Cambridge/Salem 36   Stillwater/Spa Catholic 26

Leading 13-12 at the break, Cambridge/Salem took control with a pair of third quarter touchdown runs and held off Stillwater/Spa Catholic to earn the Class D semifinal win on Saturday.

The two squads exchanged scoring drives over the first two periods with Still/Spa taking a 6-0 lead, Cam/Sal edging in front 7-6 on a Jackson Rowland TD run, Still/Spa responding with an Aidan Callanan 20-yard scoring sprint, before Cam/Salem capped the first half with Rowland’s second touchdown carry of the game for a 13-12 lead.

In the third, after a Stillwater/Spa turnover Preston Peabody scored on a 43-yard gallop and minutes later Rowland rang the bell for the third time, with a 48-yard scoring run extending C/S’s lead to 29-12.

Still/Spa struck first in the fourth on a Callanan 45-yard scoring strike to John Williams, but C/S quickly responded when Stephen Yakubec found Rowland for six, ending any hopes of a Still/Spa comeback.

With the win Cambridge/Salem, (9-1) advances to the Class D championship game where they’ll meet the undefeated Witches of Greenwich next weekend.  

Stillwater/Spa Catholic wraps up a fine season with a 5-4 mark.

Stillwater 5   Ticonderoga 0

Stillwater broke open a 1-0 game at the half with four tallies after the break to notch the win in Class C regional play.

Brooke Hodgson with a hat trick and Lucy Rubenstein with a pair of goals led the Stillwater attack.

Stillwater keeper Ally Liamero combined with the Stillwater defense for the squad’s 16th shutout of the year.

Stillwater, (20-1) advances to the Class C state semifinals on Saturday and a matchup with Section IX’s Burke Catholic.

Marcellus 7   Mechanicville 3 

Leading 3-2 at the half, Marcellus broke open the game with four second half goals to post the Class B regional finals win over Mechanicville.

Cece Powell with four goals and Lexie Fragnito with three led the Marcellus attack.  

Gianna Pitts scored twice, and Emma Andrews added a single tally for Mechanicville who finish an excellent season with a 16-5 mark and Wasaren and Section II titles. 

Schuylerville 42   Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 28

Schuylerville quarterback Ben VanVeghten scored on a pair of rushing touchdowns and threw for two more before the break, staking the Black Horses to a 28-6 halftime lead and Schuylerville held off the Wildcats over the second half to earn the win In a Class C semifinal on Friday.  

Over the first two frames VanVeghten scored on runs of 7 and 81 yards and added scoring strikes of 43 and 12 yards, while HF/Tam’s lone touchdown came on an August Lee four-yard run.

But after the break the Wildcats struck first on an Owen Hart 23-yard scoring strike to Ryan Sparks and with the two-point conversion, trimmed the deficit to 28-14.

Schuylerville answered on a Max Montgomery scoring run, but the Wildcats wouldn’t go away, cutting the lead to 34-22 on a Glenn Milliman four-yard TD tote minutes into the fourth quarter.

But once again Schuylerville responded and put the game away on Montgomery’s second touchdown run of the half, this one a 46-yard gallop giving the Black Horses a three-score cushion at 42-22. 

With the win Schuylerville advances to the Class C championship game next weekend, while HF/Tamarac closes its year with a 4-5 mark.  

Greenwich 41    Canajoharie 0     No other details at this time

Mechanicville 2   Saranac 0

After a scoreless first half of play, Mechanicville used a pair of Tanner Eiseman tallies and a lockdown defensive effort to post the win over Saranac in a Class B subregional match on Wednesday night in Beekmantown.

Early in the second half the Raiders took the lead when Eiseman arched a free kick from the right wing, over the Saranac keeper for the 1-0 advantage. 

Later in the half Mechanicville keeper Christina Bornt came up big, snuffing out a scoring chance for Saranac, stopping an open look from point blank range to keep the Raiders in front.

Late in the half Eiseman added the insurance goal, firing a one-hopper from deep that skipped off the keeper’s hands, finding the back of the net.

Mechanicville (16-4), advances to the quarterfinal round on Saturday at Nottingham High School where they’ll face Marcellus (18-2), out of Section III in a 2 p.m. kick-off.   

The Stillwater girls soccer team knows how to play on the defensive side of the ball.  They’ve allowed just six goals this season, and fifteen times this year have kept opponents off the board including in nine of their last ten outings.

Last night in Lansingburgh, top-ranked Stillwater once again leaned on their defensive prowess holding Lake George at bay throughout and while Stillwater had several quality looks offensively none found the net in a scoreless regulation sending the Class C title game into sudden victory overtime.  

And at the 87:35 mark it was just that for Stillwater when eight-grader Kameryn Van Pelt settled a rebounded shot by Bridget Coon and connected on the game-winner giving Stillwater their second straight Class C Soccer Championship.

Stillwater keeper Ally Liamero saved five shots in the match and combined with the Stillwater defense for yet another trademark shutout. 

Lake George goaltender Addison Reinhold turned away 10 shots on the night for the Lakers.

Stillwater (19-1), who earned state titles in 2018 and 19 and were state runners-up last season, advances to face Ticonderoga of Section VII on Saturday in regional play.  

Join us for a look at girls’ soccer matchups for Stillwater in the Class C title game and Mechanicville in a Class B regional, as well as sectional football games for Wasaren squads.

Mechanicville 3   Schuylerville 2

Gianna Pitts connected on three tallies leading the victorious Mechanicville squad to the Class B soccer title, their second in as many years.  

Mechanicville took the lead just seven minutes in when Pitts connected on her first goal of the game, only to have Schuylerville answer 12 seconds later on a Vaugh Reilly tally knotting the score at 1-1, a score that stood into the halftime break.

At the 7:11 mark of the second half Mechanicville regained the lead when a Pitts header found the net.

With 18:00 left Pitts split the posts for her third scoring strike of the match giving Mechanicville the two-goal advantage that lasted just one minute as Schuylerville quickly responded when Mia Oshal connected.

But the Mechanicville defense held the Black Horses at bay the rest of the match to seal the “W” and send Mechanicville onto the state regionals on Wednesday where they’ll face Section VII champion Saranac (9-6-2) in regional play. 

Greenville 4   Mechanicville 0     Saturday

Top-seeded Greenville used a pair of goals in each half and a lockdown defensive effort in posting the win over Mechanicville to earn the Class B soccer championship.

A pair of Chris Hughes scoring strikes sandwiched around tallies from Beckett Kusich and Alex Ingalls provided more than enough offensively for the Greenville victory.

Mechanicville completes an excellent season finishing with a 13-6-1 mark.  

Cambridge-Salem 27   Bethlehem 26    Saturday

C/S quarterback Stephen Yakubec threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another in the cross-over victory over Bethlehem.

Yakubec connected in scoring strikes to Colin Rowland and Myles Mattson, to go with a one-yard touchdown run and Preston Peabody added an interception return for six in the narrow “W” for Cambridge-Salem. 

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 27   Cobleskill Richmondville 10

HF/T built a 14-2 lead entering the final frame and put the game away with a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns, earning the Class C quarterfinal win on Friday.

August Lee and Owen Hart with rushing scores staked the Wildcats to a 14-0 lead at the break.  

After C/R got on the board with a safety in the third period, HF/T opened the fourth with a 19-yard scoring strike from Hart to Gabe Toomijian and so after Glenn Milliman added an eight-yard rushing score to seal the victory.

Lee led a strong Wildcat ground game gaining 128 yards on 31 carries while Milliman added 56 yards on 14 totes.

HF/Tam advances to the Class C semifinal round and a matchup with the top-seeded Black Horses of Schuylerville.

Mechanicville 28   Canajoharie/Ft. Plain 12

With the two squads tied 12-12 entering the fourth period, Mechanicville scored the final 16 points of the night to post the win over Canjo/Ft. Plain in a Class C crossover game.

Mechanicville running back Jordan Barnes led the way with 186 yards on 20 carries and two scores with Ayden Ellis adding a 25-yard touchdown run and quarterback Stephen Doty hooking up on a 68-yard scoring strike with Caine Ray for Mechanicville.