Troy High sports review, through December 5

 "If we make it through December, we'll be fine."-Merle Haggard.

If this week is any indication, Troy High shouldn't have too much trouble.

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

The season opening meet at Schenectady was cancelled, and, as of now, it won't be made up, as it hasn't been rescheduled as of press time.

Next: The season now starts Tuesday at home vs. Shaker.

Bowling:

Current record: 2-0.

Don Poutre's club opened by collecting a receipt from Cohoes, 21-11, in the home opener on Monday. Then, the Flying Horses crushed Ravena, 28-4, on Thursday.

Next: Troy returns home to face Schalmont on Monday, and LaSalle on Thursday.

Women's basketball:

Current record: 1-0.

Coach Will Harris couldn't have asked for a better start, and, it seems, a better opponent, as Troy routed Guilderland on the road. Needless to say, it was a happy bus ride home on a frigid Friday.

Next: Holy Names provides the opposition in the home opener on Tuesday, and then, it's back on the road vs. Schalmont on Thursday, and Columbia next Saturday.

Men's basketball:

The season starts Tuesday at Colonie, before Jamil Hood's club has their home opener vs. Schalmont on Thursday. After that, Troy will be at Hudson Valley Community College next Saturday for a lunch hour matinee vs. Marcellus.

High School Fridays: Dutch Frost (Troy @ Guilderland, 12/5/25)

Winter is still officially 2 weeks away, although for weather forecasters, it's already here, as of Monday.

With the temperature well below freezing for their season opener, Troy High & Guilderland opened their seasons tonight with different levels of expectations. Troy, in its 2nd season in the Colonial Council, conceivably could be a player if they can get past the league's elite (i.e. Catholic Central, Holy Names).

The tone was set earlier, as Troy's JV's crushed Guilderland's JV's, 54-24. Would the varsity game be more of the same?

Troy trailed briefly in the first quarter, but once they took the lead for good, it was over. The Troy varsity completed the sweep, romping to a 68-38 victory to open the season.

Next up for the Lady Horses will be the home opener Tuesday vs. Holy Names.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 12/4

 Men's basketball:

Mohonasen 59, South Glens Falls 36.

Averill Park 46, Queensbury 36.

Lansingburgh 57, Schenectady 44.

Warrensburg 58, Johnsburg-Minerva 44.

Hudson Falls 63, Gloversville 57 (OT).

Women's basketball:

Warrensburg 49, Johnsburg-Minerva 9.

Ballston Spa 46, Saratoga 29.

Saugerties 72, Hudson 24.

Burnt Hills 63, Scotia 54.

Granville 43, Cambridge 39.

Saratoga Catholic 57, Lake George 56. Sophia Ryan scored her 1,000th point for the Saints.

Bowling:

Troy 28, Ravena 4. Liam Casey had the high series with a 623. Sophia Short rolled her first career 600 series, and had the high single with 260. Troy is 2-0, serving notice to the rest of the Colonial Council.

Wednesday's high school & college scoreboard, 12/3

 High schools:

Men's basketball:

Schoharie 94, Schenevus 47.

Johnstown 72, Middleburgh 42.

Northville 64, Canajoharie 37.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 58, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 25.

Schuylerville 84, Broadalbin-Perth 65.

Fort Plain 71, Galway 39.

Hoosick Falls 60, Granville 46.

Duanesburg 59, Fonda-Fultonville 52 (OT).

Women's basketball:

Hoosic Valley 72, Hudson 19.

Whitehall 54, Hoosick Falls 10.

Fonda-Fultonville 45, Duanesburg 39.

Johnstown 55, Middleburgh 15.

Mayfield 73, Mekeel Christian 36.

Coxsackie-Athens 78, Ravena 39.

Galway 58, Fort Plain-Canajoharie 23.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 77, Schoharie 15.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 41, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 22.

Men's hockey:

Bethlehem 5, CBA 4.

Shenendehowa 5, Adirondack 1.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Siena 80, New Haven 54. The Lady Saints finally get a win. Francesca Schiro led 3 Saints in double figures with 16 points. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson had 5 points in 15 minutes off the bench. Azera Gates didn't score in 5 minutes on the floor. Siena is now idle until they host Central Connecticut State on December 15.

UAlbany 60, Sacred Heart 57. The Lady Danes have now won 5 in a row, and will next play at Colgate on Monday.

Bentley 69, Molloy 50 (Tuesday). Kaitlyn Robbins (Bethlehem) remains sidelined with a minor injury. The Falcons will return home to play St. Michael's College on Saturday.

News & notes

 Siena men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleason is currently in the hospital after a spill at his home on Sunday.

A GoFundMe page was created on Monday by a Clifton Park resident, and as of Tuesday night, more than $350,000 had been raised to pay for Gleason's hospital bills.

Donations included ordinary folks, as well as colleagues from Siena and UAlbany, where Gleason was a player for current Danes coach Scott Marr.

Update, 10:06 pm: Gleason has passed away as a result of his injuries. A memorial service will be held at the UHY Center Saturday morning.

The Capital Region golf community is mourning the passing of 7-time Northeastern Women's Golf champion Nancy Kroll, who passed away a week ago at 62. The Cooperstown native had been teaching in the East Greenbush district. A celebration of Kroll's life will take place in the spring.

The football all-stars have been announced by Section II. We're focusing on Class A:

Troy sophomore Kyair Carr was named Offensive Player of The Year. The Flying Horses also placed WR Kayne Behan, TE Aiden McBride, RB Vulonn Forde, and OL's Deon Holloway & Dayvon Holland-Sostre on the first team. Ben Mergill & LaSalle's Mark A. Galuski were named as All-Purpose players. Julian Monk, Darell Murray, & Kieonte Green were named All-Purpose players on the 2nd team. Gabriel Bentley, Jacob Ben-Israel, & Nymiear Jenkins, along with Green & Murray, were named to the 1st team defense, while Deval Fleming, Nathan Rigney, & Isaiah Garrick were name to the 2nd team defense.

Troy's Dawson Fera & LaSalle's Liam Camienga & Riley Carroll were given Honroable Mentions.

Monday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Broadalbin-Perth 40, Schuylerville 26.

Hartford 46, Cambridge 30.

Crown Point 40, North Warren 29.

King's School 41, Fort Edward 25.

Corinth 49, Galway 37.

Scotia-Glenville 65, Amsterdam 64.

Hudson Falls 50, Gloversville 24.

Glens Falls 49, South Glens Falls 37.

Men's basketball:

Middleburgh 70, Margaretville 26.

Hartford 58, Salem 37.

News & notes

 Siena University has postponed tonight's women's basketball game vs. New Haven due to weather. The game will now be played tomorrow at UHY Center on the Siena campus (WVCR, 6 pm).

UAlbany's women went to overtime to put away Bucknell on Monday, 65-62.

Amaya Stewart led Albany with 20 points. Shen alumnus Bella Stuart contributed 4 points in 12 minutes of game time. The road trip continues tomorrow morning at Sacred Heart (11 am, ESPN+).

In other college action on Monday.....

Women's basketball:

Russell Sage 71, Cobleskill 68.

RPI 53, Utica 42. Good bounce back for the Lady Engineers after being used as tomato cans vs. UAlbany last week.

Siena's Francis Folefac was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week last week, while teammate Justice Shoats was named MAAC Player of the Week. Congratulations to both.

With apologies to wrestler-actor Cody Rhodes, bowling in the 518 has more than one royal family.

There's the Scaccias, and, then, there's the Yandos.

Joshua Yando is a 4th generation bowler, making his debut with Cohoes on Monday at Uncle Sam Lanes in the Colonial Council opener vs. Troy. While Yando had the high single for the day at 258, finishing with a 638 triple, the Tigers fell to the Flying Horses, 21-11. Jamari Flowers had the high series for the day with a 682, as Troy avenged being swept by the Tigers last season. Troy (1-0) will visit Cohoes next month.

We have to stress this again. With the forecast calling for the snow to intensify as the day progresses, check with your schools to see if any after school activities are still on. Ichabod Crane has postponed both of its varsity events for today, for example.

The bowling home opener vs. Taconic Hills has yet to be rescheduled. Likewise, a non-league men's basketball opener vs. Columbia has yet to be made up. We'll remind that Ichabod Crane is merged with Chatham in the Patroon Conference, which is why you won't see them in the Colonial Council's standings once that is posted later this month.

News & notes

 UAlbany salvaged the final game of their weekend trip to Canada by routing SUNY Oneonta, 90-62, on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell.

Okechukwu Okeke led 4 Great Danes in double figures with 17 points. UAlbany is idle until Saturday, when they play Columbia (WTMM, 5:30 pm.).

Siena completed a 3 game sweep in Washington on Sunday, as the men ran their winning streak to 5 in a row with a 64-60 victory over Maine. Gavin Doty led the way with 17 points, while Brendan Coyle finished with 6 points, and Marcus Jackson had 2. The Saints return to MVP Arena Friday vs. Niagara (WJMZ, 7 pm).

In their first game back from Thanksgiving break, RPI's men fell to Middlebury, 81-75. Kellen Driscoll (Glens Falls) came off the bench to score 9 points in 28 minutes. The Engineers return home Friday to play Clarkson.

RPI's ECAC men's hockey team swept a weekend series from Niagara, 4-1 on Friday, & 3-2 on Saturday. RPI returns to Houston Field House Friday at 7 vs. Quinnipiac for Teddy Bear Toss night. Conversely, the RPI women were swept by Syracuse, dropping a 3-0 decision at home on Saturday.

Turning to high school action, Saratoga is Section II's last hope for a state football title, but to get there, the Blue Streaks will have to unseat defending champion CBA of Syracuse, who fittingly have the home field at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday night at 6 pm. Glens Falls & Schuylerville shockingly went down to defeat Saturday before Saratoga took down Mamaroneck.

With reports of a snowstorm bent on dropping as much as 8 or 9 inches, depending on what you read or hear, Tuesday morning, check with your schools to see if after-school activities previously scheduled are still on.