. . . "Dr. Robert J. Zayas"@en . . "Latham, New York 12110, United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "250"^^ . . . "9"^^ . . . "Athletic/Educational" . . . . . . . . . "The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is the governing body of interscholastic sports for most public schools in New York outside New York City. The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments. It consists of 768 member high schools from the state divided into 11 geographic sections. While as its name suggests the vast majority of its members are public, it does include a number of private and Catholic high schools. Most of these are located in Central New York and the Capital District, where parallel sanctioning bodies for private schools (like the MMAA in Western New Y"@en . . . . "New York State Public High School Athletic Association"@en . . . . . . "768"^^ . . . "New York State Public High School Athletic Association"@en . . . "7785"^^ . . "8"^^ . . . . "1923"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Executive Director"@en . "NYSPHSAA" . . . "Association"@en . . . . . . "10620912"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Association" . . "Athletic/Educational"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "New York State Public High School Athletic Association"@en . . "The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is the governing body of interscholastic sports for most public schools in New York outside New York City. The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments. It consists of 768 member high schools from the state divided into 11 geographic sections. While as its name suggests the vast majority of its members are public, it does include a number of private and Catholic high schools. Most of these are located in Central New York and the Capital District, where parallel sanctioning bodies for private schools (like the MMAA in Western New York, the CHSAA in Metropolitan New York, or various leagues in and around New York City) do not exist. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations as well as the New York State Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations."@en . . . . "768 high schools"@en . "NYSPHSAA"@en . . . . . . "9"^^ . . . . "1105697963"^^ .