The Section II basketball season officially got underway Wednesday in Montgomery County. It might seem as though the short season will benefit Amsterdam, out of the Foothills Council, a Class A school playing a non-conference schedule to start the season, since health officials in the county are not allowing any of the teams to travel outside county borders, at least for now.
Suffice to say, the Rams swept their season opening games for the men & women vs. Fort Plain, out of the Western Athletic Conference. The headline story was Amsterdam senior Antonia May going off for 35 points to lead the Lady Rams over an overmatched Fort Plain team, 78-36. The men's game was a little closer, as Amsterdam toppled Fort Plain, 62-42.
Fonda-Fultonville also swept their games vs. Canajoharie, and, like Amsterdam, the women had an easy time, 68-26, while the men just got by with a 68-66 win.
Suburban Council play starts tonight with Shenendehowa hosting Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake.
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The Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) tried using a more pro style system two seasons ago, but that didn't go over so well, such that they reverted back to their more traditional system last season.
This year, taking their cues again from the NHL, the CDHSHL is scheduling home & home series between member schools a little closer together. With Queensbury already out for the season, at least at the moment, the league has now been split into two divisions, North & South, with teams like LaSalle and Albany Academy playing in the South Division.
For LaSalle, it's a chance to return to form after a dismal 2019-20 season. Their schedule as of now look like this:
Tuesday: Home opener vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa (12:20 pm).
Wednesday: @ Albany Academy (6:00 faceoff).
February 19: Albany Academy (3:50 faceoff).
February 23: @ Bethlehem (4 pm).
February 24: Bethlehem (3:50).
February 26-27: Capital District Jets. Please note that LaSalle will be the home team for the game on the 26th, with the Jets taking over as home team on the 27th. The game on the 27th has, according to LaSalle's website, a 8 pm faceoff.
March 3: Mohawks (3:20 pm).
March 5: CBA.
March 6: @ CBA (11:30 am).
Home games this season, including the complete two-set with the Jets, are at Frear Park Ice Arena on Oakwood Avenue, with Conway Arena at Hudson Valley Community College occupied for COVID-19 treatments. Games have yet to be scheduled against Guilderville, Shen, and Saratoga. We will update as more games are added.
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On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that arenas such as the Times-Union Center will reopen at 10% seating capacity. For example, the TUC can seat as many as ten to thirteen thousand, so only 1,000-1,300 fans would be admitted to the arena when the Albany Empire's season begins May 22.
However, Siena College is opting to stay put and play the remaining games on their schedule on their Loudonville campus, and won't return to the TUC until next season.
With this news, expect WWE to book the TUC as soon as they're cleared to resume traveling later this year, if at all.
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Troy High's Olivia DeCitise just missed a 700 series Wednesday (she finished with a 699), as the Flying Horses inched closer to .500 (or are they already there?) with a 4-1 win over Shaker. Troy closes out league play today at Averill Park, with the league championships tomorrow at Boulevard Bowl in Niskayuna.
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