News & notes

 We all knew we'd get at least 1-3 inches of snow on Friday. It just came earlier than folks expected it to, and, oh, did it wreak havoc with the schedule.

Well, not really.

As of press time, three basketball games and a hockey game were postponed by the weather, with no make-up dates set.

The "lost" games:

Men's basketball: Troy at Ravena. The Flying Horses, on a 3 game winning streak, move on to Saratoga this afternoon for a 1 pm matinee. 

Women's basketball: Ravena at Troy. Will Harris' Troy squad now will wait until the Glens Falls Holiday tournament next weekend to try to break a 3 game losing streak.

Women's basketball: Canajoharie at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Hockey: Bethlehem at CBA.

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Shenendehowa hosted an unusual men's & women's basketball doubleheader on Friday.

On the last day of classes before the holiday break, which officially begins Monday, students were treated to the women blowing out Saratoga, 62-25. The Lady Streaks have struggled in the post-Carly Wise era.

Later, as the snow was still flying, the men took the court for WNYA's game of the week to face Colonie. Rodger Wyland and Steve Sgambelluri, formerly of the College of St. Rose and currently the principal at LaSalle, are on the call.

Colonie falls to 2-2, as they're not the juggernaut they were last year. Sgambelluri was Greg Davis' boss at LaSalle.

The My4 game of the week returns January 3 or 10.

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UAlbany's women nearly pulled an upset Friday at Wisconsin, but the Lady Badgers held off the Lady Danes, 69-59, in front of nearly 6,000 fans in Madison. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) finished with 13 points for Albany.

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The rest of Friday's high school results:

Hockey:

Beekmantown 9, Guilderville 3.

Mohawk Valley 7, LaSalle 1. Michael Nocera had the lone goal for LaSalle.

Adirondack 5, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 2.

Shenendehowa 2, Queensbury 0.

Saratoga 9, Norwood-Norfolk 0.

Cicero-North Syracuse vs. the Hawks was not reported as of press time.

Men's basketball:

Mohonasen 60, Schalmont 36.

Schoharie 38, Dolgeville 35.

LaSalle 96, Voorheesville 53.

Catholic Central 98, Ichabod Crane 64. Crusaders bounce back after losing to Troy on Tuesday.

North Warren 69, Granville 63.

Whitehall 74, Fort Edward 46.

Gloversville 55, Queensbury 54.

Hoosick Falls 56, Tamarac 41.

Corinth 72, Hadley-Luzerne 28.

Amsterdam 68, South Glens Falls 39.

Canajoharie 67, Richfield Springs 56.

And, in case the above video is removed by WNYT:

Shenendehowa 55, Colonie 35.

Women's basketball:

Hartford 64, Argyle 20.

Mayfield 63, Middleburgh 25.

Schalmont 56, Mohonasen 52.

Catholic Central 76, Ichabod Crane 36.

Albany Academy 75, Cohoes 13.

Academy of Holy Names 82, Lansingburgh 17.

Whitehall 59, Berlin-New Lebanon 3. Not a misprint. Whitehall shut out Berlin-New Lebanon in the first half, taking a 31-0 lead into the break.

Lake George 45, Warrensburg 36.

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Holy Cross defeated Siena on Catholic Charities night at MVP Arena, 78-70. Marcus Jackson (Albany Academy/UAlbany) & Justice Shoats led Siena with 17 points each. Despite the weather, nearly 5,000 fans turned out for the game.