-14 loss to No. 2 Cardinal Hayes and falling to No. 1 Iona Prep. These two games proves Chaminade can hang tight with whomever in the state.

The only two teams that the Dutchmen have fallen to this season is Pennsylvania power St. Joseph’s Prep and Curtis.

In the first seven games played, Tottenville’s offense is averaging a staggering 47.7 points per game.

Since a season-opening loss to St. John’s College High, Bennett has won seven games in a row. The Tigers ended the season with a dominant 31-6 win over Orchard Park.

The Golden Flashes continued their strong play this season in a 54-10 defeat of Eastport South Manor last week.

We bring St. Anthony’s into the ranks and take into consideration the kind of schedule they’ve already played to this point. A 48-40 loss to No. 1 Iona Prep a few weeks ago keeps them higher up in this week’s rankings.

New Hartford has only given up 80 points through eight victories this season. Up next the Spartans have Chittenango on deck.

We dropped Waverly down a few notches after they suffered a 41-21 defeat at the hands of Maine-Endwell a few weeks ago. They continued their winning ways with a 48-0 thrashing of Lansing.

Through eight games played, the Warriors are averaging a cool 55.2 points per game. This has been a very potent offense all season long.

The Warriors dropped their first game of the season in a 42-10 defeat to Christian Brothers Academy a few weeks ago. Liverpool next up has a home date with Baldwinville.

Canisius running back Elijah Kimble has been one of the top at his position in the state, rushing for 1,117 yards and scoring 18 touchdowns.

The Huskers dropped their third game of the season in a 34-21 loss to Rye, another ranked club on this list. Yorktown bounced back with a 31-24 win over Brewster.

Through six games, the Broncos have only yielded 33 points. They’ll take on Rye Neck at home this week.

In taking a deeper look at the Lions’ losses, this is no doubt this is the best four-loss team in the Empire State.

Half Hallow Hills West was another club that took its first loss of the season in a 28-21 decision to Sayville. Playing that tightly leaves them among the state’s top 25 teams. The Colts bounced back with a 56-20 win over Islip.

The Dalers make their debut into the rankings this week after a 63-42 rout of Oceanside last week.

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— Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports