While it is not yet publicly known who will take over Troy High's flag football program after the departure of founding coach Frank Rogers (Union College), what we do know is that for the 2026 season, Troy won't see any Suburban Council opponents. Instead, the schedule is filled with teams from the Patroon Conference, Foothills Council, and rivals from the Colonial Council.
To the surprise of, well, no one, Lansingburgh won the Colonial Council men's bowling title on Monday at Boulevard Bowl. Troy High placed 6th, while LaSalle finished 8th. Matthew Shanahan had a perfect game to take high single honors for the Knights, while John Lynch had a high triple of 728. Mohonasen won the women's title, with Lansingburgh finishing 5th.
Lansingburgh's Charles Hauser was named league MVP. As for the All-Stars:
1st team:
Gary Mills & Joshua Yando, Cohoes.
Hauser, Lynch, & Nate Herrington, Lansingburgh.
John Cook, Mike Viall, & Lucas Giardino, Mohonasen.
Charlie Hoffman, Schalmont.
Jamari Flowers, Troy.
Lucas Edson, Voorheesville.
2nd team:
Jonathan Szozda, Cohoes.
Josh Cavanaugh, Lansingburgh.
Alex Bombard, LaSalle.
Tyler Fowler, Zachary Zalud, Mohonasen.
Ryan Bedinotti, Ravena.
Caleb Hellinger-Rock, Schalmont.
Aiden Couture, Jacob Hepp, & Sophia Short, Troy.
JP Halle, Voorheesville.
Honorable Mention:
Logan Yando, Cohoes.
Hunter Spann, Lansingburgh.
Cotton Haas, Zachary Gilbert, Mohonasen.
Shenendehowa alum Kevin Huerter is on the move again.
Anonymous sources are reporting that Huerter will head to Detroit as part of a 3-team trade among the Pistons, Chicago, & Minnesota. The deal is awaiting league approval. However, this could be a 4 month rental, with Huerter, averaging 11 points per game, set to be a free agent this summer.
Tuesday's high school scores:
Women's basketball:
Ballston Spa 58, Niskayuna 55.
Albany 58, Burnt Hills 38.
Mohonasen 80, Catholic Central 38.
Troy 64, Voorheesville 36. Make it 8 in a row for the Lady Horses.
Academy of Holy Names 67, Cohoes 32.
Albany Academy 71, Schalmont 30.
Greenville 59, Hudson 26.
LaSalle 55, Ichabod Crane 39.
Ravena 59, Lansingburgh 44.
Catskill 42, Watervliet-Heatly 31.
Shaker 66, Colonie 51. The Wolfpack suffers its 1st loss of the season:
Saratoga 56, Guilderland 48.
Shenendehowa 75, Bethlehem 36.
Columbia 58, Averill Park 52.
Men's basketball:
Columbia 43, Averill Park 37. The Blue Devils host Troy tonight.
Hudson 79, Greenville 51.
Lansingburgh 73, Ravena 39.
Catskill 66, Watervliet-Heatly 48.
Rensselaer 57, Cairo-Durham 33.
Maple Hill 63, Taconic Hills 47.
Schalmont 61, Broadalbin-Perth 55.
Troy 61, Voorheesville 52. Jamil Hood's club snaps a 2 game losing streak.
It looks as though Anthony Weaver (Saratoga/Notre Dame) will be returning to the team that drafted him 24 years ago, the Baltimore Ravens, as their defensive coordinator. All the head coaching vacancies in the NFL have been filled, but one day, Weaver will get his due.
Before the Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday night, Warner Bros Discovery presents the annual Puppy Bowl, which this year, from what we understand, will originate from Glens Falls, with 3 local puppies involved in the halftime show.
The fun starts at 2 on TBS, TruTV, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and on Discovery+ & HBO Max.
Bowling & swimming will officially wrap up this week, but there's two more weeks of basketball left to go.
Women's basketball:
Current record: 13-2 (10-0 Colonial Council).
Will Harris' club has won 7 in a row after beating Albany Academy, 61-38, on Friday. Granted, the Bears had been in a trap game vs. Shaker earlier in the week, but soon discovered this wasn't the same Troy team they beat a year ago. Four league games remain over the two weeks.
Next: It's a 2 game road trip to Voorheesville (Tuesday) & Ballston Spa (Thursday) before returning home for a rematch with Cohoes on Friday. Speaking of trap games, B-Spa may very well be one.
Men's basketball:
Current record: 9-4 (6-1 Colonial Council).
It can be argued that Jamil Hood's Flying Horses fell into a trap, too, but it was a narrow loss to Berne-Knox-Westerlo, 69-68, on Tuesday night.
Next: Four games in six days, starting today at Duchess Community College for a tournament hosted by old nemesis Kingston. Then, the guys are back home Tuesday vs. Voorheesville, then back on the road for a two game stretch vs. Columbia (Wednesday) & Cohoes (Friday).
Swimming:
Final regular season record: 6-4.
Swimcloud and the local press were never given the results of this week's meets, so we reached out to Troy AD Paul Reinisch, who filled us in. Troy-CBA-Columbia lost to Burnt Hills-Scotia on Tuesday, then came home for Senior Day & beat Guilderville.
Update, 7:51 pm.: Swimcloud finally has the result of the Thursday meet, with the Flying Devil Brothers winning, 55-39.
Next: The league championships take place Saturday at Ballston Spa.
Bowling:
The Colonial Council championships take place Monday at Boulevard Bowl. Hopefully, the layoff will enable Don Poutre's club to shake off the rust after dropping their last four matches.
