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3-time state champ CBA-Syracuse varsity football releases 2025 schedule

The Brothers will face their CBA-Albany counterpart in a rematch of last season's Class AA New York state title game

Kevin L. Smith

Austin Ariola (22) runs the ball for the CBA-Syracuse in last season's Class AA regional final against the Elmira Express. The Brothers won that game, 63-12.
Austin Ariola (22) runs the ball for the CBA-Syracuse in last season's Class AA regional final against the Elmira Express. The Brothers won that game, 63-12. / Andrew Legare/Elmira Star-Gazette / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Christian Brothers Academy varsity high school football, the reigning two-time New York state champion based in Syracuse, released its 2025 regular season schedule via its Facebook page.

The Brothers’ opponents include a highly anticipated rematch against their CBA-Albany counterpart on Sept. 12 in the second week of the regular season.

CBA-Syracuse defeated CBA-Albany in dramatic fashion during the 2024 NYSPHSAA Class AA championship game at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse.

Syracuse football Class of 2025 recruit Darien Williams caught the game-winning touchdown off a 35-yard Hail Mary pass from quarterback Brayden Smith to give CBA-Syracuse a 41-40 victory over CBA-Albany.

The win not only allowed CBA-Syracuse to defend its Class AA state title from 2023 season, but it also gave the program its third state crown in four seasons. The championship that the Brothers won in 2021 helped claim a Class A trophy.

CBA-Syracuse will continue to compete in the Section III Class AA league. The Brothers cap the 2025 regular season with a grudge match against Cicero-North Syracuse on Oct. 23.

The Brothers defeated the Northstars, 21-13, in the 2024 Section III Class AA championship game at the Dome.

CBA-Syracuse finished with a perfect 14-0 record in 2024. The program also brings a 28-game win streak into 2025, a stretch that’s lasted through the 2023 and 2024 campaigns.

New York State high school football -- Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse)
The CBA-Syracuse varsity football team released its 2025 regular season schedule on Friday. / CBA Syracuse Football Facebook page
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Kevin L. Smith
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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