Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 34   Taconic Hills 0

Hoosick Falls/ Tamarac opened with a 20-point first quarter and cruised from there to the victory over Taconic Hills at Clum’s Corners on Monday night.

The home squad held a 310-118 advantage in total yards in the contest.

Quarterback Sam Fauler threw for 88 yards and three touchdowns connecting with Richie Stifter on a 10-yard strike, Carson Glover from 27 yards out and Jack Cavanaugh on a 29 -yard connection for six.

Andrew Sparks led the ground attack with 115 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown, while Cavanaugh added 78 yards and a score.  

Mechanicville 5   Stillwater 1

Mechanicville took control with four, first-half goals and posted the win over Stillwater to retain The Cup in the two teams’ annual match.

Rece Dyer tallied twice for Mechanicville with Ethan Raucci, Tom Wendel and Logan Starks all adding single scoring strikes.

Hodgson connected for the Stillwater goal in the second half.

Hoosic Valley 6   Cambridge -Salem 0

The Hawks scored three times in each half, and controlled the action in notching the “W” in their home-opener.

Isaac Wiley started the scoring when he connected on a corner for the 1-0 lead, minutes later it was Evan Maloney finding the net and quickly the  Valley held a two-goal cushion.

Just before the half Wiley, on a long cross found Gabe Coffin who went top-side with a header for the 3-0 advantage.

Midway through the second half the Hawks used another Wiley to Coffin combo to pad their lead, and two minutes later Coffin returned the favor on a nice thru ball to Wiley for the finish.

Hoosic Valley’s final goal came when midfielder Andy Thompson made a great steal and found Coffin who split the posts for his third tally of the game.

Tamarac 3   Berlin New Lebanon 2

The Bengals built an early 2-0 lead and held off the Mountaineers to post the road win Monday night.

Tamarac’s first goal came off an Owen Blakesley corner that was deflected into the net by a Mountaineer defender.

Minutes later Tamarac took a 2-0 lead on a Mike Plante scoring strike from 20 yards out.

B/NL got on the board before the break on a transition tally from Logan Healey cutting the Bengal lead in half at 2-1.

In the second half Tamarac regained a two-goal cushion when Jack Roseberger split the posts for the 3-1 advantage.

The Mountaineers pulled to within one on Healey’s second goal of the game but would draw no closer as Bengal keeper Jacob Smith preserved the victory with some keys saves down the stretch.

Cambridge 2   Fort Ann 1

In a game knotted at 1-1 at halftime, Nicole Robinson connected off a Sam Crandall find with a second-half strike for the game-winner in action at Cambridge on Monday.

Cambridge’s Kelly Sweet and the Cardinals Olivia Winchell both found the net with first half scores.

Cambridge keeper Lixi Pedersen saved seven shots in the win, while Fort Ann goalie Bailee Wright turned back 10 shots for the Cardinals. 

Chatham 6   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Mechanicville 3   Cambridge 2

In action at the Mechanicville Golf Course Matthew Salvadore carded the low round of 38 leading the home squad to the narrow “W” over Cambridge.

Luke MacDonald and Mason MacDonald picked up individual wins in flights one and two for the visitors, while Connor Dion and Ben Amato, along with Matthew Salvadore earned the three points for the 6-0 Mechanicville team.  

Mechanicville 4   Burnt Hills 2

Mechanicville used three second-half goals to get past Burnt Hills and post the non-league win.

Just before the half Logan Starks connected to give Mechanicville the 1-0 lead heading to the break.

After intermission Burnt Hills knotted things at 1-1 on a Cassidy tally, but Mechanicville regained the lead and control on scoring strikes from Declan Charette, Tom Wendel and Starks second goal of the game.

Mechanicville’s Ethan Raucci handed out a pair of assists and keeper Joe Devito saved five for the 4-0 Mechanicville squad.

Waterford 2   Maple Hill 1

Waterford scored the game-winner with 1:00 left in regulation, notching the well-earned victory over Maple Hill at Fordian Stadium on Saturday.

The Fordians drew first blood at the 6:00 mark when the Catanzarita brothers hooked up with Jake finding Josh whose header gave Waterford the 1-0 advantage.

That score held until the 51st minute when Maple Hill tied things on a rocket from Avery Morse.

With just under a minute remaining Waterford’s Tristan Carutasu fired a shot that Maple Hill keeper Kaedan Morse got a fingertip on, but the ball had enough left to roll in for the decider.

Tamarac 2   Troy 2

Tamarac sandwiched two goals around a pair of Troy tallies as the two squads battled to a 2-2 tie in a match played Saturday in Troy.

Owen Blakesley and Jack Roseberger connected for Tamarac goals while a pair of strikes by Luigi Chiera accounted for Troy’s scoring.  

Girls Soccer

Hoosic Valley 12   Moore Catholic 6

Six different players rang the bell for the Valley who hung a dozen on the board in securing the “W” over Moore Catholic in a Hall of Fame Tournament game played in Niskayuna.

Sophomore Hannah Coffin had a good month on a Saturday morning with five goals and two assists to lead Hoosic Valley. 

Sophomores Ashleigh Herrington and Kaylee Smith both connected twice while junior Loghan Hamilton, sophomore Kayleigh Knickerbocker and 8th grader Hayley Valsic all added single tallies. 

Stillwater 3   Poland 0

Bridget Coon scored twice, Karissa Mitchell added a single goal, and the Stillwater defense posted the shutout in the win over Poland in a Hall of Fame Tournament game at Stillwater.

 Keepers Mirand Price and Charisma Salecker combined for three saves and with the Stillwater defense for the clean sheet to help Stillwater capture their third straight win to start the season.

St. Mary’s 3   Waterford 1

Addyson Galuski connected off a feed from Payton Galuski for the Waterford goal, but scoring strikes from St. Mary’s Kristin Middaugh, Michaela Panell and Teddy Osiniski proved the difference in a Hall of Fame match played in Waterford.  

Football

Canajoharie/Fort Plain 35   Cambridge/Salem 12

Greenwich 44   Helderberg Valley 13

Stillwater 48   Chatham 14

Stillwater ran out to a 22-0 lead after one quarter of play and cruised from there to the road win over Chatham Friday night.

Lukas Lilac led the Stillwater attack with 250 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns, while quarterback Jaxon Mueller ran for a score and also connected with Brody Burdo on a 50-yard scoring strike for six.  

Jay Gannon and Gavin Carson added rushing touchdowns in the Stillwater victory, their second in as many outings.  

Girls Soccer 

Cambridge 5   Salem 1

Cambridge took control with four goals before the break and posted the comfortable win over Salem.

Emily DeSouza started the scoring finishing off a nice find from Samantha Crandall for the 1-0 lead early.

Emily Lathrop followed with an unassisted tally, and Crandall to Mia Alpy netted the third goal of the half with Nicole Robinson rounding out the first half onslaught for Cambridge with an unassisted scoring strike.

After the break Alpy connected on her second goal of the match off a feed from Kelly Sweet and Cambridge closed out the home “W”.  

Berlin/New Lebanon 3   Taconic Hills 0

Three Mountaineers found the back of the net and the B/NL defense shutout Taconic Hills in the road victory.

Vivienne Powers, Lizzy Hunt and Riley Robertson all connected on first half tallies and the Mountaineers defense did the rest with B/NL keeper Becca Madsen not needing to make a save in the shutout.  

Boys Soccer

Loudonville 2   Tamarac 1

In a weather shortened contest, Loudonville used goals from Shayne Paddock and Esiah Bodnaruk to get past Tamarac on Friday.

Jack Rosenberger scored for Tamarac just before the halftime break and then storms rolled through ending the action with both coaches agreeing to call the game.  

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Hoosic Valley 3   Saratoga Catholic 0

In a game shortening by pending storms Hoosic Valley connected for three scores in one half of action and posted the shutout over the Saints in action at Gavin Park in Saratoga.

Gabe Coffin put the Valley on the board early when he finished a long Isaac Wiley cross with a nice header for the 1-0 lead.  

Minutes later defender Mason Speanburg, after an extended run up the middle, found Evan Maloney on a thru ball, and Maloney’s finish gave the Hawks the two-goal advantage.

Midway through the half Coffin, after a steal near midfield, carried it, and split the posts for his second tally of the match and the 3-0 lead which proved to be the final as officials, with weather approaching, called the game at halftime.  

With the win the Hawks improve to 2-0 on the year and look towards their next game on Monday in Schaghticoke when they welcome in Cambridge-Salem.

Cambridge-Salem 3   Stillwater 2   (Wednesday)

Luke and Mason MacDougall shared medalist honors with a pair of 39’s, leading Cambridge-Salem to the narrow victory over Stillwater in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.

In flight three Cambridge-Salem’s Kiernan Haskell split the point with Stillwater’s Miles Marinellio and in flight five C-S’s Brigid Toleman and Stillwater’s Julian Peluso also halved the point.  

The Warriors Dan DeGrasserio earned a point with his win in flight four.

C/S moves to 3-2 on the season with the “W” while Stillwater slips to 2-3 with the loss.  

Mechanicville 5   Greenville 2

The Mechanicville boys’ soccer team has been a dominant program in Section II for years, currently riding an unbeaten streak in league play that seemingly dates back to the Bush administration.  Last night, under the lights in Mechanicville the home squad was tested by the heat and humidity as well as a talented Greenville squad and came away with a well-earned 5-2 “W”.

Mechanicville opened the scoring at the 31:00 mark when Scotty Lynch lofted a free kick into the box from 60 yards out, that caromed off a Greenville defender, splitting the posts for a 1-0 advantage.

Six minutes before the break Greenville answered on a Harrison McAneny tally and the two squads were knotted at 1-1 heading into the intermission.

After the break Mechanicville wasted little time in regaining the lead when just 1:00 in, Lynch went top shelf off a free kick from 20 yards out for the 2-1 edge.  

At the 26:00-mark Mechanicville’s Rece Dyer ripped a rocket off the left wing that the Greenville keeper got a hand on, but the ball found the net for the two-goal cushion at 3-1.

Greenville refused to go quietly on this tropical evening drawing closer when Joseph Davis found the range with 20:35 left in the match and the visitors trailed by one. 

Three minutes later Logan Starks lofted a beautiful corner kick that found Mark Pingelski rising above the fray, and his header found the back of the net and Mechanicville held the comfortable 4-2 lead.  

With under one-minute remaining Cruz Goverski closed out the scoring, connecting for Mechanicville’s fifth tally of the match, capping Mechanicville’s third victory in as many outings.  

In a match played at Fairways of Halfmoon the two squads decided the outcome using the tie-breaker system which totals the top three golfers scores, and Waterford-Halfmoon edged Tamarac 149-150.

Waterford’s Derrick Pontore led all golfers firing a 46, with other Fordian scores including Jonny Atwood 51, Dylan Day 52, Werkie Hayes 56 and Evan Kavosie with a score of 60.

Tamarac scores included Adam Quackenbush 48, Adam Rice and Nate Smith 51’s, Owen Glenn 54, Morgan Hayden 55 and Tommy Kane with a round of 60.

With the win Waterford-Halfmoon improves to 2-4 on the year.

Greenwich 3.5   Hoosick Falls 2.5

In another match that went to the tie breaker the Witches prevailed in action at the Battenkill Country Club.

The Falls Aiden Fleming carded the low round of 36 in the match with other Panthers scores including Brady Mann 37, Dylan Callahan 41, Jack Shea 46, Michael Plusch 51 and Devin Gauthier 60.

Greenwich scores were Sam Ziehm 42, Colby McCauliffe and Erik Wade 43, with Brayden Stutzman, Omar DeJesus and Jordan Young all finishing with rounds of 56.  

Loudonville 5   Waterford 4

Loudonville ran out to a 3-0 lead and hung on for the victory over the Fordians in soccer action Tuesday night in Waterford.

Trailing 3-0, Waterford got on the board just before the break on a PK by Josh Catanzarita cutting the advantage to 3-1 heading into the half.

Two more second-half goals by Catanzarita and a single strike from Waterford’s Tristan Carutasu drew the Fordians closer but they fell just short of coming all the way back.

Waterford keeper Logan Kelly saved 10 shots in the match.