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.
In the Class C/D, Section II golf sectionals on Tuesday at Fairways of Halfmoon Mechanicville’s Logan Starks fired the low round of 78, leading Mechanicville to a second-place finish, just two strokes behind the winning Schuylerville squad.
In a format where each team sends four golfers to compete with the lowest three scores used to determine team score, Mechanicville finished tied with Voorheesville at +39 (255) but bested the Blackbirds using the scores of the fourth golfers to break the tie.
The top five teams included Schuylerville 253, Mechanicville 255, Voorheesville 255, Hoosick Falls 266, and Cobleskill at 268.
Individually, Starks showed the way with his round of 78 followed by Schuylerville’s Ryken Riper and Voorheesville’s Brady Carrow with 80’s and Hoosick Falls’ Aiden Fleming with a round of 83 who finished in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Wasaren golfers advancing to the ABCD Sectional qualifier next Tuesday at Fairways include Mechanicville’s Logan Starks 78, Matthew Salvadore 87, Nate Salvadore 90, Hoosick Falls’ Aiden Fleming 80, Dylan Callahan 85, and Stillwater’s Logan Pickett with a round of 86.
Greenwich 3 Hoosic Valley 0
Nursing a one score lead at the break, the Witches put the match away with a pair of second half tallies in earning the home win over the Valley on Tuesday.
Greenwich broke on top late in the first half when Sam Palacios connected off a Wyatt Skiff feed for the 1-0 advantage.
Four minutes into the second half the Witches Brendan McClay found the side of the net on an unassisted tally, giving Greenwich a two-score lead.
Late in the half Hudson Logan capped the scoring finishing a find from Johnny Morency for the third Greenwich goal of the match.
Witches’ keeper Jack Scieszka saved for shots in the win while Valley keeper Travis Bleakley stopped three shots in the loss.
In the consolation game of the Mechanicville Fall Classic, the host squad trailed 1-0 after one half of play but connected on a pair of second half scoring strikes to post the come-from-behind “W” over Burnt Hills.
Ethan Raucci scored the equalizer, and Scotty Lynch found the range with the eventual game-winner for Mechanicville.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved 3 shots in the win, while Burnt Hills keeper Adan Yerina turned away five shots in the loss.
Waterford 6 Corinth 0
In the championship game of the Columbus Day Tournament, Waterford, nursing a 1-0 lead at the break, exploded for five, second half scores to pull away from Corinth and earn the victory.
Payton Galuski gave the Fordians a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute, finishing a Mason Noto find and Waterford took that advantage into the halftime break.
After intermission Waterford took control connecting on three goals in a three-minute span.
In the 50th minute it was Connor Belonga finding the back of the net off a Logan Sheehan feed, one minute later Belonga doubled down, this time off a thru pass from Galuski. and just two minutes later Mason Noto capped the scoring flurry, cleaning up a rebound on the goal line for a 4-0 Fordian lead.
Sam Caulkins joined the party in the 61st minute with a header off a Galuski corner kick, and Blake Guertin closed out the night’s scoring for Waterford with an unassisted tally in the 65th minute.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved six shots and with the Waterford defense posted the clean sheet.
Coxsackie-Athens 8 Hoosick Falls 0
Coxsackie-Athens scored five times before the break on their way to the home win over the Falls on Monday.
Danielle Deering with a hat trick and Avery Conrad and Payton Slater with a pair of tallies each, led the way for C/A.
Keeper Jasa Cruz saved three shots in the win for C/A, while Falls keepers Lucy Haynes and Chaya Roden combined to save six shots in the loss.
Six different players scored for C/S in the shutout win over the Saints in Salem.
Tilly Maher with two goals, and Luke LeBlanc. Losh Lafountain. Alex Olsen, Declan Donaldson and Emerson Lopez with single tallies led the C/S attack.
Beekmantown 1 Mechanicville 0
Beekmantown scored the only goal in the match when Rhianna Gilligan connected on a first half strike off a Payton Parliament find and the Beekmantown defense pitched the shutout in the win over Mechanicville in the Eddie Russell Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
Beekmantown keeper Megan Burdo saved six shots in the game while Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick stopped 10 shots in the match.
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