High School Fridays: Shenendehowa @ Shaker, 9/30/22

 Friday Night Matchup is back at Shaker High, with the Blue Bison welcoming Class AA leader Shenendehowa on Blackout Night.

The Plainsmen won the toss, and elected to receive. They went 3-&-out, but Shaker couldn't capitalize. Jake Iacobaccio went for the deep ball for Kevin Williams, but it was intercepted. Shen cashed in this time, as Ihsaan Alozia, a sophomore tailback, found a seam along the sideline, and sprinted 40 yards to the end zone to give the Plainsmen an early 7-0 lead after the 1st quarter.

In the 2nd quartet, Shen QB Michael Whatley found Luke McAuliffe for a 66 yard bomb to extend the lead to 14-0. Just two minutes later, Iacobaccio took matters into his own hands, and ran it in from 20 yards out to pull Shaker within a score. It was 14-7 at the break, and stayed that way into the 4th quarter.

In the 2nd half, defense took over, and it became a war of attrition. With 39 seconds left in regulation, Shaker filled a prescription for a touchdown, as Donovan Deguire caught a 5 yard pass from Iacobaccio, and for the 3rd straight week, we were going to overtime.

I guess we can use some Diana Ross right about now.

Shen won the coin toss in OT, electing to go on defense. Shaker, however, couldn't stand the prosperity of opportunity. Iacobaccio was picked off for the 3rd time in the game, the 4th Bison turnover, but a taunting penalty set up Shen at the 35 yard line for their offensive series.

No matter. On 3rd down from the Shaker 11, Henry Picard engaged the defense, and ran 11 yards to victory. Shenendehowa remains undefeated with a 20-14 win.

Shaker (2-3 overall) will play Saratoga next week, while Shen meets Colonie.

Other scores:

Lake George/Warrensburg 54, Stillwater 18.

Averill Park 42, Troy 8. AP's defense stifled Troy after an early score. The Warriors will be on Friday Night Matchup next week, hosting Ballston Spa.

CBA 48, Colonie 13.

Glens Falls 47, Cohoes 6.

Saratoga 27, Schenectady 0.

Troy High sports update, 9/30

 We've often noted in this space how Troy High's volleyball team was among the elite in the Big 10 back in the day, and they're often contenders in the Suburban Council.

This morning, Talia Valenti's squad is at .500 overall with a 4-4 ledger after beating Schenectady, 3 sets to 1, extending their current winning streak to 3 matches in a row. Next up is a non-league match with Tamarac, right back at Zotto Gym, on Monday. this was postponed from last week for unknown reasons. The Lady Horses have yet to reschedule against Catholic Central, which was also postponed last Friday.

The remaining schedule, as it stands now. Keep in mind that Suburban powers Burnt Hills & Shenendehowa are not on the calendar for some strange reason. Seems Troy also asked to be released from a full league schedule in volleyball, too, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Monday: Tamarac.

Tuesday: Shaker.

October 7: opponent TBA, site TBA.

October 11: @ Amsterdam.

October 14: Albany. The Falcons will be looking for some payback after losing in 5 sets on Tuesday.

October 18: @ Averill Park.

October 20: @ Columbia.

October 24: @ Bethlehem.

The women's soccer team snapped a 8 game losing streak Thursday, beating Schenectady under the lights at Picken Field, 3-0, and earning a split of their season series with the Patriots. The women are now 2-8 on the season.

Remaining games for women's soccer:

Saturday: Catholic Central (9:30 am kickoff)..

Tuesday: LaSalle (4:30 pm). Just added to the schedule.

October 6: @ Amsterdam.

October 8: @ Columbia.

October 15: @ Bethlehem.

Likely finish: No better than 5-10. As noted, Troy petitioned and were granted a release from a full league schedule in both men's & women's soccer.

As of press time, the final of yesterday's men's soccer match @ Schenectady had not been made available. We'll update later. 

Remaining schedule for the men:

Saturday: Guilderland (3 pm).

Monday: Burr & Burton (6:30 pm). Just added.

October 8: Columbia (2 pm).

October 11: @ Niskayuna.

October 15: Bethlehem.

The men's golf team is playing their third make-up match in as many days, hosting Colonie today after losing to Shenendehowa & Saratoga the last two days. Of course, the football team is back home to play Averill Park tonight, looking to rebound after losing to LaSalle last week.

The unified women's swimming & diving team, partnered with Tamarac & Averill Park, has three meets left:

Monday: @ Albany.

Wednesday: Ballston Spa.

October 12: Burnt Hills/Scotia.

Jeff Maxwell's squad is at 2-3.

Wednesday's high school scoreboard, 9/28

 Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 3, Shaker 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 175, Catholic Central 216.

LaSalle 171, Schalmont 196, Mohonasen 219.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 10, Cairo-Durham 2.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 290, Shaker 294.

Shenendehowa 239, Troy 326. This was a make-up date for a meet that was postponed earlier this season.

Women's golf:

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 167, Mohonasen 185.

Men's soccer (most scores courtesy of Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Hadley-Luzerne 2, North Warren 0.

Bolton-Warrensburg 3, Corinth 0.

Argyle 6, Granville 0.

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 3, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 1, South Glens Falls 0.

Scotia-Glenville 2, Amsterdam 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 10, Johnstown 0.

Queensbury 4, Glens Falls 0.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 8, Germantown 2.

Greenville 7, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Maple Hill 4, Cairo-Durham 0.

Wasaren League:

Waterford 2, Hoosic Valley 0.

Stillwater 7, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Mechanicville 9, Tamarac 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 2, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Schoharie & Mayfield played to a scoreless tie.

Middleburgh 9, Canajoharie 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 3, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Northville 5, Mekeel Christian 0.

Non-league:

Greenwich 2, Fort Ann 0.

Mohonasen 12, Hudson Falls 0.

Women's soccer:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 8, Cairo-Durham 0.

Western Athletic Conference: 

Duanesburg 5, Canajoharie 0.

Mayfield 5, Schoharie 4.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Swimming:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 87, Shaker 78.

Troy/Tamarac/Averill Park 50, Schenectady-Colonie 43. The Flying Bengal Warriors snap a 3 meet losing streak.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 9, Albany 0.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 9/27

 Field hockey:

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 5, Gloversville 0.

Non-league:

Shenendehowa 2, Kingston 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Catholic Central 190, Mohonasen 200.

Schalmont 177, Ravena 221.

LaSalle 169, Voorheesville 185.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 10, Chatham 2.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 153, Burnt Hills 186.

Men's soccer (most scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 5, Cohoes 1.

Albany Academy 2, Schalmont 1.

Ichabod Crane 11, Lansingburgh 0. The winless Knights (0-11) have been shut out in 3 straight games.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 7, Chatham 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 3, Averill Park 0.

Albany 8, Troy 0. The Flying Horses win streak ends at 2.

CBA 9, Ballston Spa 3.

Bethlehem 9, Burnt Hills 0.

Shenendehowa 5, Guilderland 4.

Saratoga 3, Columbia 1.

Colonie 5, Schenectady 3.

Non-league:

Hartford 7, Doane Stuart 0.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Ravena 5, Cobleskill-Richmondville 2.

Cohoes 1, Academy of Holy Names 0.

Schalmont 9, Albany Academy 3.

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 6, Glens Falls 0.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 3, Averill Park 0.

Albany 2, Troy 1.

Burnt Hills & Bethlehem played to a 1-1 tie.

Colonie 7, Schenectady 0.

Columbia 3, Saratoga 0.

Non-league:

Chatham 4, Rensselaer 1.

Swimming:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 83, Hudson Falls/South Glens Falls 74.

Gloversville/Mayfield 87, Glens Falls 77.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills-Scotia 93, Albany 55.

Non-league:

Mohonasen-Schalmont 94, Emma Willard 84.

Duanesburg-Berne-Knox-Westerlo 82, Academy of Holy Names 58.

Tennis:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 7, Ravena 0.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 5, Shenendehowa 4.

Non-league:

Bethlehem 9, Emma Willard 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 3, Lansingburgh 0.

Academy of Holy Names 3, Cohoes 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Bethlehem 0.

Troy 3, Albany 2.

Colonie 3, Schenectady 1.

Shaker 3, Averill Park 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

OESJ 3, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Galway 3, Schoharie 0.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 9/26

 Men's soccer (most scores courtesy of Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 11, Granville 0.

Fort Ann 5, Hadley-Luzerne 2.

Argyle 3, Lake George 2.

North Warren & Corinth played to a 2-2 tie.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 1, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Queensbury 11, Johnstown 0.

Scotia-Glenville 12, Hudson Falls 0.

Glens Falls 2, Amsterdam 0.

Schuylerville 4, Gloversville 0.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 2, Chatham 1.

Catskill 8, Taconic Hills 0.

Cairo-Durham 5, Germantown 0.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Waterford 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 3, OESJ 2.

Mayfield 3, Canajoharie 0.

Schoharie 2, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Northville 3, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg @ Fort Plain postponed--rain, wet grounds.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 5, Hoosic Valley 1.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 6, Fort Plain 1.

Non-league:

Ravena 8, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Northville 13, Johnstown 1.

Tennis:

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 4, Coxsackie-Athens 3.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Mechanicville 3, Cambridge 0.

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 3, Cohoes 0.

Non-league:

Duanesburg 3, Loudonville Christian 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 170, Voorheesville 206.

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 12, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 223, Columbia 313.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 15, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Women's golf:

Non-league:

Albany Academy def. Saratoga & Saratoga Catholic. Saratoga's Maria Jackson and Academy's Kennedy Swedick shared medalist honors with a 32.

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All season long, we've been wondering why Capital Region Soccer listed Troy High as an independent, so we reached out to Ernie Clement at Capital Region Soccer on Monday. He said that Troy had made a request to the Suburban Council after a horrid 2021 campaign to be released from a full 2022 league schedule in soccer. That request was granted, which explains why they've played 5 non-league games.

The Flying Horses carry a 2-game winning streak into tonight's home match vs. Albany, looking for their first win against a Suburban Council opponent.

News & notes

 You had to know UAlbany wasn't going to play out the 2022 football season without winning.

The Great Danes picked up their first win on Saturday, besting Central Connecticut State, 45-26. Graduate running back Todd Sibley, Jr. got it started with a 97 yard TD run on the first offensive play of the game. On the other side of the ball, defensive tackle Joe Greaney returned a fumble 77 yards to the house to lock the game down for UAlbany (1-3), heading into a bye week.

The Danes will travel to New Jersey to play Monmouth on October 8.

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The schedule makers in the Colonial Council proved to be cruel to its two remaining Troy schools on Saturday.

LaSalle and Lansingburgh, both playing on back-to-back days, had one other thing in common. Both were shut out against Suburban Council opponents.

Cameron Mingle had the only goal of the game as Columbia downed the Cadets, 1-0, catching the visitors sky high after pitching a shutout of their own less than 24 hours earlier. Meanwhile, winless Lansingburgh, which has scored a grand total of 3 goals this season, crossed town to Picken Field, and were chased off by Troy, 9-0. The Knights (0-10, 0-8 Colonial Council) are locked in the basement in the league. Troy won its 2nd straight, both in non-league play, and both via shutout, to improve to 3-6 overall (0-4 Suburban Council). 

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Albany native Bobby Fish may be testing the waters for a run with Impact Wrestling.

Fish appeared at Friday's Victory Road show, acknowledging he hasn't signed a contract with the 20 year old promotion, but odds are they brought him in just in time for Bound For Glory, which will be at the Washington Avenue Armory on October 7. Because AXS-TV, a sister company to Impact, is a premium channel on Spectrum Cable, Impact and its parent company, Anthem Sports & Entertainment of Canada, needed someone with ties to the Albany market to draw more fans for the show, and Fish certainly fills the bill.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

High schools:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 4, Shaker 2.

Football:

Class AA (Friday):

CBA 47, Schenectady 0.

Shaker 63, Colonie 12.

Shenendehowa 45, Bethlehem 7. Shen & Shaker meet on Friday on Spectrum News 1.

Class A (Friday):

Ballston Spa 40, Albany 6.

Saturday:

Amsterdam 35, Mohonasen 12.

Class B (Friday):

Schalmont 52, Cohoes 0.

Saturday:

Glens Falls 38, Hudson Falls 0.

Class C (Friday):

Cairo-Durham/Catskill 31, Corinth/Fort Edward/Hadley-Luzerne 12.

Fonda-Fultonville 62, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Saturday:

Schuylerville 55, Watervliet 6.

Class D:

Cambridge-Salem 46, Helderberg Valley 0.

Non-league (Friday):

Warrensburg/Lake George/North Warren 50, Mechanicville 0.

Stillwater 54, Rensselaer/Loudonville Christian 0.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 5, Lake George 1.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 3, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Catskill 2, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 4, Burnt Hills 0.

Non-league:

Mechanicville 4, South Glens Falls 0.

Greenville 5, Schenectady 0.

Stillwater 2, Mayfield 0.

OESJ 6, Greenwich 1.

Maple Hill 4, Northville 1.

Tamarac 2, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Galwway 1, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Middleburgh 2, Hoosic Valley 1.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 6, Gloversville 0.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 6, Coxsackie-Athens 3.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 2, Niskayuna 0.

Non-league:

Tamarac 4, Northville 2.

Galway & Cambridge-Salem played to a 2-2 tie.

Stillwater 1, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Duanesburg 3, Emma Willard 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3, Hoosick Falls 2.

AuSable Valley 1, Mechanicville 0.

Columbia & Scotia played a scoreless tie.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Greenville 2.

Tennis: 

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 7, Shenendehowa 1.

The rest of Friday's high school scoreboard, 9/23

 Field hockey:

Non-league:

Shenendehowa 2, Rome Free Academy 1.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 174, Ravena 230.

Ichabod Crane 166, Albany Academy 177, Catholic Central 190.

Schalmont 187, Mohonasen 211.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 8, Maple Hill 4.

Wasaren League:

Stillwater 5, Waterford 0.

Women's golf:

Non-league:

Queensbury 149, Saratoga Catholic 172.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 5, North Warren 0.

Hartford 3, Corinth 1.

Fort Ann 5, Argyle 0.

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 8, Lansingburgh 0. The luckless Knights visit Troy today.

LaSalle 5, Schalmont 0. Owen Brown and Geoff Olson had two goals each for the Cadets.

Albany Academy 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 1, Glens Falls 0.

Gloversville 3, Johnstown 2.

Queensbury 8, Hudson Falls 0.

Scotia 2, Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Patroon Conference:

Greenville 7, Taconic Hills 1.

Non-league:

Waterford 7, Doane Stuart 1.

Women's soccer:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 7, Lansingburgh 0.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 4, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 5, Granville 0.

Schenevus 5, Schoharie 2.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 7, Glens Falls 0.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 8, Burnt Hills 1.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 3, Saratoga Catholic 0.

High School Fridays: Troy @ LaSalle, 9/23/22

 The late A. Bartlett Giamatti wrote of baseball, "the game is designed to break your heart".

Football does that, too.

This was evident tonight, as Troy High sought to recapture the Collar City Cup from LaSalle after getting blown out of their own building, 42-0, last season. The Cadets were looking to square their record at 2-2, having picked up their first win last week, while Chris Stack's Flying Horses were aiming to remain perfect on the young season.

LaSalle won the coin toss, and deferred to the 2nd half. Bad idea.

Troy QB Michael Dinardo took full advantage, and on the first play from scrimmage, hit Steven Foust with a 68 yard pass play. A few plays later, Dinardo found Justin Gilmore for the TD. Phil "Pip" Ryan added the extra point, and just 71 seconds into the game, Troy was up, 7-0. Unfortunately, it would be a while before they'd be in front again.

LaSalle's offense, with apologies to a defunct brand of soda, had Bott to be good to keep pace.

Matt Bott, that is. The junior, with his offensive line flattening Troy's porous run defense, ran wild on the Troy defense. It all paid off with under 90 seconds left in the quarter, as Bott, after Troy was stopped on downs, took a pitch from QB Adam Myers, and raced 59 yards to the house. Matt Carberg added the extra point, and we were even at 7 after the quarter.

LaSalle's defense made adjustments, and kept Troy off the board in the 2nd quarter, and Bott sent the Cadets into the break with a 15 yard scamper. LaSalle was up, 14-7, at the half. Bott had to carry the offense. Myers, one of LaSalle's stars in basketball last season, didn't throw a TD pass, and was intercepted twice in the game.

Troy tied the game in the 3rd quarter, as Dinardo ran it in himself from 10 yards out. After Ryan added the extra point, Bott and the Cadet offense went back to work. More than 2 1/2 minutes later, Bott struck again, this time from 2 yards out, and LaSalle led, 21-14, heading into the 4th quarter.

But if John Audino and the Cadets thought this was over, they were mistaken. Troy got the TD back, as Dinardo connected with Foust for a 22 yard score. Ryan added the extra point, and we were headed to overtime.

LaSalle won the toss in OT, too, and opted for defense first. Shaker made the same decision last week vs. CBA, but this time, the ending would be a wee bit different.

Dinardo needed just two plays to give Troy its first lead since the first quarter, as he ran it in from 5 yards out. However, Ryan, dinged up as a tight end in the 4th quarter, changed jerseys, which caught the Spectrum broadcast team by surprise, never got to kick the extra point. A high snap forced Dinardo to try to play for a 2 point conversion, which failed.

LaSalle matched Troy's drive, as Bott----who else?----got them in close, and scored from 10 yards out for his 4th TD of the night. Carberg added the PAT, and LaSalle retained the Cup, 28-27.  Bott finished just shy of 300 yards rushing (294 for the night), but also did some damage on defense, and as a punter, frustrating Troy.

Tonight's game began a 4 game homestand for LaSalle, which entertains Mohonasen next week. Troy returns to Picken Field to play Averill Park.

Other scores:

Niskayuna 49, Queensbury 7. The Silver Warriors bounce back after losing to LaSalle last week.

Ravena 21, Lansingburgh 0. The Knights have now dropped three in a row, while Ravena gets back in the win column after losing to Glens Falls last week.

Saratoga 18, Guilderland 14.

Burnt Hills 47, South Glens Falls 6.

Averill Park 13, Columbia 7.

Chatham 41, Voorheesville 12.

Gloversville 41, Scotia 6.

Ichabod Crane 27, Cobleskill-Richmondville 13.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 38, Granville 0.

Johnstown 31, Hudson 14.

News & notes

 Jordan Canzeri is back at Troy High.

The former football star, who played his college ball at Iowa, but was ignored in the NFL draft, has returned to Troy as a principal's assistant, where he'll likely be mentored by former men's basketball coach Richard Hurley, who has been a principal's assistant himself the last few years.

And while we're on the subject of surprise personnel changes, women's basketball coach Ryan Meikle was promoted to Assistant Principal at the start of the season. That doesn't mean Meikle is leaving the bench, but we'll have to wait & see.

In other Troy news, the men's soccer team snapped a 3 game losing streak in shutting out Tamarac, 4-0, on Thursday. Troy, now 2-6 overall (0-4 Suburban Council) has squared its non-league record at 2-2, and will host another non-league opponent in Lansingburgh on Saturday.

The women's volleyball match between Tamarac & Troy was postponed for unknown reasons, and, likewise, Troy's match vs. Catholic Central, scheduled for today, has also been postponed. No make-up dates have been set.

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Based on recent interviews, it seems as though Albany native Bobby Fish could return to AEW or WWE at some point, as he left WWE on good terms last year.

Meanwhile, Zack Clayton, known to local independent wrestling fans, has made his way to AEW, and is appearing on their YouTube shows on a regular basis.

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The rest of Thursday's men's soccer scores (via Capital Region Soccer):

Adirondack League:

Hadley-Luzerne 1, Lake George 0.

Patroon Conference:

Coxsackie-Athens 8, Taconic Hills 5.

Hudson 5, Germantown 1.

Maple Hill @ Chatham-postponed due to rain and wet grounds.

Suburban Council:

Ballston Spa 7, Schenectady 0.

Bethlehem 3, Albany 0.

Saratoga 3, Niskayuna 0.

Guilderland 6, CBA 1.

Shenendehowa 5, Colonie 0.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 1.

Greenwich 6, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Stillwater 3, Cambridge-Salem 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Northville 5, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 1.

Troy High update, 9/21

 About the only bright spot for Troy High fans on Tuesday was the volleyball team pitching a shutout against Lansingburgh. The Flying Horses won in straight sets, but the result was never reported to the papers. Why? Don't know, but check the video:

The Knights had been looking for some payback after Troy swept through the Early Burgh tournament on September 10, but it was not to be. The JV's also won in straight sets (best of 3 for the JV's as opposed to best of 5 for the varsity).

Meanwhile, Ballston Spa had the better of Troy in tennis, golf, & soccer, but the scores were not reported in time for deadlines.

We do know, though that B-Spa shut out the Troy men's soccer team, 5-0, extending the boys' losing streak to 3 games.

High School Fridays: Friday's high school scoreboard, 9/16

 Spectrum News 1's Friday Night Matchup served up an instant classic in this week's featured game, a Class AA rematch between Shaker and Christian Brothers Academy. The Blue Bison won at CBA last year, so the Brothers were looking for revenge and remain undefeated in the 2022 season.

Shaker won the opening coin toss, and deferred to the 2nd half, a favored tactic of CBA coach Bob Burns, who promptly made the Bison regret the decision. A steady diet of QB Ronald Jones, Jr. going through the Shaker defense, with a couple of pass plays to Jahmir Pitcher mixed in. culminated in Jones running it in himself from a yard out with 54 seconds left in the 1st quarter gave CBA an early 7-0 lead. Shaker finally went on offense, but as the 2nd quarter began, promptly punted after a 3 and out.

CBA marched back down the field, and Jones ran it in again, this time from 1/2 a yard away thanks to a poorly timed Shaker penalty. On the ensuing kickoff, Nick Cerrone gave Shaker fans something to cheer as he ran it back 94 yards to the house in just 16 seconds. No matter. CBA went back down the other way, and Jones ran it in from 3 yards out. CBA led, 21-7, at the break.

Shaker's offense finally got going in the 2nd half. At halftime, coach Greg Sheeler must've pulled out his Bible and opened to the Book of Malachi.

Malachi Moore, that is.

Nearly halfway through the 3rd quarter, Moore ran it in to draw Shaker within a possession at 21-14. After CBA was stopped on downs, QB Jake Iacobaccio found Kyle Yusef for a 32 yard catch & run. The extra point knotted the game at 21, and it stayed that way as we went to the 4th quarter. Pitcher's patience was rewarded as Jones found him near the end zone to get the lead back to 7. However, Iacoobaccio, with 19 seconds left in regulation, hit Anthony Luciano in the end zone, and we were headed to overtime.

Shaker won the coin toss in OT, and again deferred. That would cost them.

CBA moved back in front as Jones hit Chuck Volans for a 5 yard strike. The extra point made it 35-28. Not to be outdone, and seeing his opposite number score three times in the first half, Iacobaccio took it in himself. However, a desperation pass for a 2 point conversion fell harmlessly to the turf, incomplete, and CBA escapes with a 35-34 win to go to 3-0 on the season, 1-0 in Class AA play. Shaker falls to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in Class AA.

More foothall:

Guilderland 35, Colonie 7.

Troy 41, South Glens Falls 6. We won't know for sure if the Flying Horses are really back until they play at LaSalle next week.

Gloversville 22, Lansingburgh 6. The Knights have dropped 2 in a row after winning their opener.

LaSalle 25, Niskayuna 7. The Cadets needed this heading into the Collar City Cup game vs. Troy next week.

Lake George 72, Rensselaer 0. Ouch!

Cobleskill-Richmondville 35, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Saratoga 27, Bethlehem 8.

Ballston Spa 34, Columbia 14.

Burnt Hills 21, Averill Park 0.

Glens Falls 21, Ravena 13.

Amsterdam 60, Queensbury 35.

Schuylerville 42, Granville 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 49, Johnstown 13.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 9/15

 Men's soccer (most scores courtesy Capital Region Soccer):

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 2, Taconic Hills 1.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 4, Troy 0.

Shenendehowa 2, Albany 1.

Bethlehem 6, Schenectady 0.

Shaker 4, Ballston Spa 0.

Columbia & Niskayuna played to a 1-1 tie.

CBA 6, Burnt Hills 1.

Saratoga 3, Guilderland 1.

Non-league:

Colonie 3, Schuylerville 0.

Swimming:

Queensbury 76, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 58.

Men's cross country:

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy defeated Mohonasen & Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Women's cross country:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen defeated Albany Academy & Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Men's golf:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 233, Guilderland 257.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Saratoga Catholic 3.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls won a tournament over Glens Falls, Queensbury, Broadalbin-Perth, Amsterdam, Johnstown, Schuylerville, & Hudson Falls.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 184, Bethlehem 219.

Niskayuna 148, Columbia 151.

Women's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Bolton-Warrensburg 10, Granville 0.

Hadley-Luzerne 5, Salem 0.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 6, Amsterdam 2.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 2, Troy 1.

Shaker 7, Ballston Spa 0.

Saratoga 1, Guilderland 0.

Niskayuna & Columbia played to a 1-1 tie.

Non-league:

Colonie 5, Mechanicville 2.

Tennis:

Non-league:

Emma Willard 4, Ichabod Crane 3.

Womens' volleyball:

Suburban Council (all matches ended in straight sets):

Averill Park def. Troy.

Saratoga def. Niskayuna.
Shenendehowa def. Albany.

Ballston Spa def. Shaker.

News & notes

 We don't have any attendance figures as yet on last night's AEW card at MVP Arena. As fellow blogger Chuck Miller, who was there, explains, AEW Dark-Elevation, which airs on YouTube on Mondays, is taped first. Then comes the live broadcast of Dynamite on TBS, from 8-10 pm. After a break, Rampage, which runs Fridays on TNT, is taped in advance. The card didn't end until 11:30, which meant some fans were exhausted by the end of the show, and those same folks likely have today off from work.

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Ian Anderson's season is over.

The Atlanta Braves pitcher, a graduate of Shenendehowa, finishes out the season on the injured list at Triple A Gwinnett due to an oblique strain. WNYT sports anchor Rodget Wyland shares this information in today's Albany Times-Union.

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We must stress again that if your school's scores don't appear in the local papers, it's not just because of deadlines, but also space considerations. That said, bear in mind we obtain the bulk of our men's soccer scores from Section II through Capital Region Soccer. There's also a site we use to obtain swimming/diving results that don't make the paper.

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 2, Niskayuna 0.

Non-league:

Hoosick Falls 8, Corinth 0.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 169, Mohonasen 201.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 172, Ravena 230.

Foothills Council:

South Glens Falls 158, Glens Falls 166.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 267, Colonie 290.
Shenendehowa 252, CBA 258.

Shaker 250, Niskayuna 267.

Women's golf:

Colonial Council:

Voorheesville 170, Mohonasen 173.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 135, Guilderland 195.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Hartford 4, Argyle 1.

Fort Ann 8, Granville 0.

Lake George 3, North Warren 0.

Corinth 2, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Colonial Council:

Cobleskill-Richmondville 1, Ichabod Crane 0.

Albany Academy & LaSalle played to a 1-1 tie.

Voorheesville 13, Lansingburgh 0.

Schalmont & Mohonasen played to a 1-1 tie.

Foothills Council:

Glens Falls 10, Hudson Falls 0.

Queensbury 3, South Glens Falls 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 2, Gloversville 0.

Amsterdam 3, Johnstown 0.

Patroon Conference:

Hudson & Coxsackie-Athens played to a 2-2 tie.

Catskill 11, Watervliet-Heatly 1.

Greenville 2, Cairo-Durham 0.

Wasaren League:

Stillwater 2, Greenwich 0.

Mechanicville 12, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Hoosic Valley 2, Cambridge-Salem 1.

Berlin-New Lebanon 3, Tamarac 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Middleburgh 3, Galway 0.

Mayfield 3, Fonda-Fultonville 1.

Schoharie 1, Mekeel Christian 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 1, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Northville 11, Canajoharie 0.

Non-league:

OESJ 8, Doane Stuart 0.

Cohoes 5, Waterford 4.

Chatham 2, Germantown 0.

Women's soccer:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 3, South Glens Falls 0.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 3, Ballston Spa 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 4, Fort Plain 1.

Galway 5, Middleburgh 0.

Northville 3, Canajoharie 0.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 3, Doane Stuart 0.

Chatham 8, Germantown 0.

Swimming/diving:

Tuesday:

Ravena 84, Duanesburg-Berne-Knox-Westerlo 80.

Emma Willard defeated LaSalle & Academy of Holy Names in a dual meet.

Guilderland-Voorheesville 104, Ballston Spa 82.

Saratoga 105, Burnt Hills-Scotia 81.

Wednesday:

Albany Academy 84, LaSalle 60.

Shaker 102, Albany 63.

Bethlehem 96, Troy/Tamarac/Averill Park 76. The Flying Bengal Warriors fall to 1-1.

Tennis:

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 9, Troy 0.

Saratoga 7, Guilderland 2.

Women's volleyball:

Wasaren League:

Berlin-New Lebanon 3, Cambridge 1.

Men's volleyball:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 3, Burnt Hills 1.

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Troy High has joined the digital age.

Beginning with tomorrow's football home opener vs. South Glens Falls, Troy has joined Gofan's digital ticketing service. Tickets remain the same, $3 per person. Hopefully, they don't increase the price on game day.

News & notes

 Momentum can be a fickle beast.

Troy High found that out Tuesday night, as the afternoon rains dissolved what momentum remained from the volleyball & football team's victories on Saturday, and the men's soccer team picking up their first win on Monday.

The rains let up long enough for Shaker to beat Troy in women's soccer, 7-0. Indoors, the Bison escaped with a 3-1 win in volleyball. A late rally in the 4th set that could've forced a deciding 5th set was thwarted.

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There may be hope for LaSalle's hockey team to play at Hudson Valley Community College after all.

A HVCC source close to the situation says that President Roger Ramsammy, who has been with HVCC three years, is getting pushback not only from the community, but from the Board of Trustees as well. As of now, LaSalle has just one game scheduled for Frear Park, and that is against Shenendehowa. on January 13. We'll keep a watch on this story.

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Siena College is looking for a new broadcast partner for their men's basketball games.

WGDJ-AM announced Tuesday that due to a lack of available staff, they will discontinue carrying Siena men's basketball, filling the evening space with their usual lineup of right wing talk shows. As of now, the student-run WVCR (The Saint 88.3 FM) would be a natural fit. I would also suggest WOFX (980 AM).

Stay tuned.

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Tuesday's high school scoreboard:

Men's cross country:

Foothills Council:

Scotia 15, Broadalbin-Perth 18, Johnstown 43, Amsterdam 50.

Suburban Council:

Columbia def. Niskayuna, Shaker, & Ballston Spa.

Men's golf (Monday):

Patroon Conference.

Maple Hill def. Cairo-Durham via team strokes after the match ended with a 6-6 draw.

Taconic Hills 10, Greenville 2.

Western Athletic Conference:

Duanesburg 15, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 0.

Men's soccer:

Suburban Council:

CBA @ Shenendehowa postponed (rain, wet grounds).

Guilderland 6, Schenectady 0.

Columbia & Albany played to a 1-1 tie.

Saratoga & Bethlehem played to a 1-1 tie.

Women's cross country:

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth def. Scotia, Amsterdam, & Johnstown.

Suburban Council:

Shaker def. Columbia, Niskayuna, & Ballston Spa.

Field hockey (Monday):

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 1, Bethlehem 0 (shootout).

Saratoga 4, Columbia 0.

Burnt Hills 1, Shaker 0.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 7, Emma Willard 0.

Tennis (Monday):

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 3, Coxsackie-Athens 2.

Suburban Council:

Bethlehem 8, Saratoga 1.

Women's volleyball:

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 3, Chatham 0.

Suburban Council:

Burnt Hills 3, Niskayuna 0.

Columbia 3, Albany 0.

Bethlehem 3, Saratoga 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Mekeel Christian 3, Middleburgh 1.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 3, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 0.

Non-league:

Taconic Hills 3, Germantown 0.

Wasaren League (Monday):

Mechanicville 3, Emma Willard 0.

Cambridge 3, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Non-league (Monday):

Mayfield 3, Corinth 0.

And, lo, the rains came again

 As of press time, a number of outdoor games and meets were postponed by rain in the Suburban & Colonial Councils. More changes could be coming as the afternoon progresses.

Colonial Council:

Academy of Holy Names: Tennis vs. Albany Academy, Golf vs. Mohonasen. No make-up dates as yet.

Catholic Central: Men's golf vs. Ichabod Crane.

Cobleskill-Richmondville: Men's golf vs. Voorheesville.

Mohonasen: Men's golf vs. Schalmont.

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk: Men's golf vs. Albany Academy. No make-up date. Women's tennis non-league meet vs. Schoharie has been cancelled, and will not be made up.

Suburban Council:

Troy High: Men's golf @ Shaker.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake: Golf & men's soccer @ Niskayuna.

Ballston Spa: Men's soccer vs. Colonie-rescheduled for Wednesday.

Columbia: Men's golf vs. Bethlehem.

Schenectady: Women's soccer @ Guilderland.

Shenendehowa. Men's golf vs. CBA-rescheduled for Wednesday. Tennis @ Guilderland.

Bethlehem: Tennis vs. Columbia.

Saratoga: Women's golf vs. Shaker.

Guilderland: Golf vs. Queensbury.

Also, Troy's men's golf match vs. Colonie, which was originally to take place last Tuesday, has been rescheduled for September 30.

UAlbany men's basketball schedule 2022-3------you won't believe where they'll play their home games this year

 Due to renovations at SEFCU Arena, the UAlbany Great Danes will play their home basketball games across the river at Hudson Valley Community College's Joseph McDonough Field House this season, both men & women.

Right now, here's the men's schedule:

Ticket prices will be announced at a later date. If anything, this should also raise HVCC's profile for their basketball team, which doesn't get as much attention as UAlbany, Siena, or even the College of St. Rose.

Now, check the women's schedule:

Now, you're probably wondering why HVCC, and not sharing MVP Arena with Siena. Aside from the often-contentious relationship between Siena and UAlbany, HVCC is affiliated with SUNY, which made this a slam dunk.

The only thing left is to consider the prospect of UAlbany vs. HVCC in a pre-season game. Book it!

Monday's high school scoreboard, 9/12

 Troy High went into Monday's game at Hudson Falls looking for their first win of the season. The host Tigers likewise were looking to break into the win column.

The end result suggested that the Tigers might be the weaker of the two teams.

Troy needed to make sure that if they were leading or tied at halftime to close out the opposition. Twice in three games, they had let their opponents off the hook, and it cost them. Not so this time. Leo Clemenzi had a hat trick. Jakob Kaczmar had four goals to add to his team-leading total, and Troy routed Hudson Falls, 8-2.

Troy (1-3, 0-2 Suburban Council) now gets a couple of days rest before continuing their four game road trip at Averill Park on Thursday before a Saturday brunch special at Albany Academy.

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The rest of Monday's action:

Field hockey:

Suburban Council:

Shenendehowa 1, Niskayuna 0.

Women's volleyball:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen 3, Schalmont 2.

Women's soccer:

Western Athletic Conference:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2, Duanesburg 0.

Men's soccer:

Adirondack League:

Fort Ann 2, Corinth 0.

Hartford 2, Lake George 0.

Argyle 2, North Warren 1.

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 2, Voorheesville 1.

Schalmont 3, Cohoes 2.

Mohonasen 1, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Ravena 8, Lansingburgh 2.

Foothills Council:

Schuylerville 3, South Glens Falls 2.

Scotia-Glenville 5, Amsterdam 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 9, Johnstown 0.

Queensbury & Glens Falls played to a 1-1 tie.

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 4, Coxsackie-Athens 3.

Maple Hill 8, Hudson 0.

Catskill 4, Greenville 3.

Chatham 7, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Taconic Hills 4, Germantown 1.

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 6, Fort Plain 0.

Middleburgh 3, OESJ 2.

Northville 7, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 4, Canajoharie 0.

Mayfield 3, Mekeel Christian 2.

Wasaren League:

Tamarac 8, Saratoga Catholic 1.

Waterford 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Mechanicville 9, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Hoosic Valley & Greenwich played to a 3-3 tie.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 2, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 1.

Tennis:

Foothills Council:

Queensbury 6, Hudson Falls 1.

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 7, Schenectady 2.

Men's golf:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 181, LaSalle 190.

Suburban Council:

Saratoga 228, Bethlehem 292.

Wasaren League:

Mechanicville 5, Cambridge 0.

Women's golf:

Suburban Council:

Shaker 196, Bethlehem 205.

Guilderland 125, Columbia 195.

Non-league:

Saratoga Catholic 150, Mohonasen 164.

With rain expected later today, please check with your schools regarding outdoor activities.