Thursday's high school & college scoreboard, 2/27

 High schools:

Women's basketball:

Class A quarterfinals:

Albany Academy 76, Cohoes 32.

Academy of Holy Names 66, Glens Falls 31.

Scotia-Glenville 51, Schalmont 47.

Broadalbin-Perth 67, Ichabod Crane 37.

Monday @ Hudson Valley Community College:

Albany Academy vs. Holy Names.

Scotia-Glenville vs. Broadalbin-Perth.

Class D:

Argyle 54, Salem 33.

Saratoga Catholic 68, Germantown 35.

Sunday @ HVCC:

Argyle vs. Northville.

Saratoga Catholic vs. Hartford.

Colleges:

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 68, UMBC 60. The Lady Danes clinch the America East regular season title. Senior Night is Saturday vs. NJIT.

Men's basketball:

UAlbany 78, UMBC 74.

Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 2/26

 Hockey:

Saratoga 3, Albany Academy 0.

Shenendehowa 5, LaSalle 2.

Shen & Saratoga will meet Sunday at Union College for the title.

Women's basketball:

Class AAA:

Shenendehowa 62, Guilderland 46. 

Albany 73, Saratoga 30. The Falcons ran out to a 16-0 lead halfway through the 1st quarter before the Blue Streaks even scored.

March 7 at Hudson Valley Community College:

Shaker vs. Shen.

Colonie vs. Albany.

Men's basketball:

Class AAA:

Schenectady 47, Guilderland 43.

Sunday at HVCC:

Green Tech vs. Schenectady, 4 pm (time approximate).

CBA vs. Albany, 11:30 am.

Shen vs. Colonie, 1 pm (time approximate).

Shaker vs. Saratoga, 2:30 pm (time approximate).

Class A:

Broadalbin-Perth 60, Lansingburgh 39.

Schalmont 40, Watervliet 39.

Hudson 66, Scotia-Glenville 54.

Cohoes 80, Gloversville 75.

Ichabod Crane 57, Ravena 54.

Sunday at Guilderland:

Schalmont vs. Hudson, 11:30 am.

Catholic Central vs. Ichabod Crane, 1 pm (time approximate).

Hudson Falls vs. Cohoes, 2:30 pm (time approximate).

Glens Falls vs. Broadalbin-Perth, 4 pm (time approximate).

Section II hockey semi-final previews

 We are now down to 4 in the Section 2 Division 1 hockey tournament. Top-seeded Saratoga will take the ice first at 7 vs. Albany Academy, while Shenendehowa will look to lock down a return trip to the finals vs. LaSalle.

Albany Academy @ Saratoga, 7 pm.:

Academy has been hot & cold this season, and now is not a time to go cold against the #1 team in the league. It's been a while since Saratoga even won a regular season title, and they're savoring every second.

Pick: Saratoga.

LaSalle @ Shen, 7:35 pm.

Shen defeated LaSalle, 7-3, last month, so the Cadets, winners of 5 in a row, will have revenge on their minds. Job 1 for Shen is to slow down, if not shut down, LaSalle's leading scorer, Michael Nocera, who strafed CBA for 4 goals last Friday. As for the Cadets, revenge is not top priority. Getting out to a fast start is, because if they jump out to an early lead as they did vs. CBA, Shen will have a long night.

Unfortunately, I don't see it happening.

Pick: Shen.

Of course, I could be wrong.

News & notes

 Glens Falls' Kellen Driscoll has committed to playing college basketball at RPI. Driscoll chose the Engineers over Ithaca, SUNY-Cortland, and St. Lawrence, among others.

Driscoll & the Black Bears will begin their quest to repeat at state champs Sunday at Guilderland vs. either Broadalbin-Perth or Lansingburgh.

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Friday figures to be a busy night for local sports.

In addition to high school sectionals in basketball and college hockey, with Union & RPI both at home, the Albany Patroons & NY Phoenix will open their seasons. The Pats will welcome Halifax to the Washington Avenue Armory, and the Phoenix will christen their season with Connecticut. Both games, as well as the hockey games, begin at 7 pm.

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Tuesday's college results:

Women's basketball:

Liberty League 1st round:

Skidmore 46, Union 43.

Women's lacrosse:

Dartmouth 20, Siena 9.

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Tuesday's sectional scores:

Women's basketball:

Class B:

Corinth 43, Watervliet 33. 

LaSalle 61, Hoosick Falls 31.

Coxsackie-Athens 68, Schuylerville 26.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 59, Greenville 36.

Catskill 68, Johnstown 22.

Tamarac 55, Chatham 23.

Saturday:

Corinth @ Voorheesville.

LaSalle vs. Coxsackie-Athens at Voorheesville.

Cobleskill-Richmondville @ Mechanicville.

Catskill vs. Tamarac at Mechanicville.

Class C:

Greenwich 88, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 24.

Lake George 48, Mayfield 40.

OESJ 63, Hoosic Valley 25.

Maple Hill 71, Cambridge 35.

Stillwater 70, Mekeel Christian 23.

Warrensburg 38, Galway 29.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 48, Waterford 20.

Whitehall 44, Duanesburg 35.

Friday:

Lake George @ Greenwich.

Maple Hill @ OESJ.

Warrensburg @ Stillwater.

Whitehall @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Men's basketball:

Class AA:

Queensbury 66, Ballston Spa 45.

Bethlehem 69, Columbia 61.

Mohonasen 66, South Glens Falls 55.

Burnt Hills 40, Averill Park 37.

Saturday @ Hudson Valley Community College:

Niskayuna vs. Queensbury.

Amsterdam vs. Bethlehem.

LaSalle vs. Mohonasen.

Troy vs. Burnt Hills.

Class B:

Hoosick Falls 66, Cambridge-Salem 40.

Tamarac 59, Corinth 54.

Greenville 80, Taconic Hills 49.

Fonda-Fultonville 61, Catskill 43.

Mechanicville 70, Schuylerville 59.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 75, Greenwich 60.

Voorheesville 61, Cairo-Durham 41.

Johnstown 49, Stillwater 46.

Saturday @ Guilderland:

Hoosick Falls vs. Tamarac.

Greenville vs. Fonda-Fultonville.

Mechanicville vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Voorheesville vs. Johnstown.

Class C:

Whitehall 72, Granville 68.

North Warren 82, Schoharie 65.

Maple Hill 51, Middleburgh 38.

Duanesburg 83, Waterford 44.

Canajoharie 55, Northville 36.

Saratoga Catholic 85, Lake George 28.

Hoosic Valley 63, Fort Plain 38.

Friday @ Hudson Valley:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo vs. Whitehall.

North Warren vs. Maple Hill.

Duanesburg vs. Canajoharie.

Saratoga Catholic vs. Hoosic Valley.

Monday's sectional scoreboard, 2/24

Women's basketball:

Troy 53, Amsterdam 24. The Lady Horses (15-6) will move on to play Columbia on Friday. The Rams finish 13-8.

Cohoes 47, Ravena 41. The Tigers move on to face Albany Academy next.

Queensbury 60, Mohonasen 38. The Lady Spartans will try to upset Catholic Central on Friday.

Ballston Spa 46, Burnt Hills 30. Up next for the Scotties is Bethlehem on Friday.

Niskayuna 70, South Glens Falls 31. Nisky visits Averill Park on Friday.

Ichabod Crane 53, Lansingburgh 32. The Riders travel to Broadalbin-Perth on Thursday. The Lady Knights finish 1-20.

Men's action resumes tonight.

News & notes

 The US women's national soccer team is 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup after beating Australia on Sunday. Clare Hutton (Bethlehem) made her first start, and one could credit her with an assist on Team USA's 1st goal. Next game is Wednesday vs. Japan (10:30 pm, TBS).

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The differences between the men's & women's basketball teams at Siena & UAlbany are like night & day. While Albany has dominated the America East in women's play, the men are now at .500 after a loss to New Hampshire on Saturday.

Then, there is Siena, whose men's team is borderline schizophrenic.

Reid Ducharme had a career high 21 points, one of four Saints in double figures, but it wasn't enough as Siena dropped a 93-88 decision to Canisius at MVP Arena on Sunday.

It wasn't a good day for Siena softball, either, as the Lady Saints dropped two games Sunday, 6-5 to Cornell, and 6-0 to North Florida, to fall to 5-4 on the young season.

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The rest of Sunday's college action:

Baseball:

Lamar 5, UAlbany 3.

Women's lacrosse:

Stony Brook 16, UAlbany 10.

Softball:

Ball State 12, UAlbany 1.

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A gentle reminder that tip time at Troy High for tonight's 1st round Class AA women's sectional vs. Amsterdam is 6 pm. I think the game will be streaming on Hudl and/or YouTube.

Add Troy. Seems to me that Will Harris' club has gotten the Rodney Dangerfield treatment from the press this season after a turnaround from averaging 3-4 wins per year the last few years to a 14-6 ledger (9-5 Colonial Council) this year. Harris has a solid core of talent, led by his daughter, Amaya, who will be a freshman next year, returning. However, the press isn't showing these talented ladies any respect. Sure, Stetson Merritt and the men's team have put up some strong numbers this year, too, and Merritt was named to WNYT's all star team last month, but how 'bout showing the ladies some love, too?

News & notes

 Women's hockey in Section II isn't just women on boys' teams (i.e. LaSalle). There is a women's league that isn't getting the attention it deserves.

That being said, Adirondack United won its 2nd straight regional title Saturday, downing Beekmantown, 1-0. Aside from the Glens Falls Post-Star, there is very little written about the United, and zilch about teams in their league. Sure, there's feature pieces in the Daily Gazette & Albany Times-Union today, but what about during the rest of the season?

Oh, yeah, not enough reporters.

The CDHSHL has decided that both semi-finals will be Wednesday night after Saratoga shut out Bethlehem, 4-0, on Saturday. The Saratoga-Albany Academy game will start at 7, with LaSalle-Shenendehowa dropping the puck 40 minutes later in Clifton Park. The winners meet next Sunday in what might be the last high school game at Union College's Messa Rink.

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Last year, the Colonie men's basketball team reached the Class AAA finals, only to lose to Green Tech. This year, Greg Davis' club is under .500, and picked up just their 6th win of the season Saturday, closing their regular season schedule with a 64-38 win over Middletown. At this time last year, the Wolfpack were undefeated. This year? 6-14 going into sectional play. Colonie will next play Shen on Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College.

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Saturday's college scoreboard:

Baseball:

Lamar 21, UAlbany 0 (7 innings).

Men's basketball:

Union 76, Hobart 69.

Clarkson 74, Skidmore 68.

RPI 72, St. Lawrence 49.

Nazareth 73, Russell Sage 65.

New Hampshire 71, UAlbany 60.

Women's basketball:

UAlbany 67, New Hampshire 49.

Siena 72, Canisius 58. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) escaped Terry Primm's doghouse after being benched earlier in the week, and led Siena with 23 points.

Skidmore 66, Clarkson 56.

St. Lawrence 63, RPI 40.

Union 73, William Smith 44.

Nazareth 71, Russell Sage 48.

Cobleskill 104, Lesley 41.

Men's hockey:

Dartmouth 2, Union 1.

Norwich 4, Skidmore 2.

Women's hockey:

ECAC playoffs:

Union 2, Brown 0.

Softball:

Cornell 2, Siena 1.

Leigh 13, UAlbany 3.

Men's lacrosse:

UAlbany 16, Drexel 9.

Long Island University 13, Siena 12.

Women's lacrosse:

Army 17, Siena 3.

Men's volleyball:

Russell Sage 3, Dean 0.

Russell Sage 3, SUNY-Purchase 2.

Friday's sectional scoreboard, 2/21

 You'd be forgiven if there was little attention paid to the first night of basketball sectionals, considering that the six teams that played all had sub .500 records.

Men's basketball:

Schuylerville 65, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 40.

Cambridge-Salem 53, Coxsackie-Athens 43.

Cairo-Durham 48, Rensselaer 45.

Tuesday: 

Schuylerville @ Mechanicville.

Cambridge-Salem @ Hoosick Falls.

Cairo-Durham @ Voorheesville.

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 1, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 0.

LaSalle 7, CBA 0. Michael Nocera had a night, with 4 goals and an assist. Sam Branon added two goals for the Cadets, who've now won 5 in a row.

Albany Academy 4, Adirondack 3.

Tuesday:

Albany Academy vs. the winner of tonight's Bethlehem-Saratoga game.

Wednesday:

LaSalle @ Shenendehowa.

Section II women's basketball sectional pairings revealed

 As regular season play ended last night, Section II has released the pairings for the 2025 women's basketball tournament.

Class AAA:

Wednesday:

Guilderland @ Shenendehowa. Winner plays #1 Shaker March 7 @ HVCC.

Saratoga @ Albany. Winner plays #2 Colonie March 7.

Finals will be at HVCC on March 10.

Class AA:

Monday:

Amsterdam @ Troy. Winner to play #1 Columbia next Friday. The pro-Suburban Council bias is in effect, as Troy deserved a higher seed.

South Glens Falls @ Niskayuna. Winner to play #4 Averill Park next Friday at Columbia.

Mohonasen @ Queensbury. Winner to play #2 Catholic Central in Mechanicville next Friday.

Burnt Hills @ Ballston Spa. Winner to play #3 Bethlehem next Friday at Mechanicville.

Semi-finals are at HVCC March 6, with the title game March 10.

Class A:

Monday:

Cohoes @ Ravena. Winner to play Albany Academy Thursday.

Lansingburgh @ Ichabod Crane. Winner to play Broadalbin-Perth Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Scotia-Glenville vs. Schalmont at Broadalbin-Perth.

Glens Falls vs. Academy of Holy Names at Albany Academy.

Semi-finals are March 3 and the finals March 8, both at HVCC.

Class B:

Tuesday:

Watervliet @ Corinth. Winner to play Voorheesville March 1.

Hoosick Falls @ LaSalle. 

Schuylerville @ Coxsackie-Athens. The winners of these two games meet in Voorheesville on March 1.

Greenville @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner to play Mechanicville March 1.

Johnstown @ Catskill.

Chatham @ Tamarac. The winners of these two games will meet in Mechanciville March 1.

Semi-finals are March 5, with the title game March 8, both at HVCC.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ Greenwich.

Mayfield @ Lake George.

Hoosic Valley @ OESJ.

Cambridge @ Maple Hill.

Mekeel Christian @ Stillwater.

Warrensburg @ Galway.

Waterford @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Duanesburg @ Whitehall.

The quarters are next Friday. Semi-finals are March 4, with the finals on March 8, both at HVCC.

Thursday:

Salem @ Argyle. Winner to play defending champion Northville March 2 at HVCC.

Germantown @ Saratoga Catholic. Winner to play #2 Hartford March 2.

The finals will be at HVCC March 8.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 With the elimination of Scranton-Wilkes Barre from Arena Football 1, the league is down to 10 teams, and the schedule is trimmed to 11 games.

Here, then, is the Albany Firebirds' revised schedule for 2025.

March:

14: @ Orlando.

21: Home opener vs. Southwest Kansas.

29: @ Nashville.

April:

6: @ Salina.

13: Billings.

19: Corpus Christi. Darius Prince's 1st game vs. his former team.

May:

9: Nashville.

24: Corpus Christi. Prince returns to Albany.

31: Arizona.

June: 

7: @ Orlando.

14: Home finale vs. Orlando.

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Team USA defeated Columbia, 2-0, in game 1 of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday. It doesn't appear, though, that Clare Hutton (Bethlehem) was a factor in the win. Next game is Sunday.

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Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Stillwater 63, Coxsackie-Athens 37.

Shaker 63, Pine Bush 54.

Cambridge 46, Waterford 35.

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UAlbany swept Maine in Thursday's games.

In Maine, the women dominated the Black Bears, 56-40. Jessica Tomasetti led Albany with 17 points. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) added 7, and Meghan Huerter came off the bench with just 2 points in 9 minutes.

At Broadview Center, Justin Neely scored 29 points to lead Albany past Maine, 79-68. Amare Marshall added 18 for Albany.

News & notes

 The SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament begins tonight with Team USA, featuring Bethlehem's Clare Hutton, taking on Colombia in Houston. The game will air at 8 pm on TBS and, for Spanish viewers, Universo. Max & Peacock share streaming rights.

The downside, of course, is that the game will opposite the conclusion of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off between USA & Canada (ESPN, 8 pm), and will finish before the hockey does.

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Albany Academy's men's basketball team plays an independent schedule, and does not compete in the Section II tournament. They had the lone game on the schedule Wednesday, routing Lawrence Woodmere, 77-50.

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The field is now set for the CDHSHL quarterfinals, which will begin Friday.

On Wednesday, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa defeated Guilderville, 5-1, and CBA clipped the hapless CD Jets, 3-2. The Jets finished the season on a 9 game losing streak, locked in the CDHSHL basement.

Looking ahead to the quarters:

Friday:

Burnt Hills @ Shenendehowa, 2:45 pm. The defending champions are the opening act, taking on a Spartan Scotties team that has won their last two, both against the Storm. Conversely, Shen has dropped their last two, leading some to think maybe an upset is nigh. Nope. Shen will be well rested after nearly a week off.

Pick: Shen.

CBA @ LaSalle, 7:15 pm. As of press time, the site still has not been confirmed, due likely to venue availability that would allow the Cadets to play at Knickerbacker Arena in Lansingburgh, where they're 2-0-2. The teams split the season series, so anything is possible. CBA has won its last 2, while LaSalle is on a 4 game winning streak.

Pick: LaSalle.

Albany Academy @ Adirondack, 7:40 pm. The "other" Cadets have dropped their last 2, while the Rivermen won their finale. It was not so long ago that Adirondack had won the league title. In fact, it was about 2-3 years ago. They may be peaking at the right time.

Pick: Adirondack.

Saturday:

Bethlehem @ Saratoga, 7 pm. When was the last time the Blue Streaks were the champs until this year? I can't recall. Anyway, this should be a good game. The Eagles have the momentum after beating the Hawks on Tuesday, while Saratoga has been licking its collective wounds after losing their regular season finale. Bethlehem, of the teams in the field, seems likely to pull an upset.

Pick: Bethlehem.

Of course, I could be wrong.

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While we don't report on it, esports has become a thing in high schools. Troy High, for example, has an esports program, and now, neighboring RPI and the ECAC are joining the fray at the college level.

Here's a quickie from WNYT.

Competitive video game leagues? What next?

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Speaking of Troy, sophomore superstar Stetson Merritt warmed up for the sectionals by torching Schenectady for 47 points in their win on Tuesday.

2025 men's basketball sectional pairings revealed

 By delaying the women's sectional pairings to Friday, Section II suits wasted little time in putting together this year's men's basketball tournaments. One big change this year is that the championship games will be at Hudson Valley Community College March 8-9, likely due to the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls being booked for the Adirondack Thunder and/or other events.

This year's field:

Class AAA:

Next Wednesday:

Guilderland @ Schenectady. Winner will play Green Tech at HVCC on March 2.

March 2:

Albany vs. CBA, 11:30 am.

Colonie vs. Shenendehowa, 1 pm (time approximate).

Saratoga vs. Shaker, approximately 2:30 pm.

The finals are also at HVCC, on March 9.

Class AA:

Tuesday:

Ballston Spa @ Queensbury. Winner to play Niskayuna @ HVCC March 1.

Columbia @ Bethlehem. Winner plays Amsterdam.

Mohonasen @ South Glens Falls. Winner to play LaSalle in what amounts to a home game for the Cadets @ HVCC.

Burnt Hills @ Averill Park. Winner plays Troy, which also gets a home game at HVCC.

The semi-finals will be at Cool Insuring March 5-6, with the title game right back at HVCC on March 9.

Class A:

Next Wednesday:

Lansingburgh @ Broadalbin-Perth. Winner to play Glens Falls.

Schalmont @ Watervliet.

Scotia-Glenville @ Hudson.

Cohoes @ Gloversville. Winner to play Hudson Falls.

Ravena @ Ichabod Crane. Winner to play Catholic Central.

The quarterfinals will be at Guilderland March 2. Semis at Cool Insuring March 5. Title game at HVCC March 8.

Class B:

Friday:

Cambridge-Salem @ Coxsackie-Athens. Winner to play Hoosick Falls.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ Schuylerville. Winner plays Mechanicville.

Rensselaer @ Cairo-Durham. Winner to play Voorheesville.

Tuesday:

Tamarac @ Corinth.

Taconic Hills @ Greenville.

Catskill @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Greenwich @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Stillwater @ Johnstown.

Guilderland will host the quarterfinals March 1, with the semis at Cool Insuring March 3-4, and the finals at HVCC on March 8.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Granville @ Whitehall.

Schoharie @ North Warren.

Middleburgh @ Maple Hill.

Waterford @ Duanesburg.

Northville @ Canajoharie.

Lake George @ Saratoga Catholic.

Fort Plain @ Hoosic Valley.

The quarterfinals will be at Guilderland & Hudson Valley February 28. Semis at Cool Insuring March 3, and the title game at HVCC on March 9.

Class D:

March 1:

Fort Edward @ Hartford. Winner to play Loudonville Christian.

Doane Stuart @ Hawthorne Valley.

Germantown @ Fort Ann.

Semifinals at Cool Insuring March 4, and the finals at HVCC March 9.

Good luck to all the teams.

Tuesday's high school & college scoreboard, 2/18

 Colleges:

Women's basketball:

Russell Sage 66, Hartwick 53.

Men's lacrosse:

Penn 14, UAlbany 0.

Men's volleyball:

Springfield 3, Russell Sage 1.

High schools:

Hockey:

Bethlehem 4, Hawks 2. The Eagles advance to play Saratoga Saturday night.

Women's basketball:

Catskill 43, Ichabod Crane 36.

Schalmont 52, LaSalle 36. 

Averill Park 62, Shenendehowa 49.

Malone-Franklin Academy 69, Coxsackie-Athens 43.

Guilderland 52, Queensbury 42.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 44, Northville 43.

Ballston Spa 59, Saratoga 46.

Hoosic Valley 47, Emma Willard 37.

Men's basketball:

Fort Ann 66, Johnsburg-Minerva 44.

Canajoharie 54, Cobleskill-Richmondville 51.

Middleburgh 71, Schoharie 56.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 60, Mayfield 46.

Columbia 67, Burnt Hills 61.

Niskayuna 52, Shaker 50.

Ballston Spa 64, Catholic Central 61.

Watervliet 63, Cohoes 56.

Berne=Knox-Westerlo 61, Duanesburg 46.

Ravena 60, Scotia-Glenville 56.

Troy 71, Schenectady 59.

CBA @ Bishop Ludden was cancelled and will not be made up.

News & notes

 Joseph Girard III had his high school number retired prior to Glens Falls' home game on Friday. Unlike when Shenendehowa retired Kevin Huerter's number a couple of weeks ago, the Black Bears won. I don't think Girard has any regrets about not getting drafted last summer.

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When the seedings for the basketball sectionals are revealed later this week, some teams will, understandably, sit out due to poor performance.

For example, Schenectady, winless in women's action, will not participate, leaving a 6 team field for Class AAA.

In Class A, Gloversville, Hudson Falls, Hudson, & Emma Willard are opting out, although Colonial Council doormats Cohoes, Ravena, & Lansingburgh, will play. The Lady Knights, like Schenectady, have not won a game this season.

In Class B, Taconic Hills, Cairo-Durham, Canajoharie-Fort Plain, & Fonda-Fultonville will not play. In fact, I suspect Fonda-Fultonville didn't field a women's team this season. In Class C, North Warren, Granville, Middleburgh, Schoharie, Berlin-New Lebanon, & Hadley-Luzerne will pass.

Class D will have 6 teams after Fort Ann and Fort Edward chose to sit out.

On the men's side, Chatham will skip the Class B tournament. Hadley-Luzerne, Warrensburg, Mayfield, Berlin-New Lebanon, OESJ, Galway, & Argyle will skip the Class C tournament, leaving a 15 team field. Everyone else remains intact.

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Justice Shoats led 5 players in double figures with 20 points as Siena dismissed Sacred Heart, 93-75, on Sunday. The Saints return to MVP Arena on Friday.

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Monday's high school scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Corinth 66, Cambridge-Salem 63.

Lake George 45, Fort Edward 39.

Whitehall 77, Ticonderoga 47.

Hawthorne Valley 54, Schalmont 42.

Green Tech 76, Success Academy 31.

Women's basketball:

Ticonderoga 39, Whitehall 33.

Hockey:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 5, Guilderville 1.

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As a result of the above game, the playoffs are now set.

Today: #9 Bethlehem @ #8 Hawks, 4 pm, Union College.

Wednesday: #10 Guilderville @ #7 Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa, 3:30 pm.

#11 CD Jets @ #6 CBA, 6:15 pm.

Friday: #5 Albany Academy @ #4 Adirondack, 7:40 pm.

Guilderville-Burnt Hills winner @ Shenendehowa, 2:45 pm.

CD Jets-CBA winner @ LaSalle, 7:15 pm. While a venue isn't listed as of press time, assume it'll be Knickerbacker Arena.

Saturday: Queensbury @ Ithaca, 11:45 am.

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Speaking of LaSalle, Frear Park is closing the Park Pub, which serves as an entrance to the ice arena, so that might've been an underlying factor in the Cadets moving to Knickerbacker Arena, a move that has worked so far for LaSalle, as they've gone 2-0-2 in 4 games. The pub is being remodeled, and will reopen later this year. We think.

News & notes

 Later tonight, weather permitting, the coaches of the Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) will hold their annual meeting to finalize the pairings for the playoffs, which begin Tuesday night with play-in games. Keep in mind that Queensbury is in Division 2, and is not in Division 1 tournament, leaving 11 teams.

Before we get anywhere else, let's take a look at Saturday's scores.

LaSalle 4, Albany Academy 3 (OT). Tim Flanigan's club will be the 3rd seed, finishing 4th overall in the standings. Academy finishes 6th, and will be the #5 seed.

Ithaca 6, Saratoga 4. The Blue Streaks won the regular season title, and thus will be the #1 seed.

Burnt Hills-Ballstan Spa @ Guilderville was postponed, and will be played Monday.

The play-in pairings, with games set for Tuesday & Wednesday. Dates will be decided tonight.

#11 CD Jets @ #6 CBA. Winner plays LaSalle.

#10 Guilderville @ #7 Hawks. Winner plays Shenendehowa.

#9 Bethlehem @ #8 Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa. Winner plays Saratoga.

Albany Academy will play #4 Adirondack in the quarterfinals.

Update, 2/17: Today's game between Burnt Hills & Guilderville could change the seedings for the playoffs. We'll know for sure on Tuesday.

Moving on to basketball:

Women:

Albany Academy 78, LaSalle 38. This game was moved from Friday to Saturday without any real explanation.

Corinth 43, Lake George 32.

Greenwich 72, Mechanicville 34.

Glens Falls 59, Schuylerville 27.

Men:

Hoosick Falls 53, Saratoga Catholic 45.

Albany Academy 76, University Prep (Rochester) 44.

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The Albany FireWolves can't seem to catch a break in going from the penthouse to the outhouse this season.

Mired in the NLL basement, the 'Wolves were blown out by Ottawa, 18-9, Saturday night. Doesn't look like they're bound for the post-season this year.

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Siena marked Mental Health Awareness night at UHY Center by beating Sacred Heart, 66-51. Anajah Brown led the Saints with 23 points. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany), after hitting her 200th career 3 pointer in a win on Thursday, was held to 4 points.

The game marked a homecoming for Amelia Wood (Averill Park), who finished with 8 points.

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Meanwhile, Siena's women's lacrosse team went across the river to Troy to play Binghamton on Saturday, and dropped an 8-6 decision to the Bearcats. I believe Renwyck Field is on the RPI campus.

Troy High sports review through February 15

 Let's just jump right into it.

Bowling:

Troy finished 13th in the Class A sectionals at Boulevard Bowl, which would be normal, regardless of what league they play in. Congratulations to coach Don Poutre and his team on an outstanding 1st season in the Colonial Council.

Men's swimming:

Troy/CBA/Columbia finished 2nd behind Shenendehowa in the 3 day tournament that ended earlier today. Now, let's hope Troy's Rocco Jabour has some company in the form of other Troy swimmers next season.

Women's basketball:

Final regular season record: 14-6 (9-5 Colonial Council).

Troy has a week at least to prep for sectionals, as seedings will be announced on Friday. Will Harris' club is on a tear, having won 4 in a row, and 10 of 11, heading into the post-season, after beating Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 14-5 (10-2 Colonial Council).

After sweeping Cohoes & Mohonasen this week, Jamil Hood's squad will host Schenectady on Tuesday to close the regular season. Men's sectional pairings will be announced on Wednesday.

The sports review will return in April to cover lacrosse, baseball, and softball.

News & notes

 I can't stress this enough to start. Please check with your schools to see if their games will still go on tonight, with a winter storm arriving the tri-cities beginning around 1 pm. I realize that we're near the end of the regular season in hockey & basketball, and any games cancelled today might not be made up.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Women's basketball:

Ichabod Crane 61, Ravena 50.

Mayfield 47, Galway 39.

Troy 49, Mohonasen 40. Troy goes into the sectionals on a 4 game winning streak, and having won 10 of their last 11.

Catholic Central 56, Academy of Holy Names 31.

Argyle 45, Salem 23.

Colonie 48, Averill Park 39.

Warrensburg 47, Whitehall 41.

Shaker 76, Schenectady 23.

Columbia 65, Ballston Spa 47.

Burnt Hills 52, Saratoga 41.

Bethlehem 65, Guilderland 34. The Eagles outscored the Lady Dutch, 37-13, in the 2nd half to put this one away.

Albany 70, Niskayuna 40.

Men's basketball:

Troy 66, Mohonasen 54. Make it 3 in a row for the Flying Horses, who close with Schenectady on Tuesday.

Warrensburg 63, Argyle 60.

Hartford 56, Fort Ann 53.

Averill Park 42, Colonie 35.

Ichabod Crane 60, Ravena 44.

Cambridge-Salem 71, Berlin-New Lebanon 37.

Mechanicville 65, Greenwich 36.

Niskayuna 69, Albany 55.

Ballston Spa 65, Columbia 54.

Johnstown 48, Fonda-Fultonville 42.

Tamarac 58, Hoosic Valley 28.

Stillwater 83, Waterford 32.

Hockey:

CBA 3, Bethlehem 0.

LaSalle 3, Guilderville 2.

Queensbury 2, Shenendehowa 1.

Saratoga 5, Albany Academy 0.

Adirondack 5, Hawks 4.

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Maybe Siena should've done a Valentine's Day promotion for Friday's game vs. Marist at MVP Arena.

Less than 5,000 fans filled the arena, only to go home disappointed, as Marist toppled the Saints, 65-64. Gavin Doty led Siena with 20 points, while Justice Shoats & Major Freeman added 16 each. Weather permitting, the Saints will head to Connecticut to play Sacred Heart on Sunday before returning to MVP Arena next Friday to play Niagara.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 2/13

 Women:

Rhinebeck 31, Germantown 18.

Broadalbin-Perth 56, Scotia-Glenville 24.

Amsterdam 58, Schuylerville 34.

Stillwater 53, Tamarac 42.

Men:

Shaker 94, Schenectady 61.

Hudson 56, Schalmont 45.

Maple Hill 51, Cairo-Durham 39. Wildcats coach Scott Hanrahan is retiring at the end of the season, and got the win in his final regular season home game.

CBA 60, Shenendehowa 44. The season finale of WNYA's game of the week was a doozy.

News & notes

 RPI grad Matt Patricia is following his former boss, Bill Belichick, into the college coaching ranks, but not at North Carolina.

Patricia is signing on as a defensive assistant at Ohio State, which won the national championship last month.

Best of luck to Matt as he takes the next step in his career.

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A gentle reminder that the season finale of WNYA's basketball game of the week is tonight instead of tomorrow because of Siena basketball. CBA meets Shenendehowa, with a tip time of approximately 7:05 pm.

For what it's worth, LaSalle principal Steve Sgambelluri, who has been off the last two weeks from television, may have other issues to deal with on campus.

According to the Albany Times-Union, LaSalle has had to restrict attendance at McCormick Hall due to recent outbreaks of violence in the stands and in the parking lot. Only the families of players & coaches will be admitted for remaining games this season. The Cadets won the men's Colonial Council title last week with a sweep of Catholic Central.

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CBA football standout Jake Marra will play his college ball at UAlbany, starting next season. Marra had met with defensive coordinator Bill Nesselt, who might be the next head coach after Greg Gattuso departed last week for Penn State.

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Bethlehem grad Clare Hutton will be on the US Women's National Soccer Team for the SheBelieves Cup, which starts next week in Houston vs. Colombia. Hutton, 19, had recently finished her rookie season with the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League.

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The Basketball League's 2025 season doesn't start for another month, but the expansion NY Phoenix are already building a rivalry with the Albany Patroons.

First, the Phoenix signed Trevis Wyche away from Albany to be their first head coach. Recently, the team signed Shadell Millinghaus away from the Pats. Millinghaus split his high school days between Schenectady & Troy.

Now, let's see how the rest of the media plays it up......

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Queensbury 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1.

Albany Academy 5, CD Jets 3.

Saratoga 4, Shenendehowa 1.

Women's basketball:

Middleburgh 39, Mekeel Christian 33.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 40, Schoharie 30.

Hartford 63, Granville 57.

Guilderland 67, Ballston Spa 37.

Salem 49, Fort Ann 14.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 54, OESJ 41.

Glens Falls 57, South Glens Falls 30.

Broadalbin-Perth 80, Gloversville 22.

Stillwater 69, Saratoga Catholic 25.

Men's basketball:

Troy 81, Cohoes 65. Stetson Merritt led the way with 35 points for Troy (13-5).

Rensselaer 59, Loudonville Christian 55.

Fort Ann 61, Lake George 39.

Corinth 88, Granville 61.

Mechanicville 63, Greenville 38.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 86, Middleburgh 39.

Duanesburg 74, Fonda-Fultonville 46.

Canajoharie 62, Fort Plain 36.

Schoharie 56, Galway 44.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 69, OESJ 22.

Johnstown 55, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 51.

News & notes

 The next time Darius Prince sets foot on the arena football field at MVP Arena, it'll be as a visiting player.

Prince, a free agent, signed with Corpus Christi, and there are some issues as to what broke down between Prince and the Albany Firebirds. Seems the negotiations between the team and Prince got a little too personal for Prince's liking.

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Lansingburgh won the Class B men's bowling title on Tuesday at Boulevard Bowl. LaSalle finished 13th, but will send Zach Bombard & Raffaele Lombardi to state competition. Bombard finsihed second in individual competition behind 'Burgh's John Lynch.

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Tuesday's basketball scoreboard:

Women:

Northville 37, Cobleskill-Richmondville 35.

Hartford 53, North Warren 39.

Guilderland 74, Schenectady 17.

LaSalle 61, Academy of Holy Names 54.

Albany Academy 59, Catholic Central 54. 

Schalmont 47, Ichabod Crane 35.

Mohonasen 53, Cohoes 49.

Coxsackie-Athens 41, Chatham 27.

Catskill 72, Taconic Hills 22.

Greenville 69, Germantown 25.

Troy 72, Lansingburgh 32.

Corinth 51, Warrensburg 30.

Galway 46, Johnstown 39.

Bethlehem 54, Saratoga 19.

Shaker 63, Columbia 55.

Albany 53, Shenendehowa 49.

Mayfield 45, Duanesburg 35.

Argyle 46, Fort Ann 20.

Lake George 31, Whitehall 29.

Men's basketball:

Niskayuna 64, Averill Park 39.

Gloversville 74, Burnt Hills 67.

Mohonasen 60, Cohoes 51.

Hudson 73, Cairo-Durham 43.

Catskill 51, Taconic Hills 42.

Chatham 51, Coxsackie-Athens 40.

Greenville 78, Germantown 38.

Ichabod Crane 54, Schalmont 51.

Voorheesville 66, Ravena 51.

Northville 54, Schoharie 46.

Cambridge-Salem 57, Grace Christian 53.

Waterford 54, Berlin-New Lebanon 47.

Glens Falls 99, Queensbury 45.

Hudson Falls 66, South Glens Falls 54.

Shaker 84, Columbia 72. 

Schenectady 61, Guilderland 54.

Monday's high school scoreboard, 2/10

 Columbia captured the Class A men's bowling title on Monday. Troy placed 13th. LaSalle, apparently, is in Class B. No individual Troy bowler will advance to state competition, so the season is over for the Flying Horses.

Women's basketball:

Argyle 44, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 30.

Mekeel Christian 50, Berlin-New Lebanon 26.

Maple Hill 80, KIPP-Troy Prep 22.

Catskill 53, Ravena 43.

Glens Falls 49, Queensbury 40.

Broadalbin-Perth 72, Schuylerville 25.

Cambridge 43, Emma Willard 37.

Scotia-Glenville 55, Amsterdam 45.

Greenwich 86, Waterford 14.

Mechanicville 59, Hoosic Valley 24.

Men's basketball:

Green Tech 76, Our Lady of Lourdes 39.

Duanesburg 58, Maple Hill 47.

Hawthorne Valley 75, Fort Edward 37.

Catholic Central 78, KIPP-Tech Valley 28.

Mechanicville 64, Loudonville Christian 47.

Fonda-Fultonville 39, Johnstown 29.

Schoharie 55, Fort Plain 54.

Hockey:

Queensbury 6, Adirondack 4.

We stand corrected on the women's sectional pairings. We assumed that it, along with the men's pairings, both would be finalized February 19. Instead, the women's seedings will be announced February 21, so the tournament will start somewhere between February 22-25.

Troy High sports review, through February 8

 This is the final full week of regular season action in basketball. Sectionals in swimming & bowling come later this week.

Bowling:

Troy finished 4th in the Colonial Council championships one week ago at Boulevard Bowl. We haven't heard if any Troy kegler has qualified for sectionals which will be right back at Boulevard today (men) & Wednesday (women).

Women's basketball:

Current record: 12-6 (7-5 Colonial Council).

Will Harris' squad dusted themselves off after the loss to Albany Academy to beat Voorheesville & Cohoes last week. The Lady Horses have won 8 of 9, and are building momentum heading toward the sectionals next week.

Up next: Senior night vs. Lansingburgh on Tuesday, then the season finale at Mohonasen on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Current record: 12-5 (8-2 Colonial Council).

The Horses came out anxious, if not also flat, vs. Voorheesville, but righted the ship in completing a season sweep of Lansingburgh on Saturday night. 

Up next: Cohoes comes in Wednesday to kick off a season ending 3 game homestand. Then, it's Mohonasen on Friday, with Senior night on February 18 vs. Schenectady.

Saturday's high school scoreboard, 2/8

 Hockey:

LaSalle 5, Bethlehem 1. Michael Nocera led the way with a hat trick.

Hawks 5, CD Jets 3. The Hawks sweep the weekend series, and extend their winning streak to 3 in a row.

Saratoga 5, Saranac 1.

Albany Academy & CBA skated to a 2-2 draw.

Burnt Hills @ Queensbury was postponed due to weather.

Women's basketball:

Mechanicville 57, Emma Willard 36.

Gloversville 54, Lansingburgh 24.

Warrensburg 42, Granville 35.

Voorheesville 52, Ichabod Crane 41.

Men's basketball:

Troy 77, Lansingburgh 42. Troy snaps a 3 game losing streak.

Granville 88, Warrensburg 34.

Fonda-Fultonville 51, Cobleskill-Richmondville 36.

Middleburgh 76, OESJ 54.

CBA @ Bishop Ludden was cancelled due to weather.

News & notes

 Today's Siena-Rider men's basketball game in New Jersey has had its start time moved forward to 2 pm (JAMZ 96.3) in anticipation of the winter storm due to hit the northeast this evening. As of now, it looks like this may be the only one involving a team from the 518 to have made this move.

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Friday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Hawks 9, CD Jets 4. 

LaSalle 4, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 1. The Cadets pick up their first win at Knickerbacker Arena in 3 tries.

CBA 5, Guilderville 4.

Shenendehowa 4, Adirondack 1.

Queensbury 5, Saranac 3.

Women's basketball:

Argyle 42, Fort Ann 34.

Warrensburg 65, North Warren 23.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 48, Johnstown 46.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain 37, Mekeel Christian 34.

Duanesburg 68, KIPP-Tech Valley 13.

Maple Hill 47, Chatham 34.

Albany 51, Ballston Spa 27.

Catholic Central 68, LaSalle 31.

Mohoansen 74, Lansingburgh 26.

Schalmont 51, Ravena 38.

Greenville 71, Hudson 34.

Albany Academy 68, Academy of Holy Names 61.

Shaker 90, Niskayuna 59.

Galway 38, Schoharie 33.

Northville 60, Mayfield 37.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 76, Middleburgh 20.

Colonie 72, Guilderland 50.

Burnt Hills 59, Schenectady 12.

Corinth 49, Lake George 43.

OESJ 49, Cobleskill-Richmondville 39.

Whiteball 45, Salem 23.

Columbia 63, West Genesee 37.

Men's basketball:

Watervliet 61, Rensselaer 36.

Hudson 73, Greenville 67.

Ravena 52, Schalmont 36.

Cairo-Durham 53, Taconic Hills 33.

Lansingburgh 46, Mohonasen 42. The Knights gain some momentum heading into tonight's game vs. Troy at MVP Arena.

Amsterdam 71, Queensbury 60.

South Glens Falls 52, Scotia-Glenville 34.

Fonda-Fultonville 71, Coxsackie-Athens 63.

Shaker 75, Niskayuna 65.

CBA 51, Averill Park 19.

Schenectady 86, Burnt Hills 62.

North Warren 97, Warrensburg 50.

Hartford 59, Fort Edward 41.

Fort Ann 76, Argyle 33.

Corinth 69, Lake George 40.

Stillwater 53, Tamarac 48.

Cambridge-Salem 55, Berlin-New Lebanon 31.

Mechanicville 50, Hoosic Valley 37.

Saratoga Catholic 36, Hoosick Falls 34.

Saratoga 75, Middletown 56.

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Some games on tonight's CDHSHL scheduled to start anywhere between 6-8 pm. Please check to see if there are any changes, as teams will decide to either move up the start time or postpone.

High School Fridays: Working overtime (Bethlehem @ Shenendehowa, 2/7/25)

 This week's My4 game of the week has Bethlehem, winners of 4 in a row, facing Shenendehowa. Leah Bowers joins Rodger Wyland at the desk this week.

I wonder if that non-call, late in the 4th quarter, gets called if the game was at Bethlehem. It gave Shen the momentum to take the game into overtime, and, eventually win in double overtime.

Meanwhile, Troy completed a season sweep of Cohoes on the road, 59-46, their 8th win in their last 9 games.