Gianna Pitts with a hat trick and the Mechanicville defense posting a clean sheet was more than enough for Mechanicville to notch the “W” in state regional action over N/C on Tuesday at Niskayuna.
Pitts tallied twice in the first half staking Mechanicville to a 2-0 lead going into the break.
After intermission Pitts connected for the third time and Maddie Hopeck added a scoring strike to round out the Mechanicville attack.
Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick saved three shots in posting the shutout.
With the victory Mechanicville, (19-1-1) advances to a Class B State Regional final on Saturday.
Loudonville Christian 5 Waterford 0
Loudonville Christian ran out to a 3-0 halftime advantage and rode that cushion to the Section II Class C title in boys’ soccer.
Waterford finishes an outstanding campaign at 15-4-1.
Two minutes into the second half Cruz Goverski cleaned up a deflection in front, ramming home the only score in the match and the Mechanicville defense did the rest in earning the Section II Class B boys championship in Queensbury on Saturday.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved eight shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
It was Mechanicville’s third straight Section II title.
Mechanicville, 17-0-3, moves on to a Class B State Sub-Regional match on Tuesday with Section VII champion Northeastern Clinton with a 4 p.m. kickoff slated at Bethlehem High School.
Stillwater 35 Ichabod Crane 0
Stillwater rode a strong ground game to the victory over Crane in a crossover matchup on Saturday.
Stillwater rushed for 375 yards in the game and were led by Nehamiah Costine, 11 carries, 133 yards and two scores, Landen Staie, 12 carries, 112 yards and Aidan Callanan, 9 carries, 112 yards and three touchdowns.
With the win Stillwater improves to 5-4 on the year and looks ahead to a Class C semifinal round game with top-seeded and unbeaten Warrensburg/Lake George/ Bolton on Friday night at 7 p.m.
Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley rushed for 326 yards on 44 carries in notching the Class B quarterfinal win over Ravena, Friday night in Mechanicville.
Marcus Robinson, 15 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD’s, DiMaggio Ferrara, 18 carries, 125 yards 1 TD, and Jordan Barnes, 9 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD, led the vaunted M/HV ground game.
AJ Messercola added a 9-yard touchdown reception on a reverse pass from running back Barnes.
M/HV advances to the semifinal round and a road matchup with Ravena next Friday at 7 p.m.
Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 36 Schalmont 6
HF/T ran out to a 28-0 advantage by the break and cruised to the Class B quarterfinal victory over Schalmont Friday night.
Carson Glover ran for 148 yards and two scores, while HF/T quarterback Sam Fauler threw for 97 yards with two passing touchdowns and added a 59-yard TD run to lead the Wildcat attack.
HF/T will face top-seeded Glens Falls next Friday in a semifinal tilt at 7 p.m. in Glens Falls.
Waterford 2 Maple Hill 1
The Fordians rode goals from Connor Belonga and Mason Noto and a strong defensive effort to the Class C semifinal win in boys’ soccer on Friday.
Payton Galuski and Jake Catanzarita assisted on the Waterford tallies while Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved five shots in the win.
Waterford advances to the Class C title match and a showdown with top seeded Loudonville-Christian next week.
Mechanicville 4 Chatham 2
After a scoreless first half of play the two squads combined for six scores after the break with Mechanicville scoring the decisive final two of the match to secure the girls soccer Class B championship in Stillwater Friday night.
With defense the theme of the match early, Mechanicville’s Gianna Pitts goal in the 44th minute off a Maddie Hopeck find gave Mechanicville the first tally of the contest and a 1-0 advantage.
It was short-lived as less than two minutes later Chatham tied things on an Addy Perry header and in the 51st minute it was Perry again, this time connecting from long range and a 2-1 Chatham lead.
But just four minutes later Pitts slammed home the equalizer off a scrambled play in front, knotting the score at 2-2.
With 3:39 remaining Mechanicville’s Evie Dowd, off an Erin Andrews corner kick, headed home the eventual game-winner and shortly after Pitts connected on an insurance score securing the B crown for Mechanicville.
Mechanicville advances to the state tournament and will face Section VII’s the winner of Northeastern Clinton/Saranac on Tuesday at Niskayuna High School.
In a game that was tied 1-1 early, Stillwater scored the last five goals in the match to post a comfortable win in a Class C quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Elliot Patenaude with a hat trick led the way for Stillwater with Brooke Hodgson’s pair of goals and Lucy Rubenstein’s single strike rounding out the scoring.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined for two saves in the match.
Top-seeded Stillwater advances to face Schoharie on Saturday in a Class C semifinal at 6 p.m. in Lansingburgh.
Greenwich 7 Bolton 1
Three different Witches tallied twice in Greenwich’s one-sided, Class C quarterfinal victory over Bolton.
Sarah Radovich, Taylor Poovey and Julia Scambelluri all connected on a pair of scoring strikes and Morgan Foster added a single tally to lead the Witches attack.
Greenwich keeper Oliveah Reiszel saved three shots in the win.
The Witches move on in the C’s and will play a Saturday semifinal match with Lake George at 3:30 in Lansingburgh.
Lake George 5 Waterford 1 Girls Class C Quarterfinal No other info at this time
Mechanicville 1 Cobleskill-Richmondville 0 Boys Class B Semifinal No other info at this time
In a 1-1 game at the break, Mechanicville scored the lone goal of the second half, posting the narrow victory over Greenville in a Class B soccer semifinal match on Tuesday.
Ella Grupe for Greenville and Mechanicville’s Madison Daley both connected on first half tallies, and Tanner Eiseman rang the bell with the eventual game winner for Mechanicville.
Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick saved four shots in the win.
Mechanicville improves to 17-1-1 on the season and advances to the Class B championship match on Friday, facing Chatham who topped Voorheesville 2-1 in the semi’s and brings an identical 17-1-1 record to the title tilt.
After a scoreless first half of play, Waterford connected four times after the break and notched the Class C quarterfinal victory over Cambridge/Salem on Monday in Waterford.
Less than two minutes into the second half the Fordians got on the board when Logan Sheehan dribbled through multiple defenders and found the back of the net for a 1-0 advantage.
Waterford doubled their cushion one minute later on a Blake Guertin tally off a Sheehan find for a 2-0 lead.
Just seconds later Cambridge/Salem Alex Olsen found the range, scoring on a breakaway goal trimming the deficit to 2-1.
At the 50:00-mark Waterford’s Payton Galuski slammed home a penalty kick for a two-score Waterford lead and in the 65th minute Waterford’s Sam Caulkins capped the scoring, connecting on a 35-yard screamer and the Fordians closed things out to advance to the C semifinals.
M/HV used their outstanding ground game to roll past Hudson for the road “W” Friday night.
M/HV ran for 392 yards on 40 carries and four touchdowns.
Jordan Barnes led the way with 132 yards and a score, followed by Marcus 87 yards and a TD, Dimaggio Ferrera 68 yards gained and Jonathan Harris with 43 yards and two scores.
With the win M/HV moves to 7-1 on the year and secures the #2 in sectional play and will host a home game next Friday with their opponent to be determined.
Stillwater 55 Rensselaer 0
Stillwater scored three touchdowns in each of the first two frames, on their way to the one-sided decision over Rensselaer.
Landon Staie and Gavin Carson both rushed for more than 100 yards with Carson adding a pair of scores, while Jon Zazzaro and Nehemiah Costine both rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Aidan Callanan added a rushing score and a pick-six for Stillwater in the win.
Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 41 Broadalbin/Perth 0
HF/T built a 34-0 advantage by halftime and cruised to the win over B/P.
HF/T ran for 245 yards led by Carson Glover with 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Richie Sifter returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score and added a rushing TD as well.
Seven different Fordians rang the bell in Waterford’s opening round victory over Granville in Class C play on Thursday night.
Blake Guertin with a pair of scores and Mason Noto, Andrew Brundige, Jake Catanzarita, Logan Sheehan, Connor Belonga and Payton Galuski with single tallies showed the way for the Waterford attack.
Galuski assisted on three goals, while Belonga dropped a pair of assists in the win.
Waterford advances and will host Cambridge in a quarterfinal match on Monday with a 7 p.m. kickoff slated.
Cambridge/Salem 1 Stillwater 0
C/S scored the lone goal in the match early in the first half when Carson Sartoris finished a rebound in front and the C/S defense made it stand for the opening round decision in Class C action.
Ethan Adams, Declan Donaldson, Jonah Stevens and Brady Brownell led an outstanding defensive effort for C/S who advance to the quarterfinals and a matchup with second-seeded Waterford on Monday.
Mechanicville 6 Albany Academy 0
Top seeded Mechanicville scored three times in each half and posted the comfortable opening round “W” over Albany Academy Thursday night in Class B.
Gianna Pitts led the Mechanicville assault with a hat trick, while Maddie Hopeck, Tanner Eiseman and Arianna Schell all added single scoring strikes in the match.
Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick saved three shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
Mechanicville advances to host a quarterfinal match on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Greenwich 2 Lake George 0
Sam Palacios and Owen Shannon connected on first half strikes and the Witches defense pitched a shutout in a first round Class C victory over Lake George.
Greenwich keeper Jack Scieszka saved five shots in the win and with the Witches defense recorded their seventh shutout of the season for Greenwich.
The Witches move on to a Class C quarterfinal with top-seeded Loudonville Christian on Monday at 7 p.m. in Lansingburgh.
Schuylerville 3 Tamarac 0
In a scoreless game at the break, the Black Horses split the posts three times in the second half to pull away from Tamarac in a Class B opening round match on Thursday.
Makenna DeLessio with a pair of goals and Lilly DeLessio with a single tally led the Schuylerville attack, sending the sixth seeded Black Horses to a quarterfinal matchup, on the road this Saturday at 2 p.m. with #2 Chatham.
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