High School Fridays: Sectional update, 5/24

Two years ago, Sebastian Geiger was a sophomore on LaSalle's Section II title-winning hockey team. In the spring, he swaps his skates for lacrosse gear, as do some of his hockey teammates.

On Friday, Geiger tallied eight goals in helping the Cadets overcome a 8-7 halftime deficit to defeat and unseat Glens Falls as Class C men's lacrosse champions, 16-12, in the first half of a doubleheader at Schuylerville. The hosts would claim the Class D title later in the evening, crushing Johnstown, 16-2.

First year LaSalle lacrosse coach C. J. Squires had slipped under the radar last month, since no mention had been made in the press of his predecessor, Shane Hendry, stepping down after one season and leaving LaSalle to pursue other career opportunities. Squires inherited a team that had fallen short of the title last year in Class A. Dropping to Class C led to the Cadets winning their first lacrosse sectional title in 15 years, and now, it's on to state play.
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Meanwhile, Niskayuna winning a sectional title in men's lacrosse has become as inevitable as death & taxes. The Silver Warriors made it 17 straight sectional titles, defeating Bethlehem, 11-6, to win the Class A title. Brock Buhrman had a hat trick to lead Nisky, while Liam Ferris did the same for Bethlehem.

In Class B, Ballston Spa repeated as champs, beating Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 13-7.

On the women's side, Queensbury & Niskayna completed their game after it'd been suspended on Thursday night due to weather. The Lady Spartans claimed the Class B title, 16-12.
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Speaking of changes not made public before the season, two-time defending Class B baseball champ Albany Academy moved up to Class A this year, and had played fewer games than their Friday opponent, Troy, which had won just six games on the regular season, four in the Suburban Council.

Ethan (no relation to Zip-a-Dee) Duda drove in the game winner as Dave Rider's Cadets walked off Troy in 8 innings, 7-6. Academy is now 11-6 on the season, but there's no rest, as they must turn around and travel to Amsterdam this afternoon to play the Rams at Shuttleworth Park. Seems Amsterdam either doesn't have a baseball field of their own, or they get to use Shuttleworth, also home to a Perfect Game Collegiate League team in the city, to ensure a big crowd.

Troy's Michael Kennedy smacked a 3 run homer to tie the game, but it just wasn't meant to be. On the upside, Troy tripled its win total from last year, when they won just 2 games. Still, coach Chris Strack would be on the hot seat anywhere else after winning just 8 games in two seasons at Troy.
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Other scores:

Baseball:

Class AA:

Bethlehem 8, Columbia 6. The Eagles now play Niskayuna later today.

Class A:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 14, Scotia-Glenville 1.

Class B:

Schuylerville 9, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.
Mechanicville 3, Voorheesville 0.
Tamarac 8, Saratoga Central Catholic 3. The Saints, runners-up to Albany Academy two years ago, go one-&-done this year.
Schalmont 3, Ichabod Crane 2. The Riders were last year's bridesmaids, and they too are gone after the first round. That ensures that we'll see some fresh blood in the finals next Friday at Bruno Stadium.
Catskill 1, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Class C:

Maple Hill 3, Warrensburg 0.
Canajoharie 18, Holy Trinity 7.
Fort Plain 10, Rensselaer 0.
Hoosic Valley 3, Waterford 1.
Greenwich 14, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.
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Softball results:

Class B:

Glens Falls 15, Fonda-Fultonville 1.
Schuylerville 8, Corinth 0.
Cobleskill-Richmondville 6, Cohoes 4.
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 6, Watervliet 0.
Tamarac 4, Schalmont 3.
Greenville 4, Taconic Hills 3.
Mechanicville 10, Hudson 1.

Class C:

Canajoharie 2, Maple Hill 1.
Fort Plain-OESJ 12, Saratoga Central Catholic 4.
Hoosick Falls 1, Galway 0.

Our final High School Fridays report for the season will be after the Class B title game on May 31.