Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 35    Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 20

In a game tied at 14 all at the half, M/HV took control with 21 unanswered points after the break on their way to a big divisional win at home on Friday night.

M/HV quarterback AJ Messercola scored on a 53-yard run on a fourth down play call to cap the 21-point run that sealed it for the home squad.

Dimaggio Ferrara led a strong rushing attack for M/HV gaining 156 yards on 25 carries with three touchdowns, with Jordan Barnes adding 81 yards on nine rushes and a TD, and Marcus Robinson picked up 53 yards on 18 totes.

Tamarac/Hoosick Falls QB Sam Fauler threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, finding Richie Stifter for all three scores, with Stifter finishing the night with seven catches and 168 receiving yards to lead the T/HF attack.

With the win M/HV moves to 2-0 on the season and T/HF slips to 1-1 with the loss.

 

Stillwater 56   Watervliet-Heatly 12

Stillwater scored the first 28 points of the contest on their way to the comfortable victory over Watervliet on Friday night in Stillwater.

Stillwater QB Aidan Callanan ran for four scores and threw for another, finding Matt Lutz on a 34-yard scoring strike, while running back Nehamiah Costine scored on runs of 48, 18 and 6-yards to round out the Stillwater attack.

Stillwater evens their season mark at 1-1 with the win.

 

Waterford 3   Maple Hill 1

Trailing 1-0 early, the Fordians tied things before the break and put the game away with two second half tallies to post the “W” under the lights in Waterford.

Just five minutes in, a Tyler Gibson score gave the visitors a 1-0 lead, but the Fordians answered quickly when Payton Galuski found Connor Belonga for the equalizer knotting the match at 1-all that stood into the break.

After intermission at the 32nd minute mark it was Belonga again, this time finishing a Jake Catanzarita for the 2-1 Waterford advantage.

The Fordians put the game away in the 68th minute when Galuski arched a perfect corner kick to the back post where Sam Caulkins put away the header and the win for Waterford.

 

Cambridge/Salem 2   Stillwater 0

C/S scored a goal in each half and the C/S defense did the rest in the shutout victory in Cambridge.

Midway through the first half C/S’s Luke Leblanc scored when his corner kick found the net giving the home squad a 1-0 lead that they carried into the break.

Late in the second half Alex Olson capped the scoring, finishing a Josh LaFountain feed and the C/S defense closed out the match for the home “W”.

 

Emma Willard 3   Johnstown 0

Aurora Debye-Saxinger with a pair of goals and freshman Sally Hill with a single tally led the Jesters past the Sir Bills in girls’ soccer on Friday.

 

Cambridge 5   Rensselaer 0

Cambridge ran out to a 4-0 lead by halftime and cruised to the nonleague win over the Rams of Rensselaer.

Ashley Moses led the scoring parade with a pair of goals, while teammates Emily DeSouza, Jessica Cofresi and Laynie Wilkins all added single scoring strikes.

Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen saved three shots and combined with the Cambridge defense for the shutout.

 

Whitehall 2   Hoosick Falls 1  OT

With Hoosick Falls trailing 1-0 in the second half a Lany Kasulinous tally in the 49th minute tied the match which needed extra sessions to decide.

Whitehall earned the win when Mia Waters connected on a penalty kick in the second overtime giving the Railroaders the nonleague victory.  

Hoosick Falls keepers Lucy Haynes and Chaya Rhoden combined to save seven shots while Whitehall keeper Khloe Paddock turned back eight shots for the Railroaders.

 

Stillwater 5   Cambridge/Salem 0

Ty Morris carded the low round of 49 leading Stillwater to the shutout victory over C/S in golf action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Friday.

Logan Pickett, Myles Marrillio, Dan Degrasso-Izzo and Nick Rose along with Morris all picked up match wins for Stillwater.