Waterford 3   Mechanicville 1

Leading 1-0 at the break, Waterford scored twice after intermission and held off Mechanicville for the home “W” under the lights on Thursday night.

The Fordians gained the lead just two minutes in on a Blake Guertin finish off a nice find from Conner Belonga and the 1-0 lead stood thru the remainder of the half.  

Waterford extended their cushion in the first minute of the second half, this time Belonga feeding Jake Catanzarita who split the posts for the 2-0 advantage.  

Mechanicville cut the deficit in half in the 56th minute when Aiden Fitzgerald cleaned up a rebound off the Fordian keeper but just five minutes later Waterford regained their two-goal margin, scoring on a Guertin to Belonga connection and the home squad closed things out from there.  

Waterford keeper Tristan Philo stopped 10 shots in the win while Mechanicville goaltender Brady O’Connor saved 14 in defeat.

 

With the win Waterford finishes the regular season as Co-Wasaren League Champions with Greenwich.  

 

Stillwater 4   Tamarac 0

Stillwater scored a pair of goals in each half in notching the comfortable road win over the Bengals of Tamarac.

Kamaryn VanPelt netted an unassisted tally to start the scoring for Stillwater followed by a Bridget Coon finish off a Maudie Gibeault find for the 2-0 halftime lead.

After the break Stillwater’s Bridget Coon and Emersyn Patenaude added scoring strikes off feeds from Brooke Hodgson and Brooke Coon.

Defensively, Stillwater finishes the regular season by posting their sixth consecutive shutout.   

 

Mechanicville 6   Hoosic Valley 0

Mechanicville ran out to a 5-0 lead by halftime in cruising to the home win over the Valley.

Tanner Eiseman led the Mechanicville attack with a hat trick, while Gianna Pitts added a pair of goals and Emma Andrews a single tally.

Mechanicville keeper Christina Bornt saved three shots in the shutout and Hoosic Valley goaltender Lily Ruepp stopped six shots in the loss.   

With the win Mechanicville clinches the Wasaren League title in Coach Dudas’ 300th career victory at Mechanicville.  

 

Cambridge 1   Hoosick Falls 0    2 OT

An extended afternoon of soccer ended in the second overtime when Natalie Wood found Nora Carroll who found the back of the net giving Cambridge the well-earned home win on Thursday.  

Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen, under siege throughout stopped 29 shots in the victory, while Hoosick Falls goaltender Chayah Rhoden turned away nine shots in the match.