I am working on the Section II postseason scenarios this afternoon and will post the blurbs on the blog as soon as I'm done with each division. For Section II handbook rules on how this works, please see the Scribd documents at the bottom of this post.

Class AA, Liberty Division

Nos. 1 & 2: Shaker (5-0, 6-0) and Troy (5-0, 6-0)
Conveniently, these two teams meet at Troy on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale, which is also homecoming for the Flying Horses. The winner grabs the No. 1 seed and the loser will be No. 2. It's that simple.
No. 3: Niskayuna (3-3, 3-3)
The Silver Warriors wrap up the regular season at Ballston Spa in a non-division contest. Since Nisky defeated Colonie and Schenectady head-to-head and cannot catch Shaker or Troy, it has clinched the No. 3 seed and will face the No. 2 seed from the Empire Division on the road in the first round of the playoffs.
No. 4: Colonie (2-3, 3-3) or Schenectady (2-3, 2-4)
In another convenient game, the Garnet Raiders will host the Patriots Friday night in a virtual playoff game. The winner earns the No. 4 seed and the loser will be playing a crossover game in Week Eight.
Eliminated: La Salle (1-4, 1-5) and Columbia (0-5, 0-6)
The Cadets' only victory of the season came against Niskayuna, but since La Salle lost head-to-head against Colonie and Schenectady, it cannot qualify for the postseason. The winner of the Colonie/Sch'dy game will have three wins and clinch the final seed anyway. Columbia has also been eliminated.

Liberty Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Troy, 5-0, 6-0, 256, 40, 34
Shaker, 5-0, 6-0, 205, 62, 32
Niskayuna, 3-3, 3-3, 168, 137, 22
Colonie, 2-3, 3-3, 62, 147, 12
Schenectady, 2-3, 2-4, 132, 158, 15.5
La Salle, 1-4, 1-5, 55, 214, 5
Columbia, 0-5, 0-6, 72, 205, 5.5

Class AA, Empire Division

Nos. 1 & 2: Ballston Spa (5-1, 5-1) and Shenendehowa (4-1, 5-1)
The Scotties will finish the regular season by hosting Niskayuna in a non-division game, so everything rests on what Shenendehowa does against Saratoga Springs this Friday night in Clifton Park. Should Shen win Friday, the Plainsmen will grab the No. 1 seed thanks to their head-to-head victory over the Scotties. Should Shen lose, Ballston Spa will be the No. 1 seed and Shen will be No. 2
Nos. 3 & 4: Saratoga Springs (3-2, 3-3), Bethlehem (2-3, 2-4), CBA (2-3, 3-3) and Guilderland (2-3, 3-3)
It's going to be a fun race to the finish for the final two spots in the Empire Division with four teams still alive. Let's take this team-by-team:
Saratoga: The Blue Streaks have the edge for the No. 3 seed, but will be hard-pressed to defeat Shen on the road in Week Seven. Saratoga beat Guilderland and Bethlehem, but would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with CBA. Saratoga also has a big leg up in divisional quarter points.
Bethlehem: The Eagles play at Guilderland in Week Seven in an elimination game...but that doesn't mean the winner is guaranteed a playoff spot, either. Bethlehem has lost to Saratoga, but would own the head-to-head tiebreaker over CBA. The Eagles are far back in the quarterpoint race, as well.
CBA: The Brothers defeated Guilderland and Saratoga Springs, but lost to Bethlehem. CBA hosts Albany in Week Seven.
Guilderland: The Dutchmen scored a big victory over Shenendehowa last Friday, but would lose head-to-head tiebreakers against CBA and Saratoga. Guilderland hosts Bethlehem in Week Seven.
Most likely scenario: Based on winning percentage so far (but of course, anything can happen...that's why they play the game) CBA will defeat Albany, Saratoga will lose to Shen and the Guilderland/Bethlehem winner will create a three-way tie with three division victories for the final two spots.
Here is the rule verbatim from the Section II handbook:

If the three way tie is for 3rd and 4th place, the 2 teams with the highest quarter points are in the playoffs, while the team with the lowest quarter points is eliminated from the playoffs. In this situation, if the 2 teams in the playoffs are tied in quarter points, the 3rd and 4th place teams are determined by head to head competition.

Right now, it looks like Saratoga will be No. 3 and CBA will be No. 4 – Guilderland and Bethlehem would both be eliminated - but that all depends on what happens in Week Seven.
Eliminated: Albany (0-5, 0-6)
The Falcons, who have not won a game since the 2007 season, when current CBA head coach Joe Burke was at the reigns, have been eliminated from postseason contention.

Empire Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Ballston Spa, 5-1, 5-1, 169, 78, 30
Shenendehowa, 4-1, 5-1, 150, 82, 26
Saratoga Springs, 3-2, 3-3, 124, 106, 24
Bethlehem, 2-3, 2-4, 97, 163, 12.5
Christian Bros. Acad., 2-3, 3-3, 131, 103, 18.5
Guilderland, 2-3, 3-3, 163, 148, 15
Albany, 0-5, 0-6, 47, 198, 0

Potential Class AA playoff schedule:
E4 CBA at L1 Troy/Shaker winner
E3 Saratoga Springs at L2 Troy/Shaker loser
L4 Colonie/Sch'dy winner at E1 Shen/Ballston Spa
L3 Niskayuna at E2 Ballston Spa/Shen

Class A

New seeding rule: In Class A, the fifth place team from one division can actually knock out the No. 4 team from the other division if it defeated the other team in head-to-head action, has a better overall record or has a better record against common opponents.

Class A, Northwest Division

No. 1: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (4-0, 6-0)

The Spartans, two-time defending New York State Class A finalists, clinched the No. 1 seed with a big victory over Amsterdam Saturday afternoon.

Nos. 2, 3 & 4: Amsterdam (3-1, 5-1), Gloversville (2-2, 2-4) and Queensbury (2-2, 4-2) The Rugged Rams have the inside track for the No. 2 seed, but to clinch it, Amsterdam must defeat Gloversville in Week Seven. The Huskies could force a tie and leapfrog into the No. 2 seed with a victory over Amsterdam on the strength of the head-to-head tiebreaker. Queensbury may also finish with three division victories (the Spartans play at Glens Falls on Saturday).

Amsterdam: Holds head-to-head tiebreakers over every team except BH-BL and Gloversville, which it plays Friday.

Gloversville: Holds head-to-head over Glens Falls and plays Amsterdam on Friday.

Queensbury: Holds head-to-head over Gloversville and can eliminate Glens Falls on Saturday.

Most likely scenario: For argument's sake, let's say Amsterdam defeats Gloversville and Queensbury defeats Glens Falls, which is based on winning percentages so far. Amsterdam will be No. 2, followed by No. 3 Queensbury and No. 4 Gloversville.

No. 5: Glens Falls (1-3, 3-3)
Glens Falls, with a 3-3 overall record, would trump Scotia-Glenville for the final playoff spot in Section II Class A - essentially the No. 4 spot out of the Southeast Division, meaning a first round matchup at Burnt Hills. Glens Falls also has a better record (2-0) against common opponents (Queensbury, South Glens Falls and Bishop Maginn). Scotia lost all three of those games.

Eliminated: South Glens Falls (0-4, 1-5)
The Bulldogs will host Burnt Hills in the season finale Friday night but cannot finish above the cellar even if they pull off the upset of the year.

Northwest Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP

Burnt Hills, 4-0, 6-0, 256, 48, 28
Amsterdam, 3-1, 5-1, 190, 128, 17
Gloversville, 2-2, 2-4, 116, 190, 12.5
Queensbury, 2-2, 4-2, 144, 100, 16
Glens Falls, 1-3, 3-3, 168, 166, 8.5
South Glens Falls, 0-4, 1-5, 100, 137, 2

Class A, Southeast Division

Nos. 1, 2 and 3: Lansingburgh (3-0, 5-1), Averill Park (2-1, 4-2) and Bishop Maginn (2-1, 4-2) 
 Lansingburgh can clinch the No. 1 seed outright with a victory over Bishop Maginn in Troy on Friday night. Averill Park plays at winless Mohonasen on Friday.

Should Lansingburgh and Averill Park win, they will be Nos. 1 and 2 in order and Maginn would be the No. 3 seed.

If Maginn wins, the picture becomes more complicated with a likely 3-1 logjam at the top. In that case, divisional quarter points would be used as a tiebreaker. Here is the rule, verbatim, from the Section II handbook:

If there is a three way (or more) tie for 1st or 2nd place, divisional quarter points will break the tie and set the order of seeding based on the divisional quarter points, ie. 19 points – 1st, 18 points – 2nd, 17 points – 3rd , or for 2nd place – 19 points – 2nd , 18 points – 3rd , 17 points – 4th.

'Burgh has a big edge in quarter points and can't be caught by Maginn. If there is a quarter point tie, head-to-head results are used:

If points are as follows: 19 points, 19 points, 17 points for 1st and 2nd go back to head to head for the two tied teams for the highest seed and next highest seed, the team with the lowest points moves to the lowest seed of the three.

Eliminated: Scotia-Glenville (1-3, 1-5) and Mohonasen (0-3, 0-6)

The Tartans, by virtue of Glens Falls' better overall record and record against common opponents, are out of the postseason. The Mighty Warriors have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Southeast Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP

Lansingburgh, 3-0, 5-1, 213, 93, 21
Averill Park, 2-1, 4-2, 189, 162, 13.5
Bishop Maginn, 2-1, 4-2, 187, 172, 12
Scotia-Glenville, 1-3, 1-5, 59, 146, 8.5
Mohonasen, 0-3, 0-6, 69, 223, 1

Potential Class A playoff schedule:
N5 Glens Falls at N1 Burnt Hills
S3 Bishop Maginn at N2 Amsterdam
N4 Gloversville at S1 Lansingburgh
N3 Queensbury at S2 Averill Park

Class B, Reinfurt Division

Nos. 1 & 2: Albany Academy (3-0, 5-1) and Ravena (3-0, 5-1)
Ravena hosts Academy Friday night in a battle for the No. 1 seed. The loser will be No. 2. Both are assured at least a home playoff game in round one.
Nos. 3 & 4: Hudson (1-2, 3-3), Cairo-Durham (1-3, 1-5) and Cohoes (0-3, 0-6)
Hudson plays at Cohoes Friday night. The Bluehawks can eliminate the Tigers and clinch the No. 3 seed with a victory. Cairo, which plays a non-division game at Scotia in Week Seven, has defeated Cohoes in the division.
If Cohoes wins: The picture gets more complicated if Cohoes wins, as three teams would be tied with one win for the final two spots. The tiebreaker would then come down to divisional quarter points. Hudson has 10 quarterpoints already. The game between Cairo and Cohoes was never reported, so I'm unsure of the quarterpoints for those teams.

Reinfurt Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Albany Academy, 3-0, 5-1, 270, 101, 21
Ravena, 3-0, 5-1, 198, 112, 18
Hudson, 1-2, 3-3, 141, 129, 10
Cairo-Durham, 1-3, 1-5, 63, 218, 0
Cohoes, 0-3, 0-6, 46, 249, 0

Class B, West Division

Nos. 1 & 2: Schalmont (4-0, 6-0) and Schuylerville (3-1, 5-1)
Schuylerville will host the Sabres in the final week of the season with a chance to steal the No. 1 seed from Schalmont with a victory. Schalmont, on the other hand, can lock up a No. 1 seed with a win.
Nos. 3 and 4: Cobleskill (2-2, 3-3), Hudson Falls (2-2, 2-4) and Broadalbin-Perth (1-3, 1-5)
In Week Seven, Hudson Falls and Cobleskill play Broadalbin and Johnstown, respectively. Odds are that both these teams will win and finish with 3-2 records. Should Schalmont defeat Schuylerville, there would be a three-way tie for second place, which would use divisional quarterpoints to seed those teams. In that case, Schuylerville would likely be the No. 2 seed, followed by Hudson Falls and Cobleskill as the No. 3 and 4 seeds, respectively.
Broadalbin is barely alive. The Patriots would need to defeat Hudson Falls in Week Seven and would also need winless Johnstown to defeat Cobleskill to create a three-way tie for third place, which would lead to a quarterpoint tiebreaker. Broadalbin trails both C-R and Hudson Falls in quarterpoints and may lose that tiebreaker anyway, even if all that were to occur.
Eliminated: Johnstown (0-4, 0-6) and Ichabod Crane (0-0, 1-5)
The Sir Bills will miss the postseason in 2010. Ichabod Crane, a Class B school by classification that played all Class C schools in 2010, was ineligible for the postseason regardless of its won-loss record.

West Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Schalmont, 4-0, 6-0, 239, 32, 27.5
Schuylerville, 3-1, 5-1, 240, 64, 21
Cobleskill, 2-2, 3-3, 136, 115, 12
Hudson Falls, 2-2, 2-4, 146, 150, 16.5
Broadalbin-Perth, 1-3, 1-5, 76, 289, 7
Johnstown, 0-4, 0-6, 45, 267, 0
Independent
Ichabod Crane, 0-0, 1-5, 80, 201, 0

Potential Class B playoff schedule:
R4 Cairo at W1 Schalmont
R3 Hudson at W2 Schuylerville
W3 Hudson Falls at R2 Ravena/Academy loser
W4 Cobleskill at R1 Ravena/Academy winner

Class C, North Division

No. 1: Hoosick Falls (5-0, 6-0)
It's not official yet, but the Panthers, unless they lay an egg against Lake George in Week Seven, have all but clinched the North Division title.
No. 2: Greenwich (5-1, 5-1)
The Witches, who would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker against Hoosick Falls, do own a head-to-head tiebreaker over Tamarac and appear to be slotted as the No. 2 seed.
No. 3: Tamarac (4-1, 5-1)
The Bengals could possibly finish in a three-way tie for first place with Hoosick Falls and Greenwich should Lake George knock off the Panthers, but are likely to open the playoffs on the road. Not all of these teams have played each other, so a head-to-head tiebreaker isn't possible in the off chance that all three teams finish 5-1 in the division. The next tiebreaker is quarterpoints against common Class C opponents (in this case, Mechanicville, Granville and Hoosic Valley). Hoosick Falls and Greenwich both have posted 21 quarterpoints in those games and Tamarac has 10.5 with the game against Mechanicville still to play. The tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed would then go back to head-to-head between Hoosick Falls and Greenwich, which the Panthers would win. So pretty much no matter what happens, these teams will finish 1-2-3 in this order.
No. 4: Mechanicville (3-2, 3-3), Granville (3-3, 3-3) and Lake George (3-3, 3-3)
Granville, which plays at Corinth in Week Seven, has the easiest road to win No. 4. Mechanicville plays at Tamarac (with a chance the Red Raiders could sneak into the No. 3 seed, bumping Tamarac to No. 4) and Lake George plays at Hoosick Falls.
Should Granville win and Mechanicville and Lake George both lose, Granville clinches the No. 4 seed.
The same goes any any combination of one win and two losses between the teams.
Since Mechanicville played one non-division game, all three teams will be considered tied with three or four wins depending on what happens this week. Winning percentage isn't taken into account here.
Mechanicville and Granville did not play this year, so head-to-head cannot be used in that instance.
Granville defeated Lake George, 18-12. Mechanicville defeated Lake George, 21-14.
The common opponents between all three teams were Hoosick Falls, Corinth, Stillwater and Tamarac. Here are the quarterpoint standing for these three teams in those games:
Mechanicville, 14
Lake George, 11
Granville, 10
The Week Seven game for each team will also count toward the quarterpoint tiebreaker, so this is still completely up in the air. One team can clinch it outright just by winning if the other two lose, or it could be a two or three-team tie. Only time will tell.
Eliminated: Stillwater (1-4, 2-4), Corinth (0-5, 1-5) and Hoosic Valley (0-5, 0-6)
These teams will play crossover games in Week Eight.

North Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Hoosick Falls, 5-0, 6-0, 217, 39, 34.5
Greenwich, 5-1, 5-1, 236, 57, 35.5
Tamarac, 4-1, 5-1, 137, 120, 21.5
Mechanicville, 3-2, 3-3, 90, 115, 19.5
Granville, 3-3, 3-3, 160, 152, 23.5
Lake George, 3-3, 3-3, 141, 87, 20
Stillwater, 1-4, 2-4, 92, 212, 7
Corinth, 0-5, 1-5, 95, 162, 6
Hoosic Valley, 0-5, 0-6, 33, 264, 0.5

Class C, South Division

No. 1: Chatham (5-0, 6-0)
The Panthers, who own a quarterpoint and head-to-head advantage over Fonda-Fultonville and Watervliet, have sealed the No. 1 seed for the fourth straight season.
Nos. 2 & 3: Fonda-Fultonville (4-1, 4-2) and Watervliet (4-1, 4-2)
The Cannoneers are still alive for a home playoff game, but would need to defeat Voorheesville at home this Saturday and would also need Taconic Hills to topple Fonda-Fultonville, an unlikely scenario. It looks like Fonda will be No. 2 and 'Vliet will be No. 3.
No. 4: Voorheesville (2-2, 4-2), Canajoharie (2-3, 3-3), Coxsackie-Athens (1-3, 2-4) and Taconic Hills (1-4, 1-5)
Let's group these teams into two camps: the two-win teams and the one-win teams.
Coxsackie-Athens and Taconic Hills need to win to stay alive, but both of those teams also need Voorheesville and Canajoharie to lose this weekend.
If Watervliet defeats Voorheesville and Canajoharie tops Coxsackie, then the Cougars of Canajo make the cut and all the other teams in this group play crossover games.
The only common opponents between all four teams in this group are Watervliet and Fonda-Fultonville. Between Voorheesville and Canajoharie, you can add Chatham, Coxsackie and Taconic Hills to the mix.
Since there are so many variables in this race - one team can clinch outright or it could be a four-team tie and all the combinations in between - we'll just have to wait and see what happens this weekend.
Eliminated: Catholic Central (0-5, 1-5)
The Crusaders failed to make the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.

South Division, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Chatham, 5-0, 6-0, 215, 69, 34
Fonda-Fultonville, 4-1, 4-2, 167, 111, 28
Watervliet, 4-1, 4-2, 141, 68, 27.5
Voorheesville, 2-2, 4-2, 150, 108, 11
Canajoharie, 2-3, 3-3, 98, 113, 13.5
Coxsackie-Athens, 1-3, 2-4, 144, 122, 2
Taconic Hills, 1-4, 1-5, 77, 188, 8.5
Catholic Central, 0-5, 1-5, 88, 173, 1.5

Potential Class C playoff schedule:
S4 Voorheesville at N1 Hoosick Falls
S3 Watervliet at N2 Greenwich
N3 Tamarac at S2 Fonda-Fultonville
N4 Mechanicville/Granville/Lake George at S1 Chatham

Class D 

Class D playoff setup: Verbatim from the Section II handbook:

CLASS D: Teams will be ranked 1 through 6 according to Divisional record. The #1 and #2 seeds will have playoff BYES’ in the first round and play a non playoff C team. The 4th and 5th place teams will play at the site of the #4 team and the winner will play at the #1 seed in the Semi-Finals. In the other bracket the #3 seed will host the #6 team with the winner playing at the #2 seed in the Semi’s.

No. 1: Cambridge (5-0, 5-0)
The Indians host Warrensburg in Week Seven and are on pace to seal up the No. 1 seed and a first round postseason bye.
Nos. 2 & 3: Rensselaer (4-1, 4-1) and Whitehall (4-1, 4-1)
The Rams host the Railroaders Friday night in a showdown for the No. 2 seed and an opening round bye. The loser hosts the No. 6 seed in an opening round Class D playoff game in Week Eight.
Nos. 4 and 5: Bishop Gibbons (2-3, 2-3), Fort Edward (2-3, 2-3)
Fort Edward hosts Bishop Gibbons in a Week Seven tilt. The winner of that game will be the No. 4 seed and host No. 5 in a first round game in Week Eight. So, if Fort Edward wins, these teams will play again in the North Country one week later. If Gibbons wins, it gets a home playoff game against the Flying Forts in Schenectady.
No. 6: Warrensburg (1-4, 1-4)
Assuming Warrensburg can't solve Cambridge in Week Seven, they'll head to the loser of the Whitehall/Rensselaer game for an opening round playoff game in Week Eight.
Eliminated: Salem (0-6, 0-6)
The Generals, who have a bye in Week Seven, have been eliminated from the postseason.

Class D, W-L, W-L, PF, PA, QP
Cambridge, 5-0, 5-0, 193, 26, 32
Whitehall, 4-1, 4-1, 154, 88, 28.5
Rensselaer, 4-1, 4-1, 117, 59, 19
Bishop Gibbons, 2-3, 2-3, 61, 85, 14.5
Fort Edward, 2-3, 2-3, 148, 144, 13.5
Warrensburg, 1-4, 1-4, 59, 159, 9
Salem, 0-6, 0-6, 41, 209, 2

Potential Class D playoff schedule:
1 Cambridge and 2 Rensselaer/Whitehall winner, crossover games against non-playoff Class C schools
6 Warrensburg at 3 Rensselaer/Whitehall loser
4 and 5 - Bishop Gibbons/Fort Edward loser at Gibbons/Edward winner
Semifinal round:
Gibbons/Edwards winner at Cambridge
Warrensburg or Rensselaer/Whitehall loser at Rensselaer/Whitehall winner

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Playoff Seeding 2010

QUARTERPTS2010

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I've posted the Section II wrestling BEDS numbers in a Scribd document below. It will tell you which class each school has been assigned to for the 2010-11 season.

Here are some important dates for the upcoming season:

Nov. 8th - season start date

Nov. 20th -certifications

Feb. 5th - Class sectionals

Feb. 11-12th - Section II tournament at Glens Falls Civic Center

Feb. 25-26th - New York State Public High School Athletic Association Tournament (Albany)

Section II wrestling BEDS 2010-2011

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(Note: This story first appeared in the Kickoff 2010 preview section on Thurs., Sept. 2).

SCHAGHTICOKE -- Jacob Shave wasn’t planning on playing football at Hoosic Valley High School this season because two of the most important people in his life – his mother and his doctor – feared he runs the risk of sustaining yet another concussion.

Playing rough games of sandlot football with his friends, Shave had accidentally taken knees to the temple and received concussions four times. He loves the game, but the idea of another blow to the head had kept him away from signing up for the high school team.

"Me and my mom both were kind of worried about concussions because if I get another one it’s not good," said Shave, who enters his sophomore year of school next week. "I’ve already had four or five. That was my reason for not joining in the first place, last year or this year. That was the only thing that had run through my mind."

Hoosic Valley High School sophomore Jacob Shave is playing his first year of organized tackle football in 2010 after having received at least four concussions in the past playing backyard football. (Photo by Will Montgomery - The Record).

Yet with the Indians, a Class C team, suffering from a lack of numbers, head coach Jay Garvey needed players to keep the fifth-year program afloat. Garvey saw Shave running laps around the track at the high school as the team trudged out for practice during the first week of training camp. Aware of why Shave was holding out on signing up, Garvey still implored him to change his mind.

"For kids like Jake, who we know is concussion-prone, we try and play him at receiver instead of running back so there is a little less contact," Garvey said. "We’ll be careful when we do full contact drills. It’s all common-sense stuff. I’m sure everyone is doing it. It’s definitely a good thing that everyone is doing it instead of what we used to do."

Knowing his coach had his best interests at heart, Shave had a discussion with his mother and decided to give organized tackle football a chance, all risks considered.

"She was hesitant and she never wanted me to join football because of the concussions. And my doctor didn’t think it was a good idea," said Shave. "But she realized because I’ve been kind of bothering her about it for the past couple of years now. I think she realized that I wanted to do it. It was just one of those things I want to get done."

What exactly is a concussion?

A brain concussion occurs when a person’s head comes to a sharp stop, causing the brain to slide violently inside the fluid layer that insulates the skull. Brain cells panic and fire neurotransmitters in a rapid burst, often causing receptors in the brain to become blocked. Short-term and long-term memory may be lost and other symptoms include nausea, confusion and blurred vision.

Leading scientists believe that one concussion makes future head trauma incidents more likely to become concussions, as even a less violent event will cause a similar injury the original event.

One of the biggest issues in treating concussions is that no clear, standard definition for a concussion exists. Players suffering from dehydration, for example, may exhibit dizziness or lightheadedness and complain of headaches, which could skew an overly-cautions doctor’s diagnosis toward a concussion and unnecessarily keep a player off the field.

What’s worse, many student-athletes ignore the symptoms or battle through them trying to play it tough.

"My first concussion, things were just really blurry and it was hard to see," said Shave. "I had half of my vision. The second time, basically, it was black spots where you can’t see much. The third and fourth times were a lot like the second time.

"Nothing is really easy to do. You can’t think straight. I remember my doctor asking me who the president of the United States was and I said ‘George Washington."

Like Shave, Hunter McCarthy, a junior quarterback at the Albany Academy, has already had four concussions. A three-sport athlete at Academy, McCarthy has not suffered his concussions on the football field. Basketball and baseball were the culprits for him.

"The first time I had one, I’m not really sure when it was, probably a couple of years ago," McCarthy said. "I was playing basketball. I don’t remember much when it happened. But I remembered the next couple of days, anytime you get out of bed or stand up, you get really dizzy and you just don’t feel like yourself. It takes a week or two to start feeling normal again."

Albany Academy junior quarterback Hunter McCarthy plays only on the offensive side of the ball, partly because of his concussion history. (Photo by Mike McMahon - The Record).

Treatment strategies for concussions vary, but minimizing exposure to external stimuli is one of the most popular. Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow famously holed up in a dark room after sustaining a concussion in a game against Kentucky in Sept. 2009, trying to let his brain relax and not bombard it with music, television, reading or conversation.

Later that season, Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach was accused of banishing sophomore wide receiver Adam James to a dark equipment garage after James was diagnosed with a concussion and showed up to practice in sunglasses and street clothes.

In December of 2009, the NFL imposed new rules which force from a game or practice any player who exhibits any sign of a concussion and bans them from returning to action that day. Posters have also been placed in every NFL team’s locker room, alerting players to symptoms and encouraging them to speak up to the coaching staff if they believe a teammate is hiding a concussion-type injury from the organization.

A number of former NFL players who recently died in middle age were posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in autopsies, a condition forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu likened to "a 90-year-old brain with advanced Alzheimer’s" Disease.

Even professional baseball has taken steps to prevent concussions. This season, all minor league players were required to wear the Rawlings S100 model – David Wright of the New York Mets and Francisco Cervilli of the New York Yankees were among those who wore it in the big leagues – which is much larger than a standard batting helmet because of an extra layer of synthetic foam.

Still, all the padding in the world can’t stop the root cause of concussions, which is the acceleration and sudden stopping of the momentum of the brain. Another type of injury helmets cannot protect against is a rotational concussion, where the brain twists, tearing brain fibers and causing permanent damage.

National rates

Although concussions are notoriously difficult to track, a number of medical organizations have attempted to intelligently guess just how wide-spread is the epidemic.

The Journal of Athletic Training reported in 2007 that an estimated 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the United States. For people aged 15-24, sports are the second-leading cause of concussions behind motor vehicle crashes.

The National Athletic Trainers Association released a report in 2009 that claimed between four and six percent of high school football players sustain concussions in a given year, which equals an estimated 43,200 to 67,200 injuries annually.

A study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio from 2005-08, which studied 100 high schools around the country, estimated that 130,000 high school athletes report concussions each year. Of the nine sports studied, girls soccer provided the second-highest concussion rate, a figure considerably higher than their counterparts on the boys soccer teams. In fact, rates of concussions for girls were higher in basketball as well.

Countless young people also receive concussions in unsupervised situations, many of which go unreported or worst of all, undiagnosed.

What are the solutions?

For local high school coaches, the first step in addressing the concussion issue is understanding how to know when to pull a player out of practice and send them to an athletic trainer or the doctor.

Cohoes head football coach James Ducharme is among the local coaches who attended a concussion seminar at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia in recent years.

Cohoes High School head coach James Ducharme is one of many local coaches who have attended concussion-awareness workshops in the offseason. (Photo by J.S. Carras - The Record).

"We tell our kids from the beginning, if you get hit and if you get lightheaded or dizzy or if something doesn’t feel right, you need to let us know right away," said Ducharme. "As a coach, you can see it in a kid 90% of the time if he got hit hard and if he gets up and he seems a little woozy. But sometimes we don’t see that and you have to rely on the kid to tell us."

At Hoosick Falls, head coach Ron Jones praised Superintendent Kenneth Facin and Athletic Director Mike Lilac for being "ahead of the curve" on the issue, bringing the school doctor in to give a seminar on athletic injuries to the district’s coaches. Half of the presentation focused on concussions.

Hoosick Falls head coach Ron Jones, pictured above with his team during the first week of practice, said that the health and safety of his players is his No. 1 concern, as it should be with all coaches. (McMahon photo - The Record).

"That’s the understanding now. You can’t tough out a concussion," Jones said. "It’s a serious thing and I don’t know if the guys hid their symptoms before or if they’re worse now. I think we’re seeing more size and speed at every level and even the high school impact is going to increase. I like the idea that they’re recommending that they shouldn’t even be returning to school until they’ve had time to rest."

Hunter McCarthy and his head coach, Tony Fruscio, both celebrated the work of Academy’s athletic trainer, Ron Hutchins. Academy gives all of its contact sports athletes a baseline test prior to any activity, which Hutchins and the coaching staff can refer to and compare the results in case they suspect a player has sustained a concussion.

Albany Academy head coach Tony Fruscio leans on his training staff to keep on top of the health of his players. (Montgomery photo - The Record).

"I think the policing and the training staffs really looking at it is up," Fruscio said. "You need the training staff to be looking at these head injuries that can affect your life forever, not just thinking about one game. One game isn’t that important."

At Tamarac, a switch to Riddell’s Revolution Concussion Reduction Technology helmets – the slightly funky-looking headgear popularized by NFL players such as Peyton Manning and advertised to decrease concussion risk by 31% - has solved some of the Bengals’ headache issues.

Tamarac head coach Erick Roadcap talks to his team after a practice in training camp. The Bengals have awarded Riddell Revoultion helmets to the players known to be concussion-prone. (Montgomery photo - The Record).

"Revolution helmets have seemed to helped me a little bit," head coach Erick Roadcap said. "We have a little bit of an older style that we rotate out and we get six new helmets a year. We use those with a few kids. It’s the same two kids. It’s always consistently the same kids and what alleviated it was switching the helmets."

At Shaker, first-year head coach Greg Sheeler says he has his players checking the inflatable bladders in their helmets daily to ensure a proper fit.

Are kids giving up football for safer pastimes?

A number of high school football programs were forced to dissolve during the first week of practice when it was evident the teams would not have enough players to survive a full season at the varsity level. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association mandates that teams must dress at least 16 healthy players for each game.

There is no direct evidence to support the idea that children are abandoning football for "safer" sports. According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy’s report, football, at 4.36 injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures, is riskiest sport for all injuries, which factored in reports of sprains or strains, concussions, contusions, fractures, lacerations, dislocations, heat illness, asthma attacks and skin infections.

Wrestling was second with 2.50 injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures (defined as a standard practice or game situation that presented a chance for injury), followed by boys soccer (2.43), girls soccer (2.36) and girls basketball (2.01).

Cohoes’ James Ducharme will dress just 18 players most of the season. all personal reasons aside, he thinks more high school students should be playing sports instead of sitting at home on the couch, playing video games.

"I even said to my athletic director today, I think New York State should make some kind of educational law that a kid needs to play one athletic sport a year," Ducharme said during the first week of practice. "They miss out on so much. If they’re not playing an athletic sport, maybe they should be in the band or chorus, because that’s just like a sport with the amount of time they prepare. I think something has to be done to get kids more involved in their extracurriculars in school.

"I think it would do wonders to a small school like us or Chatham," Ducharme continued. "Even Ravena, their numbers are down and that isn’t like them. They have a storied history."

While many local football coaches were lamenting a lack of numbers this season, each and every one that spoke with The Record for this story admitted that they are taking the concussion issue very seriously.
The players, on the other hand, especially the concussion-prone, are doing their best to put their injury history behind them once they step onto the field.

Entering his third year as the starting quarterback at Academy, McCarthy is one of the team’s best athletes. Still, the Cadets’ coaching staff hesitates to use him on both sides of the ball, primarily out of respect for his injury history.

"I don’t play defense, so that helps," McCarthy said. "Sometimes you have to block it out because if you’re worrying about it the whole time, you’re not playing as well as you can."

In Schaghticoke, Shave cannot wait to finally don a jersey and tie up his cleats to play in a football game that matters, not a backyard game of two-hand touch. Mostly, he’s looking forward to popping the buckles on his helmet so he can leave the thought of having another concussion in the back of his mind.

"I’m not really taking any extra precautions," said Shave. "I figure the helmet is enough safety for me, I hope, anyway. I hope there is not anybody big enough to break the helmet through. That’s the only fear I have."

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The Shenendehowa High School athletic department just released the names of the inductees into the 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame.

2010 Inductees
Jim Bendick
Michael Caruso
Deborah Clum
Betsey Drambour
Jan Federice
John Joseph
Brendan O’Sullivan
Jennifer Scanlon
Jim Zullo

Here is the full press release sent to us, which includes biographies on the inductees:
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For more information on the Shen Hall of Fame, click here to be directed to the school's official website.

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Back by popular demand, here are the NFL quarterback ratings for passers in Section II who threw for at least 100 yards in Week One.

The quarterback rating measures a passer's efficiency by tracking four variables: completion percentage, yards per attempt, percentage of touchdown passes and percentage of interceptions. 

The maximum value is 158.3.

Ryan Giroux, Greenwich - 140.04
Luke Fauler, Saratoga Springs - 137.5
Ryan Duncan, Voorheesville - 136.9
Brandon Legault, Watervliet - 113.69
Kevin McCarthy, Fort Edward - 103.00
Ben Capeless, Shaker - 103.00
Kyle Bayly, Niskayuna - 90.81
Carlos Grillo, Lansingburgh - 78.47
Jonathan Rumpf, Corinth - 77.65
Ryan Smith, Guilderland - 65.86
Cullen Hanna, Cobleskill-Richmondville - 63.25
Michael Curtis, Warrensburg - 60.41
Garrett Delory, La Salle Institute - 33.40
Nick Dunn, Stillwater - 25.74

QB Ratings Post Week 1

Off The Record's Week Two preview chat will begin around 7 p.m. on Thursday, right here on the blog.


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Here it is, our 48-page special section, Kickoff 2010.
You may pick up a hard copy on the newsstand today, Thurs., Sept. 2.

I will be back on the blog later tonight with pictures, video, quotes and a story on the first game of the 2010 season - the annual Town of Colonie Cup clash between Shaker and Colonie.

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Our extensive Capital Region Football Hall of Fame section appears in today's (Friday, August 6) edition of The Record.

However, you can also see the entire section in the Scribd window below. You'll need to use the zoom function to read the pages or you may download a copy.

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The Upper New York State Connie Mack and Mickey Mantle baseball tournaments begin Thursday at various sites around the Capital Region. Admission to all of the games in free.

The Connie Mack tournament (bracket posted below in Scribd) will be played exclusively on the three diamonds in Schenectady's Central Park.

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The Mickey Mantle tournament (bracket posted below in Scribd) will use Rogowicz Field in Colonie's Cook Park, South Colonie High School, Sorensco and Central Albany on Thursday and Friday before moving to Central Park in Schenectady over the weekend.

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Note: Thanks goes to to Sorensco Falcons Connie Mack coach Dan Renaud for submitting the brackets.

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Player of the Year
David Roseboom, Sr., p/1b, La Salle Institute

2009 was a frustrating year for the La Salle Institute baseball team, which finished in third place in the Big 10 Conference standings after having won five titles in a row. So, too, was it a rough campaign for Dave Roseboom, who had won league MVP honors as a sophomore.

Even before his senior season began, Roseboom already knew where he would be attending college – the University of South Carolina-Upstate – and with that out of the way, he wanted one last shot at a Big 10 title. The hard-throwing lefthander posted a 6-1 record on the mound to go along with a 0.80 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 55 and one third innings pitched. The Cadets lost just one game in league play. Roseboom, a Pattersonville native, was on the hill for that game, as La Salle, playing with a suspension-shortened lineup, fell to Collar City rival Troy High.

He added another talent for the Cadets in 2010, too. For the first time since he was 14 years old, Roseboom picked up a bat and played first base on the days he was not pitching. He finished the season with a .426 batting average, driving in 14 runs on 23 hits.

To top it all off, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 47th round of the First Year Player Draft with the 1,433th pick. He’ll play this summer for the South Troy Dodgers’ 18-and-under Connie Mack team and will consider his options, but is likely to opt for three years at South Carolina-Upstate before reentering the draft.
The Record's 2010 HS Baseball All-Stars

HONORABLE MENTION
C: Joe Borowski (Sr., Schenectady), Mike Brewster (Jr., Hoosick Falls), Bryan Egan (Jr., Shaker), Brandon Galluppi (Sr., Shenendehowa), Tony Giroux (Soph., Greenwich), Mike Hipwell (Sr., Mechanicville), Matt Kasper (Sr., Columbia), Jake Luce (Jr., Lansingburgh).
1b: Nolan Driscoll (Jr., Catholic Central), Mason Duncan (Sr., Troy), David Wixted (Sr., Shenendehowa).
2b: Brendan DalCol (Jr., CBA), Zeb Gaston (Soph., Troy) Brady Talbot (Sr., Tamarac).
3b: Chris Davis (Sr., Saratoga Springs), Brett Fenton (Soph., Catholic Central), Seth Foster (Sr., Hoosick Falls), Matt Gallup (Jr., CBA), Stephen Proper (Sr., Columbia).
ss: Dan Bergami (Soph., Schalmont), Kyle Bestle (Soph., Tamarac), Matt Krogh (Sr., Troy), Zac Lennon (Jr., Waterford), Jack LeRoux (Soph., Catholic Central), Tyler Listing (Jr., Averill Park), Connor Mahan (Sr., Shaker), Jarrod Nash (Jr., Lansingburgh), Jimmy Quinn (Sr., Guilderland), Tanner Williams (Soph., Hoosick Falls).
of: Zach Andi (Sr., Schenectady), Luke Fauler (Jr., Saratoga Springs), Keaton Flint (Jr., Burnt Hills), Nate Foster (Sr., Saratoga Springs), Matt Mainello (Sr., La Salle), Kevin Pontore (Sr., Watervliet), Jordan Siriani (Jr., Chatham), Joe Snyder (Sr., Shaker), Nick Valetta (Jr., Niskayuna), Kyle Willmott (Jr., Saratoga Springs)
dh: Dennis Buckley (Sr., CBA), Josh Coreno (Sr., Mechanicville).
p: Chris Amorosi (Frosh., Schalmont), Caleb Barton (Sr., Loudonville Christian), Matt Butrym (Jr., Bishop Gibbons), Zach Carle (Sr., Cambridge), Matt Coleman (Sr., Saratoga Springs), Sam DeCelle (Soph., Mechanicville), Adam DeFruscio (Sr., Schenectady), Mike Doyle (Jr., Catholic Central), Adam Ferrannini (Sr., Hoosick Falls), Alex Grayson (Jr., Mechanicville), Brandon Legault (Soph., Watervliet), Alex Maestrianni (Jr., Ichabod Crane), Mike McFerran (Jr., Catholic Central), Mike Nowak (Sr., Shaker), Dan Nittenger (Jr., Watervliet), Eddy Pierce (Sr., Guilderland), Jesse Twiss (Jr., Troy), Mike Urbanski (Jr., CBA).

Coach of the Year
Don Glennan, Catholic Central High School

The Crusaders didn’t win the Big 10 Conference title in 2010 and they didn’t win a playoff game, either. But for Glennan, in his first year at the helm of the varsity squad, the 2010 season was a dream come true nonetheless.

A retired New York City firefighter with a gruff nature at first glance, Glennan had an infectiously positive attitude that motivated the team and kept their spirits up during a string of four come-from-behind wins early in the season.

After winning just two games in 2009, the Crusaders posted a 10-6 record in the league, which was good enough to qualify for the Section II Class AA playoffs. Catholic High lost an opening round game to Niskayuna, but the future remains bright for the North Troy Nine, who are hoping to compete on the Class A level in 2011.

First baseman Nolan Driscoll will be a senior in 2011, and the infield of Brad Adams (catcher), Brett Fenton (third base), Jack LeRoux (shortstop) and Mike Sunkes (second base) will all be juniors with years of varsity experience between them. The Crusaders have a long way to go to become a major factor in the Section II playoffs, but Glennan’s guidance has the group on the right track.

Note: The Record's All-Area team was published in the paper on June 27. I wanted to type up all the stats in Excel and transfer them to Scribd before posting it online. The softball team will be coming soon.

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Record photographer J.S. Carras captured a series of images when Nolan Gaige hit a three-run home run in the third inning of Friday's pool play game against the Hudson Valley Renegades in the Connie Mack World Series Qualifier played at Geer Field. For video of the hit and full standings after two days of play, scroll below.

Gaige makes contact with the pitch from Hudson Valley's Mike Choros.

Gaige rounds third, knowing what's awaiting him at the plate...

Members of the South Troy Dodgers team congratulate Gaige on his three-run home run in the third inning.

Nolan Gaige, a lefthanded throwing and hitting outfielder and pitcher for South Troy, collected three of the Dodgers’ five hits in the victory over Hudson Valley. His home run was a towering shot that kept going and going and going and finally cleared the deep centerfield fence straight out from home plate.

"I knew I hit it pretty well and I knew it had a chance and I knew it was going to get over his head," he said. "Fortunately it went out and we scored three runs."

Wendell Wright throws a pitch during Friday's nightcap. He carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and pitched his fourth straight complete game for the Dodgers.

Wright, who has thrown four straight complete games as the Dodgers’ No. 2 starter behind Dave Roseboom, buckled in the fifth inning, allowing three straight singles to open the frame. After recording a strikeout, he walked in two runs before getting out of the jam otherwise unscathed.

Those runs certainly mattered for the Dodgers, who could be fighting for a wildcard spot. South Troy brought the infield in with nobody out in the fifth because the two second place teams that have allowed the fewest runs will join the pool winners in the double elimination round.

"It was huge because I didn’t want to give up too many runs, but I did give up two runs," Wright said.

Branden Cogswell, a rising senior at Shenendehowa High School, pivots as part of a double play during the first inning of Friday's game. Second baseman Dan Priore looks on.

The Dodgers lost a heartbreaker in the morning, falling to the Cincy Flames 2-1. Steve Anderson hit a solo home run to give the Dodgers a one-run lead in the sixth inning, but Cincy took advantage of an error to take the lead and win after that.

Dan Priore (pictured above), like Wright (pictured below), a rising senior at Utica-Proctor, has quietly been pacing the Dodgers’ offense from the No. 9 hole. He doubled and drew two walks in Friday’s game against Hudson Valley, scoring two runs. He also hit a two-run triple in South Troy’s victory over the Devilcats Thursday evening.

"Our JV coach recommend us to one of the (South Troy) coaches," Priore said. "After one or two practices, they asked us if we wanted to play. It’s a good opportunity to play wood bat and get a lot of looks for colleges. It’s great."


I asked Nolan Gaige (pictued above) if there was anything particular the Capital Region locals did to make their out-of-town teammates feel at home.

"You just try to make them feel comfortable," he said. "There's not much hazing to do, not like college."

Click on the box score for a full-sized image. Click on the video below to see Gaige's home run and hear reaction from the players.

The South Colonie Raiders won both games they played Friday at South Colonie High School. We were able to get a few pictures, which are displayed below.

South Colonie's Justin Harris takes a swing during the Raiders' game against the Jack Cust Diamondjacks. (Colonie photos by Mike McMahon - The Record).

South Colonie's Jami June makes a throw during Friday morning's 7-5 victory over the Jack Cust Diamondjacks at South Colonie High School.

South Colonie's Jake Mullen attempts to get back to first base during Friday's pool play game against the Jack Cust Diamondjacks.

South Colonie's Chris Kalica, a rising senior at South Colonie High School, throws a pitch against the Jack Cust Diamondjacks. His victory, and a win by Chris Kearney later Friday evening, has kept the Raiders in the hunt for a berth into the double elimination round of the Connie Mack World Series Qualifier.

Connie Mack World Series Qualifier Scoreboard
Day Two

Pool A
Florida Legends 8, Kalamazoo Maroons 0
Northeast Mudhens 5, South Troy Dodgers 17s 3
Florida Legends 10, World Yacht Clippers 2
Northeast Mudhens 1, Kalamzaoo Maroons 0

Pool B
Cincy Flames 2, South Troy Dodgers 1
Devilcats baseball (East Greenbush) 12, Hudson Valley Renegades 4
Cincy Flames 8, Team N.Y. National 3
South Troy Dodgers 7, Hudson Valley Renegades 2

Pool C
Frozen Ropes Titans 8, Clifton Park Yankees 7
Upstate Vipers 6, Connecticut Bombers 4
Richmond County Baseball Club 10, Clifton Park Yankees 2
Frozen Ropes Titans 8, Connecticut Bombers 5 (Nine innings - won on a three-run home run)

Pool D
South Colonie 7, Jack Cust Diamondjacks 5
Long Island Tigers 4, Team N.Y. Scout 1
Jack Cust Diamondjacks 8, College Select 0
South Colonie 3, Long Island Tigers 1

The see the standings for each pool, check out the charts below.
The wildcard tiebreaker is fewest runs allowed, so I've sorted ties by that category. I also included runs scored for reference. For the full story on Friday's games, check out Saturday's edition of The Record on the newsstand.
Connie Mack World Series Qualifier Standings - Day Two

Saturday's Schedule

Pool A (At St. Rose’s Bob Bellizzi Field, Albany)
Kalamazoo Maroons vs. World Yacht Clippers, 9 a.m.
South Troy Dodgers 17s vs. Florida Legends, Noon

Pool B (Geer Field, Troy)
South Troy Dodgers vs. Team N.Y. Nationals, 9 a.m.
Devilcats Baseball (East Greenbush) vs. Cincy Flames, Noon

Pool C (Clifton Common, Clifton Park)
Frozen Ropes Titans vs. Richmond County Baseball Club, 9 a.m.
Upstate Vipers vs. Clifton Park Yankees, Noon

Pool D (South Colonie High School)
South Colonie Raiders vs. College Select, 9 a.m.
Team N.Y. Scout vs. Jack Cust Diamondjacks, Noon

Note: Seeding meeting following completion of pool play. Double elimination round begins at three sites at 6 p.m.

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The Connie Mack Tournament isn't the only game in town. There is the Upper New York State Sandy Koufax Tournament going on in Valley Falls as well. Here is Friday's roundup, which also includes a few Little League scores.

VALLEY FALLS - Brendan Singletary tripled, singled and drove in four runs for the Lansingburgh Royals’ Sandy Koufax team in an 11-3 mercy rule victory over New Hartford in the Upper New York State Tournament played at Chapko-Lewis Stadium.
Logan Brogue and Jake Connally added a double, a single and two RBI apiece for the Royals (16-12).
Jeff Tomiano doubled, singled and drove in two runs for New Hartford (12-4).
Today, Lansingburgh faces South Colonie and the Troy Renegades will take on the Saratoga Stampede at 10 a.m. in loser bracket games.
The Bethlehem Eagles will face the South Troy Dodgers in the winner bracket championship game at 12:30.
Two games will be played at 12:30, with the matchups to be determined by Saturday’s early action.
South Troy 13, South Colonie 1: Tyler Childrose held South Colonie to one hit in a Dodgers victory in the Upper New York State Sandy Koufax Tournament.
Ryan Puentes doubled twice and drove in three runs for South Troy, while Greg Kelly added a double, a single and two RBI.
South Troy 245 02 - 13 11 2
South Colonie 001 00 - 1 1 2
Childrose and Kelly Peterson and Ryan.
District 14 9-and-10-year old ‘B’ All-Stars
East Greenbush-Castleton 18, Twin Town ‘B’ 3: Zach Schott and Kyle Fortin combined to strike out 11 Twin Town batters and the duo allowed just two hits in the victory for East Greenbush-Castleton.
Fortin added two singles and two RBI at the plate, while Chris O’Keefe hit a pair of singles and drove in one run. Nick Butler added a double and three RBI for East Greenbush-Castleton.
Jack McKenna hit a home run for Twin Town.
East Greenbush-Castleton plays Lansingburgh Monday.
Twin Town 000 003 - 3
East Greenbush-Castleton 305 55x - 18
Brunswick 14, Rensselaer 11: Jesse DuJack tripled, Nathan Nolan doubled and Thomas Eaton chipped in with two singles for Brunswick in a victory over Rensselaer.
Ari Ginsberg earned the win on the mound.
Brunswick hosts Cohoes Monday.
Brunswick 002 255 - 14
Rensselaer 105 203 - 11

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