Despite being outshot 13-4 in the match, Stillwater made their opportunities count connecting once in each half, and their defense held off Cincinnatus in a state Class C girls soccer semifinal on Saturday.
Late in the first half Stillwater grabbed a 1-0 advantage when Brooke Coon cleaned up a deflected ball in front, and the game went into the break with the top-ranked Class C team in the state holding the one score lead.
In the 75th minute Stillwater extended their cushion when Brooke Hodgson connected off an Ashley Coffer find for the 2-0 advantage.
But Cincinnatus wouldn’t go quietly, responding 26 seconds later when Payton Landers converted an open look from inside the box cutting the deficit in half at 2-1.
From there Stillwater’s defense, as they have all season-long closed the door sending the 19-1-1 squad onto the Class C championship match on Sunday and a meeting with Section V champ Byren-Bergen.
Greenwich 48 Cambridge-Salem 7 Section II Class D Super Bowl
Two minutes into the second half Cruz Goverski cleaned up a deflection in front, ramming home the only score in the match and the Mechanicville defense did the rest in earning the Section II Class B boys championship in Queensbury on Saturday.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved eight shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
It was Mechanicville’s third straight Section II title.
Mechanicville, 17-0-3, moves on to a Class B State Sub-Regional match on Tuesday with Section VII champion Northeastern Clinton with a 4 p.m. kickoff slated at Bethlehem High School.
Stillwater 35 Ichabod Crane 0
Stillwater rode a strong ground game to the victory over Crane in a crossover matchup on Saturday.
Stillwater rushed for 375 yards in the game and were led by Nehamiah Costine, 11 carries, 133 yards and two scores, Landen Staie, 12 carries, 112 yards and Aidan Callanan, 9 carries, 112 yards and three touchdowns.
With the win Stillwater improves to 5-4 on the year and looks ahead to a Class C semifinal round game with top-seeded and unbeaten Warrensburg/Lake George/ Bolton on Friday night at 7 p.m.
In a game that was tied 1-1 early, Stillwater scored the last five goals in the match to post a comfortable win in a Class C quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Elliot Patenaude with a hat trick led the way for Stillwater with Brooke Hodgson’s pair of goals and Lucy Rubenstein’s single strike rounding out the scoring.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined for two saves in the match.
Top-seeded Stillwater advances to face Schoharie on Saturday in a Class C semifinal at 6 p.m. in Lansingburgh.
Greenwich 7 Bolton 1
Three different Witches tallied twice in Greenwich’s one-sided, Class C quarterfinal victory over Bolton.
Sarah Radovich, Taylor Poovey and Julia Scambelluri all connected on a pair of scoring strikes and Morgan Foster added a single tally to lead the Witches attack.
Greenwich keeper Oliveah Reiszel saved three shots in the win.
The Witches move on in the C’s and will play a Saturday semifinal match with Lake George at 3:30 in Lansingburgh.
Lake George 5 Waterford 1 Girls Class C Quarterfinal No other info at this time
Mechanicville 1 Cobleskill-Richmondville 0 Boys Class B Semifinal No other info at this time
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.
After a scoreless first period HF/Tam built a 20-12 lead by halftime and took control with a pair of touchdowns to start the third frame on their way to the road win over Gloversville.
Wildcat Sam Fauler threw for four touchdowns and ran for another in the victory finding Richie Stifter on a 56-yard strike, Ryan Sparks from 14-yards out, Carson Glover on a 34-yard connection and Trent Benedict for a 20-yard TD reception.
Fauler finished 11 of 14 for 198 yards on the night.
Glover led the HF/T ground game rushing for 76 yards including a 29-yard scoring run.
Waterford 5 Hoosick Falls 1
Mia O’Brien’s hat trick led the way in the Fordians road win over the Panthers on Friday.
Riley Noto and Emily Fannif added single tallies in the victory for Waterford, while Lilliona Zwinge scored the Falls’ lone goal with a second half strike.
Tamarac 4 Cambridge 0
Emme Fitzgerald with a pair of goals and Kylie Gross and Kendall Bulson with single tallies led the Bengals past Cambridge Friday at Clum’s Corners.
Tamarac keepers Emily Roadcap and Lily Onorato combined for the clean sheet in the match.
Hoosic Valley 2 Emma Willard 1
The Valley scored a goal in each half and kept the Jesters off the board until the final minute of the match in posting the home “W” in Schaghticoke.
The hosts first tally came with 14:28 left in the first half on a Kaylee Smith header off an Ashleigh Herrington find, giving the Valley a 1-0 advantage that they carried into the break.
In the second half Gracyn Gates found Hannah Coffin who finished for the 2-0 Hawk lead.
Emma Willard avoided the shutout when Haruro Segawa split the posts with a minute left in the game.
Mechanicville 4 Greenwich 0
Leading 1-0 at the break, Mechanicville took control scoring three times after intermission in notching the home “W” over the Witches of Greenwich on Friday night.
Maddie Hopeck with a pair of goals, and Ava Gaspie and Gianna Pitts with single strikes led the Mechanicville attack.
Keeper Ava Grimmick saved two shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
With the win Mechanicville improves to 7-0-1 on the year.
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