Cohoes' Nick Benoit (21) goes to the hoop in Thursday's Colonial Council showdown against Voorheesville. Ethan Mackey (45) scored a game-high 21 points for Voorheesville and Nick Kinisky added 20 as the Blackbirds held on to sole possession of first place in the council. (J.S. Carras - The Record).

Cohoes' Carlos Torres moves towards the basket in Thursday's 57-49 defeat against Voorheesville. The Tigers are now two games off the pace and just could not hit the outside shots against Voorheesville. Mackey grabbed 11 rebounds and made three blocks for the Blackbirds, who take on Lansingburgh in the Collar City on Tuesday. (J.S. Carras - The Record)

The Tigers still have two games to play against Lansingburgh as their Dec. 12 date was postponed due to the ice storm. Now that Albany Academy is playing an independant schedule, Cohoes, Lansingburgh and Voorheesville will continue to battle it out for the top spot in the Colonial.

Check out the full game story as well as the latest standings, in Friday's edition of The Record.


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In girls action on Thursday, the Maple Hill Wildcats defeated Coxsackie-Athens 35-20 and won their 40th consecutive Patroon Conference victory. Maple Hill (10-0, 13-1) was ranked No. 3 in the latest New York State Class C poll.
Congratulations to coach Mark Bubniak and his staff on their continued success in league play.
It's been a great season for hoops in Schodack and Castleton because the boys team (9-0, 11-0) is also atop the Patroon Conference and was ranked No. 4 in the latest Class C poll.