Bishop Ludden-Grimes/SAS’s Micah Baker Voted High School on SI’s Top Defensive Lineman in New York State

Baker was an all-state and All-CNY defensive end last season

Micah Baker, right, competes for the Bishop Ludden/SAS varsity football in the Section III Class C championship game last season. | Micah Baker

Micah Baker, a senior for Bishop Ludden-Grimes/SAS varsity football, has been voted High School on SI’s top defensive lineman in New York heading into the 2025 season.

Baker received 53.76% of the votes to take the top spot. Final poll results can be viewed here.

In 2024, Baker was an all-state and All-Central New York defensive end. He recorded 31.5 tackles, eight sacks, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries last season.

Before merging with Bishop Grimes, Bishop Ludden/SAS went 6-5 and fell to General Brown in the Section III Class C championship game last year.

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Published Aug 20, 2025

KEVIN L. SMITH

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

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