News & notes

 Next stop: Naperville, Illinois.

That's where the RPI football Engineers will be next weekend as they move on to the quarter-finals of the NCAA Division III tournament with a 21-14 win over SUNY Cortland.

RPI has now won 5 in a row, and reaches the quarters for the 2nd time in 4 years, losing to Johns Hopkins in 2018. This year, they'll face North Central College, which beat Wisconsin-LaCrosse on Saturday.

Unfortunately, what emotional momentum there was didn't get back to Troy in time for the women's hockey game vs. St. Cloud State. The Lady Engineers were swept by St. Cloud, 4-2 The men will wrap up their series with Northeastern later today.

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Kevin Huerter scored 8 points off the bench in support of Trae Young's game high 33 points, but it wasn't enough as the Atlanta Hawks saw their 7 game winning streak end at home with a 99-90 loss to the Knicks.

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Section II is down to one team heading to Syracuse.

Schuylerville earned a berth in the Class C state championship Saturday, blowing out Dobbs Ferry, 52-14. Luke Sherman ran for 3 touchdowns to lead the Black Horses, who will play Chenango Forks for the title on Friday.

Class B champion Ravena was eliminated by Pleasantville, 15-7. 

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The rest of Saturday's high school & college scores:

High school basketball:

Men:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 53, Columbia 45. Henry Heeps (Grace's brother) scored 14 in his varsity debut for the Blue Devils. (Friday)

Baldwinsville 60, Shaker 56 (Saturday).

Non-league:

Duanesburg 59, Taconic Hills 33.

Schenectady 76, Mohonasen 43.

Waterford Tip-off tournament:

Waterford 77, Salem 31.

Fort Edward 66, Heatly 65.

Beson tournament:

Saratoga Catholic 60, Galway 34.

Consolation game was not reported.

Women:

Rusty Grestini tournament:

Cohoes 43, Lansingburgh 30.

Bishop Maginn vs. Mekeel Christian was not reported.

Local colleges:

Basketball:

Men:

Daemen 83, College of St. Rose 71. Andrew Sischo (Guilderland) had a game high 37 points for Daemen. Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) led St. Rose with 24 points in a losing effort.

Union 66, Mt. St. Vincent 59.

Women:

Duquesne 59, Siena 49. Jim Jabir's Saints are now 0-5.

Hockey:

Men:

Skidmore 4, Chatham 3 (OT).

Union 3, Merrimack 2.

Women:

New Hampshire 4, Union 1.