Troy High sports review, through December 13

 The schedule gets lighter as we approach the holiday break. After yesterday, there's time to regroup.

Bowling:

Current record: 4-0.

I can't recall if Troy has gotten out to this fast a start before. No, seriously. A mid-week road trip to Voorheesville was postponed (no make-up date set), sandwiched around home wins over Schalmont & LaSalle. And if coach Don Poutre says they're 4-0, take it as gospel.

Next: The current homestand ends Monday vs. Mohonasen, and, after that, a return match with Joshua Yando & Cohoes at Cohoes Arena on Thursday before a 2 week break for the holidays.

Men's swimming & diving (united with CBA & Columbia):

Current record: 1-0.

The season finally began Tuesday with a win over Shaker.

Next: The Flying Devil Brothers hit the road for meets at Albany on Tuesday, and at Schenectady-Colonie on Friday, the latter a make-up date from December 2.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 3-1 (2-0 Colonial Council):

Reality set in for Will Harris' club on Saturday in a loss to Columbia, 65-39. The Lady Horses hung with the Lady Devils until late in the 2nd quarter, when Columbia went to a full court press, which has been Troy's Achilles' heel.

Next: Catholic Central, coming off a loss themselves on Friday, makes its first visit to Zotto Gym in at least 11 years on Tuesday. Then, it's a road trip to Ravena on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 2-1 (1-0 Colonial Council):

The weird scheduling to start the season just got weirder for Jamil Hood and the Flying Horses. We'll get to that in a bit.

Troy defeated Colonie, then blew Schalmont out of Zotto Gym, before losing a tough one to Marcellus at HVCC, 63-46, on Saturday afternoon.

Now, here's where it gets weird:

Next: The Horses are idle until Friday, when Ravena comes looking for payback after getting blown out of their own gym last season. After that, due to a non-league game having been cancelled for December 30 (they couldn't find an opponent), Troy will have 2 weeks off from game action before hosting resurgent Watervliet-Heatly on January 2. This is also the by-product of Catholic Central not fielding a men's team this year, else Troy would be playing at the Riverside Center on Tuesday.

The rest of Friday's high school scoreboard, 12/12

 Hockey:

LaSalle 8, Clinton 6. Danny Wiese had a night. A hat trick and 3 assists, as the Cadets picked up their first win of the season.

Bethlehem 7, McCann Tech 4.

Ogdensburg Free Academy 5, Queensbury 4.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 3, CBA 2.

Saratoga 2, Adirondack 0.

Women's basketball:

Hoosic Valley 52, Duanesburg 40.

Hartford 57, Hadley-Luzerne 45.

Averill Park 58, Saratoga 45.

Burnt Hills 70, Schenectady 22.

Mohonasen 56, Academy of Holy Names 49.

Albany Academy 74, Ravena 32.

LaSalle 61, Lansingburgh 30.

Voorheesville 58, Catholic Central 30.

Mayfield 71, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 25.

Johnstown 39, Schuylerville 35.

Corinth 54, Argyle 35.

Warrensburg 60, Fort Edward 18.

Granville 53, Salem 18.

Shaker 54, Shenendehowa 42.

Albany 54, Niskayuna 40.

Colonie 75, Ballston Spa 26.

Bethlehem 54, Guilderland 33.

Men's basketball:

Schenectady 69, Burnt Hills 63.

LaSalle 58, Lansingburgh 54. The Cadets get their first win of the season.

Ichabod Crane 70, Cohoes 49.

Cambridge 66, Hoosic Valley 49.

Warrensburg 60, Fort Edward 45.

Tamarac 98, Waterford 24.

North Warren 78, Fort Ann 59.

South Glens Falls 53, Scotia 45.

Queensbury 69, Gloversville 40.

Amsterdam 72, Broadalbin-Perth 26.

Mayfield 57, Galway 42.

Saratoga 53, Averill Park 43.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 52, Canajoharie 44.

Fonda-Fultonville 51, Middleburgh 41.

Niskayuna 70, Albany 65.

CBA 57, Columbia 39.

New Hartford 68, Ballston Spa 62.

High School Fridays: Good to the last drop (Shen @ Shaker, 12/12/25)

 Given how cold it is outside this evening, you can bet the concession stand at Shaker was filled with customers asking for hot chocolate or coffee. Some will say the action on the court was even hotter, as Suburban Council rivals Shenendehowa & Shaker met to kick off season 2 of WNYA's Game of The Week.......

As Rodger Wyland stressed, once Melvin Brown comes off the injured list, Shaker, the defending Class AAA state champs, will be that much tougher.

The cameras will be right back at Shaker next week, as the women take center stage to challenge Grey division contender Albany.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 12/11

 Throughout football season the last couple of years, Chris Watson has made mention on the air that Section II needs game officials. Rodger Wyland will almost certainly make the same pitch during tonight's basketball broadcast between Shenendehowa & Shaker (WNYA, 7 pm), as they definitely need some younger officials on the court this winter.

This would explain why Schalmont & Troy moved their basketball games from tonight to last night, absent another scheduling conflict, say, at Schalmont, since Troy had no conflicts, because had they not done so, they would've been stuck for officials tonight, or so it'd seem.

Be that as it may, Troy's women ran their record to 3-0 (2-0 Colonial Council) with a 60-53 win over the Lady Sabres. Over in Troy, the men plastered Schalmont, 69-49, powered by Kayne Behan with 21 points, and Jordan Hood, the coach's son, with 20. Jamil Hood's club is now 2-0 (1-0 Colonial Council) heading into tomorrow's matinee vs. Marcellus at HVCC. Will Harris' Lady Horses will pay a call on Sarah Rainville and Columbia tomorrow afternoon as well.

Apparently, Troy's road trip to Voorheesville for bowling was a non-starter earlier this week due to unforeseen circumstances. The match was originally slated for Tuesday, then switched to Wednesday, then postponed. No make-up date has been set.

The two days off gave Don Poutre's squad the incentive to return home to Uncle Sam Lanes to blow out LaSalle, 29-3. Troy goes to 4-0 with the win.

The rest of Thursday's scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Queensbury 55, Gloversville 30.

Galway 51, Cobleskill-Richmondville 37.

Glens Falls 58, Schuylerville 25.

Amsterdam 59, Broadalbin-Perth 52.

Saratoga Catholic 50, Hoosic Valley 39.

Tamarac 60, Emma Willard 20. The Jesters are 0-3, and the talent disparity between this year's team and the one that went to the sectionals in 2019-20 couldn't be more distinct.

Men's basketball:

Watervliet-Heatly 65, Catskill 53. 

Whitehall 50, Lake George 41.

Argyle 55, Salem 52.

Wednesday's college & high school scoreboard, 12/10

Colleges:

Not even the bright lights of being on cable television can reverse UAlbany's fortunes in men's basketball.

The Great Danes are now 0-2 vs. the Ivy League after Columbia took down Albany, 93-82, on Wednesday night, in a game broadcast on ESPNU as part of the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts. Albany (3-8) fell behind late in the first half, and never recovered.

High schools:

Hockey:

CBA 4, Hawks 3. The game was played at the RPI-Houston Field House.

Women's basketball:

Watervliet-Heatly 55, Hudson 21.

Maple Hill 44, Schenectady 13. How bad are the Lady Patriots if they're losing to a Patroon Conference team? Mind-boggling.

Coxsackie-Athens 72, Guilderland 69. At least the Lady Dutch put up a challenge after getting blown off the court by Troy last week.

Men's basketball:

Bethlehem 88, Greenville 41.

Germantown 56, Hawthorne Valley 31.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 12/9

 Men's hockey:

Queensbury 5, Adirondack 3 (game played at Cool Insuring Arena).

Men's swimming:

Troy-CBA-Columbia 52, Shaker 42.

Saratoga 98, Burnt Hills-Scotia 76.

Bethlehem 98, Shenendehowa 82.

Niskayuna 93, Albany 56.

Cooperstown 82, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 69.

Ravena 77, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 39.

Ballston Spa 91, Glens Falls 78.

Hoosic Valley won a 4 team meet (so it'd appear) over Guilderville, Schenectady-Colonie, & LaSalle.

Women's basketball:

Catholic Central 51, Lansingburgh 30.

Warrensburg 37, Salem 17.

Mohonasen 58, Ichabod Crane 41.

Albany Academy 86, Voorheesville 36.

Schalmont 51, Cohoes 31.

Maple Hill 56, Germantown 11.

LaSalle 65, Ravena 52. Kate Gilooly led LaSalle with 27 points, including 5 of 6 from 3 pt. range.

Columbia 61, Bethlehem 56. Sarah Rainville had a game high 35 points for the Blue Devils.

Troy 67, Academy of Holy Names 47. Troy picks up its first ever win over Holy Names....

Men's basketball:

Troy 49, Colonie 39.

Cambridge-Salem 85, Stillwater 74.

Schalmont 50, Cohoes 47.

Hudson 77, Watervliet-Heatly 64.

Mohonasen 65, Ichabod Crane 44.

Ravena 62, LaSalle 48.

Greenwich 85, Mechanicville 49.

Salem 50, Warrensburg 48.

Lake George 74, Bolton 43.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 47, Mayfield 38.

Saratoga Catholic 78, Hoosic Valley 34.

Amsterdam 92, South Glens Falls 46.

Catskill 65, Green Tech 53. The Cats spoil the GT debut of local legend Will Brown as head coach.

Monday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/8

 Colleges:

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 55, Colgate 41. Delanie Hill led Albany with 23 points as the Lady Danes won their 6th straight. The Lady Danes return home Saturday for Taylor Swift Day.

High schools:

Women's bowling:

Columbia 18, Colonie 10.

Women's basketball:

Queensbury 49, Schuylerville 29.

OESJ 63, Mekeel Christian 34.

Coxsackie-Athens 63, Greenville 57.

Hoosic Valley 58, Cambridge 30.

Mayfield 57, Johnstown 47.

Greenwich 59, Stillwater 47.

South Glens Falls 51, Amsterdam 48.

Mechanicville 57, Hoosick Falls 17.

Catskill 80, KIPP Capital 12.

Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 47, Taconic Hills-Hawthorne Valley 26.

Scotia 63, Gloversville 28.

Lake George 36, Whitehall 26.

Men's basketball:

Warrensburg 49, Crown Point 32.

Greenville 75, Coxsackie-Athens 61.

Taconic Hills 63, Rensselaer 48.

Northville 67, Fort Ann 35.

Hoosick Falls 95, Waterford 34.

Fort Plain 62, Cherry Valley-Springfield 52.

Middleburgh 77, Margaretville 28.

Men's bowling:

Troy 19, Schalmont 14. Troy goes to 3-0. Aiden Couture led the way with a 649 triple.