Mechanicville 29   Stillwater/Spa Catholic 21

In a tight game throughout that was knotted at 21-21 with just over three minutes remaining, Mechanicville quarterback Stephen Doty found Carson Beattie on a 25-yard scoring strike and with the two-point conversion Mechanicville held a 29-21 advantage.

On the ensuing possession Stillwater/Spa Catholic drove to the Mechanicville one-yard line and were poised to punch it in with 1:15 on the clock.  But the home squad put the ball on the ground, fumbling the snap and Mechanicville recovered and ran out the clock for the “W” in the season-opener for both squads.

Senior running back Jordan Barnes led a Mechanicville ground game that ran for more than 200 yards, with 162 yards on 20 carries.  Sophomore fullback Jonathon Harris added 35 yards on 12 totes and two touchdowns, while Doty finished with 25 rushing yards and a touchdown to go with the game-winning aerial strike.  

Greenwich 2   Chatham 1  OT

In first round action at the Mayfield Tournament, Greenwich needed extra sessions before notching the narrow victory over Chatham.

After a scoreless first half the Witches struck first on an unassisted tally by Noah Speanburg with 33 minutes left in regulation.

Chatham connected on the equalizer at the 15:00 mark, when Oliver Carroll finished a corner kick with a bicycle kick that found the back of the net.

In overtime Greenwich’s Noah Ives carried the ball towards the right corner and delivered a cross that found a streaking Speanburg for the put away and the hard fought “W”.  

Greenwich keeper Jack Scienszka saved 4 shots in the match while Chatham keeper Mason Hutchinson saved 10.

Granville 5   Spa Catholic 2

Granville ran out to a 3-0 lead by the break and held off the Saints to post the road victory in Saratoga.

Five different Golden Horde players tallied with Cameron Rathbun, Matthew Ruigrok, Carter Lehoisky, David Bailey and Alex Rozell all connecting on scoring strikes for Granville.

Zachary Streicher and David Redgrave scored second half goals for the Saints.

Stillwater 4   Hoosick Falls 1

Stillwater’s Nick Rose carded the low round of 40 leading the way to the win over the Panthers at Saratoga Lake Golf Club on Friday,

Other top scores for Stillwater included Tye Morris and Daniel DeGrasse-Izzo with rounds of 41, Julian Peluso and Vincent Festa with 45’s, Logan Surkan 52, and Jack Luskin with a round of 54.

Top scores for Hoosick Falls were Dylan Callahan, Zach Houghton, Spencer Tate and Aidyn DeGraff all with rounds of 43, Jack Shea 45, Memphis Hathaway 50 and Quinn Haynes with a nine-hole score of 55.

Football

Cambridge/Salem 38   Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 20     No other information provided

Greenwich 34   Moriah 0      No other information provided