Mechanicville 3   Greenville 1

Mechanicville built a 2-1 halftime lead, added an insurance goal after the break and closed things out, clinching the Section II Class B boys soccer championship in Queensbury on Saturday.  

Ethan Raucci led the way with a pair of goals while Scotty Lynch added a single tally for Mechanicville who move to 17-1-1 on the year and advance into state regional play.  

Waterford 2   Maple Hill 1

Josh Catanzarita connected on a penalty kick with 3:42 remaining in regulation which proved to be the game winner and Waterford wears the Section II Class C boys soccer crown.

Maple Hill took the lead on a Jay Fitzsimmons tally in the 13th minute and held the advantage until Waterford’s Matt Soden lofted a high arching shot that found the net with 29:00 remaining in the contest, knotting the score at 1-1.  

Cantanzarita converted on the PK, going top, middle and the Waterford defense made the slim lead stand and the Fordians celebrated their 13th section II soccer title in program history. 

Waterford (17-2-1) now set’s their sights on regional play next week.   

Stillwater 3   Maple Hill 0

After a scoreless first half, Stillwater took control with three, second half scoring strikes and lockdown defense to earn the Class C semifinal win over Maple Hill on Saturday in Mechanicville.

Soon after the break Elliott Patenaude finished a Brooke Coon find giving Stillwater the 1-0 lead.

Midway through the half Stillwater scored a pair of goals two minutes apart, the first coming on a Brooke Hodgson tally off a Patenaude feed, and the second an unassisted strike from Bridget Coon giving Stillwater the 3-0 advantage that they rode to the final horn.

Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Charisma Salecker combined for eight saves and with the Stillwater defense for their fourth straight shutout.

#2 Stillwater advances to the C final on Wednesday at Mechanicville where they’ll face the top seeded Fordians of Waterford in a 7 p.m. start.

Waterford 9   Chatham 1

In a game that was tight for much of the first half, Waterford took control with a flurry just before and after the halftime break and posted the one-sided decision in the Class C semifinal on Saturday in Mechanicville.

Leading 2-0 with 12:00 left in the first half, Payton Galuski took a loose ball, carried it and connected from 25 yards out, and six minutes later Galuski doubled down with a rocket from 30 yards out and the 4-0 lead. 

With 1:00 remaining until the break, Imani Bloomfield lofted a shot from just inside the left sideline that found net giving Waterford a 5-0 lead heading into intermission.  

Shortly after the break the Fordians put the game away scoring three times in a five-minute span on tallies from Mia O’Brien, and Addy and Payton Galuski for an 8-0 advantage that they rode to the “W”.

The win sets up an all Wasaren final in Class C Wednesday night in Mechanicville with Stillwater and Waterford meeting in Mechanicville to play for the soccer crown.  

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 51   Lansingburgh 28

Marcus Robinson ran for 252 yards and three TD’s and added a 50-yard touchdown reception leading M/HV to the comfortable victory over Lansingburgh.

Quarterback Jordan Barnes threw for a score and ran for two more, while Nate Hernadez added 62 rushing yards and a touchdown to the M/HV attack.

With the win Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley wraps their regular season with a 6-3 mark.  

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 42   Coxsackie-Athens 0

Sam Fauler threw four touchdown passes and Richie Stifter returned a punt 51 yards for a score leading the Wildcats past Coxsackie Friday night in Hoosick Falls.

With the win HF/T wraps up the regular season with an 8-1 mark.

Greenwich 68   Hudson Falls/Ft/ Edward 14       No other info available

Voorheesville 2   Mechanicville 0

Sophia Bouplon and Lily Farrell connected on first-half goals and the Blackbird’s defense did the rest in Voorheesville’s victory over Mechanicville in the Section II Class B championship game.

Waterford 2   Voorheesville 1   OT

In a game that needed extra sessions to decide, Josh Catanzarita found the back of the net in overtime giving the Fordians a well-earned semifinal “W” and sending them to the Class C championship game on Saturday.  

A first half goal by Matt Soden gave Waterford a 1-0 advantage that they took into the halftime break.

But after intermission the Blackbirds knotted things on an Eli Kirgan tally and the game remained tied until the overtime scoring strike by Soden.

Fordian keeper Logan Kelley saved 15 shots in the win, while Voorheesville keepers Lucas Hillman and Christopher Worthley combined to stop a dozen shots in the match.  

#3 Waterford (17-1-1), faces top-seeded Maple Hill in the Class C title game on Saturday in Queensbury in a 3:45 start.  

Mechanicville 6   Hudson 0

Mechanicville took control with a four-goal first half and cruised to the Class B semifinal win over Hudson Wednesday night at LaSalle Institute.  

Tom Wendel led the way with a hat trick with Scotty Lynch adding a pair of scoring strikes and Declan Charette a single tally to pace the Mechanicville attack. 

Keeper Joey Devito saved three shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.  It was the eighth time in their last ten outings that Mechanicville has shutout their opponent. 

With the win top-seeded Mechanicville advances to the Class B title game on Saturday in Queensbury for a matchup with #2 Greenville in a 1:30 start.    

Join us for a soccer podcast where we look at Wasaren girls’ and boys’ teams still standing in the Section II tournament.

Waterford 9   Mayfield 0

Hat tricks from Peyton Galuski and Mia O’Brien led the Fordians to the comfortable, Class C quarterfinal win over Mayfield, Tuesday night at Fordian Stadium.

Cassidy McClement, Izzy Vecchio, and Imani Bloomfield all connected for single goals in the win.

Maddy Atwood saved five shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the 10th shutout in the last 12 outings, and second straight in sectional play.

With the win top-seeded Waterford moves to a semifinal match with #4 Chatham on Saturday in Mechanicville at 3 p.m.

Stillwater 3   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Stillwater built a 2-0 halftime advantage, added a single tally after the break and posted the shutout victory over Berlin/New Lebanon in Class C, quarterfinal action.

Brooke Hodgson connected in each half, and Sofia Perniciaro added a first half scoring strike to pace the Stillwater attack.

Miranda Price and Charisma Salecker combined for five saves and with the Stillwater “D” notched the clean sheet.

Mountain Lions keeper Rebecca Madsen saved 10 for B/NL.

With the win second-seeded Stillwater moves to the semifinal round where they’ll face #6 Maple Hill at Mechanicville on Saturday in a 1 p.m. start.   

Maple Hill 1   Hoosick Falls 0

After a scoreless regulation Maple Hill’s Jayda Jordan, off a Hayley Spar feed, found the net with an overtime strike leading the Wildcats past Hoosick Falls in Class C, 

Maple Hill keeper Abby Szklenka saved three shots in the win, while Hoosick Falls goaltender Jenna Backes stopped four shots for the Panthers who finish the year at 6-10-1 but played well in the sectionals with a pair of wins, before the overtime loss to the 6th seeded Wildcats. 

Chatham 4   Greenwich 1

The Witches, on an Eliza McQueen goal held a 1-0 lead at the break, but Chatham, led by a three-goal half from Addison Perry stormed back to notch the quarterfinal victory in Class C.  

Keeper Helen Tassinari saved eight shots in the win for the Panthers, while Greenwich keeper Oliveah Reiszel stopped four shots for the Witches.

Mechanicville 3   Grenville 0     (Monday)

Mechanicville led 2-0 at the break, padded their cushion with a second-half score and notched the Class B semifinal win over Greenville on Monday.  

Maddie Hopeck tallied twice, and Ava Charbonneau added a single strike for Mechanicville who pitched the shutout with keeper Ava Grimmick saving five shots and combining with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.

#3 Mechanicville moves to the Class B championship match on Friday night at Stillwater, facing top-seeded Voorheesville in a 7:30 start.  

Waterford 2   Bolton/Warrensburg 0

The Fordians scored a goal in each half and despite playing a man down for much of the second half, got past B/W in a Class C quarterfinal on a cold night in Waterford.

Ten minutes in Waterford got on the board when Logan Sheehan connected form long range and the 1-0 Fordian advantage.

Waterford carried the slim lead into halftime and soon after the break the home squad lost a player due to a second yellow card and finished the match at a disadvantage.  

With 10 minutes remaining Josh Catazarita scored on a free kick from just outside the box and Waterford closed things out, advancing to the semifinal round on Thursday where they’ll face #2 Voorheesville at 5 p.m. at Fordian Stadium.

Voorheesville 8   Stillwater 0

Eli Kirgan with four goals led the Blackbirds past Greenwich in Class C quarterfinal action on Monday.

Maple Hill 1   Greenwich 0

In the first half of play Avery Morse, off a feed from Ben Brewer scored the only goal of the match as top-seeded Maple Hill squeezed past the Witches of Greenwich in a Class C sectional quarterfinal.  

Maple Hill 3   Cambridge 0

Maple Hill rode single tallies from Eva Hirschoff, Jayda Jordan and Finley Pearsall to the first-round win over Cambridge in Class C.  

Wildcats’ keeper Abby Szklenka saved five shots in the victory while Lexi Pedersen stopped eight shots for Cambridge who finish the season with an 8-8 mark.  

Mechanicville 1   Cobleskill 0

In a defensive battle between top seeded Mechanicville and upstart Cobleskill, a second half goal from Tom Wendel proved to be the difference in Mechanicville’s Class B quarterfinal victory.  

Mechanicville controlled much of the action throughout, with numerous shots on goal that Cobleskill keeper Kole Wayman time and again denied.

But Wendel slipped one past Wayman after the break and the Mechanicville defense made it stand,

Wayman finished with 15 saves in the game while Mechanicville keeper Joey Devito needed just one.

With the win Mechanicville moves on to a Wednesday semifinal match with Hudson at LaSalle Institute.

Cambridge/Salem 24   Greenwich 14

Brice Burr ran for three scores to lead Cambridge/Salem past Greenwich on Saturday in Cambridge.  

C/S built an 18-0 lead before Greenwich’s Matt Conlin scored the first of his two rushing TD’s cutting the lead to 18-6 in the third frame.

But in the fourth C/S answered with Burr’s third scoring run of the contest and the home squad held on for the “W” to even their mark at 4-4.

With the loss Greenwich slips to 5-3 on the year.  

Waterford 12   Berne-Knox 0

On a wet Friday night in Waterford, the weather did little to dampen the offensive firepower of the Fordians who connected on six goals in each half, cruising past Berne-Knox in Class C girls soccer action.

Ten minutes in Cassidy McClement started the scoring onslaught, cleaning up a loose ball in front for the 1-0 lead.  

Four minutes later it was Peyton Galuski carrying her dribble from midfield, weaving her way through and past multiple defenders before drilling a shot past the keeper for a 2-0 advantage.

Mia O’Brien joined the scoring parade midway through the half connecting on a left foot delivery off the right wing that eluded a diving keeper.  

The next two scores came from Peyton Galuski, the first a left-footed rocket from five yards outside the box, while on the second she gained control on the edge of the midfield circle, and with the ball on a string carried it through the Berne-Knox defense before finishing top shelf for the 5-0 Fordian lead.

With three minutes left in the half Izzy Vecchio was left alone and figured why not, letting it go from 40 yards out and finding the net and a 6-0 halftime cushion for the home squad.

Over the second half of play Waterford continued their dominance with three players, Vecchio, McClement and O’Brien all scoring a pair of goals to earn hat tricks in the match, joining Galuski who had rung the bell three times before the break.

With the win the top seeded Fordians advance to the quarterfinals next week.

Mechanicville 9   Cobleskill 0

Mechanicville scored eight times before the break in rolling to the victory over Cobleskill in Class B.

Isabella Raucci, Maddie Hopeck and Marissa Krosky led the attack with two goals each, while Ava Charbonneau, Madison Daley and Gianna Pitts all added single tallies for Mechanicville.

Stillwater 3   Schoharie 0         No other info

Berlin/New Lebanon 2   Bolton 1   No other info

Greenwich 4   Duanesburg 0        No other info 

Football

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 55    Gloversville 36    

Jordan Barnes threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns to lead M/HV past Gloversville in a high-scoring affair.

Barnes found Nate Hernadez on all three scoring strikes and defensively Hernadez added a pair of interceptions, returning one from 79 yards out for the six. 

Marcus Robinson rushed for 178 yards and two TD’s to lead the Mechanicville / Hoosic Valley ground attack.

M/HV improves to 5-3 on the year with the victory.

Stillwater 64    Helderberg Valley 6

Stillwater scored three touchdowns in each of the first three periods in notching the one-sided decision over Helderberg Valley.

Lukas Lilac led Stillwater with 185 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and Jaxon Mueller added 74 yards on nine carries with three scores as well.

Defensively Will Wagner returned a fumble recovery seven yards for a score while James Cocozzo recorded 10 tackles, three for losses and added a pass breakup to anchor the Stillwater “D”.   

Stillwater goes to 7-1 on the season with the win.  

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 40   Whitehall/Granville 0

Andrew Sparks ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats past W/G.

Sam Fauler threw for 138 yards and hit Richie Stifter and Carson Glover with scoring strikes in the road shutout.  

The Wildcats move to 7-1 on the year with the “W”.