In a Class D state semifinal at Middletown on Friday, Burke Catholic forced overtime with a 22-yard field goal late in regulation, scored on the first play in overtime and kept Greenwich off the board in their overtime possession, securing the win to advance to the Class D title game.
Greenwich had built an 18-6 lead with five minutes remaining in the third frame on the strength of touchdown runs from Joe Radovich, Ryan Ingber and Jack Saunders before the late game surge by Burke Catholic.
The Witches complete and outstanding season at 10-2 with sectional and regional titles along with a state semifinal berth.
Key Stat: The Saints held an 8-0 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Spa Catholic rolls in round one of the Mike Beeson Tournament in Saratoga and will face North Warren tonight at 7:30 in the championship run.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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