Friday Night Roundup: Mechanicville Girls Earn B Crown

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 31   Lansingburgh 19

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.  

 

 

 

Greenwich 44   Cohoes 7     No other info provided

 

 

 

 

Friday Night Football

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 42   Hudson 12

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.

 

Friday Night Roundup: Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley, Hoosick Falls/Tamarac Post “W’s”

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 45   Ichabod Crane 0

On Senior night in Mechanicville the host squad quickly erased any thoughts of a Crane upset, running out to a commanding 39-0 advantage at the break and cruising to the one-sided “W” to remain unbeaten at 6-0 on the year.

 Mechanicville’s stellar ground game showed the way with Marcus Robinson 9 rushes, 68 yards and a touchdown, DiMaggio Ferrara 5 rushes 67 yards two scores, Jordan Barnes 4 rushes 108 yards two touchdowns and Jon Harris with 7 rushes, 27 yards and a TD doing damage throughout.  

The win sets up a showdown with undefeated Glens Falls next Friday night in Glens Falls with the winner earning the Class B North title. 

 

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 32   Scotia/Glenville 14

HF/Tam used a balanced offensive attack throwing for 178 yards and rushing for 150 yards more in the road win over Scotia.

Wildcat quarterback Sam Fauler completed 10 of 18 attempts for 178 yards and three touchdowns.

Riche Stifter led the HF/Tam receiving corp. with 116 yards on seven catches, two for touchdowns including a 39-yard connection with Fauler. 

Fauler and Carson Glover combined for more than 100 rushing yards to lead the Wildcat ground attack.  

With the win HF/Tam improves to 4-2 on the season.

 

Hoosick Falls 4   Hoosic Valley 3

In a game that was tight throughout, the Panthers Lionna Zwinge connected in the 75th minute with the eventual game-winner lifting the Falls to the home win over the Valley on Friday night.

The game was tied 2-2 at the break with the Valley’s Kaleigh Knickerbocker and Hannah Coffin tallying for the visitors and the Falls’ Emma Waugh hitting on a pair of goals for the host squad.

After the break Hoosick Falls took the in 3-2 lead on Waugh’s third goal of the match before the Hawks knotted things on Coffin’s second scoring strike, that coming in the 70th minute, setting up the deciding score from Zwinge. 

 

Greenwich 3   Tamarac 0

The Witches used a pair of goals from Taylor Poovey, a single scoring strike by Eliza McQueen and a shutout performance by the Greenwich defense to earn the win over the Bengals.

 

Stillwater 1   Lake George 0

In a scoreless game at the break, Stillwater connected on the lone goal of the match when Brooke Coon finished an Ashley Coffey find, which proved just enough for Stillwater in the nonleague win over Lake George.  

Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined for three saves and with the Stillwater defense for the clean sheet.

Lake George keeper Addison Reinhold saved 10 shots in defeat.  

 

Waterford 2   Cambridge 1

The Fordians used a pair of goals by Mia O’Brien and a single tally from Bayly Beauregard to get past Cambridge for the road “W”.  

Natali Wood connected on a second half strike for Cambridge in a match where the visitors held a 1-0 lead at intermission.

Waterford keeper Isabella Ramundo saved eight shots in the game, while Cambridge keeper Lexi Pedersen turned back 28 Fordian attempts.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday Night Results: Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley, Hoosic Falls/Tamarac Post Gridiron Wins

Mechanicville/Hoosic Valley 52   Broadalbin-Perth 24

In a close game at the half that saw the visitors nursing a 30-24 lead, the M/HV defense shut things down after the break while their offense continued to put points on the board in earning the road win on Friday night.  

Marcus Robinson rushed for 166 yards and three scores, DiMaggio Ferrara ran for 126 yards with a receiving and rushing touchdown and quarterback AJ Messercola was 4 of 5 through the air for 90 yards with a pair of scoring strikes to lead the M/HV attack.

Defensively, Ferrara finished the game with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery and Aydin Wiley highlighted the special team’s night with an 80-yard kickoff return for six.

With the win M/HV improves to a perfect 5-0 on the season while B/P drops to 1-4 on the campaign.

Hoosick Falls/Tamarac 52   Green Tech 22

HF/Tam built a 20-6 advantage after the first period and slowly pulled away for the victory at Bob Ford Field in Albany.

Wildcat quarterback Sam Fauler threw for 178 yards, connecting on 12 of 19 attempts with four touchdowns, finding Richie Stifter, (138 receiving yards), and Carson Glover with two scoring strikes each.

Glover led the Wildcat rushing attack with 102 yards on 11 carries and Ryan McMahon added 88 yards on 11 totes with a rushing score.  

HF/T improves to 3-2 on the season with the “W”.

Hoosic Valley 2   Hartford 0

Senior captains Mason Speanburg and Landon Reilly provided the offense with a tally each and the Valley defense pitched the shutout in the Hawks home win in Schaghticoke on Friday.

Cambridge/Salem 5   Hoosick Falls 1

On Senior Night in Cambridge, Luke LeBlanc and Carson Sartoris with two goals apiece and Alex Olsen with a single tally led the way in the victory over the Panthers.

Michael Plush connected for the Hoosick Falls score in the match. 

 

Greenwich 58   Chatham 0

 

Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton 51   Stillwater 0