News & notes

 Saturday was not a good day for Shenendehowa.

Both of the school's volleyball teams were eliminated in state play, the men losing at the Albany Capital Center, the women eliminated in Glens Falls at Cool Insuring Arena.

Then, the football team, the #2 team coming out of Section II in Class AA, dropped a 28-14 decision to Carmel.

The upside, of course, is that those who also play basketball now get a head start on the winter, as winter sports will get underway either this week or next.

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Section II did take home some hardware in volleyball on Sunday.

Burnt Hills (who else?) won its 9th title in the last 21 years, defeating Williamsville South, 3-1, at Cool Insuring Arena, to claim the NYS Class A title. Coach Gary Bynom will begin his 3rd season as women's basketball coach, hoping to add some more trophies to the school's collection.

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The College of St. Rose had earned a 1st round bye in women's soccer, and earned their way into the round of 16, defeating Southern New Hampshire, 2-0, with both goals scored in a 90 second span late in the second half.

We'll know by this time tomorrow at the earliest when the Golden Knights' next game will be.

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Here's this week's high school state semi-final schedule:

Friday:

Class A: 

Niskayuna vs. Somers, 6 pm.

Class D:

Stillwater vs. Haldane, 3 pm.

Saturday:

Class AA:

CBA vs. Carmel, 6 pm.

Class B: 

Ravena vs. Rye, 3 pm.

Class C:

Fonda-Fultonville vs. O'Neil, 12 noon.

All 5 games will be played at Middletown High, the final stop before the state finals in Syracuse. The schedules in Classes AA & A suggest that had Shen & Averill Park won, they could've gotten rematches with CBA & Nisky, respectively.

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The rest of Sunday's college action:

Men's basketball:

Quinnipiac 85, UAlbany 82. Jonathan Beagle (Hudson Falls) had 11 points, and Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy) tallied 7 in a losing cause for Albany, which has lost two in a row.

Women's basketball:

Penn 85, Siena 79. Siena suffers its first loss. Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) had 15 points, while Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) finished with 10 for the Saints (2-1).

Vermont 60, College of St. Rose 44. Syrita Faraj (Tamarac) led the Golden Knights with 14 points. Payton Graber (Schalmont) added 12. Maddisyn Mahoney (Shaker) chipped in with 5 points.