Monday sports roundup

With another winter storm heading into the home district Tuesday, Section II moved some basketball & hockey games to today. There are still some games scheduled for Tuesday, but not likely to be played due to the weather, and, with sectionals scheduled for the end of the week, won't be made up at all.

LaSalle's hockey team traveled to Glens Falls to play the Adirondack Rivermen in an afternoon contest, but left their offense at home. Adirondack picked up a rare win, shutting out the Cadets, 5-0. LaSalle acknowledged on their Twitter feed after the game that the Cadets will have to play a play-in game on Saturday, finishing in 8th place with a 6-10 record in league play (7-12-1 overall). What had been a promising start to the season wound up with a disappointing finish.

With the annual coaches' meeting set for Friday night, the Cadets will know by then who they'll play on Saturday, and it'll either be a rematch with Adirondack or the winless Capital District Jets. Either way, the game will be played at Conway Arena, but Hudson Valley Community College will be busy with the basketball sectionals, too, and there's always a chance LaSalle's basketball team will play that day.

Jon Desso's club closed their regular season with a 54-49 road win over Niskayuna earlier tonight. Connor Cepiel led the Cadets with 17 points for the second straight game. Sean St. Lucia matched Cepiel with 17 of his own in a losing effort for the Silver Warriors, who are one of the teams that still has a game on the calendar, a Suburban Council match vs. Saratoga set for tomorrow, but unlikely to be played.
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Seems that Spectrum News has cancelled Toyota Sports Night, and the automaker is now sponsoring the station's five minute sportscasts each half hour. No confirmation yet, but this is a case of taking a programming step backward. When WRGB/WCWN cancelled Upstate Sports Edge earlier this season, this writer's feeling was that Spectrum should've stepped up and expanded Sports Night to a full half hour, but apparently ratings might be the cause of this cancellation.
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Both of Troy High's basketball teams will enter the sectionals with momentum on their side. The women destroyed Schenectady on Senior Night at the Riley Center, 73-37, this coming on the heels of a 30 point demolition of Kingston on Saturday. Jaylei George recorded her first career triple double with 15 points, 13 rebounds, & 10 blocked shots, to lead the way. First year coach Ryan Meikle's club finishes 9-11 overall (5-11 Suburban Council), and should get a favorable seeding in the Class A tournament when the pairings are announced on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, at Zotto Memorial Gym, the Troy boys completed a season sweep of the Patriots, 86-78. Schenectady made a late run in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. Troy's three senior stars, Nazaire Merritt, Latyce Faison, & Lateef Johnson, all finished with 20 points or better to lead Troy (16-4 overall, 15-1 league). Figure that Troy could be in line for a first round bye if there is one in the Class A tournament, but if there isn't a bye, there's a pretty good chance, depending on the draw, that Troy & LaSalle could see each other in the tournament. Stay tuned.