Monday's high school scoreboard, 2/13

 Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Hartford 64, Warrensburg 55.

Colonial Council:

Lansingburgh 58, Mohonasen 51.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 63, Hudson 47.

Watervliet 62, Chatham 55.

Cairo-Durham 48, Catskill 39.

Greenville 60, Taconic Hills 57.

Suburban Council:

CBA 56, Averill Park 45.

Albany 73, Shenendehowa 41.

Non-league:

Green Tech 50, Shaker 48.

Troy 66, Utica Academy of Science 59. Troy snaps a 4 game losing streak.

Colonie 63, Mekeel Christian 56.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

Ichabod Crane 61, Cohoes 27.

Schalmont 48, Cobleskill-Richmondville 39.

Patroon Conference:

Chatham 50, Germantown 21.

Catskill 42, Greenville 25.

Hudson 38, Taconic Hills 34.

Suburban Council:

Averill Park 58, Bethlehem 50. Kaitlyn Robbins led the Eagles with 16 points in a losing effort.

Shenendehowa 65, Columbia 49.

Shaker 71, Ballston Spa 44.

Wasaren League:

Hoosick Falls 57, Emma Willard 36.

Non-league:

Corinth 50, Schuylerville 36.

Waterford 65, Lake George 43.

Stillwater 54, Johnstown 22.

Are the wheels falling off for Troy basketball?

 The season, barring the unlikely decision to enter the sectionals, is over for Troy High's women's basketball team, after getting blown out of the gym yet again on Friday.

Coach Steve Lombard missed the game, and it is unclear why. Either he was ill, or it could be something else entirely. As of press time, nothing has been reported on Lombard's status going forward. The smart move here for AD Paul Reinisch is to end it right here, rather than risk further traumatizing the team.

At least the JV women were a little more competitive in losing to Bethlehem.

Meanwhile, the men's team, under John Killian, has dropped 4 in a row, and 5 of 7, after falling to Goshen, 81-56, on Saturday.Stetson Merritt led the Flying Horses with 20 points. Terrence Clark added 16 points, and Damarion Tucker chipped in 12.

What has gone wrong for the Troy men?

Part of it could be psychological in nature, related to the departure, at least for the season, of junior Daniel Covington due to what can only be described as "off the court issues". Covington had been one of the best players on the team the last two seasons, and his continued absence hurts the team more than they're willing to let on. Troy will close out its regular season tonight at Utica Academy of Science needing to win and build momentum for the sectionals, which start later this week. A win tonight also puts the Flying Horses at .500 (10-10) for the season.

Tonight, then, is a barometer of how the Horses will finish the season. 

News & notes

 The Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) playoffs begin with a play-in round one week from today. Both sets of Cadets---LaSalle & Albany Academy---will likely go through the play-in round to reach the final field of 8. And they're trending in opposite directions.

LaSalle dropped its 2nd straight, 4-0, to Bethlehem in their season finale, leaving Tim Flanigan's club at 6-8 in league play (9-10-1 overall). Conversely, Albany Academy dispatched CBA, 5-1, winning their 2nd straight, and will close at home vs. Bethlehem on Wednesday.

Other hockey scores:

CD Jets 10, Mohawks 2.

Guilderville 2, Burnt Hills 1.

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UAlbany went to overtime in both their men's & women's basketball games vs. Binghamton on Saturday, with predictable results.

The men dropped their 9th straight, 80-66. I'm hearing that there are alumni posting on social media calling for the school to cut not only coach Dwayne Killings, but also athletic director Mark Benson. The shoes, in this writer's opinion, will drop after the America East tournament next month.

Meanwhile, the women downed the Bearcats at Hudson Valley Community College, 63-53. Kayla Cooper led 4 Lady Danes in double figures with 17 points. Grace Heeps, after being shut out in her last game, had 11. Abby Ray played just 3 minutes without scoring.

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It was a good day for local hockey, too.

RPI had their annual Big Red Freakout at Houston Field House, and notched a 4-2 win over Yale to salvage the weekend. Meanwhile, Union completed a weekend sweep at Messa Rink, defeating Brown, 3-1, in a rare Saturday matinee.

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Another week, another loss for the Albany Firewolves.

The 'Wolves dropped a 14-12 decision to the NY Riptide Saturday, dropping their record to 2-5 on the season. No one thought the 'Wolves would be this bad, but it is what it is.

Good thing the Empire and arena football are two months away.

News & notes

 Sinclair Broadcasting, which holds the local broadcast rights to almost half of the teams in Major League Baseball, including the Mets, is on the verge of losing business media partner Diamond Sports Group, which is facing bankruptcy.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is looking into the possibility of MLB's TV arm possibly working with Sinclair to produce games if Diamond does go under, which means Met broadcasts on CW15 might have a different look, as early as this season. Stay tuned.

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LaSalle Institute's hockey team went into Friday's Senior Night game vs. Albany Academy perhaps a little too confident, and looking past Academy toward this afternoon's regular season finale at Bethlehem. LaSalle had won the first half of the winter Battle of The Cadets last month on Academy's ice, so Academy returned the favor, picking up their first league win of the season, 4-2, playing spoiler as LaSalle was hoping to improve its playoff prospects.

Today, Academy continues its road trip at CBA, while LaSalle will try to get back to .500 in league play at Bethlehem.

Other hockey scores:

Queensbury 7, Saratoga 3.

Adirondack 4, Shenendehowa 2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 6, Guilderville 3.

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Siena's men's basketball team welcomed back injured stars Javian McCollum and Michael Eley for Friday's game at Mount St. Mary's, and the Saints completed the season sweep, 72-65. Eley led the Saints with 23 points. McCollum added 22, and Andrew Platek (Guilderland/North Carolina) had just 5 points. Siena returns home to play Marist at MVP Arena tomorrow (WNYA, 2 pm).

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As of press time, there has been no word as to why Troy High women's basketball coach Steve Lombard missed Friday's finale at Bethlehem. We're hoping to obtain some information in the next 24-48 hours.

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More basketball scores from Friday's high school action:

Men:

Lansingburgh 59, Ravena 44.

Ichabod Crane 67, Voorheesville 65.

Schalmont 73, Cobleskill-Richmondville 54.

CBA 70, Shaker 66.

Schenectady 76, Columbia 68.

Shenendehowa 43, Burnt Hills 41.

Stillwater 76, Mechanicville 68.

Greenwich 63, Hoosick Falls 54.

Saratoga Catholic 57, Waterford 40.

Lake George 59, Hartford 52.

Argyle 77, Hadley-Luzerne 66.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 72, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 67.

Women:

Columbia 56, Schenectady 37.

Shenendehowa 56, Burnt Hills 42.

Averill Park 46, Niskayuna 29.

Emma Willard 45, Hoosic Valley 31.

Ichabod Crane 60, Voorheesville 46.

Mohonasen 33, Cobleskill-Richmondville 27.

Ravena 46, Lansingburgh 21.

Argyle 48, North Warren 31.

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College hockey:

Union 3, Yale 1.

Brown 3, RPI 2.

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Bethlehem graduate Maren Louridas, now at Navy, is on your TV screen if you tune in to CBS Sports Network (Spectrum channel 315) as the women's version of Navy vs. Army is on the court as of press time. Maren is averaging 12 1/2 points per game heading into this morning's game.

High School Fridays: First, the flowers, then the massacre (Troy @ Bethlehem, women's basketball, 2/10/23)

 It is Senior Night at Bethlehem High this evening. As a token of goodwill and sportsmanship, the Eagles honored not only their lone senior, but also Troy's 4 seniors, including Addie Borowsky, who were honored prior to last week's loss to Niskayuna. I've seen this kind of goodwill before, when Troy's women's soccer team similarly honored Heatly a few years ago.

Noticeably absent was coach Steve Lombard, and Troy dressed just 8 players. Uh-oh! Sarah Fullmer ran the team tonight, but otherwise, it was more of the same.

Bethlehem never trailed, using a suffocating, full-court pressure defense, generating more turnovers than a pastry factory. If I named some brands, I'd be sued for defamation. Just kidding. After a narrow loss to Shenendehowa on Tuesday, Bethlehem, as expected, took it out on the undermanned Lady Horses to the tune of a 68-30 beatdown.

Edit, 2/15/23: Bethlehem has decided to privatize the video. So, we have a little graphic to replace it.

Troy finishes the regular season 1-19 overall.

Other scores:

Women:

Colonie 61, Albany 54. That result will help Bethlehem in terms of seeding for the sectionals, which begin next week.

Saratoga 70, Ballston Spa 42.

Hoosick Falls 45, Saratoga Catholic 14.

Shaker 61, Duanesburg 47.

Men:

Niskayuna 54, Averill Park 49.

Ballston Spa 71, Saratoga 57.

Albany Academy 61, Catholic Central 53.

Hockey:

CBA & the Mohawks skated to a 2-2 tie.

More scores and maybe some stats tomorrow.

News & notes

 As the losses mount, the current losing streak now at 8 in a row, the more likely it is that UAlbany may have to cut bait on 2nd year coach Dwayne Killings, as his legal issues have provided too much of a distraction.

In front of just over 1,000 fans at Hudson Valley Community College on Wednesday, the Great Danes laid another egg, losing to Bryant, 87-62. Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. led the Danes with 16 points.

At this rate, HVCC's team, which shares the McDonough Field House, could beat Albany.

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Meanwhile, the Lady Danes got back on the winning track on the road, beating Bryant, 56-36. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 21 points. Abby Ray (Saratoga) & Grace Heeps (Columbia/UMass) were held scoreless. Lilly Phillps (Cambridge) is out with a leg injury, with no timetable for her return.

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Siena men's head coach Carmen Maciariello shared with the press on Wednesday that some of his players have been bombarded with racist insults on social media after the team's recent losses at home.

Maciariello speculated that the haterizing is coming from "fans" who are putting money on the games, and losing out, likely in large quantities.

We've seen this sort of thing play out in the pro game, usually in football, when inebriated geeks take umbrage at selected players for "blowing the game" with a missed field goal or a dropped pass.

Just when you think it couldn't happen here......!

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Wednesday's high school scoreboard:

Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

North Warren 75, Argyle 60.

Granville 66, Hadley-Luzerne 56.

Lake George 64, Whitehall 44.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 48, OESJ 46.

Mayfield 58, Galway 46.

Northville 65, Schoharie 43.

Duanesburg 74, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 48.

Fonda-Fultonville 58, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 38.

Non-league:

Ravena 46, Coxsackie-Athens 38.

Heatly 76, Hawthorne Valley 71.

Burnt Hills 58, Gloversville 45.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Argyle 45, Lake George 33.

Patroon Conference:

Maple Hill 67, Rensselaer 37.

Hudson 56, Germantown 13.

Suburban Council:

Albany 51, Columbia 42.

Wasaren League:

Hoosic Valley 42, Berlin-New Lebanon 27.

Tamarac 45, Cambridge 35.

Hoosick Falls 35, Stillwater 32.

Greenwich 77, Mechanicville 40.

Waterford 45, Saratoga Catholic 33.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 48, Middleburgh 38.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 57, Schoharie 23.

Duanesburg 70, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 28.

Fonda-Fultonville 57, Mayfield 44.

Northville 56, Galway 36.

OESJ 34, Fort Plain 26.

Non-league:

Ballston Spa 62, Glens Falls 31.

Saratoga 57, Queensbury 46.

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 3, Saratoga 0.

Adirondack 8, Queensbury 2.

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Shenendehowa won the Suburban Council men's bowling title Wednesday. Jonathan Mills just missed a 700 series, while Jeremy Shafer finished with a 679 for the Plainsmen. Troy finished 11th, with senior lefty Olivia DeCitise, the high average champion, named Bowler of The Year.

Columbia won the women's title. Colonie's Amy Chrzanowski was named women's Bowler of The Year.

Tuesday's high school scoreboard, 2/7

 Men's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Fort Ann 47, Salem 20.

Colonial Council:

Cohoes 60, Ravena 44.

LaSalle 56, Ichabod Crane 53.

Catholic Central 65, Lansingburgh 59.

Schalmont 95, Voorheesville 64.

Foothills Council:

Amsterdam 71, Broadalbin-Perth 54.

Glens Falls 62, Hudson Falls 38.

Schuylerville 65, Gloversville 47.

Queensbury 66, South Glens Falls 48.

Scotia-Glenville 58, Johnstown 57 (OT).

Patroon Conference:

Cairo-Durham 50, Catskill 31.

Maple Hill 48, Rensselaer 33.

Watervliet 64, Coxsackie-Athens 39.

Taconic Hills 47, Greenville 39.

Suburban Council:

Colonie 46, Averill Park 42.

Saratoga 62, Burnt Hills 59.

Schenectady 65, Shaker 61 (OT).

Guilderland 63, Columbia 49.

Ballston Spa 63, Niskayuna 53.

CBA 68, Troy 62.

Bethlehem 59, Shenendehowa 55. The Eagles have won 10 in a row.

Wasaren League:

Greenwich 80, Mechanicville 73.

Hoosic Valley 78, Berlin-New Lebanon 22.

Saratoga Catholic 41, Waterford 35.

Stillwater 60, Hoosick Falls 50.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 58, Fort Plain 51.

Non-league:

Loudonville Christian 59, OESJ 55.

Mekeel Christian 61, Bishop Ludden 51.

Kingston 60, Albany 58.

Women's basketball:

Adirondack League:

Whitehall 51, Hadley-Luzerne 29.

Granville 50, Fort Ann 15.

Warrensburg 48, Hartford 20.

Corinth 52, Salem 22.

Colonial Council:

Albany Academy 49, Mohonasen 27.

Ichabod Crane 69, Academy of Holy Names 47.

Ravena 46, Cohoes 13.

Schalmont 67, Voorheesville 44.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 74, Cairo-Durham 30.

Chatham 39, Albany Leadership 32.

Watervliet 58, Coxsackie-Athens 46.

Greenville 61, Taconic Hills 26.

Suburban Council:

Shaker 64, Schenectady 29.

Averill Park 61, Colonie 43.

Niskayuna 59, Ballston Spa 48.

Shenendehowa 55, Bethlehem 47.

Columbia 49, Guilderland 42.

Saratoga 57, Burnt Hills 51.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 37, Fort Plain 13.

Swimming:

Ballston Spa 88, Shaker 82.

Bethlehem 94, Albany 81.

Saratoga 86, Burnt Hills-Scotia 84.

Niskayuna 90, CBA-Troy 75. The Flying Brothers finish at 4-4.

Mohonasen-Schalmont 73, Hudson Falls-South Glens Falls 63.

Gloversville-Mayfield 91, Ravena 71.

Shenendehowa 100, Schenectady-Colonie 59.

Hockey:

Bethlehem 7, Albany Academy 2.