Boys Soccer Roundup

Mechanicville 12 Stillwater 0: It was all Red Raiders in the annual cup game with Mechanicville scoring four goals before the break and adding eight more after intermission in the one-sided win over neighboring rival Stillwater.

Six Red Raiders connected for goals with Colin McNutt and Andrew Kraszewski scoring hat tricks, while Wyqie Aguda and TJ Bisaillon both found the back of the net twice.

Mechanicville keeper Glenn Prarie saved six and combined with the Red Raider “D” for the shutout.

Waterford 3 Berlin/New Lebanon 3: The Fordians and Mountaineers were tied 1-1 after one half of play, and ended the match deadlocked at 3-3 on Wednesday.

Joshua Catanzarita with two goals and Jarron McQuire with a single strike provided the Fordians offense.

Kasey Billert scored all three goals for the Mountaineers.

Tamarac 6 Hoosick Falls 3: The Bengals exploded for five first half goals and cruised from there to the road victory over the Panthers of Hoosick Falls.

Ethan Brown with two goals and Alex Ednie, Adam Fountain, Xander Gliosco and Nevin Wilkie all with single tallies paced the Bengal attack.

Max Archambault, Connor Powers and Alex Salvesvold all rang the bell with second half goals for the Falls.

Girls Soccer; Red Raiders Roll

Mechanicville 8 Berlin/New Lebanon 0: Six Raiders scored in Mechanicville’s one-sided decision over Berlin/New Lebanon on Tuesday.

Patty Snyder with two goals and three assists, and Madelyn Shakow with a pair of goals led the Raider attack.

Mechanicville keeper Dani Rubino saved four shots to record the shutout, while also connecting on a goal as well.

Tamarac 2 Waterford 1: The Bengals Jenna Hunt and Bre Evertsen found the back of the net with first half strikes, and the Tamarac defense pitched a shutout after the break in the Bengals narrow victory over the visitors from Waterfod.

Addyson Galuski tallied in the first half for Waterford.

Stillwater 5 Berlin/New Lebanon 0: Teya Staie with a pair of goals and Trinity Cutler, Kylie Peacock and Isabella Estill with single strikes led the Warriors past Berlin/New Lebanon on Monday.

Stillwater keeper Kiersten Conroy saved four shots in the shutout, while Kai Krause turned back 19 shots for the Mountaineers.

Red Raiders Turn Back Fonda

Luciano D’Ambro threw for a touchdown and added a running score as well to lead Mechanicville to a 20-10 road win over Fonda on Saturday.

D’Ambro gave the Raiders a 6-0 first quarter lead on a 48 yard touchdown run, but in the second frame Fonda responded with a Connor Weaver touchdown pass to Nate Mycek and added a safety in the period to take a 10-6 advantage into the break.

After intermission the Raiders took the lead for good when D’Ambro connected with Kyle Johnson on a 54 yard scoring strike giving Mechanicville a 14-10 lead heading to the final frame.

In the fourth a Mason Angiano 8-yard touchdown run closed things out for the Raiders who with the win improve to 2-1 on the year.

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac Tops Taconic Hills

Michael D’Agostino threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another leading Hoosick Falls/Tamarac past Taconic Hills 38-8 Friday night.

D’Agostino connected with James Blake on a 35-yard scoring strike in the first period and found Dylan Baker for a 15 yard TD in the second frame.

Peyton Nealone added a pair of rushing touchdowns and kicker Andrew Yerdon was good on five point afters and drilled a 28 yard field goal for Hoosick Falls/Tamarac who led 14-0 after the first and 35-0 at the break.

Witch the win HF/Tam improves to 3-0 on the season.

Boys Soccer; Red Raiders Continue to Roll

Mechanicville 11 Saratoga Catholic 0: Mechanicville scored eight goals before the break and cruised to the one-sided decision over the Saints in Saratoga on Tuesday.

Six Raiders connected for goals in the match with three players recording multiple tallies. Andrew Kraszewski with three strikes and Glenn Prarie and Colin McNutt with two goals each led the Raider onslaught. Mechanicville finished the contest scoring their final three goals off corner kicks.

Mechanicville keepers Glenn Prarie and Dylan Raucci combined with the Raider “D” for the shutout, the fourth in as many outings for Mechanicville. Along with the suffocating defense, the Raiders have posted double figure scoring in all four contests finding the back of the net 45 times over the four game span.

Hoosic Valley 1 Tamarac 1 No other info at this time

Girls Soccer

Greenwich 3 Mechanicville 3: The two Wasaren squads battled to a 3-3 deadlock in Mechanicville on Monday.

Faith Ingber with a pair of goals and Tess Merrill with a single strike led the Witches attack.

Ryleigh Hopeck paced the Raiders with two goals, and Marissa Krosky added a goal as well while Patty Snyder assisted on two of the Mechanicville scores.

Hoosic Valley 0 Hoosick Falls 0: Defense was the theme as both team’s keepers and defensive players took center stage in the scoreless match played in Hoosick Falls on Monday.

Valley keeper Kate Chamberlain saved 12 shots for the Indians while Panther goal tender Olivia Estes turned back two shots on the afternoon.

Weekend Football Roundup

Mechanicville 12 Granville 8: Joe Sanchez bulled in from the two-yard line with :45 remaining, propelling Mechanicville past the Golden Horde on Saturday in Granville.

Sanchez staked the Raiders to a 6-0 lead at the 4:21 mark in the first on a one-yard touchdown run. But on the final play of the first frame Granville’s Logan Beebe ran it in from six yards out and Josh Oakman added the two-point conversion to give the home squad an 8-6 advantage which held up until Sanchez’s late game heroics.

With the win the Red Raiders even their season mark at 1-1.

Greenwich 36 Stillwater 7: Max Maguire and Matt Conlin both ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead Greenwich to the road win over the Warriors of Stillwater.

A two-yard scoring run by CJ McNeil gave Stillwater a 7-6 edge early in the second period, but on the final play of the first half a two-yard quarterback sneak by Jesse Kuzmich along with the two-point conversion gave the lead back to the Witches at 14-7.

Conlin’s second running touchdown came with 1:57 left in the third extended the Witches lead to 22-7 and Maquire added TD runs of 24 and 5 yards in the final quarter to round out the scoring for Greenwich.

With the win the Witches move to 2-0 on the season.

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 34 Watervliet 0: Greg Mays threw for 114 yards and three scores to lead HF/Tam to the shutout “W” over the Cannoneers of Watervliet.

Mays connected with Tucker Thayne on a 19-yard scoring strike in the second frame, and added a pair of touchdown tosses in the third, finding James Blake from 38 yards out and Tom Chalewa on a 28 yard hookup.

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac held a 321-69 advantage in total yards and with the victory improve to 2-0 on the year.

Boys Soccer; Red Raiders Roll Again

The high school soccer season is in it’s early stages with most Wasaren schools having played just a couple of times, and while the lion’s share of the schedule remains, no team has started faster than the boys from Mechanicville.

Mechanicville 10 Hoosic Valley 0: Andrew Kraszewski found the back of the net four times in the one-sided decision over Hoosic Valley in Schaghticoke on Friday.

Six Raiders scored goals in the match, while Mechanicville keeper Glenn Prarie saved six shots, combining with the Raiders defense to post the shutout.

Mechanicville moves to 3-0 on the season and has opened the year in dominant fashion.

The Raiders kicked things off with a 12-0 win over Berlin/New Lebanon that saw Kraszewski, Colin McNutt and Wyqie Agunda all finish with hat tricks.

They doubled down in their next outing with a 12-0 verdict against Hoosick Falls, Kraszewski and McNutt again striking for three goals each while Agunda added a pair.

Next up for the Raiders is an away match on Tuesday with Saratoga Catholic, while Hoosic Valley (0-2), will travel to Tamarac to take on the Bengals.

Greenwich 5 Saratoga Catholic 0: Five different Witches connected on goals and Greenwich keeper Owen Keech needed just two saves to notch the shutout over the Saints of Saratoga Catholic on Friday.

The Witches improve to 2-0-1 on the year, after opening the season, tying Hoosick Falls 2-2 and following with a 3-0 “W” over Hoosic Valley.

Both squads next outing will be on Tuesday when Greenwich will face Waterford at Afrim’s Sports Complex and Saratoga Catholic (0-2), will host Mechanicville.

Tamarac 2 Hoosick Falls 0: Alex Bassey and Nevin Wilkie with a goal each led the way for the Bengals who post their second win of the year in as many outings.

Tamarac keeper Burdick turned back seven Fordian shots in notching the shutout.

Tamarac will host Hoosic Valley on Tuesday, while Hoosick Falls (0-2-1), will also play on Tuesday, entertaining the Indians of Cambridge.

Witches Run Past Voorheesville

Greenwich quarterback Jesse Kuzmich scored on four touchdown runs and threw for another, leading the Witches to the shutout victory over Voorheesville in Stillwater on Sunday.

Kuzmich staked the Witches to a 20-0 halftime advantage with a rushing touchdown in the first period and a pair of scoring runs in the second frame. After a scoreless third quarter Kuzmich scored on a 3-yard touchdown tote at the 10:31 mark of the fourth and closed out the game with a 46-yard TD pass to Alex Curtis.

Max Maguire led the Greenwich ground attack gaining 148 yards on 14 carries while Kuzmich ran for 52 yards on 14 carries and completed 11 of 15 passes for 147 yards.

High School Football; Hoosick Falls/Tamarac Tops Ichabod Crane

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 33 Ichabod Crane 0

Greg Mays threw for 102 yards and a pair of scores to lead Hoosick Falls/Tamarac past the Riders of Ichabod Crane in Watervliet on Saturday.

Josh Colegrove added scoring runs of five and 26 yards for HF/T who led 26-0 at the half.

Schuylerville 38 Mechanicville 0

Schuylerville running back Sam McGarrahan rushed for 135 and two touchdowns in the Black Horses shutout victory over the Red Raiders in Mechanicville on Saturday.

McGarrahan scored on runs of six and nine yards, while Schuylerville quarterback Owen Sherman threw for a score and ran for another in the season-opening win. The Schuylerville defense was stout in week one, holding Mechanicville to just 38 total yards in the game.

Lake George/Hadley Luzerne 12 Stillwater 8

Cole Clark ran for 117 yards and threw for 124 more in leading the War Eagles to the narrow victory over Stillwater on Saturday.

Clark’s 35-yard scoring romp with 5:00 remaining in the third period proved to the be difference as both squads defensive units pitched shutouts the rest of the way.

Stillwater took an 8-6 lead in the second frame on an Isaac Cutler 32-yard touchdown run at the 6:01 mark, with Tyler Paffen hitting C.J. McNeil for the two-point conversion.

Ravena 15 Cambridge-Salem 12

Ravena, on a pair of rushing touchdowns, built a 15-6 advantage at the break and despite being held scoreless over the final two periods, hung on for the win over Cambridge/Salem at Stillwater on Saturday.

Indians quarterback Jacob Ruggles scored on a 23-yard tote in the first period and connected with Blake Baylor on a 55-yard scoring strike in the third frame pulling Cambridge/Salem to within three at 15-12.

Late in the fourth quarter C/S drove to the Ravena 15 yard line but the drive stalled and Ravena came away with the season-opening “W”.