News & notes

 Siena's women's basketball team, still undermanned due to injuries, only used 6 players in a 57-53 win today over UMass at UHY Center. Teresa Seppala led the Lady Saints (2-4) with 21 points. Aniya Hooker, who played the entire game, added 14, while Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) had 11.

The Lady Saints have nearly a week off before their next game, as they'll host the Women's Albany Cup on Saturday vs. undefeated UAlbany.

Speaking of the Lady Danes, their record is now 7-0 after blowing away Stonehill, 80-59. Lily Phillips (Cambridge) led Albany with a season high 24 points. Kayla Cooper, the team's leading scorer, added 13, and Meghan Huerter (Shen) added 8. Abby Ray (Saratoga) didn't score in 6 minutes.

I am begging Spectrum News 1 to carry Saturday's game. Seriously.

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On the men's side, UAlbany ended up getting embarrassed on national television again, this time in a 100-68 demolition at the hands of Georgetown. Kheni Briggs & Amare Marshall led Albany with 17 points each.

In contrast, it was a happy homecoming for Siena's Justice Shoats & coach Gerry McNamara, as the Saints snapped a 4 game losing streak in dispatching Bucknell, 71-58. Shoats had 19 points to lead Siena (4-4), which is idle until Friday, when they open MAAC play vs. Niagara.

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And, then, there were two.

Section II will have two teams in Syracuse at the JMA Wireless dome next weekend for the state finals in football.

It was nearly three, but Glens Falls dropped a wild but tight 47-41 decision to Port Jervis. Have to believe all the scoring delayed the start of the CBA-Corning game that was to follow. All that did was postpone the inevitable.

Bob Burns' undefeated Brothers destroyed Corning, 56-7, to advance to the first state title game in school history, and for Burns, it's his first trip to Syracuse in 7 years.

The Class AA champs will be joined by Schuylerville, as the Class C champions defeated Valhalla, 24-7 in the opener of Saturday's tripleheader.

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The Albany Firewolves opened their 2024-25 season with a loss.

The 'Wolves fell, 10-9, in overtime, to Saskatchewan at MVP Arena on Saturday night. Glenn Clark's club heads north of the border on Friday to face Toronto.