Sunday's high school & college scoreboard, 11/8

 High schools:

Field hockey state regionals:

Class A:

Bethlehem 2, Rome Free Academy 0. The Lady Eagles will play Hilton on Saturday at Arlington High.

Class B:

Burnt Hills 5, New Hartford 0. Next for the Lady Spartans will be Pittsford on Saturday.

Class C:

Greenwich 4, Little Falls 3. The Witches move on to play Rondout Valley on Saturday.

College basketball:

Men:

Siena 82, Princeton 68.

Merrimack 73, UAlbany 60.

Women:

UAlbany 77, Mt. St. Mary's 57.

Binghamton 79, Siena 73. The Lady Saints had the nightcap of a doubleheader at MVP Arena, but lost most of the audience that had seen the men's game. Hmmmmmm.

News & notes

 Saturday's state regional results:

Women's soccer:

Class AAA:

Shenendehowa 5, Cicero North 1. The Lady Mustangs will next play Lancaster on Saturday.

Class AA:

Bethlehem 2, Fayetteville Manilus 1. Next for the Lady Eagles will be Spencerport on Saturday.

Class A:

Beekmantown 4, Averill Park 0.

Class B:

Schuylerville def. AuSable Forks via penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. Next for the Black Horses will be Briarcliff on Saturday at Cortland.

Class C:

Stillwater 4, North Salem 0. Stillwater faces Greene on Saturday at Homer High.

Men's soccer:

Class AAA:

Shaker 1, Cicero North 0. Next for the Blue Bison will be Lancaster on Friday.

Class AA:

Bethlehem 2, Watertown 0. The Eagles advance to play Churchville-Chili on Saturday.

Class A:

Averill Park 2, Peru 1. The Golden Knights will next play Lewiston-Porter on Friday.

Class B:

Schuylerville 1, Saranac 0. The Black Horses will play Southampton on Saturday.

Class C:

Greenville 2, Northern Adirondack 1. Greenville will play Geneseo on Saturday.

Women's volleyball sectionals:

Class A finals:

South Glens Falls 3, Glens Falls 1.

Class B finals:

Ichabod Crane 3, Voorheesville 2.

Class C finals:

Stillwater def. Galway.

Class D finals:

Duanesburg 3, Lake George 1.

College football:

Bryant 31, UAlbany 7.

RPI 14, Ithaca 10.

Union 27, Rochester 0. The Garnet Chargers come to Troy to play RPI for the Dutchmen's Shoes on Saturday.

High School Fridays: Friday's sectional scoreboard, 11/6

 Five weeks ago, Saratoga handed Shaker its worst loss of the season at the time. Friday brought a rematch in the Class AA semifinals, but this time, it was a closer game.

Saratoga took the opening kickoff, just like they did on October 2, and went right down the field, with quarterback Bobby Morris calling his own number to go 21 yards for the first score of the night. A PAT made it 7-0 in favor of the hosts.

Shaker responded in kind, with Avery Jones taking it in from 40 yards out, and the game was quickly knotted at 7. It didn't take long for the Blue Streaks to respond, as Morris found Jalen Lockrow, who caught a deflected pass, and sprinted 66 yards to the house. On the ensuing Shaker possession, Lockrow struck again, this time on defense, as he picked off a pass from Austin Marohn, and ran it back 33 yards to paydirt. The PAT failed this time, and Saratoga led, 20-7, after the 1st quarter.

In the 2nd quarter, Morris tallied his 2nd rushing touchdown of the night, this time from 18 yards, then ran in the 2 point conversion to extend the lead to 28-7. Late in the frame, Shaker's Liam Gilchrist, who had a 35 yard TD catch taken away due to penalty, ran it in from 9 yards out, and it was 28-14 at halftime.

Saratoga virtually put the game away in the 3rd quarter, as Morris & Lockrow connected again, this time with Lockrow sliding to make the catch in the corner of the end zone from 13 yards. Minutes later, Bolio Flores brought Shaker back to within two scores, running it in from 13 yards out. 35-21 Saratoga heading into the 4th quarter.

Shaker kept coming back, and actually got it to within a single possession, as Jemel Bellamy galloped 30 yards to the house just 2 minutes into the frame. Morris completed the rushing hat trick from 6 yards out, but Bellamy struck again for the Blue Bison, this time from 11 yards out, to get the Bison within 7 at 42-35.

However, what did Marohn in were 4 interceptions on the night. Not just the Lockrow pick 6, but Thomas Georgeadis sealed the game with a pick in the end zone late in the 4th quarter. Morris had only 1 interception in return. 42-35 was the final, and the defending champs will seek to repeat next week in Colonie against CBA, a 42-0 winner over Shenendehowa.

Other scores:

Class A:

Troy 28, Queensbury 16.

Burnt Hills 41, Mohonasen 6. 

Class B:

Averill Park 34, LaSalle 14.

Glens Falls 57, Gloversville 7.

Class C: 

Schuylerville 48, Cobleskill-Richmondville 6.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 28, Fonda-Fultonville 21.

Crossovers:

Johnstown 42, Lansingburgh 17.

Scotia 40, Cohoes 14.

Women's volleyball:

Class AAA finals:

Shenendehowa 3, Saratoga 0.

Class AA finals:

Burnt Hills 3, Bethlehem 1.

Men's volleyball:

Bethlehem 3, Niskayuna 1.

Columbia 3, Saratoga 0.

Shaker 3, Colonie 0.

Shenendehowa 3, Guilderland 0.

Section 2 football playoff preview

 We never got around to making picks in the 1st round in Classes B & C, so we'll catch up with the semifinals in those classes. But, first, Class AA starts things off.

Class AA semifinals:

Shenendehowa @ CBA:

The Mustangs ended up with the invitation to the massacre, but have they figured out how to slow down the Brothers, who have scored 60+ in 6 of 9 games this season? We'll soon find out. It ain't gonna be pretty.

Pick: CBA.

Shaker @ Saratoga (Spectrum News 1, 7 pm):

Two weeks ago, the Blue Streaks ran over the Bison. Expect more of the same, unless Greg Sheeler has adjusted his defense to shut down Bobby Morris, Cam Toomey, and company. A rematch with CBA seems likely.

Pick: Saratoga.

Class A semifinals:

Queensbury @ Troy:

The Flying Horses dropped 30+ on the Spartans in a week 3 shutout. However, as Queensbury showed last week, things may be a wee bit different this time. Just not enough to change the result.

Pick: Troy.

Mohonasen @ Burnt Hills:

Mohon was completely outplayed and outclassed by Queensbury last week. A rematch with Burnt Hills will end their season, likely in embarrassing fashion.

Pick: Burnt Hills.

Class B semifinals:

LaSalle @ Averill Park:

The Cadets have improved greatly after a winless 2025 campaign. However, all roads lead to a rematch between the Golden Knights and Glens Falls. Pray for an upset.

Pick: Averill Park.

Gloversville @ Glens Falls:

Looking at this one, I'm reminded of an old Catskill Game Farm commercial, whose jingle sounds like this:

"Bears, bears, bears, bears...."

Pick: Glens Falls.

Class C semifinals:

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac @ Fonda-Fultonville:

The merger of two suburban Rensselaer County programs has produced great success. If there's an upset to be had, it's here.

Pick: Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

Schuylerville @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

The Black Horses are perennials in the Super Bowl. Not this year.

Pick: Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Class D only has a Super Bowl this year, as they only had 2 teams qualify. 

Full picks for the Super Bowls next week.

Of course, I could be wrong.

Section 2 men's volleyball sectional pairings released

 Unlike the women's tournament, the men's volleyball sectionals are split into two divisions. Try figuring out that pretzel logic.......

Division 1:

Tomorrow:

Guilderland @ Shenendehowa.

Niskayuna @ Bethlehem.

Saratoga @ Columbia.

Colonie @ Shaker.

The semifinals are at Schenectady on Tuesday, and the finals are at Schenectady on Friday the 13th.

Division 2:

CBA & Burnt Hills will meet for the title on Friday the 13th at Schenectady.

The other leagues don't have any representation, which is even worse than the women's tournament. Maybe they should wait, and have the sectionals after the other leagues finish their schedules........

High School Fridays: Week 9 roundup, 10/30

 The pairings for Classes AA & A are now set after Friday's action.

Queensbury, with a playoff berth on the line, upset Mohonasen, 21-10, knocking Mohon to the #4 seed in Class A. That, of course, means a rematch with top seeded Burnt Hills, and not #2 Troy, which is what Mohon wanted. Instead, the Spartans go to Troy for a rematch. 

In Class AA, CBA will host Shenendehowa, and Saratoga entertains Shaker.

The rest of Friday's scores:

Football:

Red Hook 47, Cohoes 14.

Greenwich 48, Green Tech 0.

Watervliet-Heatly 27, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 21.

Averill Park 49, Scotia 0.

Ballston Spa 31, Bethlehem 19.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 53, Voorheesville 27.

Colonie 30, Schenectady 22.

Niskayuna 25, Columbia 19.

Fonda-Fultonville 36, Mechanicville 8.Joh

Saratoga 51, Guilderland 7.

Glens Falls 41, Lansingburgh 14.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 15, Hudson 7.

Gloversville 24, Ravena 7.

LaSalle 21, Schalmont 0.

Schuylerville 54, Johnstown 6.

CBA 27, Shaker 6.

Shenendehowa 31, Albany 8.

Troy 43, South Glens Falls 8.

Women's soccer:

Class D final:

Northville 4, Fort Ann 0.

Class AAA final:

Shenendehowa 6, Guilderland 2.

Women's volleyball:

Class B quarterfinals:

Ichabod Crane 3, Schuylerville 1.

Mechanicville 3, Ravena 0.

LaSalle 3, Broadalbin-Perth 1.

Voorheesville 3, Cobleskill-Richmondville 0.

Wednesday @ Ballston Spa:

Voorheesville vs. LaSalle.

Mechanicville vs. Ichabod Crane.

Class C quarterfinals:

Galway 3, Greenville 0.

Saratoga Catholic 3, Schoharie 2.

Stillwater 3, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Maple Hill 3, Mekeel Christian 0.

Wednesday @ Broadalbin-Perth:

Maple Hill vs. Stillwater.

Galway vs. Saratoga Catholic.

Class D quarterfinals:

Lake George 3, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Argyle 3, Fort Edward 0.

Duanesburg 3, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2.

Loudonville Christian 3, Hartford 1.

Wednesday @ Hudson Falls:

Loudonville Christian vs. Duanesburg.

Lake George vs. Argyle.

Thursday's sectional scoreboard, 10/29

 Volleyball:

Class AAA:

Colonie 3, Schenectady 1. The Wolfpack will play Shenendehowa on Wednesday.

Class AA:

Burnt Hills 3, Troy 0. Troy goes 1-&-done again in a match that shouldn't have happened.

Ballston Spa 3, Queensbury 2.

Columbia 3, Guilderland 0.

Bethlehem 3, Niskayuna 0.

Class A:

South Glens Falls 3, Cohoes 0.

Holy Names 3, Hudson Falls 1.

Scotia 3, Lansingburgh 1.

Glens Falls 3, Mohonasen 1.

Women's soccer:

Class AA semifinals:

Ballston Spa 3, Columbia 2 (OT).

Bethlehem 2, Mohonasen 0.

The Eagles & Scotties will meet at Shaker on Tuesday.

Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 10/28

 Women's soccer:

Class A semifinals:

Schalmont 5, Scotia 1.

Averill Park 4, Ravena 1.

The Golden Knights & Sabres meet Tuesday at Shaker.

Class B semifinals:

Mechanicville 4, Voorheesville 0.

Schuylerville 1, Broadalbin-Perth 0.

Mechanicville & Schuylerville return to Lansingburgh Saturday afternoon.

Volleyball:

Class B 1st round:

Schuylerville 3, Coxsackie-Athens 2. The Black Horses will play top seeded Ichabod Crane tomorrow.

Ravena 3, Tamarac 1. The Ravens visit Mechanicville tomorrow.

Broadalbin-Perth 3, Watervliet-Heatly 0. The Lady Patriots come to Troy to play LaSalle tomorrow.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 3, Schalmont 1. C-R faces another Colonial Council foe in Voorheesville tomorrow.

Class C 1st round:

Greenville 3, Cairo-Durham 1. Greenville will play Galway tomorrow.

Saratoga Catholic 3, Berlin-New Lebanon 0. The Saints will play Schoharie tomorrow.

Stillwater 3, Mayfield 0. Stillwater will be at Fonda-Fultonville tomorrow.

Mekeel Christian 3, Hoosic Valley 2. Mekeel visits Maple Hill tomorrow.

Men's soccer:

Class C semifinals:

Maple Hill 3, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Greenville 4, Loudonville Christian 1.

Patroon Conference rivals Greenville & Maple Hill meet at Queensbury on Saturday.

Class D semifinals:

Northville 12, North Warren 0.

Hartford 2, Fort Ann 0.

Northville & Hartford travel to Queensbury for the D title on Saturday.

News & notes

 We talked about this earlier over at The Land of Whatever, but there's more to discuss regarding the mistakes made by Section II in seeding the Class AA volleyball sectionals for women.

Colonial Council champion Troy is seeded 8th, and will travel to Burnt Hills tomorrow. That's wrong.

Foothills Council champion Queensbury is seeded 5th, and will play at Ballston Spa. That is also wrong.

The Section II committee can argue strength of schedule until they're blue in their collective faces, but it doesn't justify the disrespect.

By sending Troy on the road for the 2nd straight year, Section II is throwing away a champion vs. champion match that should be saved for a later round. Queensbury, should they get past the Lady Scotties, would be next, and that would be another champion vs. champion match.

The correct bracket should have Queensbury & Troy at #'s 2 & 3, playing at home. Section II has made it clear that the Suburban Council has favored nation status, and they've rigged the draw to ensure a Suburban team wins the title. A 9-8 Ballston Spa team is ranked ahead of Queensbury, one of three teams with a 13-3 record? Seriously?

Section II will never learn.

Former LaSalle star Davon Maloney, currently at the Newman School, has committed to Vermont of the America East conference. That means he'll return home once a year when the Catamounts play UAlbany, unless they are also scheduled to play Siena. Figure some old friends will stop by and cheer him on.........

Tuesday's sectional scoreboard:

Women's soccer:

Class C semi-finals:

Lake George 2, Schoharie 1.

Stillwater 7, Mayfield 0.

Stillwater & Lake George meet Saturday morning at Lansingburgh.

Class D (Monday):

Fort Ann 3, Saratoga Catholic 2.

Men's soccer:

Class B semifinals:

Broadalbin-Perth 4, Catskill 0.

Schuylerville 3, Ichabod Crane 2.

The Patriots & Black Horses meet Monday at Bethlehem.

Class A semifinals:

Schalmont 2, LaSalle 0.

Averill Park 3, Cohoes 1.

The Sabres & Golden Knights also meet Monday at Bethlehem.

2026 women's volleyball sectional pairings released

 We should have the men's volleyball pairings before the week is out, but the ladies' pairings are out. Here we go:

Class AAA:

Thursday:

Schenectady @ Colonie. The winner will play Shenendehowa.

Saratoga will host Shaker in the other semi-final, November 4 @ Averill Park. The finals are at Saratoga November 6.

Class AA:

Thursday:

Troy @ Burnt Hills. The reigning Colonial Council champs get screwed again by Section II. Whomever is in charge of these brackets needs to throw away the strength of schedule argument.

Queensbury @ Ballston Spa.

Niskayuna @ Bethlehem.

Guilderland @ Columbia.

The semifinals are at Scotia on November 4, with the finals in Saratoga on November 6.

Class A:

Thursday:

Cohoes @ South Glens Falls.

Holy Names @ Hudson Falls.

Mohonasen @ Glens Falls.

Lansingburgh @ Scotia.

The semifinals are at Stillwater on November 4. Saratoga will host the finals on November 7.

Class B:

Tomorrow:

Schuylerville @ Coxsackie-Athens. Winner to play Ichabod Crane Friday.

Tamarac @ Ravena.

Schalmont @ Cobleskill-Richmondville. Winner to play Voorheesville on Friday.

Watervliet-Heatly @ Broadalbin-Perth. Winner to play LaSalle on Friday.

Ballston Spa hosts the semifinals on November 4. The finals are at Saratoga on November 7.

Class C:

Tomorrow:

Cairo-Durham @ Greenville. Winner to play Galway on Friday.

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Saratoga Catholic. Winner to play Schoharie on Friday.

Hoosic Valley @ Mekeel Christian. Winner plays Maple Hill on Friday.

Mayfield @ Stillwater. Winner to play Fonda-Fultonville on Friday.

Broadalbin-Perth will host the semifinals on November 4. Finals at Saratoga on November 7.

Class D:

Friday:

Hadley-Luzerne @ Lake George.

Fort Edward @ Argyle.

Loudonville Christian @ Hartford.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo @ Duanesburg.

Semifinals @ Hudson Falls November 4. Finals @ Saratoga November 7.

Good luck to all the teams.

Monday's sectional scoreboard, 10/26

 Women's soccer:

Class AA quarterfinals:

Ballston Spa 1, Burnt Hills 0.

Columbia 13, Troy 0. Ouch! Troy finishes 10-8 on the season, but where was the defense on Monday?

Mohonasen 2, Niskayuna 1.

Bethlehem 5, Queensbury 0.

Thursday @ Stillwater:

Ballston Spa vs. Columbia

Mohon vs. Bethlehem.

Men's soccer:

Class AAA semifinals:

Shaker 2, Saratoga 0.

Guilderland 2, Shenendehowa 1.

The Bison & Dutchmen return to LaSalle on Saturday.

Class AA semifinals:

Bethlehem def. Niskayuna via penalty kicks after a scoreless draw.

Burnt Hills 4, Columbia 1.

The Eagles & Spartans will kick things off at LaSalle on Saturday.

News & notes

 Congratulations to Stillwater women's soccer coach Christine Ihnatolya, who won her 200th career game on Saturday. We'll have Saturday's results coming up shortly.

Former Siena men's basketball coach Carmen Macaiarello is back on the sidelines, this time as an assistant at Army. We'll see how soon the Black Knights schedule another game vs. either Siena or UAlbany down the road.

Saturday's sectional scoreboard:

Women's soccer:

Class AAA semifinals:

Shenendehowa 5, Colonie 0.

Guilderland 2, Saratoga 1.

It'll be the Lady Dutch vs. the Mustangs Friday night at Niskayuna.

Class B quarterfinals:

Mechanicville 8, Ichabod Crane 0.

Voorheesville 4, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 1, LaSalle 0.

Schuylerville 4, Cairo-Durham 0.

Wednesday @ Lansingburgh:

Schuylerville vs. Broadalbin-Perth.

Voorheesville vs. Mechanicville.

Class C quarterfinals:

Stillwater 1, Waterford 0.

Mayfield 2, Maple Hill 1 (OT).

Schoharie 7, Galway 0.

Lake George 3, OESJ 0.

Tuesday @ Amsterdam:

Lake George vs. Schoharie.

Mayfield vs. Stillwater.

Men's soccer:

Class A quarterfinals:

LaSalle 5, Glens Falls 2.

Schalmont 8, Scotia 0.

Tuesday @ South Glens Falls:

LaSalle vs. Schalmont.

Cohoes vs. Averill Park.

Class B quarterfinals:

Catskill 2, Cobleskill-Richmondville 1.

Broadalbin-Perth 1, Mechanicville 0.

Ichabod Crane 3, Voorheesville 2.

Schuylerville 3, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Tuesday @ Waterford:

Schuylerville vs. Ichabod Crane.

Broadalbin-Perth vs. Catskill.

Class C quarterfinals:

Maple Hill 4, Chatham 1.

Cambridge-Salem 1, Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 0.

Loudonville Christian 1, Greenwich 0.

Greenville 3, Lake George 1.

Wednesday @ Columbia:

Greenville vs. Loudonville Christian.

Cambridge-Salem vs. Maple Hill.

The parings for the Class B & C playoffs in football have been announced as follows:

Class B:

Friday:

Scotia @ Averill Park.

LaSalle @ Schalmont.

Lansingburgh @ Glens Falls.

Gloversville @ Ravena.

Class C:

Friday:

Mechanicville @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Hudson @ Hoosick Falls-Tamarac.

Johnstown @ Schuylerville.

Voorheesville @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Shenendehowa will host both the Class B & C Super Bowls November 14.

High School Fridays: Once Upon a Homecoming Dreary (Saratoga @ Shenendehowa, 10/23/26)

 It was not only Homecoming at Shenendehowa this week, but also Rivalry Week, with Saratoga coming down the Northway. To stress how important this game is to both schools, former coaches Blase Iluiano (Saratoga) & Brent Steuerwald (Shen) gave their teams pep talks in the run up to the game.

The first quarter saw the teams exchange punts and turnovers on downs, leading to a scoreless frame. Late in the quarter, Saratoga was backed up all the way to their one yard line, leading to a punt that gave the Mustangs terrific field position at the 'Toga 35. 3 1/2 minutes into the 2nd quarter, Shen's Joey Marello punched it in from 2 yards out. Michael Manoli added the extra point, and Shen drew first blood at 7-0. Unfortunately, that would be their only lead of the game.

On the ensuing Blue Streak possession, Saratoga marched down the field, with Jalen Lockrow outrunning the defense for 29 yards to paydirt. However, the PAT clanked off the upright, leaving Shen with a 1 point lead at 7-6.

But not for long.

After a Shen possession failed to produce anything, Saratoga got the ball back right before halftime. This time, QB Bobby Morris ran it in himself from 16 yards. Morris then hit Gavin "Vive" LaFrance with a 2 point conversion, and the Streaks went into the break with a 14-7 lead.

The only scoring in the 2nd half was a Manoli field goal from 29 yards out, cutting the lead to 14-10, which was also the final score.

Luckily for Shen, they'll hang on to the #4 seed in the Class AA playoffs after Niskayuna defeated luckless Albany. The downside, of course, is a rematch with CBA in 2 weeks.

Other scores:

Niskayuna 32, Albany 14.

Troy 30, Ballston Spa 19.

Schuylerville 64, Watervliet-Heatly 7.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 40, Voorheesville 7.

Glens Falls 43, Schalmont 14.

Mechanicville 18, Granville 13.

Saratoga Catholic 60, Lake George 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 28, Hudson 7.

Colonie 40, Amsterdam 19.

Averill Park 28, LaSalle 14.

Burnt Hills 42, Queensbury 7.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 33, Greenwich 0.

CBA 69, Guilderland 0.

Ravena 35, Lansingburgh 28.

Bethlehem 28, South Glens Falls 25.

Volleyball:

Troy 3, Voorheesville 0. The Lady Horses clinch their 2nd straight Colonial Council title.

Women's soccer:

Class A:

Schalmont 8, Emma Willard 0.

Scotia 3, Cohoes 2.

Ravena 6, Glens Falls 1.

Averill Park 3, Lansingburgh 0.

Wednesday @ Amsterdam:

Ravena vs. Averill Park.

Scotia vs. Schalmont.

Men's soccer:

Class A:

Averill Park 9, Hudson Falls 1.

Cohoes 5, Ravena 2.

Class D:

Northville 4, Germantown 0.

North Warren 4, Argyle 2.

Hartford 2, Bolton-Warrensburg 0.

Fort Ann 5, Mekeel Christian 1.

Wednesday @ OESJ:

Hartford vs. Fort Ann.

Northville vs. North Warren.

News & notes

 Good news for high school hoops fans.

In 2028, the men's state tournament moves back to Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls for at least 3 years (2028-30). Why not MVP Arena in Albany, I don't know.

Manory's restaurant in downtown Troy has long been a supporter of RPI hockey, even giving out pocket schedules over the years.

This year, owners Lou & Jennifer Marchese are taking it a step further, by posting the schedule on one of their windows for everyone to see. This will, by design, try to get more people interested in supporting the team, which has been on hard times. Let's see how this plays out.

Thursday's soccer sectional results:

Women:

Class B:

Ichabod Crane 3, Tamarac 1.

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Cobleskill-Richmondville 2.

Voorheesville 6, Hoosick Falls 0.

Broadalbin-Perth 5, Holy Names 0.

LaSalle 6, Catskill 0.

Cairo-Durham 3, Corinth 0.

Schuylerville 7, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Saturday:

Ichabod Crane @ Mechanicville.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Voorheesville.

LaSalle @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Cairo-Durham @ Schuylerville.

Class C:

Stillwater 7, Whitehall 0.

Waterford 1, Chatham 0.

Maple Hill 3, Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 0.

Mayfield 4, Greenwich 0.

Schoharie 9, Bolton-Warrensburg 0.

Galway 2, Greenville 1.

OESJ 1, Hoosic Valley 0.

Lake George 7, Cambridge-Salem 0.

Saturday:

OESJ @ Lake George.

Galway @ Schoharie.

Maple Hill @ Mayfield.

Waterford @ Stillwater.

Men:

Class AAA:

Shenendehowa 3, Schenectady 0.

Saratoga 2, Albany 1. 

Guilderland def. Colonie via penalty kicks after a scoreless draw.

Monday @ LaSalle:

Saratoga vs. Shaker.

Shen vs. Guilderland.

Class AA:

Bethlehem 8, Amsterdam 0.

Burnt Hills 2, CBA 1.

Columbia 3, Ballston Spa 0.

Niskayuna 3, Queensbury 1.

Monday @ Colonie:

Nisky vs. Bethlehem.

Columbia vs. Burnt Hills.

Class B:

Broadalbin-Perth 9, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 0. The Patriots advance to play Mechanicville on Saturday.

Class C:

Loudonville Christian 4, Galway 0.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 4, Stillwater 0.

Saturday:

Cambridge-Salem vs. BKWD.

Greenwich @ Loudonville Christian.

Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 10/21

 Field hockey:

Class A:

Guilderland 5, Colonie 0.

Shenendehowa 4, Niskayuna 3.

Bethlehem 12, Columbia 0.

Saratoga 2, Shaker 0.

Next Wednesday:

Shen @ Guilderland.

Saratoga @ Bethlehem.

Women's soccer:

Class AA:

Troy 1, Amsterdam 0.

Queensbury def. South Glens Falls via penalty kicks after a scoreless draw.

Monday:

Troy @ Columbia.

Ballston Spa @ Burnt Hills.

Niskayuna @ Mohonasen.

Queensbury @ Bethlehem.

Class A:

Emma Willard 5, Hudson Falls 1. The Jesters will play Schalnont on Friday.

Men's soccer:

Class B:

Catskill 2, Coxsackie-Athens 1.

Mechanicville 5, Hoosick Falls 1.

Voorheesville 3, Fonda-Fultonville 0.

Ichabod Crane 5, Taconic Hills 1.

Watervliet-Heatly 3, Tamarac 0.

Saturday:

Catskill @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Ichabod Crane @ Voorheesville.

Watervliet-Heatly @ Schuylerville.

Class C:

Maple Hill 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 0.

Chatham 2, Waterford 0.

Cambridge-Salem 5, Hoosic Valley 1.

Greenwich 3, OESJ 1.

Lake George 2, Schoharie 1.

Greenville 7, Mayfield 0.

Saturday:

Chatham @ Maple Hill.

Lake George @ Greenville.

News & notes

 For the 2nd time this month, WNYT has given its Athlete of The Week award to an athlete from Troy High.

This time, it's volleyball star Addie Harkin, who is also on Troy's softball & women's basketball teams. Congratulations, Addie.

Tuesday's sectional scoreboard:

Field hockey:

Class C:

Corinth 5, Hoosick Falls-Salem-Cambridge 1.

Johnstown 5, Schuylerville 0.

Next Tuesday:

Johnstown @ Granville.

Corinth @ Greenwich.

Women's soccer:

Class AAA:

Colonie 1, Shaker 0.

Saratoga 9, Albany 0.

Saturday:

Colonie @ Shenendehowa.

Saratoga @ Guilderland.

Men's soccer:

Class AA:

CBA 7, Troy 0. Troy finishes 0-17, with 12 straight shutout losses.

Amsterdam 2, Mohonasen 0. Not a good day for the Colonial Council.

Tomorrow:

Amsterdam @ Bethlehem.

Queensbury @ Niskayuna.

Ballston Spa @ Columbia.

CBA @ Burnt Hills.

Class C:

Berlin-New Lebanon 3, Middleburgh 2. Berlin-New Lebanon will play Maple Hill today.

Class D:

Germantown 4, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Mekeel Christian 3, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 1.

Friday:

Germantown @ Northville.

North Warren @ Argyle.

Bolton-Warrensburg @ Hartford.

Mekeel Christian @ Fort Ann.

2026 Section 2 soccer sectional pairings released

 Beginning tomorrow, the quest for sectional titles in soccer begins. We'll start with the women.

Women:

Class AAA:

Tuesday:

Colonie @ Shaker. Winner to play Shenendehowa Saturday at Niskayuna.

Albany @ Saratoga. Winner to play Guilderland Saturday.

Finals are also at Niskayuna on October 30.

Class AA:

Wednesday:

Troy @ Amsterdam. Winner to play Columbia next Monday.

South Glens Falls @ Queensbury. Winner to play Bethlehem.

Also on October 26:

Ballston Spa @ Burnt Hills.

Niskayuna @ Mohonasen.

Semifinals are at Stillwater on October 29, with the finals at Shaker on November 3.

Class A:

Wednesday:

Emma Willard @ Hudson Falls. Winner to play Schalmont on Friday.

According to Section II's records, the Jesters have a 9-0 record. You know how I feel about unbeaten teams getting dissed.

Also Friday:

Cohoes @ Scotia.

Glens Falls @ Ravena.

Lansingburgh @ Averill Park.

The semifinals will be at Amsterdam on October 28, with the finals at Shaker on November 3.

Class B:

Thursday:

Tamarac @ Ichabod Crane. Winner to play Mechanicville on Saturday.

Coxsackie-Athens @ Cobleskill-Richmondville.

Hoosick Falls @ Voorheesville.

Holy Names @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Catskill @ LaSalle.

Cairo-Durham @ Corinth.

Fonda-Fultonville @ Schuylerville.

Lansingburgh will host the semifinals on October 28, and the finals on October 31.

Class C:

Thursday:

Whitehall @ Stillwater.

Chatham @ Waterford.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg @ Maple Hill.

Greenwich @ Mayfield.

Bolton-Warrensburg @ Schoharie.

Galway @ Greenville.

Hoosic Valley @ OESJ.

Cambridge-Salem @ Lake George.

The quarterfinals will be on Saturday, with the semifinals at Amsterdam October 27, and the finals at Lansingburgh on October 31.

Class D:

Next Monday:

Saratoga Catholic @ Fort Ann. The winners will meet Northville October 30 at Niskayuna.

Men:

Class AAA:

Thursday:

Albany @ Saratoga. Winner to play Shaker next Monday at LaSalle.

Colonie @ Guilderland.

Schenectady @ Shenendehowa.

Finals will also be at LaSalle on October 31.

Class AA:

Tuesday:

Mohonasen @ Amsterdam. Winner to play Bethlehem on Thursday.

Troy @ CBA. Winner to play Burnt Hills on Thursday.

Also Thursday:

Columbia @ Ballston Spa.

Queensbury @ Niskayuna.

The semifinals are at Colonie next Monday, with the finals at LaSalle on October 31.

Class A:

Saturday:

Scotia @ Schalmont.

Glens Falls @ LaSalle.

Ravena @ Cohoes.

Hudson Falls @ Averill Park.

The semifinals are at South Glens Falls on October 27, with the finals at Bethlehem on November 2.

Class B:

Wednesday:

Coxsackie-Athens @ Catskill. Winner to play Cobleskill-Richmondville on Saturday.

Hoosick Falls @ Mechanicville.

Canajoharie-Fort Plain @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Fonda-Fultonville @ Voorheesville.

Taconic Hills @ Ichabod Crane.

Tamarac @ Watervliet-Heatly. Winner to play Schuylerville on Saturday.

Waterford will host the semifinals on October 27, with the finals at Bethlehem November 2.

Class C:

Tuesday:

Berlin-New Lebanon @ Middleburgh. Winner to play Maple Hill on Wednesday.

Also Wednesday:

Chatham @ Waterford. 

Hoosic Valley @ Cambridge-Salem.

Stillwater @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg.

Galway @ Loudonville Christian.

OESJ @ Greenwich.

Schoharie @ Lake George.

Mayfield @ Greenville.

Quarterfinals will be on Saturday, with the semifinals at Columbia October 28, and the finals at Queensbury on October 31.

Class D:

Tuesday:

Saratoga Catholic @ Germantown. Winner to play Northville on Friday.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ Mekeel Christian.

Also Friday:

Bolton-Warrensburg @ Hartford.

North Warren @ Argyle.

Semifinals are at OESJ on October 28, with the finals at Queensbury October 31.

Good luck to all the teams.

News & notes

 The last women's tennis sectional titles were decided on Saturday & Sunday.

On Saturday, Queensbury repeated as Class A champion, defeating Columbia, 8-1. Over in Class AA, Guilderland defeated Shaker, 5-4. Per the Albany Times-Union, a matchup of the Class B and C/D champions, Scotia & Greenwich, respectively, was set for Sunday, but nothing has been reported as of press time.

The pairings for field hockey sectionals have been released as follows:

Class A:

Wednesday:

Colonie @ Guilderland.

Niskayuna @ Shenendehowa.

Columbia @ Bethlehem.

Shaker @ Saratoga.

The semifinals will be the following week, on October 28, with the title game at Glens Falls on November 1.

Class B:

Queensbury visits South Glens Falls on October 29, with the winner to play top-seeded Burnt Hills on 11/1.

Class C:

Tomorrow:

Hoosick Falls/Salem/Cambridge @ Corinth. Winner to play Greenwich on 10/27.

Schuylerville @ Johnstown. Winner to play Granville on 10/27.

Finals at Glens Falls on 11/1.

The soccer sectional brackets will be released later today. As I've said before, winless Troy High would be better served not accepting a bid, if only to save further trauma for the players on the men's side. The men have been shut out in 11 straight games.

Gerry McNamara returned to Albany to a hero's welcome at MVP Arena Sunday, as Syracuse defeated Siena, 81-76, before over 8600 fans. Former Saint Gavin Doty led the Orange with 20 points. Francis Folefac didn't score in 11 minutes.

Siena newcomer Tim Ibukunoluwa led all scorers with 23 points. This might've been a rare case of a pre-season game getting radio coverage, as WJMZ (Jamz 96.3) begins its 3rd season of Siena basketball. The Saints return to action in 2 weeks at Bryant before returning home to play Princeton on November 8 in a men's & women's double-dip at MVP Arena.

High School Fridays: Week 7 roundup, 10/16

LaSalle 34, Ichabod Crane/Chatham 7.

Ravena 42, Green Tech 14.

Voorheesville 32, Watervliet-Heatly 14.

Scotia 49, Cohoes 8.

Troy 27, Bethlehem 7.

Guilderland 13, Niskayuna 7.  With 2 weeks left, Nisky, the defending Class A champs, have been eliminated from the Class AA title picture.

Averill Park 42, Lansingburgh 21.

Mohonasen 36, Amsterdam 23.

Schuylerville 49, Mechanicville 8.

Hoosick Falls-Tamarac 26, Granville 0.

Fonda-Fultonville 28, Cobleskill-Richmondville 27.

Glens Falls 47, Gloversville 15.

CBA 61, Schenectady 0.

Ballston Spa 52, South Glens Falls 26.

Now, some soccer scores:

Women:

Northville 8, Johnstown 0.

Greenville 9, Watervliet-Heatly 0.

Schalmont 3, Albany 0.

Whitehall 8, Hadley-Luzerne 0.

Mayfield 5, Canajoharie-Ft. Plain 0.

Coxsackie-Athens 4, Maple Hill 3.

Stillwater 4, Cohoes 1.

Galway 2, Hoosick Falls 1.

Men:

Schalmont 5, Mechanicville 0.

Corinth 4, Granville 1.

Fort Ann 2, Hartford 1.

Loudonville Christian 3, Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg 1.

North Warren 4, Bolton-Warrensburg 1.

Maple Hill 7, Tamarac 0.

Johnstown & Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons played to a 2-2 draw.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 4, Cairo-Durham 1.

Northville 9, Mekeel Christian 0.

Catskill 2, Coxsackie-Athens 0.

Mayfield 1, Middleburgh 0.

Thursday's high school scoreboard, 10/15

 Tennis:

Class AA semifinals:

Shaker 9, Niskayuna 0.

Guilderland 9, Saratoga 0.

The Lady Dutch & the Lady Bison will meet at Shenendehowa tomorrow.

Class A semifinals:

Queensbury 6, Averill Park 1.

Columbia 4, Burnt Hills 3.

The finals are at Saratoga tomorrow.

Class B finals:

Scotia 6, Ichabod Crane 1.

Class C/D finals:

Greenwich 5, Greenville 2.

Men's soccer:

Ichabod Crane 1, Ravena 0.

Voorheesville 5, Lansingburgh 0.

Albany Academy 2, LaSalle 1.

Schuylerville 3, Glens Falls 1.

Hudson Falls 5, Gloversville 0.

Amsterdam 6, Scotia 2.

Watervliet-Heatly 3, Taconic Hills 0.

Albany 4, Colonie 0.

Columbia 2, Niskayuna 1.

Bethlehem 5, CBA 2.

Shenendehowa 1, Guilderland 0.

Burnt Hills 3, Saratoga 1.

Shaker 2, Averill Park 1.

OESJ 5, Cherry Valley-Springfield 2.

Cambridge-Salem 1, Greenwich 0.

Tamarac 4, Berlin-New Lebanon 2.

Hoosick Falls 1, Saratoga Catholic 0.

Stillwater 1, Hoosic Valley 0.