Sunday's college & high school scoreboard, 1/30

 Yes, there was some high school basketball on Sunday, but the scores were not reported to certain media outlets, such as the Albany Times-Union. You can, though, access the scores at Section2basketball.com.

Non-league:

Voorheesville 73, Waterford 35.

Niskayuna 76, Amsterdam 43. The Silver Warriors remain undefeated in Section 2.

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While Siena got all the attention on Sunday, the College of St. Rose had men's & women's games as well.

Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) had 22 points, and Adam Anderson (Saratoga) added 16, as the Golden Knights won their 3rd in a row, beating Stonehill, 75-71. Earlier, the Stonehill women defeated St. Rose, 72-63. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam) had 5 points for the Golden Knights 

The teams will move on to Syracuse to play LeMoyne on Tuesday.

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In front of an announced crowd of 5,527, Siena defeated Quinnipiac, 85-76, at MVP Arena on Sunday. Colby Rogers led the way for Siena with 27 points. The Saints will continue their homestand Tuesday vs. Canisius.

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We've been notified that tonight's hockey game between Bethlehem and Albany Academy has been postponed. No make-up date set. Academy's men's basketball team was to play Rome Free Academy on Sunday, but it appears that game was cancelled.

News & notes

 By the time Siena is done at MVP Arena this afternoon, sometime around 4 pm, arena workers are likely going to be exhausted after 2 hockey games and a FireWolves lacrosse game yesterday, followed by Siena hosting Quinnipiac.

RPI & Union split the Mayor's Cup hockey doubleheader, with RPI's women picking up the win to complete a season sweep, 2-0. Union's men, however, avoided the same fate, and beat RPI by the same 2-0 score.

In the "nightcap", the 'Wolves ran their winning streak to 3 in a row, beating Halifax, 8-6. The game was delayed 15 minutes because workers had difficulty laying down the artificial turf for the game over the ice.

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RPI split its basketball games with Ithaca as well. The men defeated the Bombers, 73-71, but Ithaca won the women's game, blowing out the Lady Engineers, 79-36. RPI was held to just 3 points in the 2nd quarter.

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Meanwhile, UAlbany had no trouble with NJIT. The women kept their record at SEFCU Arena perfect with a 57-53 win. Abby Ray (Saratoga) did not play. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) had 5 points for UAlbany. The men had an easier time, pulling away to take 64-53 decision.

Siena's women, on the other hand, dropped a close one to Canisius, 81-78.Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) had 10 points for the Lady Saints.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Adirondack 4, Albany Academy 3.

Burnt Hills and the CD Jets skated to a 3-3 tie.

Saratoga 10, LaSalle 2. The Blue Streaks rang up 7 goals in the 2nd period to put the game away, sending the Cadets to their 19th straight loss dating back to last year.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 47, Hadley-Luzerne 45.

Non-league:

Albany Academy 80, Amsterdam 52.

Niskayuna 46, Rome Free Academy 42.

Fort Plain 64, Dolgeville 47.

Schuylerville 78, Greenwich 39.

Women's basketball:

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls 56, Granville 28.

Academy of Holy Names 44, Troy 37. Addie Borowsky and Solaris Nunez led Troy with 13 points apiece. Ryan Carroll led all scorers with 18 points for the 2nd straight game.

Whitehall 42, Poultney, Vermont 22.

Cambridge 48, Hudson Falls 27. Schuyler Nolan led all scorers with 14 points.

By all that is Holy (Holy Names @ Troy, women's basketball, 1/29/22)

 It's clear the frigid temperatures, coupled with a lack of promotion of today's game, kept people away from Zotto Memorial Gym at Troy High. Had the snowstorm that hit the 518 been any worse than it was, chances are the game would've been cancelled.

But, play they did. Troy hosted the Academy of Holy Names, representing the Colonial Council, this afternoon before a sparse crowd, but followed a familiar script. Take an early lead, but watch the defense waste it away.

It didn't help that Troy dressed just 8 players this afternoon, and likely also last night in a blowout loss to Shenendehowa. Senior Makya Chapman was among those scratched, and you can guess what that could be about, be it injury or illness. Unlike in wins over other Suburban Council also-rans such as Schenectady and Ballston Spa, being short-handed wasn't going to carry Troy to victory.

After taking an 8-6 lead in the 1st quarter, Troy was outscored, 11-3, to trail by six at the break, 17-11. Holy Names led by as many as 13 points in the second half, and fended off a late Troy rally to win, 44-37. Solaris Nunez led Troy with 13 points, but also got in foul trouble late, and was left on the bench for the final 2 1/2 minutes.

Check the video:

Troy has now dropped three in a row, and will finish the short, two-game homestand Tuesday vs. Columbia. Holy Names has now won four straight to go to 10-3 overall on the season.

News & notes

 The other shoe dropped for Union College's men's hockey team Friday when coach Rick Bennett resigned, ending an 11 year run at the Schenectady school, which included a national title in 2014.

Seems someone sent an anonymous phone tip to Union administration with concerns about Bennett's approach to coaching. Bennett told the press he was not threatened with being fired, but tendering his resignation was the best move for all concerned.

Union is playing RPI this afternoon in the Mayor's Cup at MVP Arena.

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Troy High's sports information department is getting lazy.

Once again, there is no box score from last night's narrow loss to Shenendehowa, but there is one for the women's game at Shen, which we'll address shortly. Troy has a tough road to climb in the final two weeks of the regular season, needing to catch Albany in order to repeat at Gray division champions.

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Hard to believe Siena hasn't played a home basketball game at MVP Arena in nearly 3 weeks, but the schedule is what it is. The Saints beat Niagara, 60-56, on Friday. Sunday's home game vs. Quinnipiac will air on WNYA at 2 pm.

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Friday's high school & college scoreboard:

High school hockey:

Saratoga 4, CD Jets 3.

Guilderville 9, LaSalle 2. 

Adirondack 6, Mohawks 2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 4, Queensbury 2.

Shenendehowa 6, CBA 0. Shen is now in 1st by 2 1/2 points over Albany Academy, 3 1/2 over Guilderville, and 4 over Bethlehem.

Bowling:

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Saratoga Catholic 0. The Panthers clinched their 3rd consecutive league title.

Swimming:

Glens Falls 96, Albany Academy 90.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 45, Salem 41.

Hartford 52, Whitehall 51.

Lake George 48, Granville 40.

Hadley-Luzerne 62, Corinth 29.

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 58, Ravena 42.

Cohoes 68, LaSalle 48. Royal Brown tied his school record with 43 points to lead the Tigers, who split the season series. Greg Davis' Cadets have now lost three in a row.

Ichabod Crane 66, Lansingburgh 55.

Catholic Central 68, Mohonasen 60.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 59, Glens Falls 43.

Broadalbin-Perth 58, Queensbury 53.

Gloversville 46, South Glens Falls 30.

Patroon Conference:

Watervliet 60, Coxsackie-Athens 40.

Hudson 66, Greenville 63.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 47, Averill Park 45.

Albany 85, Schenectady 73. Albany (11-4, 10-2 league) will look to clinch the Gray division title before Troy comes to town on February 9.

Ballston Spa 70, Columbia 49.

Colonie 46, Bethlehem 44.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 58, Saratoga Catholic 52.

Tamarac 75, Hoosic Valley 52.

Berlin-New Lebanon 58, Cambridge 42. 

Greenwich 66, Waterford 45.

Stillwater 38, Hoosick Falls 36.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 69, Canajoharie 56.

Fort Plain 74, OESJ 33.

Galway 64, Middleburgh 37.

Mayfield 56, Schoharie 44.

Northville 82, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 61.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names 51, Cohoes 40.

Ravena 41, Cobleskill-Richmondville 21.

Schalmont 49, Albany Academy 33.

Catholic Central 63, Mohonasen 42.

Adirondack League:

Granville 38, Lake George 34.

Corinth 51, Hadley-Luzerne 21.

Argyle 55, Fort Ann 24.

Whitehall 47, Hartford 46.

Warrensburg 51, Salem 35.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 65, Albany Leadership 33.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 63, Troy 20. Jillian Huerter was the only player in double figures with 12 points. Solaris Nunez led Troy with 6. Shen held Troy to just 3 points in the 4th quarter.

Averill Park 71, Guilderland 41.

Columbia 81, Ballston Spa 15. The Lady Devils led, 43-6, at halftime, and limited the punchless Lady Scotties to 9 in the 2nd half.

Colonie 53, Bethlehem 47. Jayla Tyler led all scorers with 22 points. Maren Louridas had 15 for Bethlehem, which has now lost four of six after a 7-0 start.

Albany 70, Schenectady 22.

Shaker 58, Saratoga 50. Emily Satterday led all scorers with 25 points, as Saratoga played without Natasha Chudy.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 51, Hoosic Valley 30.

Mechanicville 57, Saratoga Catholic 45.

Hoosick Falls 55, Stillwater 31.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 69, Canajoharie 32.

OESJ 39, Fort Plain 35.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 62, Fonda-Fultonville 54.

Mayfield 63, Schoharie 53.

Northville 37, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 33.

Colleges:

Men's basketball:

RPI 63, Union 46.

Skidmore 75, RIT 68.

Hudson Valley 74, Herkimer 72.

Women's basketball:

Union 63, RPI 41.

RIT 71, Skidmore 58.

Herkimer 65, Hudson Valley 55.

Hockey:

Babson 3, Skidmore 2.

Fonda-Fultonville 77, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 36.

High School Fridays: Shenendehowa @ Troy (men's basketball), 1/28/22

 Last season, Shenendehowa dominated everyone in the Suburban Council-----except Troy High. The Plainsmen defeated Troy by a cumulative total of six points in two meetings, the last of which was a league championship game, since there were no sectionals last year due to COVID.

However, Shen has not been the dominant force on the men's side this season in the Blue division. They've been shown to be vulnerable. Troy is vying with Albany for first in the Gray division, so something surely had to give at Zotto Gym.

Shen led for most of the game, up until the 3rd quarter, when Troy took its first lead. Up to that point, the Plainsmen led by as many as 7 points. Troy built up a 11 point lead in the 4th quarter, but back came the Plainsmen. With under a minute remaining, Mason Courtney tied the game at 58. With 3 seconds left, Carter Seeberger won it for Shen, as a desperation heave for 3 from midcourt by Troy fell short. The Plainsmen escape with a 60-58 victory, sending Troy to its 2nd straight loss.

Troy will hit the road to visit old friend Curtis Sankey and Columbia on Tuesday before returning home, where they'll play three of their final five games, starting with Niskayuna next Friday.

 Meanwhile, in Clifton Park, Shen's women's team blew out Troy, 63-20. We'll have the stats tomorrow.

Enjoy the video.

News & notes

 While Troy High won't catch the leaders in the Suburban Council's Gray division in bowling this season, a strong 3rd place finish isn't anything to sneeze at.

The Flying Horses closed the regular season by running their winning streak to 9 matches in a row, blowing out Columbia, 20-12. Troy had 4 bowlers, led by Olivia DeCitise (695) with 600 series. 

The only downside is that Troy now has to wait 12 days before the Suburban Council championships at Boulevard Bowl take place February 9. You'll recall that the league pushed back the championships a week to give teams a chance to make up dates postponed due to COVID. 

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518 Alumni watch: Speaking of Troy, Jenalyse Alarcon is the leading scorer for the College of Staten Island, averaging nearly 11 points a game, while averaging 9.2 rebounds a game. Unfortunately, CSI is 3-12.

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The rest of Thursday's high school & college scoreboard:

High schools:

Swimming:

Shenendehowa 101, Schenectady 69.

Shaker 101, Ballston Spa 67.

Burnt Hills-Scotia 92, Guilderville 76.

Wrestling:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 72, Ichabod Crane 6.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 45, Mohonasen 21.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 50, Columbia 21.

Burnt Hills 36, Ballston Spa 24.

Bowling:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 27, LaSalle 5.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Stillwater 0. Ryan Williams topped all scorers for Mechanicville with a 706 triple.

Women's bowling:

Bethlehem 18, Saratoga 14.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Argyle 72, Fort Ann 45.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Bishop Maginn 78, Heatly 36.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 61, Cairo-Durham 38.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 55, CBA 45.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 52, Argyle 18.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Loudonville Christian 50, Heatly 43.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 49, Broadalbin-Perth 23.

Schuylerville 51, Johnstown 48.

South Glens Falls 61, Gloversville 20.

Amsterdam 44, Hudson Falls 43.

Wasaren League:

Berlin-New Lebanon 32, Waterford 30.

Local college basketball:

Women:

Niagara 82, Siena 69. 

Assumption 71, College of St. Rose 59.

Russell Sage 89, Hartwick 74.

Westfield St. 66, Cobleskill 58.

Men:

College of St. Rose 63, Assumption 61. Adam Anderson (Saratoga) had 23 points, and Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) had 16 for the Golden Knights.

Swimming:

Men: Cobleskill 59, Sarah Lawrence College 43.

Women: Cobleskill 72, Sarah Lawrence College 28.

News & notes

 Troy High & CBA's joint men's swimming team can't buy a break.

The Flying Brothers are now 0-6 with 2 meets remaining after dropping a 51-27 decision to Saratoga on Tuesday. The result was published after our report went to press on Wednesday.

Also on Tuesday:

Queensbury 82, Schenectady 66.

Wednesday:

Glens Falls 96, Gloversville-Mayfield 66.

The rest of Wednesday's high school action:

Men's bowling:

Patroon Conference:

Hudson 5, Taconic Hills 0.

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 20, Shaker 12.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Berlin 0.

Women's bowling:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 22, Schenectady 10. The Lady Devils have clinched the regular season title.

Saratoga 16 1/2, Niskayuna 15 1/2.

Hockey:

Albany Academy 2, Guilderville 1.

Adirondack & Bethlehem played to a 3-3 tie.

Men's basketball:

Central Hudson Valley League:

Bishop Maginn 98, Doane Stuart 29.

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 64, Schalmont 47.

Lansingburgh 65, LaSalle 60. The Cadets have dropped two straight.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 86, South Glens Falls 64.

Schuylerville 64, Amsterdam 60.

Patroon Conference:

Watervliet 82, Catskill 52.

Suburban Council:

Albany 77, Saratoga 56.

Burnt Hills 59, Columbia 53.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 93, Berlin-New Lebanon 37.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 59, Northville 34.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 62, Schoharie 31.

Fort Plain 69, Canajoharie 60.

Non-league:

Averill Park 64, Mohonasen 39.

Mechanicville 48, Voorheesville 46.

Cohoes 82, Hudson 46.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

North Warren 37, Fort Ann 13.

Hadley-Luzerne 40, Lake George 12.

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names 62, Ravena 38.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 37, Fort Plain 33.

Non-league:

Whitehall 44, Stillwater 16.

Argyle 61, Heatly 39.

Duanesburg 56, Albany Academy 40.

Cohoes 41, Schenectady 36.

Mechanicville 46, Catskill 38. Janay Brantley had 25 points for the Lady Cats, but not enough support, as the rest of the team collected just 13 points.

Burnt Hills 54, Fonda-Fultonville 35. Callie Chevalier led all scorers with 19 points.

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Union warmed up for Saturday's Mayor's Cup game at MVP Arena vs. RPI by beating Dartmouth, 3-2. Connor Murphy had 25 saves for the Dutchmen.

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UAlbany swept Wednesday's games vs. Lowell.

The men went to overtime before beating the River Hawks 64-62. The women, undefeated at SEFCU Arena, had an easier time with Lowell, winning 56-44. Grace Heeps had 3 points, and Lilly Phillips had 5 for the Lady Danes.

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Saturday brings the first-ever hockey-lacrosse tripleheader at MVP Arena. Following the Mayor's Cup double-dip, they'll cover the ice for the Albany FireWolves' game vs. Halifax. Start time is 8 pm to give them time for covering the ice in case either hockey game goes to overtime.

News & notes

 Condolences to the family of Shenendehowa JV men's soccer coach Cassidy Jones, who passed away Tuesday after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. We don't read or hear as much about junior varsity teams in high school as we used to, but, by accounts, Jones was one of the good guys in Section II, and he will be missed.

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RPI must like playing hockey on Tuesdays.

The Engineers traveled to Beanpot Country on Tuesday night, and shut out Harvard, 2-0. Goaltender Jack Watson followed up a 41 save effort vs. St. Lawrence a week earlier with 39 saves vs. the Crimson.

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The rest of Tuesday's college action:

Men's basketball:

Iona 74, Siena 57.

College of St. Rose 84, St. Anselm 70. Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) led the Golden Knights with 22 points, and Adam Anderson (Saratoga) added 10.

RPI 66, Ithaca 61.

Skidmore 75, Bard 63.

Women's basketball:

St. Anselm 77, College of St. Rose 63.

Hartwick 66, Russell Sage 44.

Women's hockey:

Yale 3, RPI 0.

Brown 2, Union 1.

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 57, Granville 51.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Bishop Maginn 75, Hawthorne Valley 37.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 62, Queensbury 53.

Gloversville 63, Amsterdam 59.

Non-league:

Argyle 65, Heatly 39.

Newburgh Free Academy 62, Albany 60.

Ichabod Crane 86, Watervliet 56. 

Stillwater 45, Maple Hill 42.

Northville 58, Corinth 25.

Saratoga 74, LaSalle 55.

North Warren 69, Fort Ann 48.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 57, Columbia 42.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 63, Cobleskill-Richmondvill 19.

Lansingburgh 60, Voorheesville 42.

Adirondack League:

Salem 37, Lake George 28.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 62, Glens Falls 46.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 63, Bethlehem 49. Amelia Wood led all scorers with 22 points despite being in foul trouble. Maren Louridas led Bethlehem with 16 points. Caroline Davis added 13 before fouling out late in the 4th quarter. The two teams will meet again at Bethlehem next Tuesday.

Shaker 60, Columbia 51.

Wasaren League:

Emma Willard 55, Berlin-New Lebanon 12.

Non-league:

Hoosic Valley 52, Rensselaer 45.

Schuylerville 59, Stillwater 23.

Greenwich 66, Maple Hill 45.

Corinth 70, Waterford 25.

Bowling:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 21, Lansingburgh 11.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 4, Gloversville 0.

Suburban Council:

Columbia 31, Schenectady 1.

Troy 24, Bethlehem 8. Make it 8 in a row for the red hot Flying Horses. Christian Rasmussen had top honors with a 640 triple, followed by Olivia DeCitise with a 626. Troy visits Columbia tomorrow.

Burnt Hills 20, Shenendehowa 12.

Averill Park 18, Niskayuna 14.

Colonie 27, Albany 5.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 4, Fort Plain 0.

Swimming:

Burnt Hills 95, Shenendehowa 75.

Mohonasen-Schalmont 101, Fonda-Johnstown 62.

Niskayuna 86, Ravena 62.

Wrestling:

Burnt Hills 60, Bethlehem 10.

Duanesburg 42, Fonda-Fultonville 25.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 1/24

 Swimming:

Shaker 100, Albany 80.

Women's bowling:

Colonie 30, Saratoga 2.

Schenectady 26, Niskayuna 6.

Columbia 26, Bethlehem 6.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 54, Hartford 46.

Argyle 59, Whitehall 42.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Heatly 55, Loudonville Christian 50.

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 81, Cobleskill-Richmondville 44. Royal Brown led all scorers with 36 points, followed by Shamir Farley with 27 in a dominant performance for the Tigers.

Voorheesville 51, Lansingburgh 50.

Schalmont 46, Mohonasen 43.

Foothills Council:

Hudson Falls 57, Glens Falls 44.

Scotia-Glenville 62, Gloversville 45.

Suburban Council:

Niskayuna 61, Bethlehem 44.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 93, Middleburgh 41.

Canajoharie 57, Schoharie 54.

Non-league:

Dolgeville 68, Mayfield 58.

Saratoga Catholic 62, Corinth 30.

Duanesburg 71, Cairo-Durham 40.

Mekeel Christian 69, Bishop Grimes 54.

Greenwich 58, Schuylerville 55.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 57, Lansingburgh 28.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 48, Gloversville 36.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 59, Cairo-Durham 45.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 73, Canajoharie 34.

Non-league:

Bishop Maginn 52, Albany Leadership 17.

Northville 37, Hadley-Luzerne 26.

Fonda-Fultonville 65, Johnstown 57.

Mechanicville 60, Ravena 55.

Waterford 41, Fort Plain 40.

Warrensburg 42, Stillwater 36.

Corinth 61, Saratoga Catholic 33.

News & notes

 A small fire only delayed the inevitable, if you believe Siena supporters.

A 2 pm matinee vs. Fairfield at UHY Center on the Loudonville campus was pushed back 2 hours because of the fire, but the suddenly hot Lady Saints prevailed anyway, beating MAAC leader Fairfield, 69-56, for their 5th straight win. Graduate transfer Selena Philoxy (Seton Hall) led the Saints with 16 points.

Coach Jim Jabir came out for his post-game presser sopping wet from being doused with bottles of water after the game.

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It's rare that UAlbany gets to be on TV. Most Great Danes games, for men & women, and this applies to the Siena women, too, turn up on ESPN3 or ESPN+, which are online entities.

On Saturday, the Great Danes' men's game vs. Stony Brook aired on SNY, which had no effect on attendance at SEFCU Arena. However, the Seawolves continued to be a thorn in the side of the Danes, ending Albany's four game winning streak, 86-75.

Meanwhile, down on Long Island, Stony Brook defeated the Albany women, 58-47. Colleen Mullen's club has now lost 2 of their last three after a 7 game winning streak. Grace Heeps (Columbia) had 6 points in support of Kayla Cooper, who led Albany with 15. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) returned, but came off the bench and scored 2 points.

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Troy High & Kingston began playing each other during Rich Hurley's 1st go-round as men's head coach. The Tigers have owned Troy, but on the women's side, it has been the other way around. Until Saturday.

While box scores have not been submitted, Kingston swept the Flying Horses. The women's latest 2 game winning streak was snapped in a 51-29 loss to drop Ryan Meikle's club to 5-10 on the season (3-7 Suburban Council). Have to believe, since the Tigers' YouTube channel is not active presently, that the hosts used the same full court press that has bedeviled Troy this season.

In the nightcap, the men ran their winning streak over Troy, dating back to 2016, to six in a row in a dominating 75-47 victory, the worst defeat of the season for coach John Killian. Troy falls to 8-5 (6-2 Suburban Council).

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You've probably seen commercials touting Southern New Hampshire University on television. SNHU swept the College of St. Rose on Saturday , and it wasn't even close.

Adam Anderson (Saratoga) & Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) each tallied 15 points for the Golden Knights in a losing effort as SNHU defeated St. Rose, 83-65. The women fell, 57-41. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam) had 10 points for the Lady Knights.

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Ivy League rivals Yale & Brown completed a weekend visit to the 518 on Saturday, with both teams winning.

Yale needed overtime to beat Union, 3-2. Brown came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat RPI, 3-2. The Engineers were done in by a suddenly punchless offense in the 2nd & 3rd periods.

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The rest of Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 3, Massena 2.

Mohawks 3, LaSalle 1. The Cadets have gone a calendar year since their last win (17 straight losses). They'll need more contributions from their seniors if they're going to win this season.

Guilderville 5, Saratoga 3.

Albany Academy 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 1.

Men's basketball:

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 62, Cairo-Durham 41.

Greenville 55, Maple Hill 53.

Non-league:

Tamarac 72, Bethlehem 62.

Albany Academy 78, Newburgh Free Academy 72.

Mekeel Christian 81, Bishop Maginn 52.

Women's basketball:

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 45, Schuylerville 38.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 69, Hudson 16.

News & notes

 Union College's men's hockey team was without coach Rick Bennett on Friday, and will be without him until further notice due to Bennett being on paid administrative leave regarding unspecified allegations that were brought to the school's attention on Wednesday.

No problem. Union beat Brown, 3-1. The Dutchmen host Yale tonight after the Bulldogs downed RPI, 5-3, at the Houston Field House. Brown will be in Troy to face the Engineers.

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Tonight's UAlbany-Stony Brook men's game can be seen on SNY (Spectrum Cable channel 320), with the cameras at SEFCU Arena. That's the good news. The bad? Most folks here will likely be tuned to the Bengals-Titans game on CBS.

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Siena's men's basketball team saw their four game winning streak end Friday with a 75-68 loss to Manhattan. The Saints will head to New Rochelle to face Iona on Tuesday.

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Other local college scores:

Men's basketball:

Vassar 73, RPI 56. The Engineers suffered their first league loss of the season.

Bard 99, Union 95 (2 OT).

Ithaca 77, Skidmore 71.

Russell Sage 112, Keuka 92.

Women's basketball:

Vassar 72, RPI 60.

Union 66, Bard 52.

Ithaca 64, Skidmore 46.

Russell Sage 66, Keuka 55.

Men's hockey:

Skidmore 5, New England College 2.

Women's hockey:

St. Lawrence 5, Union 1.

RPI 2, Clarkson 1 (OT).

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Albany Academy 3, Saratoga 1.

Shenendehowa 6, Canton 1.

CBA 3, Mohawks 2.

Queensbury 3, Bethlehem 2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 1, Adirondack 0.

Guilderville 2, CD Jets 1.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Lake George 66, Fort Ann 40.

Whitehall 73, Fort Edward 59.

Argyle 56, Corinth 35.

Granville 56, Hartford 32.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Heatly 57, Hawthorne Valley 52.

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 66, Mohonasen 51.

Mechanicville 59, Ravena 27.

LaSalle 66, Schalmont 49.

Cohoes 89, Catholic Central 76.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 58, Glens Falls 47.

Amsterdam 79, Queensbury 41.

Broadalbin-Perth 52, Gloversville 28.

Scotia-Glenville 48, South Glens Falls 47.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 71, Schenectady 48.

Niskayuna 56, Colonie 39.

CBA 49, Averill Park 41.

Shenendehowa 59, Columbia 44.

Ballston Spa 55, Bethlehem 53.

Troy 70, Guilderland 60. No box score was submitted for this game, as Troy's sports information department is apparently on vacation.

Wasaren League:

Waterford 71, Berlin-New Lebanon 61.

Hoosic Valley 74, Cambridge 29.

Mechanicville 50, Hoosick Falls 33.

Stillwater 57, Saratoga Catholic 50.

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 70, Mayfield 55.

Fonda-Fultonville 61, OESJ 41.

Duanesburg 59, Schoharie 47.

Fort Plain 90, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 53.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 65, Argyle 31.

Lake George 24, Fort Ann 19.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 58, Ravena 51.

Albany Academy 54, Cobleskill-Richmondville 26.

Catholic Central 52, Cohoes 34.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 72, Ballston Spa 22. Maren Louridas led all scorers with 20 points for the Lady Eagles.

Shenendehowa 54, Columbia 38. Jillian Huerter led Shen with 21 points.

Colonie 52, Niskayuna 40.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 65, Hoosick Falls 43.

Cambridge 37, Hoosic Valley 21. Schuyler Nolan led all scorers with 20 points for Cambridge.

Western Athletic Conference:

Middleburgh 64, Canajoharie 41.

Duanesburg 76, Schoharie 47.

Mayfield 61, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 51.

Fonda-Fultonville 74, OESJ 14. Fonda led, 37-3, as if this was a football game, at the break. OUCH!

High School Fridays: Troy @ Guilderland (women's basketball), 1/21/22

 There was a time when the Lady Dutch of Guilderland owned Troy High. Not so this season.

It's stunning to see Guilderland near the bottom of the Blue division in the Suburban Council, but there they are, as Troy came in tonight, looking to build momentum off Tuesday's win over Schenectady before heading to Kingston tomorrow.

It took the Lady Dutch until the 2nd quarter to finally realize that a full court trap press has been Troy's weakness this season. Troy uses a half court press in opposition. However, it seems coach Ryan Meikle has finally figured out how to beat the press. Troy led virtually all the way in this one. Makya Chapman tallied 10 points for the 2nd straight game, and this time was the only Troy player in double figures. Solaris Nunez added 8, as Troy has now won four of six with a 31-22 verdict.

Check the video. Guilderland actually has a broadcast team.

Troy, now 5-9 overall (3-7 Suburban Council) is 2-0 on the current road trip, which takes them to Kingston tomorrow, and then to their usual house of horrors at Shenendehowa next Friday.

Other scores:

Burnt Hills 63, Schenectady 25.

Bethlehem 72, Ballston Spa 22.

Full stats tomorrow.

Troy High sports update, 1/21

 Thursday was Senior Day at Uncle Sam Lanes as Troy High closed out the home portion of their schedule, with Christian Brothers Academy providing the opposition.

Olvia DeCitise carded her 2nd straight 700 series, finishing with a 737 triple, with a high single of 278, as Troy ran their winning streak to 7 in a row, beating the Brothers, 24 1/2 to 7 1/2.

Colin Shepard backed up DeCitise with a 644 triple, and Anthony Mainello just missed another 600, finishing with 599. Troy closes the home schedule with a 6-1 ledger (2-3 on the road), and will return to Del Lanes, where they've already beaten Albany, on Tuesday to face Bethlehem. The Flying Horses, sitting in 3rd place in the Suburban Council's Gray division behind Burnt Hills & Averill Park, will be looking for their first league title in the championships on February 9 at Boulevard Bowl.

It was not a good day for CBA, as their men's swim team, combined with Troy, is still looking for its first win of the season after dropping a 97-55 decision to Guilderville (Guilderland-Voorheesville) to fall to 0-5 on the season with three meets left.

Tonight, Troy's basketball teams are in the spotlight, as the men host Guilderland, while the women visit the Lady Dutch. Both teams will be heading to Kingston tomorrow.

News & notes

 After losing to previously winless Hartford on Monday, snapping a 7 game winning streak, UAlbany's women's team started what they hope is a new streak Wednesday, routing University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 69-40, in a businessman's lunch special at SEFCU Arena. The Lady Danes (4-1 America East, 12-5 overall) were without freshman Lilly Phillips (Cambridge), who sat out with an ankle injury. Kayla Cooper & Helene Haegerstrand led Albany with 14 points apiece. The game was also a homecoming for UMBC freshman Antonia May (Amsterdam), who didn't score during the game.

Grace Heeps (Columbia) had 3 points for the Lady Danes.

Later in the day, the men completed the sweep, dispatching the Retrievers, 66-54. Matt Cerutti led Albany with 20 points.

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Olivia DeCitise made history a couple of years ago at Troy High as the first female player on the school's bowling team. The Flying Horses are hoping she isn't the last.

DeCitise led all scorers with a 715 triple as Troy ran their winning streak to 5 in a row, beating Shenendehowa, 22 1/2-9 1/2, at Uncle Sam Lanes on Wednesday afternoon. Troy hosts CBA this afternoon on Senior Day, as they'll close the regular season with a 2 match road trip to Bethlehem & Columbia next week.

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Siena College will have one less opponent---maybe---come next season.

Monmouth, out of New Jersey, is leaving the MAAC after this season, and will move to the Colonial Athletic Association, where UAlbany is a football-only member. Must be about the money. MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor is hoping to lure in 2 teams to fill the void and expand the league to 12 teams for 2022-3.

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The rest of Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

CD Jets 5, Queensbury 2.

Adirondack 6, LaSalle 2. The Cadets actually led after the first period, 2-1, but the Rivermen, the defending CDHSHL champions, scored 5 unanswered goals in the 2nd & 3rd periods to send LaSalle to their 16th straight loss, dating back to last season (0-13 this season).

Shenendehowa 3, Bethlehem 0. Shen coach Juan De la Rocha won his 300th career game. Shen moves into first place, 3 1/2 points up on the Eagles, and 5 1/2 on Adirondack.

Bowling:

Men:

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 32, Voorheesville 0.

Schalmont 28, Cobleskill-Richmondville 4.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 5, Waterford 0.

Women:

Suburban Council:

Columbia 27, Colonie 5.

Averill Park 22 1/2, Niskayuna 9 1/2.

Ballston Spa 17, Bethlehem 15.

Schenectady 29, Saratoga 3.

Wrestling:

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 40, Bethlehem 27.

Shenendehowa 54, Guilderland 21.

Non-league:

Duanesburg-Schoharie 45, Oneonta 22.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Granville 61, Whitehall 45.

Central Hudson Valley League:

Heatly 75, Doane Stuart 45.

Patroon Conference:

Watervliet 76, Rensselaer 31.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 65, Guilderland 50.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 46, Waterford 27.

Tamarac 76, Berlin-New Lebanon 25.

Stillwater 60, Hoosic Valley 47.

Greenwich 64, Cambridge 29.

Non-league:

Green Tech 64, Mekeel Christian 54.

Schoharie 63, Sharon Springs 16.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 40, North Warren 28.

Salem 53, Fort Ann 19.

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 43, Mohonasen 27.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 53, Burnt Hills 40.

Wasaren League:

Emma Willard 58, Waterford 19.

Greenwich 57, Saratoga Catholic 25.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 68, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 24.

Mayfield 54, Northville 30.

Schoharie 66, OESJ 44.

News & notes

 It might've been cold outside, but the scoring was hot at Uncle Sam Lanes on Tuesday afternoon, as Troy High ran its bowling winning streak to 4 matches in a row, decimating Niskayuna, 23-9.

Eric Balough was high scorer for Troy, scorching the maples for a school record 287 single game and 797 series. Colin Shepard, Olivia DeCitise, & Anthony Mainello all cracked the 600 barrier in support. The Troy keglers will host Shenendehowa today in a make-up match from last week, then CBA on Thursday.

Troy's sports information department, however, hasn't been too keen to submit game results of recent men's basketball games. To that end, there is no box score for last night's 78-77 nail biter over Schenectady, as John Killian's club (7-4) completed a season sweep of the Patriots, as the women did at the Riley Center earlier in the evening.

Speaking of which, Troy's scorekeeper, per the school's website, credited Ava Mamone with 15 points to lead the team, followed by Addie Borowsky with 14, and Makya Chapman with a season high 10. The box score shows Mamone with 13.

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RPI's men's hockey team rebounded from a Sunday loss to Clarkson to shut out St. Lawrence, 4-0, on Monday. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that the Mayor's Cup game vs. Union has been scheduled at MVP Arena. The women's game goes on first at 11 am, with the men to follow at 2 pm.

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Bethlehem snapped a 2 game losing streak in women's basketball by beating luckless Niskayuna, 52-44. Ellie Cerf returned from an ankle injury, and scored 12 points to back up Maren Louridas' 13, as the Eagles continue to chase Blue division leaders Shenendehowa and Colonie.

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The rest of Tuesday's high school action:

Men's bowling:

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 27, Voorheesville 5.

Catholic Central 20, Ravena 12.

Foothills Council:

Scotia & South Glens Falls played to a 2-2 draw.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Queensbury 1.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 5, Chatham 0.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 23, Shenendehowa 9.

Burnt Hills 23, Guilderland 9.

Colonie 21 1/2, Shaker 10 1/2.

Averill Park 30, Schenectady 2.

Ballston Spa 18, Albany 14.

Columbia 24, Bethlehem 8.

Hockey:

CBA 2, Albany Academy 1 (OT).

Swimming:

Shenendehowa 98, Albany 79.

Fonda-Fultonville-Johnstown 90, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 69.

Niskayuna 89, Schenectady 73.

Burnt Hills 106, Saratoga 70.

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Lake George 55, Hartford 52.

Fort Ann 47, Salem 36.

Fort Edward 72, Corinth 49.

Argyle 67, Hadley-Luzerne 50.

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 51, Lansingburgh 48.

Ichabod Crane 63, Schalmont 46.

LaSalle 58, Ravena 37.

Catholic Central 73, Voorheesville 44.

Cohoes 75, Mohonasen 57.

Foothills Council:

Scotia-Glenville 76, Amsterdam 59.

Schuylerville 35, Broadalbin-Perth 32 (OT).

Hudson Falls 70, South Glens Falls 47.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 90, Coxsackie-Athens 61.

Greenville 74, Taconic Hills 44.

Suburban Council:

CBA 53, Saratoga 48.

Shaker 58, Shenendehowa 40. Mason Courtney was held to just 3 points.

Albany 83, Guilderland 61.

Colonie 42, Burnt Hills 39.

Columbia 47, Averill Park 38.

Western Athletic Conference:

Fonda-Fultonville 51, Canajoharie 31.

Northville 69, Mayfield 67.

Non-league:

Mechanicville 51, Duanesburg 36.

Dolgeville 59, OESJ 51.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Corinth 76, Galway 20.

Colonial Council:

Schalmont 59, Ichabod Crane 41.

Catholic Central 52, Voorheesville 43.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 72, Glens Falls 34.

Amsterdam 73, Scotia-Glenville 31.

South Glens Falls 46, Hudson Falls 31.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 48, Taconic Hills 23.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 65, Columbia 21.

Shenendehowa 56, Shaker 35.

Albany 88, Guilderland 36.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 62, Emma Willard 35.

Hoosick Falls 73, Waterford 40.

Hoosic Valley 46, Stillwater 17.

Non-league:

Duanesburg 67, Catskill 51. Janay Brantley led all scorers with 29 points in a losing effort for Catskill.

Tamarac 75, Berlin-New Lebanon 21.

Early birds (Troy @ Schenectady, women's basketball, 1/18/22)

 When it was announced earlier in the day that the JV game between the Troy High & Schenectady women's basketball teams was postponed, likely due to COVID, it was agreed that the varsity game would move up to a 5 pm tip-off.

Ryan Meikle and the Lady Horses said, thank you very much, and proceeded to complete a season sweep of the Lady Patriots, 60-42. The only reason the score was that close was because coach Meikle lifted his starters late in the 3rd quarter, but that opened the door for the hosts to mount a minor comeback, outscoring Troy, 17-9, in the final frame.

Check the video:

Troy goes to 4-9 on the season (2-7 Suburban Council), and will continue their road trip in Guilderland on Friday, then at Kingston on Saturday as part of a men's & women's doubleheader. Schenectady is locked in the basement of the Suburban Council's Grey division.

News & notes

 The Albany FireWolves made their first national television appearance of the season on Saturday, with their game at Philadelphia airing on ESPNews (Spectrum Cable channel 302). The 'Wolves evened their record at 2-2 with a 9-8 victory. The Wings will come to Albany in April, but the 'Wolves' next game will be January 29 at MVP Arena vs. Halifax.

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It was a good day for Albany sports overall.

UAlbany's women's basketball team won its seventh straight, beating New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). 62-54. Grace Heeps (Columbia) contributed 8 points, and Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) added 7 in support of leading scorer Kayla Cooper, who finished with 21 points for the Lady Danes (10-4 overall, 3-0 America East).

Colleen Mullen's club travels to Hartford for a Monday matinee.

Back at SEFCU Arena, the UAlbany men, hours after learning that DeVondre Perry would be lost for the season due to a torn meniscus, completed the sweep of NJIT, 71-56. 

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Siena's women's team has now won 3 in a row, beating Manhattan, 53-47. Ahnniysha Jackson (Albany High) had 11 points for the Lady Saints (3-10).

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Other local college scores:

Men's basketball:

RPI 59, St. Lawrence 41.

Hobart 80, Union 70.

Russell Sage 74, Houghton 69.

Women's basketball:

St. Lawrence 66, RPI 52.

William Smith 71, Union 53.

Russell Sage 62, Houghton 45.

Hockey:

Clarkson 8, Union 2.

Skidmore 2, Cortland 1.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Guilderville 8, Burnt Hills 1.

Saratoga 3, CBA 0.

Capital District Jets 6, LaSalle 0. The winless Cadets were outscored, 15-1, in two losses this weekend. Ouch!

Men's basketball:

Non-league:

Green Tech 72, Briarcliff 61. Zaveon Little had 26 points for the undefeated Eagles.

Colonie 59, Schalmont 50.

Albany 95, Rome Free Academy 92. 

Stillwater 76, Galway 22.

Catholic Central 70, Notre Dame 58.

Ballston Spa 71, Auburn 56.

Wasaren League:

Waterford 42, Cambridge 27.

Women's basketball:

Non-league:

Cicero-North Syracuse 67, Saratoga 64. No box score was submitted. The Lady Streaks were playing their fourth game in five days, and the fatigue finally caught up with them.

Bishop Kearney 60, Shenendehowa 46. The Plainswomen suffered their first loss of the season.

Bishop Ludden 63, Catholic Central 48.

Adirondack League:

Warrensburg 41, Granville 24.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 46, Broadalbin-Perth 43.

Hudson Falls 48, Gloversville 18.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 50, Niskayuna 39.