With a week one matchup against Mechanicville-Hoosic Valley just days away, there is great anticipation in Stillwater that the Warriors are poised for another successful fall campaign under head coach Ian Godfrey.  

Coming off a 7-3 season a year ago, the Warriors return a stable of talented core players to the roster on both sides of the ball.

At the heart of the returning vets are six seniors including Jaxon Mueller (RB/OLB), Anthony Cocuzzo (OL/DL), Lukas Lilac (WR/DB), Brody Burdo (TE/OLB), Aidan Martel (OL/DL), and Robert David (OL/DL).

Three juniors in Steven Berry (OL/DL), Matt Lutz (WR/FS), and Raikeem Santana (OL/DL), sophomore Gavin Carson (RB/OLB), and freshmen James Cocozzo (OL/LB) and Joe Morris (OL/LB) round out an experienced group that provides skill and depth to Coach Godfrey and his staff.

Newcomers to watch this season for the Warriors are senior Thomas McDonough (WR/CB), juniors Landen Staie (RB/CB) and Lee Scoville (OL/DL) and sophomores Aidan Callanan (QB/CB) and John Williams (WR/FS).

Playing in a stacked Section II Class D that includes, among others, Greenwich, Lake Goerge-Warrensburg and Cambridge-Salem Stillwater will need all of its talented roster to navigate the scheduled gauntlet this fall.

Coach Godfrey offered these thoughts on the upcoming season.

“We need to stay healthy and continue to focus on each week without looking ahead.”  He continued, ” We have the luxury of bringing back the core group from last season.  With Mueller, Lilac and both Cocozzo’s returning we should be ultra-competitive.  Replacing Colby Paffen at quarterback will be a challenge but sophomore Aidan Callanan has shown promise and has breakaway speed. Section II Class D will be one of the more competitive conferences with each week being a major test.”

When you combine the winning pedigree of the Warriors football program with this year’s depth of experienced talent it’s easy to see why hopes are running high for a special fall season in Stillwater.

Cambridge-Salem 4   Hoosic Valley 1

Luke MacDougal fired a two-over par, 36 to lead C/S past Hoosic Valley on Monday in a Wasaren golf match at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.

Mason MacDougal carded a round of 40 in winning his individual match and Blaise Barrett and Brigid Toleman picked up points as well for Cambridge-Salem who with the victory improve to 2-0 on the season.

Hoosic Valley’s Liam Sherman in his first varsity match earned the Valley point with a win in flight three.

Cambridge 4.5   Waterford .5

Luke MacDougall carded the low round of the day, firing a two-over 36, leading Cambridge to the comfortable win over Waterford in Wasaren play on Friday.

Mason MacDougall, Kiernan Haskell and Blaise Barrett all earned match wins for Cambridge while in flight four Josh Pratt and Waterford’s Jonny Atwood split the point.  

Both teams return to action on Monday with Cambridge hosting Hoosic Valley and Waterford entertaining Greenwich at Fairways of Halfmoon Golf Course.

Mechanicville 3   Hoosick Falls 2

Hoosick Falls junior Aiden Fleming fired an even par 34 to earn medalist honors, but the depth of the Mechanicville squad secured the narrow “W” in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Thursday.  

Top scorers for the Red Raiders included Logan Starks 35, Nate Salvadore 39, Matt Salvadore 39, Jack Salvadore 42, Ben Amato 44 and Connor Dion 47, with Starks, Dion, Amato and Matt Salvadore posting match wins.

 Hoosick Falls cards showed Dylan Callahan 41, Brady Mann 42, Jack Shea 42, Michael Plusch 49, and Devin Gauthier 50. 

Next up for Mechanicville is a Monday match with the Warriors of Stillwater at Saratoga Lake Golf Club, while Hoosick Falls will tee it up with Cambridge at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Tuesday.  

Most Valuable Player Jake Sparks Hoosick Falls SR

First Team Scott Lynch Mechanicville SO
First Team Tyler Sears Tamarac SR
First Team Will Coreno Mechanicville JR
First Team Pierce Byrne Saratoga Central Catholic FR
First Team Colin Richardson Mechanicville JR
First Team Hunter Fales Saratoga Central Catholic SO
First Team Shea Brown Stillwater JR
First Team Peyton Richardson Tamarac SR
First Team Jaxon Mueller Stillwater JR
First Team Ronan Rowe Saratoga Central Catholic SO

Second Team Tyler Weygand Saratoga Central Catholic SO
Second Team Andrew Sparks Hoosick Falls JR
Second Team James Blake Tamarac SR
Second Team Ryan Ingber Greenwich FR
Second Team Cooper Skiff Greenwich SO
Second Team Zack Pingelski Mechanicville SR
Second Team Nevin Wilkie Tamarac SR
Second Team Dutch Hamilton Greenwich SR
Second Team Parker Jamieson Greenwich SR
Second Team Joe Skiff Greenwich SO

MVP:       Moira Collins, P, Sr, Tamarac

Section 2 All-Stars: 

1. Riley Caiazza, Sr, 2B, Hoosic Valley
2. Reese Autiello, Sr, 2B, Greenwich
3. Reegan Mullen, Sr, P, Greenwich      

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

Chatham 6   Greenwich 1

WP:  Emily Mesick 7 IP 5 Hits 1 Run 1 BB 7 K’s                    LP:  Reegan Mullen 6 IP 6 Runs 7 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Chatham – Olive Mountain 1B, 2B, 2 RBI’s       Emily Sherriff RBI single        Emily Mesick RBI single       Joran Radley RBI single                      Witches – Brooke Kuzmich RBI single

Take Away:  Mesick held Greenwich to five singles and retired the final eight batters in order leading Chatham past Greenwich in the Class C championship.  Chatham led 2-1 entering the fifth inning and plated four in the bottom of the frame to take control.  Greenwich finishes an excellent season at 16-4 including a Wasaren title.  

Chatham 10   Hoosick Falls 1

WP:  Tyler Kneller  7IP 1 Hit 1 Run 12 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Chatham – Tate Van Alstyne 2B, HR, 3 RBI’s        Matt Thornsen 3B, RBI

Take Away:  Chatham jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings of play and behind a dominate performance by Kneller, earned the Class CC championship at Joe Bruno Stadium on Thursday night.  Hoosick Falls finishes a fine spring season at 14-9 with a sectional final appearance.  

Greenwich 14   Stillwater 3

WP:  Reegan Mullen 7 IP  5 Hits 3 Runs 8 K’s       LP:  Eden Resch 6 IP 15 Hits 14 Runs 3 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Norah Niesz 2 1B’s, 2B, 5 RBI’s        Reegan Mullen 1B, HR, RBI        Kiley Allen 1B, 2B, 3B       Morgan Randall 1B, 2B                  Warriors – Charisma Salecker 1B, 2 RBI’s 

Take Away:  Trailing 3-2 entering the bottom of the fourth Greenwich responded with four runs in each of the next three frames to take control and posted the Class C semifinal win over the Warriors.  #3 Greenwich will face top-seeded Chatham in the title game on Thursday at 5 at Moreau Rec.  

Glens Falls 16   Tamarac 4

WP:  Gianna Endieveri 7 IP  4 Hits 4 Runs 1 BB 3 K’s        LP:  Moira Collins

Hitting Stars:  GF – Jaelyn Graham 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s        Izzy Johnson 1B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI’s         

Take Away:  Trailing 2-1, Glens Falls scored 10 times in the fifth frame and went on to post the Class B semifinal win over Tamarac.  The victory sends Glens Falls to the title game on Thursday where they’ll face #1 Ichabod Crane at Luther Forest Field in a 5 P.M. start.   

Ichabod Crane 10   Mechanicville 2  

Hoosick Falls 11   Granville 5

WP:  Ben Smith                     LP:  Cody Nelson

Hitting Stars:  Panthers – Jake Sparks Solo HR        Andrew Sparks 2 3 B’s, 3 RBI’s           Carson Glover 2 1B’s, 2B, 3 RBI’s      Golden Horde – Alex Torres 2-run 1B        Cody Nelson 1B, RBI        Don Woodell 1B, RBI

Take Away:  Hoosick Falls led 5-0 entering the third, where Granville scored four times, but the Horde would get no closer as Jake Sparks, who came on in relief of Ben Smith, weathered the storm in the third frame and shut down Granville the rest of the way.  With the win #6 Hoosick Falls (14-8), advances to the Class CC title game on Thursday at 7 P.M. at Joe Bruno Stadium where the Panthers will face top-seeded Chatham.

Ichabod Crane 11   Mechanicville 7   

Duanesburg 4   Spa Catholic 1          

Hoosick Falls 9   Canajoharie 0

WP:  Jake Sparks 5 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 9 K’s   

Hitting Stars:  Panthers – AJ Brown 3 1B’s         Luke Nicholas 2 IB’s, 2 RBI’s          Ryan Sparks 1B, RBI        Andrew Sparks 1B, RBI

Take Away:  Jake Sparks tosses the five-inning no-hitter and the Falls end things early with a five-run fifth inning, notching the Class CC quarterfinal win over Canjo.  Next up is a meeting with #2 Granville at Veterans Memorial Field in Saratoga on Monday at 4:30.

Mechanicville 10   Ravena 3

WP:  Colin Richardson 7 IP 6 Hits 3 Runs 1 BB 3 K’s          LP:  Lagan Krause 3.1 IP 1 Hit 4 Runs 4 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Will Coreno 2-4, 2 2B’s, 4 RBI’s       Chris Couser 1-3, 2B, RBI       Cruz Goverski 1-3, 2 RBI’s        Mark Pingelski 1-3, 3B               Ravena – A. Lochner 2-3, 2B, RBI

Take Away:  Mechanicville trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the fourth where the Raiders plated three, and took control with a four-spot in the next frame, on their way to the Class B quarterfinal victory.  The Raiders will face Ichabod Crane on Monday in the semi’s at Shuttlesworth Park at 7 P.M.

Saratoga Catholic 8   Waterford 1

WP:  Pierce Byrne 5 IP 1 Run 0 BB 8 K’s                         LP:  Jack Gilbert

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Kameron Cox 3-3, 2 IB’s, 2B        Aidan Crowther 2-3, 3 RBI’s      Carson Mosher 2-4        Ronan Rowe 2-4

Take Away:  The Saints jumped out to an 8-0 lead after three innings and posted the Class C quarterfinal win behind the strong pitching of Byrne, and Rowe and Ryan Gillis in relief.  Spa Catholic advances to play Duanesburg on Monday at Gloversville Husky Field at 7 P.M.

Granville 5   Greenwich 3

WP:  Caleb Nelson 6 IP 2 Hits 8 K’s  

Hitting Stars:  Golden Horde – Caleb Nelson 2-4        Cody Nelson 2 RBI’s     Alex Torres 2B         Witches – Eli Strasswimmer 2 RBI’s

Take Away:  Greenwich plated four in the first and rode that advantage to the narrow victory over Greenwich in Class CC quarterfinal action.  

Chatham 11   Stillwater 2

Ichabod Crane 7 Tamarac 0