TROY -- Artificial turf is coming to Troy High School soon, and it looks like it may be coming to the north side of town as well.

The Lansingburgh Central School District will hold a capital improvement project vote on Tues., Dec. 7. The district claims all of the improvements, which include technology and infrastructure projects, will come at no cost to the taxpayers. For more information on where you can vote, visit www.lansingburgh.org.

Should it pass, Lansingburgh will install an artificial turf field inside the current track and also install a second turf field over the current soccer and baseball field. I'm not sure how that will work for baseball (a grass infield and a turf outfield?) but here is the official wording:

High school athletic field upgrades would include installation of artificial turf at the football field within the existing track and a combination artificial turf field for soccer, lacrosse and baseball. Also included would be athletic field lighting, additional bleacher seating, renovation of the tennis courts, expanded storage, emergency vehicle access, and athletic field drainage to rectify an existing problem of flooding at the secondary complex.

It's been an incredible transformation for the playing surfaces on the football fields in the Collar City in recent years. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute moved from quaint '86 Field to the mammoth East Campus Stadium and Troy High will soon be playing on turf right across the street. Perhaps the Troy Fighting Irish will not have to play their home games in Schenectady any more.

Here is a list of Section II schools and colleges with turf surfaces: (Am I missing any)?
Glens Falls
Schuylerville
Stillwater
Shenendehowa
Schenectady
Columbia
Broadalbin-Perth
Amsterdam
Johnstown
Union College
RPI (football & non-football fields)
UAlbany (non-football)
Skidmore (non-football)
Coming soon:
Troy
Lansingburgh (maybe)

And with Cohoes High School adding lights to its field in the near future, Watervliet will be one of the few local teams that will still play its home games on Saturday afternoons.

A high school football fan from 10 years ago wouldn't believe it.


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A number of local student-athletes will be officially putting pen to paper to sign national letters of intent to compete in college athletics.

Here are a few notes on the players that will be signing tomorrow:

Kaitlin Pericak, a star lacrosse and hockey player and member of the Class of 2011 at the Albany Academy for Girls, will sign her National Letter of Intent for lacrosse with Siena College.

In the classroom, Kaitlin has been able to maintain high academic standing at AAG and is a member of the National Latin Honor Society. She has challenged herself with a rigorous course selection and exceeded her graduation requirements in all academic areas.

On the athletic field, Kaitlin has been a member of the AAG Varsity Lacrosse Team for the past four years – helping to lead the team to a record of 16-0 for the second consecutive year in 2010 and its third straight Class C Section II championship. The team has not lost a regular season game in the past two years and has advanced to the regional finals both seasons. Kaitlin has played lacrosse at AAG since Eighth Grade and is also a member of the Albany Elite Lacrosse.

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Averill Park senior Nick Cioffi will be signing his letter of intent to pitch for the baseball team at Towson University.

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Lansingburgh's Meg Volz (softball, Siena College) and Rebecca Pratt (bowling, University of Nebraska) will also make their commitments official Wednesday afternoon.

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Here are some other updates.
Is there anyone we're missing?

Shenendehowa High School
Branden Cogswell – University of Virginia (baseball)
Timothy Coll – West Point (lacrosse)
Andrew Dorsey - Stony Brook (lacrosse)
Nicholas Hourigan - Le Moyne (lacrosse)
Owen Jarem – Merrimack (lacrosse)
Jessica Macaluso – Siena (tennis)
Allison Setter – West Point (basketball)
Robert Wardwell – Syracuse (lacrosse)

Shaker High School
Jimmy O'Brien - Holy Cross (lacrosse)
Jeff Hoffman - East Carolina University (baseball)
Adrianne Devine - Georgetown (lacrosse)
Charlotte Rehfuss - Vermont (lacrosse)

South Colonie High School
Tehresa Coles - Siena (basketball)
Matt Snyder - Virginia Tech (baseball)
Chris Kearney - Siena (baseball)
Chris Kalica - Fairfield (baseball)
Lexi Brannigan - UAlbany (lacrosse)

Bethlehem High School
Jackie Oskam - Quinnipiac (basketball)

Maple Hill High School
Katie Roth - University of Hartford (basketball)

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TROY — For the third straight year, Lansingburgh’s C.J. Sousis will represent the Collar City in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross country meet, which will be held Saturday at Lakeside Park in Pawling, near the Connecticut border.

Sousis, at left, a senior on the Lansingburgh boys team, placed fifth overall in the Section II Class B boys cross country race in a time of 16:03 at Saratoga Spa State Park last Friday. 

In 2009 at SUNY-Plattsburgh, Sousis placed 46th overall in the Class B race in 16:49.7. As a sophomore in 2008, he placed 63rd overall in 18:07.41 at Sunken Meadows State Park in Kings Park.

“I’m pretty sure every race you’re going to beat your PR and you want to run every race better than what you ran last year,” Sousis said prior to the Section II meet. “Even though cross country isn’t a big sport overall, it is for all of us to make a name for our cross country team.”

Rural Rensselaer County will be well-represented at the state meet.

Columbia’s Kaylee Scott, an eighth grader, qualified for an individual berth in the girls Class AA race.

Berlin’s Kayleigh Corrado and Hannah French earned individual berths in the Class D run.

As for the Rensselaer County boys, Columbia’s Kyle Gronostaj, a freshman, will compete in the Class AA dash.

In Class D, Berlin will send Alex French, Connor Hoyt and Llew Palmer to the state meet.

Also of local note, the Shaker High School boys team, ranked No. 1 in the state among Class AA teams and No. 8 nationally by Harrier Magazine, will compete at Lakeside Park. Ian Dorset (Shenendehowa) and Ed Brown (Colonie) were the local individual qualifiers.

For the Class AA girls, Shenendehowa’s Lizzie Predmore, the overall winner at the Section II championships, will be joined by teammates Gina Stalica and Caroline Hampton.

Albany Academy's Morgan Wojtusik will run in the Class B event.

The opening ceremonies are set for 8:30 a.m. All spectators are asked to park at Pawling High School.

Schedule of events:

8:30 a.m., Opening Ceremonies

8:45 a.m., Girls Class AA

9:15 a.m., Girls Class A

9:45 a.m., Girls Class B

10:15 a.m., Girls Class C

10:45 a.m., Girls Class D

11:15 a.m., Boys Class AA

11:45 a.m., Boys Class A

12:15 p.m., Boys Class B

12:45 p.m., Boys Class C

1:15 p.m., Boys Class D

2:45 p.m., Awards Ceremony

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Meg Volz (right) and Becca Pratt (left) sign their National Letters of Intent in the Lansingburgh High School library Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Mike McMahon - The Record).

TROY — Lansingburgh High School seniors Becca Pratt and Meg Volz both put pen to paper Wednesday afternoon on National Letters of Intent to compete athletically in college at the Division I level.

One will be staying close to home and the other will be going far, far away.

Pratt, the captain of Lansingburgh's varsity bowling team for the past two seasons, has committed to bowl at the University of Nebraska, one of the nation's elite collegiate programs.

Volz, who captained the Lansingburgh softball team this past spring, will join a host of former Section II standouts at Siena College.

“I've really been looking to go to Nebraska. It's my dream school,” said Pratt, pictured at right. “I can't believe it's actually happening.”

Women's bowling, which was established as an NCAA-sanctioned sport in the fall of 2003, has just 29 participating schools at the Division I level, 15 more in Division II and six in Division III. Nebraska, which finished as the runner-up to Farleigh Dickinson last season, has won three national titles since 2004.

Pratt's statistics intrigued the Cornhuskers, as she rolled a 219 average en route to a Colonial Council MVP season in 2010. She also has a 300 game to her credit and was listed in Bowler's Journal Top 30 High School Prospects in 2009 and 2010.

Pratt led the Section II All-Star team to a New York State title in March, scoring a high six-game tournament total of 1,320.

Outside of high school competition, Pratt won the Troy Annual Prestige Tournament each year from 2007 to 2010 and won the Maria Rapp Award as the City Tournament all-events champion in 2009 and 2010.

The challenges of long-distance recruiting required Pratt to send video clips of her form and technique to Nebraska, which led the Huskers to offer her an invitation for an official visit.

“We did team bonding and they took me to a football game and we just had a lot of fun,” she said. “I just felt really comfortable at the school.”

On her visit, she met Alney Tobias, a former star for the Lansingburgh cross country and track and field teams who currently runs at Nebraska. His recommendation helped seal the deal for Pratt, who plans on double majoring in business law and Spanish.

“It was amazing there,” Pratt said. “Like the coaches said, as long as you have the red 'N' on you, everyone is going to be cheering for you.”

For Volz, at left, a catcher on the softball diamond, Siena, which has heavily recruited local players in recent years, was a natural choice. This summer, Volz played with a pair of former Troy High stars who currently shine for the Saints in the Empire State Games. The Adirondack team took home the bronze medal.

“I played with Shannon Jones and Courtney Brinkman on the Empire State team and they're just awesome to play with,” Volz said. “It definitely played a part.”

Volz's varsity career began in seventh grade at Catholic Central High School, but she transferred to Lansingburgh for her freshman season. She helped lead the Lady Knights to a Section II Class A title in 2009.

“Basically what they told me is you earn your spot, so that's what I'm going to try to do,” Volz said. “Just earn my spot, whether it's outfield, infield or catching. As long as I'm playing, I'll play wherever the team needs me.”

A first team All-Area selection by The Record in 2009 and 2010, Volz batted .474 with 37 hits – 14 for extra bases – and 17 RBI during the 2010 high school season. She was a second team All-State selection this past spring.

Volz, like Pratt, is in the top 10 in her class at Lansingburgh and plans to major in business and minor in psychology at Siena.

2010 high school stats

POS., NAME, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BA, SB

c, Meg Volz, Jr., Lansingburgh, 78, 24, 37, 8, 2, 4, 17, .474, 1

2009 high school stats

POS., NAME, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BA, SB

c, Meg Volz, So., Lansingburgh, 92, 32, 47, 9, 7, 3, 23, .511, 3

2008 high school stats
POS., NAME, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BA, SB
DH, Meg Volz, Fr., Lansingburgh, 68, 20, 30, 5, 4, 3, 25, .441, 0

Former Section II players on Siena College softball roster:
Courtney Brinkman, Troy
Sara Gallacchi, Schenectady
Shannon Jones, Troy
Mandy Ferro, Shenendehowa
Lindsey McKeever, Mechanicville
Taylor Guerin, Shaker
Pitching coach, Abby Arceneaux, Mechanicville
Assistant coach, Stacy Simpson, Shenendehowa
Head coach, Bill Lajeunesse, former head coach at Waterford, Shaker and Cohoes

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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's terrible trio of running backs - clockwise, from top left, Brandon Beatty (22), Keaton Flint (2) and Evan Nusbaum (4) torched the Lansingburgh defense for at least 131 rushing yards apiece in Saturday's Section II Class A Super Bowl at Steuerwald Stadium. (Photos by Mike McMahon - The Record).

CLIFTON PARK -- Late in the second quarter of Saturday’s Section II Class A Super Bowl, Lansingburgh High’s defensive coordinator Andy Faragon was already out of ideas on how to stop Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake’s option-based rushing attack.

"Put 10 guys in the box! I don’t know," Faragon shouted in a coaches’ conference on the sidelines.

Burnt Hills’ triple-threat option offense of Evan Nusbaum, Brandon Beatty and Keaton Flint ripped the Lansingburgh defense apart as all three of those rushers finished with at least 131 yards apiece in a 42-21 victory at Steuerwald Stadium on the campus of Shenendehowa High School.

The win marked Burnt Hills’ third consecutive Section II championship and the program’s 30th consecutive victory over a Section II opponent.

Lansingburgh head coach Al McNall shows his displeasure with a call during Saturday's Section II Class A Super Bowl.

Lansingburgh was the last Section II team to top Burnt Hills, having done so in the 2007 Section II Class A Super Bowl.

Out of the Spartans’ pistol formation, where Flint, Burnt Hills’ senior quarterback, lines up three yards behind the center – shorter than a shotgun snap, hence the name – Burnt Hills had its options out of the backfield.

Beatty (16 atts., 139 yds., 4 TD), Flint (14 atts., 137 yds., 2 TD) and Nusbaum (12 atts., 131 yds., 1 TD) scored one touchdown apiece in the first quarter as Burnt Hills (10-0), the Northwest Division’s No. 1 seed, built an early lead.

Matt Shell, head coach of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake football team, has won three straight Section II Class A Super Bowl titles. (Photo courtsey The Saratogian).

"Coming into this game, the one thing we wanted to do more than anything was make a statement," Beatty said. "We thought a lot of people thought we were on Lansingburgh’s level, but as a team, we didn’t feel like that. We felt like we could do more than just have a close game."

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Burnt Hills’ backs were slippery, breaking tackles and sliding through the Lansingburgh defense no matter who got the ball.

"They’re fast," said Lansingburgh head coach Al McNall. "Like I said all year, they’re very well coached. We knew coming in it was going to be an uphill battle and we had to play mistake-free football."

The Spartans scored on five of their first six drives, and the defense held Lansingburgh’s offense to just one first down before halftime.

Lansingburgh senior Anthony Fogarty runs out of running room as four Burnt Hills defenders look to close in on the tackle during Saturday's Section II Class A Super Bowl.

Senior running back Anthony Fogarty led the way for the Lansingburgh offense, as he gained 119 receiving yards on five receptions and 71 rushing yards on nine attempts.

Fogarty scored on a 58-yard run just before halftime and caught an 86-yard touchdown pass from Carlos Grillo in the fourth quarter. Marcus Little added a touchdown reception later in the fourth.

Although his team could have thrown in the towel against the state’s No. 3-ranked Class A team, McNall was proud that his players fought right to the end.

"That’s the type of kids they are," he said. "They’re fighters. This is a bittersweet thing for our seniors and I feel bad for them. Hopefully it’s something we can build off of going into next year with our underclassmen."

Burnt Hills advances to a regional round game next week against Potsdam (9-1), the Section X/VII Class A playoff champion, at Massena High.

The Spartans have reached the New York State championship game each of the past two years, losing both times to Rochester-area champion Sweet Home. The Burnt Hills players were hoping that Saturday’s verdict puts them on a track for the Carrier Dome yet again.

“We thought we could make a statement and that’s how it came out,” said Beatty.

Lansingburgh (8-2) lost twice to Burnt Hills in 2010, including a 25-15 opening week victory at home. In between, the Knights won eight straight games and clinched the Southeast Division championship, which all adds up to a successful season in McNall’s eyes.

"A lot of good things came out of this year," he said. "When we got pushed up to the As, nobody expected us to be here. Nobody expected us to be in this game. It’s an honor to play a team like that when nobody thought you’d be there to do it.

"Our kids battled through the whole game. They never let down, even when things were real dismal."

Lansingburgh players, including Jake Luce, 44, lift their helmets at the end of the national anthem prior to Saturday's Section II Class A Super Bowl at Shenendehowa High School.

BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE 42, LANSINGBURGH 21

Lansingburgh (8-2) 0 7 0 14 - 21
Burnt Hills (10-0) 21 14 7 0 - 42
First Quarter
BH - Evan Nusbaum 39 run (Nusbaum kick) 9:26
BH - Brandon Beatty 44 run (Nusbaum kick) 6:20
BH - Keaton Flint 43 run (Nusbaum kick) 2:22
Second Quarter
BH - Beatty 8 run (Nusbaum kick) 6:57
BH - Beatty 8 run (Nusbaum kick) 2:30
L - Anthony Fogarty 58 run (Jake Shaw kick) 0:51
Third Quarter
BH - Beatty 30 run (Nusbaum kick) 2:40
Fourth Quarter
L - Fogarty 86 pass from Carlos Grillo (Fogarty run) 4:51
L - Marcus Little 16 pass from Grillo (Grillo pass failed) 3:00
Individual Stats:
Rushing: Lansingburgh (24-132): Fogarty 9-71, Little 8-32, Luce 7-29. Burnt Hills (54-435): Beatty 16-139, Flint 14-137, Nusbaum 12-131, Fialkowski 6-19, Guba 3-6, Porter 1-3, Ruppel 2-0.
Passing: Lansingburgh: Grillo 10-15-2-160. Burnt Hills: Flint 2-6-0-38.
Receiving: Lansingburgh (10-160): Fogarty 5-119, Luce 3-19, Little 1-16, Carty 1-6. Burnt Hills: (2-38): Parks 1-28, Beatty 1-10.

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TROY — C.J. Sousis has one last run up Ferndale Hill this afternoon, but he’s hoping it’s not his final race in a Lansingburgh High School cross country uniform.

Sousis, a senior at Lansingburgh, will be one of just about 1,000 runners who will compete in the Section II cross country meet today at Saratoga Spa State Park. The winning team in each of the five classifications and the top five individuals not on the winning team all secure berths to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet on Nov. 13 at Lakeside Park in Pawling.

Having qualified for the state meet each of the past two seasons, Sousis, pictured above, knows what it takes to successfully navigate the course at Saratoga, especially the steep hill two miles into the 5k course.

“There is a hill at the two-mile mark, which everyone has trouble getting up. It’s called Ferndale Hill,” Sousis said. “Once you hit that, you have a long straightaway to the finish line. You go through woods and stuff and once you hit that long straight, you have the biggest inspiration to sprint as fast as you can just to finish the race and get through it.”

Lansingburgh's C.J. Sousis, who also excels on the indoor and outdoor track and field teams for the Knights, plops into the steeplechase pit at Colonie High School last spring. (Photo by J.S. Carras - The Record).

The Knights will face stiff competition in the Class B race this year from Broadalbin-Perth, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, Ichabod Crane and Glens Falls, all of which are ranked in the latest state poll.

“From the beginning of the season, everyone worked really hard to keep pushing and keep going and this is it,” said sophomore Tabia Gamble, at right, a member of Lansingburgh’s girls team. “This is the biggest race.
Everyone is just working hard for it. Coach B (Dale Broomhead) prepared us really well, so we’re ready.”

The Shaker High boys, ranked No. 1 in the state, are the favorites in the Class AA race, although they’ll be challenged by Shenendehowa and Saratoga Springs runners.

Individually, for the girls, Columbia’s Anna Boughtwood, Kaylee Scott, and Cali Palumbo in Class AA and Hoosic Valley’s Maggie Sanderson in Class C, may be among the local standouts.

Berlin is in a unique position to potentially lay claim to both the boys and girls team titles in Class D.
Most of the competitors in today’s races know the Saratoga Spa course well. Many leagues held championship races on the circuit last week.

At this point in the season, runners are aware of their limits and generally know what to expect when they hit the course, but that doesn’t mean there will not be a surprise or two today.

“A few years ago, Dave Stevens, who’s now a coach at RIT (women’s cross country and track and field), went into sectionals and he was seeded ninth or tenth,” said Broomhead. “He ran the race of his life and made it on the bus. Everything clicked that day, so it can happen.”

The running is just part of the fun for the competitors. Team tents will line the chute on the lawn between the Hall of Springs and the Gideon Putnam Resort and runners from schools large and small, far and wide, will celebrate the festival-like atmosphere of Section II’s Super Bowl of cross country.

“You make a lot of friends from other schools, so for the seniors that I’ve met from other schools, it will be good to see them one last time,” said Lansingburgh junior Blair Meeson, pictured at left.

Section II cross country championships, Saratoga Spa State Park, schedule of events:

10 a.m., girls Class AA
10:30 a.m., girls Class A
11 a.m., girls Class B
11:30 a.m., girls Class C
Noon, girls Class D
12:30 p.m., boys Class AA
1 p.m., boys Class A
1:30 p.m., boys Class B
2 p.m., boys class C
2:30 p.m., boys Class D

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Section II Class A Super Bowl

N1 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (9-0) vs. 

S1 Lansingburgh (8-1)

At Shenendehowa High School

Saturday, 7 p.m.

TROY — The Lansingburgh High School football team took its lumps in a Week One loss to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, but the Knights knew that if they played their cards right the rest of the way they would get another shot at the Spartans.

The Knights haven’t lost since.

“For these kids, that’s been the mission,” said Lansingburgh head coach Al McNall. “The mission was, we had them Week One and we wanted them Week Ten. And here we are.”

Burnt Hills, two-time defending Section II Class A champions and New York State finalists, has been the class of the local football scene in recent years. In fact, the Spartans haven’t lost a game against a Section II opponent since Nov. 3 2007 – a streak of 29 games.

The last local team to defeat Burnt Hills? That was Lansingburgh, which posted a 28-25 victory in the 2007 Class A Super Bowl.

Lansingburgh has been no slouch this decade either. Since 2002, the Knights have appeared in a Section II Super Bowl every year except 2008.

“There is a lot of legacy here,” said McNall, who took over as head coach following Pete Porcelli’s departure in the summer of 2009. “Every team that comes through, they want to uphold that and we’ve been pretty successful.”

The Knights have stuck with their traditional run-based offensive attack. Marcus Little (120 atts., 842 yds., 8 TDs) and Anthony Fogarty (75 atts., 648 yds., 7 TDs) split the rushing responsibilities through the first three weeks, but Lansingburgh unleashed left guard Jake Luce at the fullback position in a Week Four victory over Scotia-Glenville.

In just six games as a fullback, Luce has rushed for 514 yards on 58 attempts and has scored a team-high 11 rushing touchdowns.

“It’s definitely more fun being a running back, because you get to score touchdowns and run people over, you know what I’m saying?” Luce said. “It’s not really a big transition. I’m sure anybody could do it. It’s not too hard. All you have to do is get the ball and run.”

Lansingburgh will also enjoy having Jake Shaw, a senior tight end, defensive end and placekicker, in uniform for this year’s Super Bowl. He missed the 2009 Class B title game against Schalmont recovering from an eye injury sustained in a gym class badminton accident while playing against Luce.

Burnt Hills has outscored its opponents 406 to 81 this season. Since its 10-point victory over Lansingburgh, the Spartans’ closest margin of victory was a 17-point triumph over Queensbury in the semifinals last week.

“We have some tough kids,” said McNall. “The tradition has been here since 2001 when we started, when Pete was here. We ran, and ran and ran. It really hasn’t changed. It hasn’t skipped a beat.

“The kids want to play and they want to perform. And that’s expected here now,” McNall continued. “That’s the crazy thing. You win, you win, you win and the fans expect it, the school expects it and we expect it of ourselves.”

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Lansingburgh High School senior running back Jake Luce runs with the ball during Friday's Section II Class A semifinal against Bishop Maginn. Luce ran for three touchdowns and 183 yards on 11 attempts in the 30-8 triumph for the Knights. (Photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

TROY — The Lansingburgh High School football team had had enough of the come-from-behind victory.

After needing rallies each of the last two weeks, the Knights took care of business early against Bishop Maginn in Friday’s Section II Class A semifinal game.

Jake Shaw recovered an Antoine Johnson fumble on the second play of the Griffins’ first drive and Shaw booted a 32-yard field goal on the ensuing set of plays.

Anthony Fogarty made a shoestring tackle on fourth down to stop Bishop Maginn’s resulting 11-play drive and Jake Luce ran 65 yards to the end zone on the second play of Lansingburgh’s next set of downs. The Knights made that head start hold up in a 30-8 victory at Lansingburgh High School.

“The past two weeks, we played sloppy. It was bad conditions and we just weren’t ready for the game,” Luce, at right, said. “Last week, I don’t know, we just didn’t come out in the first quarter to play. Today we did and it showed. It definitely showed.”

Luce, a senior who converted from left offensive guard to fullback midway through the season, finished Friday’s game with 183 rushing yards on 11 attempts, scoring three touchdowns.

“I got the big man Mark Tracey right in front of me,” Luce said of his senior left tackle. “He just opens the holes up and I run right through them. Mark Tracey, he opens the holes. That’s why I love that kid. He should be getting more credit than I should. He’s the one that opens the holes. I just run the ball.”

Lansingburgh senior running back and defensive back Anthony Fogarty runs with the ball against Bishop Maginn Friday night in Troy.

Anthony Fogarty added 90 rushing yards on 11 attempts and Marcus Little ran for 82 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries for the Knights, but the biggest offensive weapon Lansingburgh had Friday night was its defense.

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Lansingburgh forced four Maginn turnovers – Fogarty and Tom Blake intercepted passes thrown by Maginn quarterback John Sica and Mackenzie Carpenter added a fumble recovery – and the Knights forced the Griffins to turn the ball over on downs three times.

Bishop Maginn (5-4), the Southeast Division’s No. 3 seed, had upset Northwest Division No. 2 Amsterdam in the Class A quarterfinals last week. Matthias McKinnon paced the Griffins with 102 rushing yards on 24 attempts and Isaiah Phillips added a 93-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.

A Lansingburgh defender tackles Bishop Maginn's Antoine Johnson during Friday's Section II Class A semifinal game.

Lansingburgh (8-1), the Southeast Division’s No. 1 seed and ranked No. 24 in the latest New York State poll, advances to its eighth Section II Super Bowl appearance since 2002. The Knights will face Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (9-0), the No. 3 ranked Class A team in the state, Saturday at 7 p.m. at Shenendehowa High School.

“For these kids, that’s been the mission,” said head coach Al McNall. “The mission was, we had them Week One and we wanted them in Week Ten and here we are.”

Burnt Hills posted a 25-15 victory at Lansingburgh on opening night. The Spartans have appeared in the New York State Class A championship game two years in a row.

“There is a lot of legacy here,” McNall said. “Every team that comes through, they want to uphold that and we’ve been pretty successful.”

“It means the world to us,” Shaw, at left, said of a chance to play in the Super Bowl. “It’s what we work for every day.”

“It’s tradition. It’s where we want to be,” said Luce. “We talked about toady being our last home game, the last game we’re ever going to play on this field. We had to make it count. We definitely did.”

LANSINGBURGH 30, BISHOP MAGINN 8

Bishop Maginn (5-4) 0 0 0 8 — 8
Lansingburgh (8-1) 10 6 7 7 — 30
First Quarter
L — Jake Shaw 32 field goal (6:49)
L — Jake Luce 65 run (Shaw kick) (0:08)
Second Quarter
L — Marcus Little 1 run (Shaw kick blocked) 8:53
Third Quarter
L — Luce 54 run (Shaw kick) 6:30
Fourth Quarter
BM — Isaiah Phillips 93 pass from John Sica (James Lawitz pass from Sica) 10:32
L — Luce 1 run (Shaw kick) 7:04
Individual Stats:
Rushing: Bishop Maginn (47-159): McKinnon 24-102, Johnson 16-47, Sica 2-6, J.Williams 1-4, McCarthy 4-1. Lansingburgh (36-355): Luce 11-183, Fogarty 11-90, Little 14-82.
Passing: Bishop Maginn: Sica 6-17-2-146-1; Lawitz 0-1-0-0-0. Lansingburgh: Grillo 5-10-0-13-0.
Receiving: Bishop Maginn (6-146): Phillips 2-105, Lawitz 2-21, McCarthy 2-20. Lansingburgh (5-13): Pryor 2-13, Luce 1-9, Little 2-(-9).

• Notes:Lansingburgh public address announcer Rich Sheffer continues to be the most accurate in the business from his perch in the Lansingburgh press box. He's also very fair in announcing player names from the opposing team, which is a nice touch.
• Lansingburgh's Anthony Fogarty had a big hit in the game (check the video for that) and Quincy Michael added a big hit late in the fourth quarter as well.
• Here is a series sequence that explains how the drives in the game broke down:
• Jake Shaw recovered a Maginn fumble after the Knights punted on their first possession. Shaw's field goal on the next drive put 'Burgh up 3-0.
• Fogarty stopped Maginn's Shaquille McCarthy on fourth down on the Knights' 28-yard line later in the first quarter. Luce scored on a 65-yard run two plays later.
• Fogarty intercepted a John Sica pass on Maginn's next drive. Marcus Little scored on a one-yard run on 'Burgh's following series.
• Maginn again turned the ball over on downs and 'Burgh's next drive sputtered as the second quarter ended.
• Mackenzie Carpetner recovered a fumble for Lansingburgh at the end of an 11-play drive for Maginn to open the third quarter. Luce scored two plays later on a 54-yard run.
• Shaw made a tackle for a loss on fourth down on Maginn's next drive, forcing another turnover on downs. 'Burgh was forced to punt on the next drive and Maginn scored its lone touchdown after that.
• Luce scored on a one-yard run to cap an eight-play drive later in the fourth, which essentially put the game out of reach for the Griffins.
•  I asked Jake Shaw how special it was for him to be able to play in the Super Bowl in 2010, after having to miss the game last year. Jake Luce hit him in the eye with a badminton shuttlecock in gym class last year, forcing Shaw to sit out the Knights' final few games. (For highlights from their response, view the video above).
• Quotes from the notebook: "It’s definitely more fun being a running back," Luce said. "I get to score touchdowns and run people over, you know what I’m saying? It’s not really a big transition. I’m sure anybody could do it. He could do it (nods at Shaw). It’s not too hard. All you have to do is get the ball and run."
• "When we made that switch, we took Jake from the guard and put him at the tackle spot," said McNall. "What that does is give us another dimension that people have to look at. With the hard work of offensive coordinator Jeff Pasinella and Mike Drinkwine with the offensive line, we've gotten to the point now where we can run both offenses pretty good."
• "Burnt Hills is Burnt Hills," said McNall. "They’re the big gun in Section II. If you don’t aspire to play them, you probably shouldn’t be out here. I think for the first week, welcome back to the As, here’s your first game, Burnt Hills, we played that game pretty well, but we turned the ball over and made some mistakes. You can’t do that against Burnt Hills."
  

TONIGHT
Class AA semifinals
E3 Shenendehowa 24, E1 Ballston Spa 14
Class A semifinals
N1 Burnt Hills 31, N3 Queensbury 14
S1 Lansingburgh 30, S3 Bishop Maginn 8
Class B semifinals
W1 Schalmont 21, R2 Albany Academy 7
R1 Ravena 27, W2 Hudson Falls 14
Crossover games
Corinth 25, Ichabod Crane 14
Cobleskill 34, Hudson 7
Schenectady 12, Guilderland 7
Amsterdam 36, Scotia-Glenville 18
CBA 49, La Salle 25

Sat., Oct. 30
Class AA semifinals
L3 Niskayuna at L1 Troy 1:30 p.m.
Class C semifinals
At Stillwater High School
N2 Greenwich vs. S1 Chatham 2 p.m.
S2 Fonda-Fultonville vs. N1 Hoosick Falls 7 p.m.
Class D semifinals
At Schuylerville High School
3 Whitehall vs. 2 Rensselaer 1 p.m.
4 Fort Edward vs. 1 Cambridge 7 p.m.
Crossover games
Mechanicville at Granville 1 p.m.
Coxsackie-Athens at Cairo-Durham 1 p.m.
Tamarac at Voorheesville 1 p.m.

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Lansingburgh's Rachael McDonough leaps over Mechanicville's Danelle Haner to head the ball during Thursday's Colonial Council girls soccer game at Lansingburgh. (Photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

TROY — A handicapper would have graded the Lansingburgh High School soccer field as ‘sloppy’, but that didn’t stop Mechanicville’s speedy forwards from galloping around the Lady Knights’ defense Thursday night.

Alysa Russell scored a pair of goals in the second half and Abby Maiello and Marissa Skaczkowski added single tallies for the Red Raiders in a 4-1 Colonial Council victory played under a steady drizzle at Lansingburgh High School.

"It just makes the atmosphere so much better," Russell said of the rain. "It’s just so much more intense because you never know. You have to be ready at all times."

“You have to recognize that they have a lot of heart and a lot of determination and when you put that with the speed they have up front, it’s hard to deal with,” said Lansingburgh head coach John Cipperly.

For video highlights from Thursday's game, visit www.troyrecord.com/video/sports

Mechanicville (11-1-0, 11-1-0), ranked No. 2 in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association Class B poll got on the board 3:20 into the game when Maiello broke toward the Lansingburgh net and was chased by Julia Retell. Both players fell to the ground in front of the left post and Mechanicville was awarded a penalty kick.

Skaczkowski blasted the penalty kick past Lansingburgh keeper Calli Moise to put the Red Raiders on the board.

Although Lansingburgh (7-4-0, 7-4-0) buckled down defensively for the rest of the first half, Russell, a junior, scored on an assist from Maiello, also a junior, just over five minutes into the second half to give Mechanicville another quick strike goal.

Mechanicville's Abby Maiello, right, and head coach Karl Gerstenberger, left, took a minute to meet the press after Thursday's game.

"It’s not just another game because they’re a good team," Maiello said of Lansingburgh. "They have good athletes throughout the school and they can come out here and play. They have their good defense and they’re good offensively and they can move the ball in the midfield. It’s a good game. We get pumped up when we come here, especially because it’s always under the lights."

Lansingburgh’s Jenna Retell pulled the Lady Knights back within one six minutes after that, but that was as close as the team would get. Having played a tough makeup game against Voorheesville on Wednesday (a 2-0 victory for Lansingburgh), the Lady Knights just didn’t have enough energy left for a second half comeback.

Russell and Maiello wove their way around the Lansingburgh defenders at will late in the game, even on the wet turf, creating chance after chance on net.

Lansingburgh's Katie Palermo tangles with Mechanicville's Amber Maiello for control of the ball during Thursday's Colonial Council girls soccer game at Lansingburgh.

“We didn’t get the benefit of any fresh legs for tonight,” Cipperly said. “But for that, I give my kids a lot of credit for coming and playing their hearts out anyway despite the fact that they didn’t have anything in the tank.”

Moise, a junior captain, made 13 tough saves for Lansingburgh. Mechanicville’s Kelsey Desadore stopped eight shots.

Both teams are chasing Schalmont (12-0-0, 12-0-0), ranked No. 6 in the latest Class A poll, in the Colonial Council standings.

Mechanicville, which appeared in the New York State Class B championship game a season ago and took Briarcliff to four overtimes before losing 4-3, also has big dreams for the 2010 season.

“We lost a bunch of starters and everything,” said Russell, pictured above. “But this team, it’s unbelievable how well we’ve been able to find what we needed to find. We replaced it as best as we can. We’re working just as well together as we did last year. It’s just awesome.”

Not only do Russell and Maiello excel on the pitch, but they do so on the basketball court and the softball diamond as well. They have had extensive postseason success in other sports as well, but where do they find the time and the passion to be so competitive year-round?

“We come as a package and we just work hard and we practice,” Maiello said. “Every sport will help another sport.

“Even when you don’t think basketball could help soccer and soccer couldn’t help basketball and softball couldn’t help basketball, they all help each other working on different skills and building different muscles. We just work hard at all three.”

“It’s amazing what these guys do,” said Mechanicville head coach Karl Gerstenberger. “It really is amazing. Every sport they excel at. I’m amazed by it. They’re winners, they really are.”

"They have some kids that know how to win and they do it in more than one sport," said Cipperly, who also coachces the varsity softball team at Lansingburgh. "They know how. They make it a priority and they do whatever they have to to make it their result." 

Mechanicville's Mikayla Gowett tries to stop on a dime and control the ball as Lansingburgh's Rachael McDonough breathes down her neck during Thursday's game under the lights at Lansingburgh.

MECHANICVILLE 4, LANSINGBURGH 1

Mechanicville (11-1-0, 11-1-0) 1 3 -- 4
Lansingburgh (7-4-0, 7-4-0) 0 1 -- 1
Scoring: M: Russell 2-0, Maiello 1-1, Skaczkowski 1-0. L: Retell 1-0.
Goalie saves: M: Desadore, 8. L: Moise, 13.
Corner kicks: M: 1. L: 1.

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Lansingburgh's Marcus Little is chased by Averill Park's Tyler Listing during Friday's football game at Averill Park. Little gained 135 yards rushing on 21 attempts in a 36-34 victory for the Knights. (Photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

AVERILL PARK -- Two minutes and 17 seconds remained in Friday’s Section II Class A Southeast Division football game between Lansingburgh High School and Averill Park and the officials brought the chains out for a measurement. Lansingburgh, clinging to a two-point lead, faced a fourth-and-one situation from its own 32-yard line.

Head coach Al McNall called for the punt team but Lansingburgh’s punter, Anthony Fogarty, instead screamed "Let’s go!" Averill Park called time out to talk things over and that gave the feisty Fogarty and his teammates an opportunity to convince McNall to go for it and put the game away. (To see footage of the Lansingburgh coaching staff changing its mind, view the video at www.troyrecord.com/video/sports).

Fogarty dove through the pile for a four-yard gain that sealed the Knights’ 36-34 victory at Averill Park High School.

"It was too close of a game," Fogarty said. "We thought as players - and the coaching staff had faith in us - that we could get the first down and we just had to get the first down. I was asking for the ball as soon as I came to the sidelines."

"Anthony is Anthony. He’s an emotional kid, as is Jake Luce," McNall said. "They’re both very emotional kids. It’s tough sometimes to keep the harness on them and keep them reigned in, but when it comes down to if I need a yard or two yards, it’s one of those two who that are going to get the football."

Thanks to a balanced three-headed rushing attack - Marcus Little (21 attempts, 135 yards, one touchdown), lineman-turned-fullback Jake Luce (14 attempts, 105 yards, three touchdowns) and Fogarty (11 attempts, 82 yards, one touchdown) - Lansingburgh withstood a pair of return touchdowns from Averill Park’s Matt Joe and a fourth quarter rally by the Warriors.

Averill Park's Chris Miller runs for one of his two touchdowns Friday night against Lansingburgh. A speedster on the 100-meter-dash track in the springtime, Miller quickly gets around the corner on toss plays.

Luce scored on a 16-yard touchdown run on Lansingburgh’s first drive of the game. On Averill Park’s second play of the ensuing drive, Luce recovered a fumble that set up a 20-yard touchdown run by Fogarty on a lateral screen pass from quarterback Carlos Grillo.

Luce, who has made Lansingburgh more offensively dangerous with the new pro-back and spread sets in which he is featured, finished the game with three touchdowns. His previous career high was two, which he had set on the modified team.

"It’s been different moving from line to fullback," he said. "It’s every line¬man’s dream to run the ball. Hey, there’s a fat man running the football."

Averill Park (2-1, 3-2) received an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Matt Joe following Fogarty’s touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Joe smartly scooped up a punt just before a Lansingburgh player was about to down it and cut back across the width of the field and wove his way through the Lansingburgh defenders on a 52-yard scoring return.

Lansingburgh tacklers swarm an Averill Park ballcarrier during Friday's game. Averill Park gained 195 rushing yards on 35 attempts, but the 'Burgh defense did not allow the Warriors to complete a single pass in the game.

Following a Fogarty fumble recovered by Averill Park’s Dom Bendetti, Joe scored on a 10-yard run with 3:48 remaining in the fourth quarter that brought the Warriors within two points. A short pooch kick was recovered by the Knights and Fogarty’s fourth down run prolonged the game-ending drive.

Tyler Dunworth paced Averill Park with 121 rushing yards on 20 attempts.

Marcus Little and Quincy Michael provided interceptions for the Lansingburgh (2-0, 4-1) defense and prevented Averill Park from completing a single pass in the game.

Lansingburgh's Adae Turner prepares to tackle Averill Park's Tyler Dunworth during Friday's game. Dunworth gained 121 yards on 20 attempts in the contest.

Friday, Oct. 8, Averill Park (2-1, 3-2) hosts Ravena, a Class B team, in a non-league game. That same night, Lansingburgh (2-0, 4-1) travels to Rotterdam to take on division rival Mohonasen.

In the final week of the regular season, Averill Park plays at Mohonasen and Lansingburgh hosts Bishop Maginn.

"It’s a real big win," Fogarty said. "We lost to Burnt Hills in Week One and we’re hoping if we win against Mohon and Maginn, we get the No. 1 seed and we’ll see Burnt Hills in the Super Bowl. Hopefully."

LANSINGBURGH 36, AVERILL PARK 34

Lansingburgh (2-0, 4-1) 21 0 15 0 — 36
Averill Park (2-1, 3-2) 6 8 7 13 — 34
First Quarter
L – Jake Luce 16 run (Jake Shaw kick) 10:06
L – Anthony Fogarty 20 run (Shaw kick) 7:29
AP – Matt Joe 87 kickoff return (Jon Will kick failed) 7:12
L – Luce 11 run (Shaw kick) 3:27
Second Quarter
AP - Chris Miller 9 run (Tyler Listing pass from Ryan Macari) 10:03
Third Quarter
AP – Miller 30 run (Will kick) 8:18
L – Little 16 run (Shaw run) 5:59
L – Luce 2 run (Shaw kick) 1:23
Fourth Quarter
AP – Joe 52 punt return (Will kick failed) 9:43
AP – Joe 10 run (Will kick) 3:48
Individual Statistics
Rushing: Lansingburgh (47-321): Little 21-135, Luce 14-105, Fogarty 11-82, Grillo 1-(-1). Averill Park (35-195): Dunworth 20-121, Miller 3-44, Joe 4-22, Macari 7-4, Listing 1-4.
Passing: Lansingburgh: Grillo 4-9-60-0-0. Averill Park: Macari 0-4-0-0-1; Joe 0-1-0-0-1.
Receiving: Lansingburgh (4-60): Fogarty 3-66, Little 1-(-6). Averill Park (0-0).

 

Troy High's Jordan Canzeri looks for running room against the Saratoga Springs defense Friday night in the Spa City. The Flying Horses gave up their first points of the year, but rallied to post a 33-12 victory over the Blue Streaks. (Photos by Erica Miller - The Saratogian).

SARATOGA SPRINGS — For a game that didn’t impact the post-season chances for the Saratoga Springs High School varsity football team, it played like it was the most important game of its season.

The Blue Streaks (2-3 overall) became the first team to score on the No. 5 ranked team in New York State, Troy High, scored twice and held a halftime lead before the Flying Horses regrouped and struck for three long runs on in the second half for a 33-12 Class AA victory.

Saratoga became the first team to score against Troy this season, ending the shutout streak at 16 quarters when quarterback Luke Fauler hit Brian Owen with a 12-yard touchdown pass after the Blue Streak drive was extended by a roughing the kicker penalty.

Troy responded quickly as Jordan Canzeri ran 20 yards, set up by Troy quarterback Brian Marsh’s 40-yard scamper one play earlier. The converted extra point gave the Flying Horses the early 7-6 lead.

Troy High senior quarterback Brian Marsh runs the ball upfield during Friday's victory over Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga wasn’t shaken, using an eight-play drive and pulling ahead 12-7 after Fauler found tight end Brandon Bogardus for a nine-yard strike in the opening minute of the second quarter and held the lead through the first half.

"Give Saratoga credit, they played inspired,” Troy coach Jack Burger said. “They had a big crowd, it was their homecoming they didn’t want to be embarrassed and they did enough things to confuse us early on.”

For the rest of Stan Hudy's story, click over to www.saratogian.com

 

Saratoga Springs cheerleaders celebrate the school's homecoming celebration Friday night as the football team played Troy High.

TONIGHT
Class AA
Empire Division
Ballston Spa 35, Guilderland 31
Bethlehem 36, Albany 0
Shen 20, CBA 14
Liberty Division
Schenectady 13, Columbia 10
Shaker 40, La Salle 7
Niskayuna 38, Colonie 0
Non-division
Troy 33, Saratoga Springs 12

Class A
Southeast Division
Lansingburgh 36, Averill Park 34
Scotia 26, Mohonasen 0
Northwest Division
Gloversville 21, S.Glens Falls 13
Amsterdam 19, Queensbury 17
Class B
Reinfurt Division
Ravena 21, Hudson 19
West Division
Broadalbin 32, Johnstown 25
Schalmont 27, Cobleskill 0
Class C
South Division
Chatham 28, Watervliet 0
Canajoharie 25, Taconic Hills 6
North Division
Mechanicville 34, Stillwater 0
Greenwich 56, Tamarac 12
Granville 18, Lake George 12
Non-division
Corinth 20, Coxsackie-Athens 16
Class D
Cambridge 30, Rensselaer 0

Mechanicville's David Funaro plows through the Stillwater defense during Friday's 34-0 victory over the Warriors. It was the sixth straight Indian Bowl title for the Red Raiders. (Photos by Ed Burke - The Saratogian).

To read Sam Hollingsworth's account of the Indian Bowl game in The Saratogian, click here.

The rest of Friday's roundup:

COLONIE -- Bronson Greene scored a 5-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Shenendehowa enough to outlast Christian Brother Academy 20-14 in a Section II Class AA Empire Division game.
Greene scored twice for the Plainsmen (4-0, 5-0), who also got a touchdown from Tony Fusco.
The Brothers (2-2, 3-2) got a touchdown from Trey Williams in the fourth quarter to tie the game, before Greene’s touchdown gave Shenendehowa the victory.
Shaker 40, La Salle 7: The Blue Bison improved to 4-0 in the Liberty Division after a victory over the Cadets (1-3, 1-3) at Shaker High School. Shaker quarterback Ben Capeless opened the game with a 42 yard pass to Sam Hyatt and Conor Alund ran for a 64 yard score later in the first quarter. Capeless connected with Adrian Valentino on a 59 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and Kyle Bernard capped off the Bison offense with a two yard run late in the third for one of his two touchdown runs on the night.
Schenectady 13, Columbia 10: Kirieme Pitts scored two touchdowns for the Patriots (1-3, 1-4) in the victory. The second touchdown came in the third quarter and gave Schenectady the lead for good.
The Blue Devils (0-4, 0-5) got a touchdown pass from John Stanley.
Bethlehem 36, Albany 0: Quarterback John Gosstola threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Eagles (2-2, 2-3) posted the Empire Division victory.
Mike McLeer also ran for a touchdown for Bethlehem.
Niskayuna 38, Colonie 0: The Silver Warriors (3-2, 3-2) cruised to a Liberty Division rout of the Red Raiders (2-3, 2-3) at Colonie High School. Rob Hilweh ignited the Niskayuna offense, rushing for 160 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. Niskayuna quarterback Kyle Bayly completed nine of 20 passes for 138 yards and threw two touchdown passes to Nick Schuler. The Silver Warriors finished with 376 yards of total offense.
Ballston Spa 35, Guilderland 31: The Scotties (4-1, 4-1) remained one game behind Shenendehowa in the Empire Division standings with a close victory over the Dutchmen (1-3, 2-3).
Class A
Amsterdam 19, Queensbury 17: The Rugged Rams (3-0, 5-0) remained unbeaten with a narrow Northwest Division victory over the Spartans (1-2, 3-2).
Scotia-Glenville 26, Mohonasen 0: Andrew Tabbert scored on the first play from scrimmage and the Tartans (1-2, 1-4) never looked back.
Gloversville 21, South Glens Falls 13: The Huskies (2-1, 2-3) posted a key division victory over the Bulldogs (0-3, 1-4).
Class B
Schalmont 27, Cobleskill 0: Sabres (3-0, 5-0) quarterback Joe Paskevich threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in a Class B victory over the Bulldogs (1-2, 2-3). Paskevich completed eight of 17 passes for 83 yards and ran for 76 yards on 22 carries. Jordyn McIntire rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries for the Bulldogs.
Ravena 21, Hudson 19: The Indians (3-0, 5-0) remain unbeaten with a Reinfurt Division victory over the Bluehawks at Ravena High School. Hudson (0-2, 2-3) took an early 13-0 lead on an 85 yard opening kickoff return by Kadeem Chung. Later in the first quarter, Tyron Bryant found John Eisner for a 32 yard touchdown pass.
The Indians responded with two three yard touchdown runs by Corey Watts and Daryl Ford. Cameron Greco scored on a seven yard run with 9:46 left in the fourth quarter to put Ravena ahead.
Broadalbin-Perth 32, Johnstown 25: The Patriots (1-2, 1-4) posted their first victory of the season.
Class C
Mechanicville 34, Stillwater 0: The Red Raiders (2-2, 2-3) made it six Indian Bowl victories in a row and in convincing fashion.
John Abele and Chris Hatalsky each ran for touchdowns and Sam Connors threw for two scored for Mechanicville.
Greenwich 56, Tamarac 12: The Witches handed the Bengals their first loss of the season in a North Division contest at Greenwich High School. David Newell rushed for a nine yard score then quarterback Dan Motzer connected with Joe Motzer on a 70 yard pass play to give Tamarac (3-1, 4-1) a 12-0 first quarter lead. Dan Motzer completed three of seven passes for 123 yards and one touchdown.
Chatham 28, Watervliet 0: Panthers (5-0) running back Josh Keyes rushed for 244 yards on 23 carries and four touchdowns in a victory over Watervliet (3-2). Keyes scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, the first score was a 14 yard run and the second was a 14 yard pass from Tanner Niles. He rushed for scores of 31 and 74 yards in the second quarter.
Corinth 20, Coxsackie-Athens 12: Duane Todman’s fourth quarter touchdown gave the Tomahawks (0-4, 1-4) their first victory of the season. Todman finished with more than 200 yards on the night.
Granville 18, Lake George 12: The Golden Horde (2-3, 2-3) posted the upset on the road over the Warriors (3-2, 3-2).
Canajoharie 25, Taconic Hills 6: The Cougars (1-3, 2-3) picked up an easy home victory.

Mechanicville's Adam Dunn is dragged to the turf by a Stillwater tackler Friday night in the annual Indian Bowl game between the schools.

Saturday's games
Class A
Northwest Division
Glens Falls at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 1:30 p.m.
Non-division
B.Maginn at Academy 1:30 p.m.
Class B
West Division
Schuylerville at Hudson Falls 1 p.m.
Reinfurt Division
Cohoes at Cairo 1:30 p.m.
Non-division
I.Crane at Voorheesville 1:30 p.m.
Class C
North Division
Hoos. Falls at H.Valley 1 p.m.
South Division
Fonda at Catholic Central 1 p.m.
Class D
Salem at Bishop Gibbons 1 p.m.
Whitehall at Fort Edward 1 p.m.


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Friday's non-football roundup:

SCHAGHTICOKE -- The Hoosic Valley Girls soccer team improved to 6-2 in the Wasaren League and 8-2 overall with a 7-0 victory over Greenwich (0-7-1) yesterday at Hoosic Valley High School. The Indians, who held a 5-0 advantage at halftime, were led by Molly Gilchrist’s four goals and one assist.
Allie Robert, Alicia Lewis and Janelle Stannard chipped in with single goals.
Waterford 5, Rensselaer 0: Ashley Lefebvre tallied three goals and Erin Howe added two goals and an assist to lead the Fordians (2-4, 2-5) in a CHVL victory over the Rams (0-7, 0-7).
Girls Swimming
Emma Willard 93, Hoosick Falls-South Glens Falls 81: Andrea Toomey won the 500 freestyle in 6:01.98 and Cara Lanci took the top spot in the 200 individual medley in 2:33.84 to lead the Jesters. Rheana Tirrell won the 200 freestyle in 2:36.65 and Gretchen Fisk was first in the 100 breastroke in 1:41.69 to pace Hoosick Falls-South Glens Falls.
Boys Volleyball
Shenendehowa 3, Colonie 1: The Plainsmen dropped the first set, 23-25 but rallied in the final three sets (26-24, 25-21, 25-9) to register a Suburban Council win. Nick Clark smashed 14 kills, Caleb Maris had 13 and Joey Feeley added seven kills to pace Shen (7-2).
Nate Krouse spiked 14 kills and eight blocks while Steve Sleasman added five kills and six blocks for the Red Raiders.
Girls Volleyball
Tamarac 3, Cambridge 0: The Bengals (6-0, 8-2) remain unbeaten in the Wasaren League after a win over the Indians (1-5, 4-7) by scores of 25-15, 25-9 and 25-12. Alyssa Bonesteel tallied eight points, four kills and Tegan Fox chipped in with seven points, six assists. Cambridge was led by Paige Fortier’s five kills, two blocks and two digs.
Albany 3, Waterford 0: The Lady Falcons won a non league match in three sets, posting scores of 25-21, 27-25 and 25-8. Amara Dixon had nine kills, six blocks and Kelsy Green added 11 service points, six digs for Albany.
Katie McGrievey tallied ten service points, Megan Yattaw had five blocks and Kelsey Miller added five kills to pace the Fordians (5-5).
Mayfield 3, Berne-Knox 1: Mayfield (8-1, 9-1) posted scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-15 and 25-17 in a Western Athletic Conference win over Berne (3-4, 4-5). Whitney Ostrander smashed a game high 15 kills and added three blocks for the Panthers. Gabriella Brumaghim finished with 16 service points, and six aces for Mayfield.
Christina North paced the Bulldogs with eight service points, 16 digs, six kills, one ace and two blocks.

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