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 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.
Gianna Pitts scored a goal in each half, leading Mechanicville to the narrow win over Saranac in the Eddie Russell Memorial Tournament.
Brooke Hansen connected on a second half strike for Saranac.
Mechanicville keeper Ava Grimmick saved four shots in the match while Saranac keeper Addison Castine turned back six attempts in the loss.
Waterford 6 Lake George 0
The Fordians ran out to a five-goal advantage by the break and cruised from there to the win over Lake George in the Columbus Day Tournament in Warterford.
Blake Guertin with a pair of goals and Payton Galuski, Logan Sheehan, Jake Catanzarita and Connor Belonga with single tallies led the Fordian attack.
Waterford keeper Logan Kelley saved four shots and with the Fordian defense posted the clean sheet.
Waterford advances to the championship game on Monday night, facing Corinth in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Fordian Stadium.
Mechanicville 3 Loudonville Christian 3
Mechanicville, trailing in the match came from behind to force overtime where eventually the game was decided on penalty kicks with L/C coming away with the win in the Mechanicville Soccer Classic.
Scotty Lynch scored twice, and Ethan Raucci connected once for Mechanicville, while Ethan Quadrini with a pair of goals and Esiah Bodnaruk with a single strike led L/C offensively.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved eight shots in the game while L/C keeper Liam Deeb turned way 12 Mechanicville attempts in the match.
In a 1-1 game at the break, the visitors from Waterford connected for a pair of second half goals to pull away and notch the road win in Cambridge.
The Fordians first strike came in the fourteenth minute on a Sam Caulkins header off a corner kick giving Waterford the 1-0 edge.
But midway through the half C/S responded when Rowan Ossont ripped a shot from 30 yards out that found the side netting, pulling the host squad even at 1-1.
After the break Waterford wasted little time taking the lead back just one minute in on a Payton Galuski tally off a Logan Sheehan find for the 2-1 advantage.
With 10 minutes remaining the Fordians final score came off Caulkins second header of the match this time off a Galuski corner and Waterford closed things out for the victory.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved six shots in the match while C/S keeper Alex Olsen saved nine.
Mechanicville 10 Berlin/New Lebanon 0
Mechanicville scored seven times in the first half on their way to the easy win over B/NL.
Scotty Lynch scored a hat trick while Ethan Raucci and Declan Charette both tallied twice in the match and Cruz Goverski, Brady O’Connor and Charlie Weiss all added single scoring strikes in the contest.
Mechanicville keeper Mark Pingelski saved two shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
Hoosick Falls 4.5 Hoosic Valley .5
Aidan Fleming led all golfers with a one-under par round of 33, leading the Panthers past the Valley in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Monday.
Hoosic Valley scores included Keegan Antolick 46, Ryan Morrissey 48, Tyler Lee 51, Chris Tracy 54, and Jackson Schram and Craig D’Avella with rounds of 57.
Hoosick Falls scores included Spencer Tate 36, Jack Shea 38, Devin Gauthier 39, Zach Houghton and Quinn Haynes with 44’s, Aidyn DeGraaf 45, Dylan Callahan 47, Brady Mann 48 and Memphis Hathaway with a round of 53.
With the win on Senior Day, Hoosick Falls improves to 12-2 on the season.
Hoosic Valley built a 3-0 lead by the break on their way to the comfortable, nonleague win over Mekeel on Saturday.
A pair of Hannah Coffin goals sandwiched around a Kaylee Smith tally gave the Valley an early three-goal cushion and after intermission Hoosic Valley extended the lead to 5-0 on Coffin’s third goal of the match and a Kalleigh Knickerbocker score.
Mekeel avoided the shutout when Hannah Wilkenson connected on an unassisted tally late in the game.
Hawk keeper Lily Ruepp saved five shots in the win.
Hoosick Falls 3 Berne-Knox 1
In a game knotted at 1-1 after the first half of play, the Panthers connected on a pair of second half strikes and their defense shut down the B/K attack, sealing the nonleague win.
Grace Eastman tallied twice after the break and Ava Salvesvoid added a first-half goal to lead the Falls offensively.
Molly Laudato scored the lone B/K goal in the match.
Hoosick Falls keepers Lucy Haynes and Chaya Roden combined for six saves in the match and the Berne-Knox keeper combo of Morgan Krouse and Madelin Emmerich also stopped six shots in the contest.
Waterford 7 Madrid-Waddington 0
The Fordians jumped out to a 4-0 advantage by intermission and cruised to the shutout “W” over M/W.
Sam Caulkins and Mason Noto led the way for Waterford with two goals each, while teammates Christian Penk, Connor Belonga and Payton Galuski all added single strikes with Galuski assisting on four of the seven Fordian goals in the match.
Keeper Logan Kelly saved four shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the clean sheet.
Mechanicville dominated from the start connecting on eight first-half goals on their way to the easy home win over the Panthers.
Seven different Mechanicville players found the net including Scotty Lynch with four goals, Cruz Goverski and Ethan Raucci with two apiece, and Declan Charette, Jack Salvadore, Rece Dyer and Graham Murphy all with single tallies.
Mechanicville keepers Mark Pingelski and Charette saved four shots in posting the shutout.
Waterford 13 Spa Catholic 0
Eleven Fordians scored, seven notching their first varsity goal in Waterford’s one-sided victory over the Saints on Monday.
Connor Belonga led the assault with a hat trick with single scoring strikes coming from Nick Frazier, Blake Guertin, Cole Griner, Adil Yaqoob, Andrew Brundige, Mason Noto, Juleon Talavera, Christian Mulligan, Sam Caulkins and Alvin Collet-Cruz.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelly saved five shots and combined with the Waterford defense for the clean sheet.
Cambridge/Salem 1 Stillwater 0
C/S’s Luke Leblanc scored the lone goal of the match off a direct kick from Rowan Ossont and the C/S defense made it stand for the well-earned road “W” over Stillwater.
The C/S defense led by keeper Quinn Keegan, Ethan Adams, Declan Donalson, Jonah Stevens, and Asher Madison posted their sixth shutout of the season.
Greenwich 5 Berlin New Lebanon 1
Greenwich scored twice before the break and added three more after intermission in posting the comfortable home win over B/NL.
Seven minutes in, Hudson Logan cleaned up a rebound in front giving the Witches a 1-0 lead, and with two minutes remaining in the half a Noah Speanburg header off Max Nichols cross gave the home squad a 2-0 advantage.
With 23:00 left in the match Wyatt Skiff finished off a Sam Palacios thru ball giving Greenwich a 3-0 cushion.
Minutes later B/NL’s Logan Healy put the visitors on the board with an unassisted tally before Greenwich closed out the night with goals from Palacios and Owen Shannon sealing the victory.
Mechanicville 5 Hoosic Valley 0
Nate Salvadore carded the low round of 39 leading Mechanicville past the Valley in action at the Mechanicville Golf Course on Monday afternoon.
Joining Salvadore in the winner’s circle were teammates Matthew and Jack Salvadore, Jacob Pickett, Ben Amato and Matt Munger.
With the win Mechanicville stays unbeaten at 14-0 on the year.
Hoosick Falls 4 Greenwich 1
Panther senior Aiden Fleming’s round of 4-under 30 showed the way in the Falls home win over the Witches.
Fleming ties his own mark for the best nine-hole score in team history.
Other top scores for the Panthers included Brady Mann 37, Spencer Tate 38, Jack Shea 40, Devin Gauthier 42 and Jack Callahan with a round of 46.
Greenwich scores included Erik Wade 37, Sam Ziehm, Brayden Stuzman and Omar DeJesus with 42’s, Richie Coon 44, and Peter Wade with a round of 48.
Hoosick Falls moves to 11-2 on the season with the victory.
Mechanicville 4 Hoosick Falls 1 Tuesday
Mechanicville’s Logan Starks’ even-par round of 34 led the visitors past the Falls in action at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Tuesday.
Top scores for Mechanicville included Matt and Nate Salvadore with rounds of 37, Ben Amato 39, Jack Salvadore 46 and Jacob Pickett with a round of 48.
Top scores for the host squad included Aiden Fleming 36, Dylan Callahan 39, Jack Shea 43, Brady Mann, Spencer Tate and Aidyn DeGraaf with 44’s, Devin Gauthier 47 and Zach Houghton with a round of 60.
Cambridge exploded with a seven-goal, first half on their way to the one-sided victory over North Warren.
Five different players found the back of the net for the Tigers led by Jessica Cofresi who enjoyed a four-goal outing. Teammates Kelly Sweet and Natalie Wood both connected twice with Lexie Pedersen and Laynie Wilkins adding single tallies.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Pedersen saved three shots in the match while North Warren’s keeper Jessica Paul turned back 17 attempts.
Stillwater 3 Tamarac 0
Stillwater built a two-goal advantage by halftime and the Stillwater defense threw yet another shutout in the home “W” over the Bengals.
The home squad jumped in front just two minutes into the match when Bridget Coon split the posts for a 1-0 Stillwater lead.
Ten minutes later Emersyn Patenaude rang the bell, and Stillwater held a 2-0 edge that they carried into the break.
Stillwater’s Elliot Patenaude connected at the 58-minute mark with the match’s final tally.
Stillwater keepers Miranda Price and Ally Liamero combined for one save and with the Stillwater defense for the clean sheet.
Bengal goaltenders Emilee Roadcap and Lily Onorado combined for eight saves in the game.
Hoosick Falls 3 Emma Willard 1
The Panthers’ Lionna Zwinge scored a goal in each half, teammate Ava Salvesvoid added a second half strike, and the Falls defense did the rest in the home victory over the Jesters.
Zwinge connected in the 34th minute of the match off an Emma Waugh find, but just two minutes later the visitors answered on an Aurora Debye-Saxinger tally, sending the teams to the break knotted at 1-1.
Salvesvoid connected in the 78th minute, finishing an Elizabeth DeRosa feed for the eventual game-winner.
Panther keepers Chaya Roden and Lucy Haymes combined for six saves in the match.
Jesters’ keeper Ella Wang saved eight shots in the loss for Emma Willard.
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Mechanicville connected on three first half tallies on their way to the comfortable win in Schaghticoke.
Declan Charette with a pair of goals, and Scotty Lynch and Ethan Raucci with single scoring strikes led the Mechanicville attack. Logan Starks set up two scores, while Lynch and Charlie Weiss assisted on one goal each.
Mechanicville keepers Mark Pingelski and Brady combined for six saves and with the Mechanicville defense for the shutout.
With the win Mechanicville runs its incredible unbeaten streak in Wasaren play to 90, with a mark of 88-0-2 over an eight-year span.
Waterford 3 Tamarac 1
The Fordians ran out to a two-score advantage and held off Tamarac for the home win under the lights Monday night.
Logan Sheehan started the scoring for Waterford, splitting the posts from 20 yards out, 10 minutes into the match giving the Fordians a 1-0 edge.
Later in the half Blake Guertin cleaned up a loose ball, finding the back of the net for a 2-0 Waterford advantage.
Just before the break Tamarac got on the board when Owen Blakesley cashed in a breakaway cutting the hosts lead in half.
Midway through the second half Guertin wrapped the scoring on the evening connecting on a PK giving Waterford the 3-1 lead which they rode to the “W”.
Fordian keeper Logan Kelley saved six shots in the match while Bengal keeper Sebastian VanSluyters turned back 16 attempts on the night for Tamarac.
Cambridge 2 Salem 0
After a scoreless first half of play Cambridge used second half tallies by Kelly Sweet and Natalie Wood to slip past Salem on Monday afternoon in Cambridge.
Cambridge keeper Lexie Petersen needed just two saves to earn the clean sheet while Salem keeper Kaleigh Schwab, under fire all day, saved 34 shots in the game.
Hoosick Falls 5 Waterford 0
Aidan Flemming fired a two-under round of 35 to lead the Falls to the shutout over the Fordians in action at Fairways of Halfmoon on Monday.
Other top scores for Hoosick Falls included Brady Mann 39, Spencer Tate 40, Dylan Callahan 42, Dylan Gauthier 45 and Jack Shea with a round of 46.
Waterford scores included Tanner Machia 43, Jonny Atwood 46, Evan Cavosie 48, Landon Pitcher 52, and Billy Scunziano with a round of 53.
Hoosick Falls improves to 10-1 on the year with the win, and Waterford slips to 4-10 with the loss.
Spa Catholic 5 Cambridge/Salem 0
Tyler Hicks carded the low round of 37 leading the Saints to the sweep of C/S at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.
The Saints Cole Cefalu, Landon Lockwood, Mark Mahay and JP Galarneau along with Hicks all earned points in the win for Spa Catholic.
Greenwich 5 Hoosic Valley 0
The Witches Erik Wade and Brayden Stutzman with rounds of 42 shared medalist honors in the Greenwich “W” at the Battenkill Country Club on Monday.
Joining Wade and Stutzman in the winner’s circle were teammates Sam Ziehm, Omar DeJesus, Richie Coon and Peter Wade.
With the win Greenwich moves to 8-4 on the season while the Valley falls to 2-10 with the loss.
In the annual WAC/Wasaren crossover played at Afrims, Mechanicville used a goal in each half and stellar defense to get past Cobleskill on Saturday.
Logan Starks connected from long range in the first half for Mechanicville while Cruz Goverski hammered in a second tally.
Keeper Mark Pingelski saved seven shots and combined with the Mechanicville defense for the clean sheet.
Hoosic Valley 2 OESJ 0
In their crossover matchup the Valley parlayed goals from Evan Maloney and Carter Simpson into the “W” over OESJ.
Waterford 1 Johnstown 1
After a scoreless first half, Johnstown got on the board just minutes after the break on an unassisted goal from Mason Gray.
The Sir Bills held the one goal advantage until the Fordians connected on the equalizer with less than two minutes remaining in regulation when a Mason Noto cross found Jake Catanzariti who finished, knotting the score at 1-1 which was the final tally after scoreless overtime sessions.
Greenwich 0 BKW 0
Defense ruled in this WAC/Wasaren matchup as the two squads battled to a scoreless tie.
Witches keeper Jack Scieszka came up in the match saving 21 shots and with the Greenwich defense kept BKW off the board.
BKW keeper Andrew Zink saved two shots in the game.
Hoosick Falls 2 Canajoharie/Ft. Plain 0
Aiden Eckert, off a Ka’Shae Thomas feed and Michael Thomas off an Eckert find proved to be more than enough offense for the Falls as the Panther defense pitched the shutout in the win over Canjo/F. Plain in the WAC/Wasren crossover at Afrims Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.
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