While the focus of Section II will be on tonight's football playoffs, teams that failed to make the post-season have wrapped up their seasons, or will do so tonight. We'll have predictions for the Super Bowls in each class at the end of this column.
Not all of Thursday's scores have been reported as of press time, and, as such, will be updated until 7 pm tonight.
Wednesday:
Schalmont 26, Cobleskill-Richmondville 13.
Thursday:
Scotia 21, South Glens Falls 20.
Queensbury 39, Columbia 18.
Ichabod Crane 39, Green Tech 6.
Johnstown 21, Granville-Whitehall 20.
Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 50, Broadalbin-Perth 6.
Rensselaer-Loudonville Christian 34, Corinth-Hadley-Luzerne-Fort Edward 0.
Guilderland 44, Troy 13. The Flying Horses' 3 game winning streak is snapped in another blowout loss to the Dutchmen, who, in turn, snap a 3 game losing streak. Troy finishes 5-4.
Amsterdam 45, Bethlehem 31.
Cohoes 13, Helderberg Valley 7.
Taconic Hills 44, Catskill-Cairo-Durham 6.
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There are two crossovers on tonight's card. Colonie & Albany will renew their rivalry, and Mohonasen will visit Schenectady. The latter game was originally set for Wednesday, but was postponed for reasons unknown.
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Let's take a look at the playoffs:
Class AA:
Shaker @ Shenendehowa: The last time these two rivals met, it went to overtime, with Shen's Henry Picard scoring the game winning touchdown. Shen wants a Super Bowl meeting with CBA, and they'll get it.
Pick-Shen.
Saratoga @ CBA: Bob Burns won back-to-back state titles after rolling through an unbeaten regular season with Troy in 2016-17. That is a harbinger of things to come for the Brothers, who beat Saratoga two weeks ago.
Pick: CBA.
Class A:
Burnt Hills @ Averill Park: Matt Shell's Spartans have peaked at the right time, although they lost a field goal battle with Niskayuna last week, costing them the Grasso Division title. Figure they'll be angry over the loss, and will take it out on Zach "Don't call me George" Gobel's Warriors.
Pick: Burnt Hills.
LaSalle vs. Niskayuna: This game is being played at Mulvaney Field in Schenectady. The Silver Warriors don't have a home field because, like Guilderland, they're in the process of getting a new turf field, and it was not ready in time for the season. At least Guilderland got two home games on their new field. It was a happy homecoming for LaSalle's John Audino, who spent 24 years as Union's head coach, and Union's Bailey Field had been talked up as a possible site for this game. I think Nisky wanted nothing to do with that. LaSalle shut down Nisky the first time, so expect more of the same, as both division champions will be eliminated.
Pick: LaSalle.
Class B:
Gloversville @ Ravena: This one is a no-brainer. Ravena has one goal in mind, a rematch with Glens Falls. The Dragons have no chance.
Pick: Ravena.
Lansingburgh @ Glens Falls (Saturday): Jeff Pasinella's Knights are one of the most improved teams in Section II. Unfortunately, even though the Girard era is over at Glens Falls, they're still the class of the league.
Pick: Glens Falls.
Class C:
Schuylerville @ Fonda-Fultonville: Fonda's not sneaking up on anyone any longer, and are primed for an upset. The Black Horses snapped their losing streak in emphatic fashion last week, and looking to reach the Super Bowl again.
Pick: Schuylerville.
Stillwater @ Warrensburg-Lake George (Saturday): More proof that the old order has changed in Class C would be the emergence of the united team from Warrensburg & Lake George. I see no reason why they can't reach the big dance.
Pick: Warrensburg-Lake George.
Class D:
Canajoharie-Fort Plain @ Cambridge-Salem. It's Cambridge, even with Salem tagging along, in the month of November. Enough said.
Pick: Cambridge-Salem.
Greenwich @ Chatham (Saturday): These two used to be in Class C, and this could be the best game of the weekend.
Pick: Chatham.
Of course, I could be wrong.
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