The defense certainly showed up for Troy in Friday's Section II Class AA Super Bowl against Shenendehowa. The Flying Horses posted a 38-0 shutout, capturing the first Section II title for the school since 2000. (Troy photos by J.S. Carras - The Record). 

COLONIE -- The Troy High School football looked super Friday night against Shenendehowa in the Section II Class AA championship game.

Troy limited Shen to 63 yards of total offense and the Flying Horses piled up 367 rushing yards on 44 attempts in a 38-0 victory over the Plainsmen at South Colonie High School.

Luis Lind (21) leads a group of Troy tacklers in pursuit of a Shenendehowa ballcarrier in Friday's Section II Class AA Super Bowl.

Jordan Canzeri, a senior running back and defensive back for Troy, gained 173 yards on 13 carries, scoring four touchdowns, including all three of Troy’s scores before halftime.

Troy (10-0), the Liberty Division’s No. 1 seed, held the Plainsmen to seven first downs in the game, two of which came on defensive pass interference calls. Shen’s star senior running back Bronson Greene was kept to 10 rushing yards on eight attempts – he ran the ball just once after halftime.

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"It’s a shutout in the Super Bowl. How much better does it get?" asked a soaking wet Troy head coach Jack Burger, who, like defensive coordinator Bob Burns, had been drenched with the contents of the water bucket in the game’s waning moments.

It was Troy’s first Section II Super Bowl title since 2000, which was the last in a string of five consecutive titles for the Flying Horses.

Troy's Michael Pastore drags down a Shen running back during Friday's game. Troy limited Shen superstar Bronson Greene to just 10 rushing yards in the game.

"This is what we’ve been waiting for," said senior lineman Jay Yaskanich. "We’ve been busting our tail all year for this. The first thing we have to do is say thanks to the coaches, our parents and everyone on the team that supported us."

Troy advances to play the Section IX champion in a regional game Saturday Nov. 13 at Dietz Stadium in Kingston at 7:30 p.m.

Monroe-Woodbury (9-0, No. 1 in the state) and Kingston play today in the Section IX championship game at Dietz Stadium at 7 p.m.

"Everybody is on the same page right now," said senior fullback and middle linebacker Kyle Geraci. "We’re all working hard in practice. We had three decent weeks of practice in a row. We’ve all been working hard and we all want the same goal."

Troy's Stephaun Grinage (31), a tough-as-nails linebacker, is the Flying Horses' No. 4 option out of the backfield and a pretty potent one at that.

Troy drained five and one half minutes off the clock on its first drive, a 10-play series that resulted in a seven-yard touchdown run for Canzeri. He scored on a 34-yard scamper on the first play in the second quarter and added a 36-yard touchdown run later in the period.

"We had to put it in their heads early that we had to stop them on defense and we had to score quick on offense," Canzeri said. "We just had to push, push, push and get the ball down the field and score. We knew that that would shake them up a little bit."

Troy High's Jordan Canzeri runs behind Shatiek Lewis (41) and Kyle Geraci (44) in Friday's Section II Class AA Super Bowl at Colonie High School.

Senior quarterback Brian Marsh added 87 rushing yards on nine attempts and Shatiek Lewis, who scored a pair of touchdowns, gained 70 yards on 10 carries.

"We’re as good as the sum of our parts," Burger said. "If you try to shut down Jordan, Sha will carry the load. If you try to shut down Sha, Brian can carry the load.

"We should have probably thrown the ball a little bit more since they were getting nine guys up, but we knew they’re not a quick strike offense and they were going to have to burn five, six minutes to move the ball and score," continued Burger. "We were trying to shorten the game just like they were."

Shenendehowa (7-3), the Empire Division No. 3 seed, sputtered in the Super Bowl but made a tremendous run just to get there after losing its final two regular season games.

"I thought that showed a little character," said Shen head coach Brent Steuerwald. "They responded in the correct manner to adversity and that is one of the great lessons that you learn from playing football."

TROY 38, SHENENDEHOWA 0

Shenendehowa (7-3) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Troy (10-0) 6 12 13 7 - 38
First Quarter
T - Jordan Canzeri 7 run (Badro Talbi kick blocked) 6:32
Second Quarter
T - Canzeri 25 run (Brian Marsh run failed) 11:54
T - Canzeri 36 run (Marsh pass to Canzeri failed) 8:32
Third Quarter
T - Shatiek Lewis 8 run (Talbi kick failed) 5:56
T - Canzeri 56 run (Talbi kick) 0:57
Fourth Quarter
T - Lewis 10 run (Talbi kick) 11:10
Individual Stats:
Rushing: Shenendehowa (37-30): Fusco 8-15, McCart 3-11, Greene 8-10, Walrath 6-1, No. 6 10, Neumann 1-5, Schilling 2-4, Sutton 1-1, Gailor 1-0, Van Galen 6-(-27). Troy (43-367): Canzeri 13-173, Marsh 9-87, Lewis 10-70, Grinage 5-28, Felder 4-7, Geraci 1-6, Mann 1-(-1), Chamberlain 1-(-3).
Passing: Shenendehowa: Van Galen 2-9-33-0-0. Troy: Marsh 1-3-18-0-0.
Receiving: Shenendehowa (2-33): Wall 1-17, Sutton 1-16. Troy (1-18): Thomas 1-18.

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Hoosick Falls senior quarterback Mike Brewster pumps his fists as he runs into the end zone against Chatham in Friday night's Section II Class C Super Bowl game at Stillwater. (Hoosick Falls photos by Mike McMahon - The Record).

Ed Weaver

The Record

STILLWATER — Hoosick Falls delivered a message to contenders for the New York State Class C football championship on Friday night.

'Just try to stop us' was that message, as the Panthers overwhelmed their namesakes from Chatham in an avalanche of offense, scoring nine touchdowns, gaining 31 first downs and amassing 674 yards in total offense in a 61-28 Section II Super Bowl blowout.

The 10-0 Panthers scored late in the wild first half to gain a 28-28 tie, then dominated Chatham -- the state's 4th-ranked Class C team -- on both sides of the ball in the second half.

Sophomore running back Brad Burns rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns, while senior Tanner Williams, the Panthers No. 1 rusher this season, carried 24 times for 201 yards and one touchdown.

He also set up another first-half score, taking a swing pass on a tackle-breaking, direction-changing 60 yard gain.

Panthers quarterback Mike Brewster passed for 166 yards, one for a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.

Hoosick Falls rushed for 508 yards.

"Never did I imagine we would rack up over 600 yards, especially in a (Section II) Super Bowl against such a strong team," Hoosick Falls coach Ron Jones said.

"Our two running backs did a great job of running through tackles and finishing runs," Jones said.

"This is awesome," Burns said. "Our offensive line took control and we just started running the ball and when we got up, we stayed up. I love it."

Hoosick Falls defense surrendered four touchdowns and 277 yards in the first half but kept Chatham off the board over the final 24 minutes and held them to 74 yards.

"The coaches made some great adjustments to the play-calling and we followed that up," linebacker Garrett Foster said of the great defensive showing in the second half.

"There wasn't one person who didn't step it up in the second half," said fellow linebacker Steve Colvin. "We knew we had to do that."

Chatham speedy star running back Josh Keyes rushed for 110 yards and one touchdown in the first half and also threw an option pass to Ian McGrath for a 21-yard TD.

In the second half, Keyes rushed just five times for 14 yards and Chatham fell behind.

Hoosick Falls senior linebacker Garrett Foster tackles Chatham's Josh Keyes during Friday's Section II Class C Super Bowl at Stillwater.

Chatham quarterback Tanner Niles passed for 199 yards and one TD but a pair of second-half interceptions killed any chance for a Chatham rally.

"It was almost like an arena football game," Jones said. "We felt like if we could get a couple stops, we'd be all right."

Burns capped scoring drives of 70 and 65 yards with 5-yard scoring runs over the first eight minutes of the third quarter, then an interception by Ryan Hyde killed a Chatham drive deep in Hoosick Falls territory. 

Then Brewster capped a 63-yard drive with a 37-yard, scrambling run for a touchdown that gave HF a 48-28 lead early in the fourth quarter.

That, coupled with the fact that Keyes was showing a limp, virtually ended Chatham's hopes.

 

Hoosick Falls receiver Josh Mulready leaps with the football during Friday's Section II Class C Super Bowl victory over Chatham.

"We thought it was going to be a great game and it was," Burns said.

"Not a clue," Burns said when asked if the Panthers suspected they could run so effectively against Chatham.

"We saw that some other teams ran the ball against them, so that was our game plan but no, nothing like this.

"Just amazing," Burns said. "We came out firing in the second half, we ran all over them and I love it."

HOOSICK FALLS 61, CHATHAM 28

Hoosick Falls (10-0) 7 21 14 19 — 61

Chatham (9-1) 14 14 0 0 — 28

First quarter

HF — Quinn Rasmus 21 pass from Mike Brewster Erick Mulready kick) 7:31

Ch. — Ian McGrath 21 pass from Josh Keyes (Ryan Behrens kick) 5:14

Ch. — Keyes 8 run (Behrens kick) 0:08

Second period

HF — Brad Burns 5 run (Mulready kick) 9:28

Ch. — McGrath 28 pass from Mike Brewster (Behrens kick) 7:33

HF — Burns 4 run (Mulready kick) 5:42

Ch. — Keyes 7 run (Behrens kick) 4:24

HF — Brewster 7 run (Mulready kick) 3:21

Third quarter

HF — Burns 5 run (kick failed) 8:05

HF — Burns 5 run (Connor Williams pass from Randy Tutunjian) 4:14

Fourth quarter

HF — Brewster 37 run (kick failed) 11:50

HF — Williams 1 run (kick blocked) 7:53

HF — Burns 1 run (Mulready kick) 4:46

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Hoosick Falls -- Burns 18-248, 5 TDs; Tanner Williams 24-201, 1TD; Mike Brewster 6-60, 1 TD. Chatham-- Keyes 17-124, 2 TDs; Chase Smith 6-30; Trevor Madsen 2-6; Mike Dorato 1-6; Tanner Niles 5-minus-8; Zack 1-minus-3.

PASSING: Hoosick Falls -- Brewster 7-10-0, 166 yards, 1 TD; Niles 14-28-0, 199 yards, 1 TD.

RECEIVING: Hoosick Falls -- Rasmus 3-62, 1 TD; Williams 1-60; Josh Mulready 1-20; Tutunjian 1-13; Burns 1-11. Chatham -- McGrath 4-81, 2 TDs; Gilbert Rivera 4-69; Jordan Sirani 4-37; Keyes 1-6; Smith 1-6.

Hoosick Falls junior Tanner Williams (40) gained over 200 yards of total offense in Friday's Section II Class C Super Bowl victory over Chatham.

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Cambridge's Matt Best runs against Rensselaer in the Section II Class D Super Bowl Friday night at Schuylerville High School. (Rensselaer photos by Mike McMahon - The Record).

Mike Cioffi
The Record

SCHUYLERVILLE -- The Cambridge High School football team is back. After a three year hiatus, the Indians are returning to the Class D regionals after overcoming a sluggish first half to post a convincing 35-0 Class D Super Bowl victory over Rensselaer Friday night at Schuylerville High School. The Indians last advanced past the Section II playoffs in 2007 when it won the Class C Super Bowl.

"We didn’t start off very well and little mistakes cost us points," Cambridge coach Doug Luke said. "We could have taken care of things a little earlier I think but eventually we got it together. Every time you win a sectional championship it feels good, there’s no question about it. It’s new for these guys so it’s even more special in that way," he added.

"We just came out with emotion and played great tonight," Cambridge running back Matt Best said. "It feels wonderful their (Rensselaer) a very good team."

Best finished with 151 yards rushing on 12 carries and three touchdowns.

Rensselaer's Tom Collins (7) looks to slip through the Cambridge defense Friday night at Schuylerville High School.

Rensselaer opened the game with a 12 play drive that was stalled on a failed fourth down attempt. The Rams lost starting quarterback Timmy Foust during that drive and he did not return.

"Tommy Collins tonight, hell of an effort but he’s also our number one weapon when we can move him around. With no quarterback we can’t move him around to much," Rensselaer coach Joel Preston said. "He (Collins) is not as sharp with it and it really handcuffed what we could do offensively."

Collins replaced Foust and fumbled the ball three plays later into the hands of Cambridge’s Jeremy Stevens deep in Rams territory. Cambridge took advantage and converted on a two yard touchdown run by Will Bromirski with 1:18 left in the first.

Matt Best scored from 60 yards out for one of his two touchdown runs on the night to give the Indians a 14-0 advantage with 5:51 left in the half.

"It helps to break a 50 yard run and then block a punt, everything went our way at that point," Luke said.

Bromirski picked off a Collins pass three plays later but the Rams front line stymied four consecutive Indian rushing attempts on the goal line to escape with a 14-0 deficit at the half.

Cambridge came out re-energized in the third quarter, rattling off two scores in a span of five minutes to stun the Rams. Best capped a four play, 57 yard drive with a 20 yard touchdown run just 1:42 into the quarter.

"Intensity, we all played with emotion (in the second half) and we played great. We came together, worked out all of our kinks and did what we needed to do to get better," Best said.

Later in the third, Cambridge snuffed out a fake punt attempt by Collins at mid field and took over at Rensselaer’s 11. On the next play, Billy Pine connected with Nick Diotte on an 11 yard scoring pass.

"Its one of those things that can happen, a little momentum change then bang you have three touchdowns," Luke said.

After a high snap resulted in a 29 yard loss for the Rams Collins had to punt from his own end line. The attempt was blocked and recovered by Best in the end zone for a touchdown and a 35-0 advantage for the Indians.

Cambridge will play the winner of today’s Section VIII Super Bowl between Moriah and Ticonderoga.

Moriah had beaten Rensselaer the past two years.

"We concentrate on the same thing every week, and hope that we do a good job with our scouting and put the kids in a position to play well and we take it from there," Luke said. "Its going to be nothing different than any other week, were just playing a different team," he added.

Cambridge's Bill Englehardt tackles a Rensselaer rusher during Friday's Section II Class D Super Bowl at Schuylerville.

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Section II Class AA Super Bowl

L1 Troy (9-0) vs. 

E3 Shenendehowa (8-2)

At South Colonie High School

Friday, 7 p.m.

TROY — According to the Bureau of Education Data Services enrollment numbers for Class AA football teams in Section II, Shenendehowa (2,298) is the largest among the public schools and Troy High (1,027), up from Class A a season ago, is smallest.

Despite the enrollment contrast, Shenendehowa hasn’t exactly been the Big Green Machine in 2010. The Plainsmen, who lost their two final regular season games, slipping to the No. 3 seed in the Empire Division in the process, have played more like the Little Engine That Could.

Troy, on the other hand, has been the sole dominant force in Class AA during the topsy-turvy 2010 Section II season. The Flying Horses, who were taken to overtime by Niskayuna in a regular season game, posted an emphatic 63-7 semifinal victory over the Silver Warriors last Saturday.

Tonight, these two teams collide in the Class AA Super Bowl, the third time Troy and Shen have squared off in a Section II title game since 1997.

Troy lost to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in the Class A Super Bowl a season ago. Shen, led by head coach Brent Steuerwald, the only coach with 300-plus win in Section II history, last played in a Super Bowl in 2004, losing to archrival Saratoga Springs, 24-13.

“In January, that was our goal. Go to the Super Bowl again,” said Troy’s Shatiek Lewis, a senior running back and linebacker. “I feel that we’re back where we belong, but this time, we’re going to win it. We’re not going there just to be there, we’re going there to win it.”

Shen won the 2003 Class AA bowl over Troy, 30-0. Troy had defeated Shen 35-6 in the 1997 Class AA title game.

Lewis, who rushed for 207 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 10 attempts in last week’s triumph over Niskayuna, joins Jordan Canzeri (156 atts., 1,298 yds., 21 TDs) in Troy’s dual-threat backfield.

Shen, always a power-running team, had relied on Bronson Greene and Queensbury High transfer Tony Fusco early in the season. Fusco, however, has been limited each of the past four weeks and appeared in street clothes during Shen’s come-from-behind 24-14 semifinal victory over Ballston Spa.

Greene (189 atts., 1,255 yds., 17 TDs) has rushed for at least 113 yards in seven of the nine games in which he played this year. Ballston Spa, which did so twice, was the only team to hold him under that mark.

“Bronson Greene runs really good,” Canzeri said. “They’re a good run team and they throw a couple of times. That’s just what we’re going to have to put the emphasis on – stopping the run game.”

Tonight, the Flying Horses look to assert their dominance and also win the first Super Bowl for the school since winning five straight from 1996 to 2000.

“We knew we let a lot of things slip last year and we knew that should have been a little different,” Canzeri said. “All of us seniors, we’ve been lifting with coach (Bob) Burns in the morning, a big group of us, about 15 of us, and we’re all really dedicated.”

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Shenendehowa senior tight end David Boyle catches a touchdown pass as Shaker's Chris Landers, who in fact tipped the ball right into Boyle's hands, during Friday's Section II Class AA quarterfinal game at Shaker. (Photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

LATHAM — After losing its final two regular season games at home, the Shenendehowa High School football team, which at one point looked like a lock as the Empire Division’s No. 1 seed, lost out on hosting a Section II Class AA quarterfinal round playoff game.

That wound up being no problem at all for the road warriors.

Undefeated away from home this season, the Plainsmen played at Liberty Division No. 2 seed Shaker High Friday night. Shenendehowa used 197 all-purpose offensive yards and five total touchdowns from senior running back Bronson Greene to post a 48-6 victory on Arthur E. Walker Field at Shaker High School.

Shenendehowa senior running back and defensive back Bronson Greene runs with the football during Friday's game at Shaker. He scored five touchdowns in the 48-6 victory.

Shenendehowa (6-2), the Empire Division’s No. 3 seed, is now 5-0 on the road and just 1-2 at Steuerwald Stadium.

“I think we looked at it as two different seasons,” said Shenendehowa head coach Brent Steuerwald. “That season was over and now it’s a new season. We’re into the playoffs. It’s a brand-new season, a brand-new start.”

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The Plainsmen will hit the road again Friday night to take on Empire Division No. 1 seed Ballston Spa (6-2) in a Class AA semifinal. Shen defeated the Scotties 7-0 at home in Week Three of the regular season.

“We’re road warriors. That puts us in a position where it’s not a novelty or a concern anymore,” said Steuerwald. “It’s a good attitude to have. It’s fun to play at home, but it’s really fun to win on the road.”


Greene put Shen on the board with a 40-yard touchdown run on the Plainsmen’s first drive of the game, but Shaker responded with an 11-play scoring drive.
 
Ted Van Galen connected with David Boyle on a 25-yard touchdown strike with 13 seconds remaining in the first quarter and Greene scored three times in the final 3:57 of the second as the Plainsmen pulled away for good.

“We had been saying if we lose this game, it was going to knock us out of the playoffs and we were going to end up like we had the last two years and no one wants to end up like that,” Greene, pictured at right, said. “What we’ve really been doing is picking ourselves up in practice. We had a great week of practice and we’ve just been going and using all the momentum we had.”

Following Shen’s 14-play scoring drive, which featured an 11-yard run by Greene on a fake punt attempt and ate up six and one half minutes of game clock, Tyler Rajeski sacked Shaker quarterback Ben Capeless for an eight-yard loss that led to a Blue Bison punt. Chris Walrath broke off a 78-yard run on the first play of Shen’s ensuing drive and Greene scored from five yards out on the very next play.

Shaker senior running back Conor Alund looks to make a move on Shenendehowa defensive back Kevin Hulbert during Friday's Class AA quarterfinal game at Shaker.

Shaker (6-2) threw three straight incomplete passes on its subsequent drive and Greene returned a punt 38 yards to the Shaker 14-yard line with 12 seconds remaining before halftime. Van Galen connected with Greene on a 14-yard touchdown pass on the next play.

Greene carried the ball 22 times for 171 yards and caught a pair of passes for 26 yards. Shen gained 342 rushing yards on 47 attempts.

“Bronson has been very consistent all year,” Steuerwald, pictured at left, said. “He’s a young man that gives us a top effort. We’re asking him to do everything but drive the bus home. He’s on offense, he’s on defense and he’s been a very good leader by his example as much as anything else.”

“In practice, we’ve been talking about the Super Bowl all week,” said Greene. “The seniors are really hyped up and we all want to go out there and be able to have a great senior year.”

Shaker's Kyle Bernard (30) runs with the ball as Shenendehowa's Jake Kelley (46) attempts to make a tackle during Friday's game.

SHENENDEHOWA 48, SHAKER 6

Shenendehowa (6-2) 12 22 7 7 — 48
Shaker (6-2) 6 0 0 0 — 6
First Quarter
Shen — Bronson Greene 40 run (Jared Rivet kick failed) 7:03
Shaker — Conor Alund 2 run (Matt Whalen kick failed) 1:41
Shen — David Boyle 25 pass from Ted Van Galen (Brandon Miller kick failed) 0:13
Second Quarter
Shen — Greene 1 run (Miller pass from Van Galen) 3:57
Shen — Greene 5 run (Rivet kick) 0:54
Shen — Greene 14 pass from Van Galen (Rivet kick) 0:04
Third Quarter
Shen — Greene 13 run (Rivet kick) 1:10
Fourth Quarter
Shen — Chris Walrath 1 run (Rivet kick) 7:50
Individual Stats:
Rushing: Shen (47-342): Greene 22-171, Walrath 11-118, Fusco 3-20, Gailor 2-11, Schilling 3-10, Sutton 2-6, Van Galen 1-2, Neumann 1-2, Buchanan 1-1, McCart 1-1. Shaker (34-130): Alund 18-101, Bernard 10-22, Maxwell 1-9, Souza 1-1, Capeless 4-(-3).
Passing: Shen: Van Galen 3-6-51-2-0. Shaker: Capeless 5-15-39-0-2.
Receiving: Shen (3-51): Greene 2-26, Boyle 1-25. Shaker (5-39): Sherwin 2-22, Kisselback 1-7, Hyatt 1-6, Alund 1-4.

Brien Bouyea covered the Queensbury at Averill Park game for us. Here is an excerpt from his story, but for the full scoop, check out Saturday's edition of The Record.


AVERILL PARK -- The recipe for disaster read like this for the Averill Park football team on Friday night: lost fumble, punt, interception, interception and interception. Those were the results of the Warriors’ five offensive possessions in the second half of their Class A quarterfinal against Queensbury.

The outcome was predictable.

The Spartans scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and took advantage of numerous Averill Park turnovers and other assorted gaffes en route to a 22-7 victory in the Section II playoffs, ending the Warriors hopes of a deep postseason run.

"It’s disappointing because we did some things well out there, but the turnovers were too much to overcome," Averill Park head coach Zach Gobel said. "We set up both of their touchdowns in the second half with our mistakes. This really could have been a different game."

The Ballston Spa High School football team runs onto the field Friday night prior to its game against Schenectady. (Photos courtsey The Saratogian).

Friday's roundup:


TROY -- No. 1-seeded Lansingburgh High (7-1) won its Section II Class A quarterfinal game against No. 4 Gloversville, 24-15 Friday night at Lansingburgh High School.
Marcus Little got the Knights offense going with an 80-yard touchdown run. Anthony Fogarty added a 90 yard kick return to put the Knights ahead for good.
Bishop Maginn 35, Amsterdam 21: The Griffins (5-3) shocked the Rugged Rams (6-2) in a Section II Class A quarterfinal game in Amsterdam.
Bishop Maginn will play at Lansingburgh in a Class A semifinal next week.
Burnt Hills 49, Glens Falls 6: Evan Nusbaum put the Spartans (8-0) on the board with first quarter touchdown runs of 58 and two yards during a Section II Class A quarterfinal contest.
Keaton Flint added a 60 yard touchdown run in the second quar¬ter. Brandon Beatty rushed for back to back scores from six and 14 yard out. Nusbaum finished with 146 yards on eight carries while Flint ran for 125 yards on four carries.
Glens Falls dropped to 3-5.

Class AA
Ballston Spa 27, Schenectady 21: The Empire Division’s No. 1 seed Ballston Spa survived with a victory over visiting Schenectady. Scotties quarterback Troy Gargiulo threw a 30 yard touchdown toss to Kyle Warmt in the first and ran for a 29 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Patriots (3-5) tied the game at 14 in the third quarter after back to back touchdown runs.
Warmt rushed for 73 yards on 13 carries for two touchdowns. Gargiulo ran for 190 yards on 24 carries and one touchdown.
Ballston Spa (6-2) will host Shenendehowa (6-2) in a semifinal next week.
Niskayuna 34, Saratoga Springs 27: The Silver Warriors (5-3) continued their torrid pace, topping Empire Division No. 2 seed Saratoga Springs (4-4) in a Class AA quarterfinal.
Niskayuna will play the winner of today’s Troy High vs. Christian Brothers Academy game in a Class AA semifinal.

Class B
Ravena 13, Cobleskill 7: Cameron Greco scored the game-winning touchdown from four yards out as Ravena posted a Class B quarterfinal victory over Cobleskill.
The Bulldogs (4-4) took an early second quarter lead on a one yard touchdown run by Nate Prezorski.
The Indians (7-1) answered in the third quarter with a nine yard touchdown toss from Tyler Swart to Aaron Stewart.
Schalmont 59, Cairo-Durham 6: The Sabres (8-0) remained undefeated with a Class B quarterfinal victory over the Mustangs (1-7).

Class C
Hoosick Falls 42, Watervliet 0: The Panthers won a Class C quarterfinal game to improve to 8-0.
Tanner Williams returned an 85 yard interception for a touch¬down and Brad Burns scored on a 25 yard run to stake the Panthers to a 14-0 lead after one quarter. Burns caught a 65 yard touchdown pass from Mike Brewster in the second quarter and ran for a 64 yard score to start the third quarter.
Brewster completed seven of 12 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns.
Watervliet (4-4) was held to 126 yards of total offense.
Chatham 48, Tamarac 20: Tanner Niles threw four touch¬down passes to Ian McGrath totaling 132 yards and Josh Keyes ran for two first quarter touchdowns in a quarterfinals triumph for Chatham (8-0).
Tamarac (5-3) quarterback Nick Casale completed 11 of 26 passes for 161 and two touchdowns. Tyler Larvie caught one of Casale’s touchdown tosses.
Greenwich 14, Voorheesville 8: The Witches (6-2) held off the Blackbirds (5-3) in a Class C quarterfinal contest.
Greenwich, the North Division’s No. 2 seed, plays at South Division No. 1 Chatham next week in a semifinal.

Class D
Whitehall 40, Warrensburg 20: The Railroaders (5-2), the No. 3 seed in Class C, moved on to a semifinal game against No. 2 Rensselaer with a victory over No. 6 Warrensburg (1-6).

A Ballston Spa ballcarrier looks for running room against Schenectady Friday night in a Section II Class AA quarterfinal game.

Crossover games
Bethlehem 24, Columbia 14: Mike Strohecker rushed for 122 yards on 25 attempts as the Eagles won a crossover game against the Blue Devils.
Jon Martin booted a school-record 49-yard field goal for Bethlehem.

Mohonasen 54, South Glens Falls 34: The Mighty Warriors notched their first win of the season in a crossover game over the Bulldogs.
Guilderland 25, Colonie 7: The Dutchmen raced out to a 12-0 first quarter lead and held on for a crossover victory.

Tim O’Connor rushed for 66 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns. Dylan August caught a Ryan Smith pass for a touchdown. Smith completed ten of 20 passes for 145 yards.
Davion Brink ran for 60 yards on 14 carries for Colonie.
La Salle 33, Albany 13: Iquan Ward ran for three touchdowns to lead the Cadets in a crossover game.
The Falcons took an early lead on a 30 yard touchdown run by Devan McCray.
Kevin Koberger scored on a 68 yard run in the third quarter and Josh Landy sealed it for LaSalle with a six yard touchdown run.
Stillwater 40, Salem 13: Nick Dunn threw for three touchdown passes to lead Stillwater (4-4) to victory in a crossover contest.
Rick McBride caught two of Dunn’s touchdown tosses and Brett Smith hauled in the other. Aaron Tanner added a two yard touchdown run for the Indians.
Corinth 34, CCHS 28: Catholic Central’s Tyler Gaston completed 19 of 28 passes for 293 yards, throwing for three touchdowns and running for one in the losing effort.
CCHS’ Brett Fenton caught five passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns while Ryan Gratton caught six passes for 79 yards and one touchdown.

Canajoharie 16, Rensselaer 0: The Rams dropped a crossover game to the Cougars, but Rensselaer will face Whitehall in the Section II Class D semifinals next weekend.
Coxsackie-Athens 46, Johnstown 8: The Indians (3-5) posted a big crossover victory over the Sir Bills (0-8).
Taconic Hills 26, Hoosic Valley 0: The Titans (2-6) topped the Indians (0-8) in crossover action.

Saratoga Springs quarterback Luke Fauler scrambles to throw against Niskayuna Friday night. The Silver Warriors pulled off the quarterfinal upset.

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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:
2010+Press+Release

For more information on the Shen Hall of Fame, click here to be directed to the school's official website.

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(Blogger's note: Former Record reporter Brien Bouyea covered the three Saratoga County schools on our list for the Kickoff 2010 section. I will post his photos and a few brief notes for these schools, but since I was not on campus, I do not have video).

CLIFTON PARK -- 2009 was a historic season for Shenendehowa High School head coach Brent Steuerwald, who won his 300th game and became the only coach in Section II history to accomplish that feat.

The Shen players are hoping that 2010 is an historic one for them.


One of the Plainsmen's biggest threats is senior running back Bronson Greene, who ran for 1,848 yards and 18 touchdowns a season ago despite not winning the starting job until Week Three. (Starter Suhayb Banks was injured in Shen's Week One game at Shaker).

For more on this story, be sure to read Brien Bouyea's article in the Kickoff 2010 preview section, which hits the newsstands tucked inside The Record on Thurs., Sept. 2.

Shenendehowa head coach Brent Steuerwald, the only head coach in the program's history, points out instructions during a recent practice. (Brien Bouyea photo - for The Record).

Shenendehowa playbook
COACH: Brent Steuerwald
STARTERS RETURNING: not provided
2009 RECORD: 5-4
NICKNAME: Plainsmen
OFFENSE: Power I
DEFENSE: 4-3
LAST PLAYOFF GAME: 2009
LAST SECTION II TITLE: 2003 (Class AA)
DIVISION: Class AA, Empire

Senior running back Bronson Greene scopes out his options for running room during a recent practice at Shenendehowa High School. (Bouyea photo for The Record).

Shenendehowa, 2009 game-by-game results
Shaker, W 27-14
SCHENECTADY, W 28-27
Ballston Spa, L 34-18
GUILDERLAND, W 49-14
ALBANY, W 49-20
CBA, W 34-0
Saratoga Springs, L 51-20
Schenectady, L 33-13*
LA SALLE, L 21-15!
*Section II Class AA quarterfinals
!Crossover game
Home games in CAPS

Cody Case-Therrien will also be a factor in the Plainsmen backfield this season. He looks for running room during a recent practice. (Bouyea photo - for The Record).

Shenendehowa 2009 stats review
Rushing, Att, Yds., Avg., TDs
Bronson Greene, 187, 1458, 7.8, 18
Passing, Comp., Att., Yds., Avg., TDs
Andrew Kalish, 27, 69, 497, 18.4, 7
Receiving, No., Yds., Avg., TDs
Mike Daly, 9, 177, 19.7, 2
Scoring, TD, 2-pt, PAT, FG, Tot.
Bronson Greene, 20, 0, 0, 0, 20

Shenendehowa High School football players work on punt coverage drills in a recent practice at the school. (Bouyea photo - for The Record).

Shen 2010 Roster
No., Player, Yr., Pos. Ht., Wt.
1, Jacob Hagen, Sr., WR-DB, 6-1, 140
2, Jesse Schilling, Jr., RB-DB, 5-7, 140
3, Ted Van Galen, Jr., QB-DB, 6-0, 170
5, Chris Walrath, Jr., RB-LB, 5-10, 170
7, Brendan Guiry, Jr., QB-DB, 6-2, 170
8, Brendan Wall, Sr., WR-DB, 5-11, 170
9, Vincent Menneto, Sr., QB-DB, 6-3, 185
10, Ryan Buss, Soph., QB-DB, 5-9, 150
11, Derek Boland, Jr., WR-DB, 5-8, 155
12, Kevin Hulbert, Sr., WR-DB, 5-8, 140
14, Brendan Miller, Sr., WR-DB, 5-9, 165
18, Steve Taylor, Sr., WR-DB, 5-11, 150
20, Cody Case-Therrien, Sr., RB-LB, 5-10, 200
21, Jared Rivet, Sr., WR-DB, 5-8, 165
22, Stephen Gailor, Sr., RB-DB, 5-7, 160
23, Bronson Greene, Sr., RB-DB, 6-0, 185
25, Tony Fusco, Jr., RB-DB, 5-10, 190
30, Ryan McCart, Jr., FB-DE, 5-10, 175
31, John Craig, Sr., FB-LB, 5-8, 215
37, Tyler Rajeski, Sr., FB-DE, 5-10, 185
39, Craig Neumann, Sr., FB-LB, 5-5, 175
44, Chris Sutton, Sr., RB-LB, 5-11, 170
46, Jake Kelley, Sr., RB-LB, 5-11, 175
50, Kevin Makarewicz, Jr., OL-DE, 5-8, 155
51, Zach Huff, Sr., OL-LB, 5-10, 210
53, Jesse Fulger, Sr., OL-DL, 5-9, 205
54, Aaron Vassar, Jr., OL-DL, 6-2, 245
55, Jimmy Eberle, Jr., OL-DL, 6-1, 230
59, Brandon Brooks, Sr., OL-DL, 5-11, 225
60, Zack Nelson, Jr., OL-DL, 6-0, 220
67, Jimmy Berg, Jr., OL-DL, 5-11, 195
68, Will Mars, Jr., OL-LB, 5-10, 180
70, Zack Kusaywa, Jr., OL-LB, 5-7, 190
71, Mark Thomas, Jr., OL-DL, 6-3, 260
72, Eddie Dernar, Jr., OL-DE, 6-1, 195
73, Aaron Ivanauskas, Jr., OL-DE, 6-0, 210
75, Alex Petronis, Sr., RB-DE, 6-1, 210
77, Brady Fitzsimmons, Sr., OL-DL, 6-1, 305
78, Nick Setter, Jr., OL-DL, 6-3, 215
80, Alex DeRusso, Jr., WR-DB, 6-0, 160
81, David Boyle, Sr., TE-DE, 6-1, 195
82, Mohsan Iftikhar, Jr., TE-DE, 5-9, 175
83, Jonathan Caruso, Jr., TE-DE, 5-11, 165
84, Robert Krupanich, Sr., WR-DB, 6-0, 150
85, Brandon Miller, Jr., TE-LB, 6-1, 190
88, Jahlon Buchanan, Jr., RB-DB, 5-10, 165

Junior Ted Van Galen is among the players competing for the starting quarterback job this season at Shen. (Bouyea photo - for The Record).

Shenendehowa 2010 schedule
Saturday Sept. 4, at Bethlehem, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday Sept. 11, at Albany, 1:30 p.m.
Friday Sept. 17, vs. Ballston Spa, 7 p.m.
Friday Sept. 24, at Schenectady, 7 p.m.
Friday Oct. 1, at Christian Brothers Academy, 7 p.m.
Friday Oct. 8, vs. Guilderland, 7 p.m.
Friday Oct. 15, vs. Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.
Oct. 22/29, Playoffs/Crossovers, TBA

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Keep checking back on the blog for a training camp report posted every day between now and opening day of the high school football season on Thurs., Sept. 2. The schools will be posted in no particular order, so please be patient if you don't see your school right away.

Also keep your eyes open for our 48-page preview section - Kickoff 2010 - which hits the newsstands inside The Record on Thurs., Sept. 2. It will feature 21 team previews, columns, feature stories, statistics and pictures to preview the upcoming 2010 high school football season.

Previous training camp reports:
No. 1, Lansingburgh High School
No. 2, Cohoes High School
No. 3, Watervliet High School
No. 4, Columbia High School
No. 5, Catholic Central High School; head coach Ray Gaston update
No. 6, Christian Brothers Academy
No. 7, Rensselaer High School
No. 8, Hoosick Falls High School
No. 9, Averill Park High School 
No. 10, Tamarac High School
No. 11, Troy High School
No. 12, Bishop Maginn High School
No. 13, La Salle Institute
No. 14, Stillwater High School


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Branden Cogswell fields a ground ball at shortstop for the South Troy Dodgers during the summer of 2009. Cogswell, who is a rising senior at Shenendehowa High School, recently made a verbal committment to play baseball at the University of Virginia. (Photo by J.S. Carras - The Record).



BALLSTON LAKE — Branden Cogswell has had a lifelong dream of being a commercial airline pilot, but he’s putting that goal on hold, deciding to take a flight to Charlottesville, Va. and Atlantic Coast Conference baseball.


Monday, Cogswell, a Ballston Lake native, made a verbal commitment to play baseball for the University of Virginia.

Cogswell, who is entering his senior year at Shenendehowa High School, has played on the South Troy Dodgers’ 18-and-under Connie Mack team for the past two summers. A lefthanded hitter, he was the Dodgers’ starting shortstop and No. 2 hitter as a 16-year-old, which was a rarity for South Troy’s elite team to feature a player that young, sometime against pitchers who had just finished their freshman year of college.

He started getting looked at by colleges last fall, but his final decision was between Purdue University, which features aviation as a major, and Virginia, which finished the 2010 season ranked No. 10 in the NCAA Division I poll.

“It all started in the fall of last year and it’s a long process,” Cogswell said. “First it started with the local schools and then it kind of went nationwide. We just tried to take the best fit and what I feel I can do at Virginia seems like the best fit for me.”

Cogswell, a second-team Class AA All-State player as a junior at Shenendehowa, batted .424 for the Plainsmen this spring with three home runs and 27 RBI in 66 at-bats. He was also walked 22 times as Suburban Council hurlers often pitched around him.

ACC, Big East and Colonial Athletic Association coaches haven’t been the only people tracking Cogswell over the past year. Major League scouts are also on the trail and some made the trek to Geer Field in Troy this summer to see him play for the Dodgers in their American Amateur Baseball Congress Connie Mack World Series qualifying tournaments.

Cogswell, however, will wait to cross the bridge in June 2011 in case his name is called in the first year player draft.

“You don’t have control of whether you get drafted or not,” he said. “I would love to see it happen, but I would have to go in an early round and get a lot of money to take me away from college. If the offer is there money-wise, fine, but I’ll face that decision if it comes.”

While he’s played exclusively at shortstop in recent years, Cogswell isn’t afraid of making a position switch if that leads to playing time at Virginia.

“I would love to stay in the middle infield, but at college it’s just about getting an opportunity and they tell me that the opportunity will be there,” he said. “I have to take their word on that. It’s going to take a lot of hard work to play at that level and excel and succeed and I want to challenge to win a job.”

Cogswell is putting his aviation plan on hold for now, but that’s fine with him since his baseball career is just beginning to take flight.

“It turned out that my final two were Purdue and Virginia, and Purdue does offer aviation, but I knew my true love and passion is for baseball,” he said.

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Cameron Sprague, a Clifton Park native and member of the Class of 2011 at Shenendehowa High School, pitches for the Electric City Bombers 18-and-under team in the summer months.

Cameron Sprague from Shenendehowa High School has recently been selected to compete in the Queen of Diamonds Showcase South (QDSS) at Winthrop University in Rock Hill South Carolina, September 3rd and 4th, 2010.

This event continues to attract elite athletes from 30+ states and 2 Canadian Provinces. Its’ sister showcase, the Queen of Diamonds North, in its 17th season, is the largest showcase in the nation. Both events have over 2,000 applicants in which 264 are selected. This showcase is very unique as athletes actually ‘apply to’ this event individually and are selected based on many criteria ranging from ability, potential, academics, grad year, coaches requests, and referrals. Cameron is a senior pitcher on the Electric City Bombers 18U Gold team.

We're going to be publishing a big feature story on summer sports and the college recruiting process on July 4. Many of the elite local athletes are beginning to self-promote themselves to colleges, using websites such as the one where Sprague hosts a profile. There, they can post statistics and videos such as the one below that can showcase their talents to college softball coaches who are trying to fill a few roster spots at any given time.

It definitely a time of change on the youth athletics front as parents and coaches have multitude ways to promote and research players. For many players, it's the summer season, and not the high school season, that helps them become college athletes.

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Branden Cogswell, a Shenendehowa High School junior who also plays for the South Troy Dodgers, was named to the ABCA All-Region team. (Photo by J.S. Carras - The Record).

Branden Cogswell was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's High School Region I team, which includes all of New York State and the six states in New England.

Here was Cogswell's high school stat line for the 2010 season:
POS., NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BA, SB
ss, Branden Cogswell, Jr., Shenendehowa, 66, 35, 28, 7, 0, 3, 27, .424, 3

He also drew 22 walks as opposing teams pitched around him.

He is drawing interest from ACC and Big East coaches and could be one of the area's next major league draft picks in 2011 unless he makes it clear that he plans to play in college.

Also, a trio of Section II coaches were named Region I coaches of the year.

Large schools: Doug LaValley, Guilderland.

Medium schools: Alphonse Lambert, Saratoga Central Catholic.

Small schools: Craig Phillips, Fort Plain. (Phillips was also selected in 2008. He is up for the national Small School Coach of the Year award, which will be voted upon during the College World Series).

The ABCA has 8,000 high school and college coaches in its ranks, but only 100 are from the northeast.

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Shaker High School freshman Madison Rowland attempts to clear the high jump bar at the 2010 Section II Class A girls track and field meet held at South Colonie High School Friday. Rowland placed first with a leap of five feet, four inches. (All photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

COLONIE - The Shenendehowa High School girls track team had a plan and it was executed to perfection.

The Lady Plainsmen employed a well balanced attack to earn a second straight Section II Class A outdoor track and field team title, defeating rival Saratoga Springs 124-113½ at Colonie High School.

"This is what our whole season is about," Shenendehowa head coach Rob Cloutier said. "As a team, this is what we do."

Shenendehowa athletes won five individual events and strategically finished in bunches to gain the most team points.

Our Ryan Kircher covered the event and has done a fantastic job chronicling track and field in Section II this season. To read the full story, check out Saturday's edition of The Record.

Saratoga Springs senior Madalayne Smith clears a hurdle at Friday's Section II Class A championship meet. She finished first in the 100 meter dash and 100 meter hurdles, leading the Blue Streaks to a second place team finish.

Individually, Colonie's Kyle Plante won three sectional titles in the 400 hurdles (1:03.3), long jump (17-03.75) and as the anchor leg of the Raiders 4x400 meter relay team.

Saratoga’s Madalayne Smith ran back-to-back first-place finishes in the 100 meter hurdles and the 100 meter dash.

Shaker High School freshman Madison Rowland made an impressive sectional appearance by winning the high jump with a leap of 5-4.

Colonie sophomore Kyle Plante leads the pack in the 400 meter hurdles, which she won in a time of 1:03.3. She also finished first in the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, three and three quarters of one inch.

The Troy High School girls didn't take home any sectional titles but they did continue to rewrite the school record book. Troy set a new school mark in the 4x400 meter relay for the third time this season with a 4:00.7. Jenette Williams, Alexis Jordan, Courtney Avery and Bianca Jordan took second behind Colonie.

Flying Horses junior Lativia Perkins ran a personal best and new school record 15.1 for a third place finish in the 100 meter hurdles. She'll get another shot to break her own record at state qualifiers next week in Johnstown.

"I'm happy with a personal record," Perkins said. "I'm excited for next week and to have another chance."

Caysie Capano is also headed to state qualifiers for the shot and the discuss. The Flying Horses sophomore took fifth in the shot put with a throw of 33-7.75.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Section II Class A Championships at South Colonie High School

Team scores: Shenendehowa 124, Saratoga 113.5, Colonie 95, Queensbury 58, Shaker 53.75, Schenectady 37, Ballston Spa 32.75, Troy 30, Niskayuna 17, Guilderland 12, Bethlehem 8, Columbia 4, Albany 2, Amsterdam 2.
Individual Events: 100M-Smith (Sara) 11.8, 200M-Fredette (Sara) 26, 400M-Klein (Shen) 58.3, 800M-Bellon (Sara) 2:11.2, 1500M-Predmore (Shen) 4:34, 3000M-Irving (Shen) 9:58.3, 100H-Smith (Sara)14.3, 400H-Plante (1:03.3), 2000MStpple-D. Winslow (Queens)6:57.8, 4x100MR-Schenectady (Shapiro, Thompson, Joseph, Anderson) 49.6, 4x400MR-Colonie (Lenge, Omorogbe, Guidarelli, Plante) 3:54.9, 4x800MR-Saratoga (Hollowood, Driscoll, Treichel, Bellon) 9:08.2, HJ-Rowland (SHK) 5-04, PV-Weekes (Shen) 10-06, LJ-Plante (Colo) 17-03.75), TJ-Shapiro (Scty) 36-10.25, D-Coles (Colo) 116-02, SP-Kosa (Shen) 40-07.25, Pentathlon: Demarco (Queens) 2,655, 100H-Demarco (Queens) 16.4, SP-Demarco (Queens) 7.4m, HJ-Tapler (Guild) 1.52m, LJ-Schroeder (Amst) 4.64m, 800M-Peck (Sara) 2:33.4.

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Kyle Plant lifts off during competition in the long jump at the 2010 Suburban Council girls track and field championships at South Colonie High School Wednesday. (Photos by Mike McMahon - The Record).

COLONIE -- Sophomore Kyle Plante won three events (100-meter dash, 400 hurdles, long jump) to spark host Colonie High to a second-place finish. Saratoga Springs finished first in the team competition for the seventh straight season.

Also for the Garnet Raiders, junior Tehresa Coles won two individual events (discus, shot put) and sophomore Cassidy Keane won three events to win the pentathlon competition.

For all the results, please click here to read them on the fantastic: www.section2harrier.com

Saratoga Springs senior Madalayne Smith runs the 100 meter dash during Wednesday's Suburban Council championships. She led the Blue Streaks to the team title.

Softball
Mechanicville 8, Ravena 2: The Mechanicville softball team just continues to win.The Red Raiders remained unbeaten in the Colonial Council with an 8-2 victory over Ravena on Wednesday.
Mechanicville (13-0, 17-2), the champion of the Patriot Division, travels to Cohoes (12-1, 13-3), the Liberty Division champs, for the Colonial title game on Friday at 4 p.m.
Anna Arceneaux hit a home run and two singles for the Red Raiders, while Alysa Russell had three singles and a triple. Catie Vishneowski hit a two-run double for the Indians (6-7, 9-9) in the seventh inning.
Voorheesville 5, Lansingburgh 3: Amanda Gatt and Kelsey DeZalia each had two singles and scored twice for the Blackbirds (6-7 league).
Meg Volz knocked a double for the Knights (8-5, 11-8).
Maple Hill 8, Greenville 2: Maggie Miller tossed a complete game for the Wildcats (7-7, 9-8) and went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored at the plate.
Lauren Aitken and Bri Roe each added two hits and Aitken drove in three runs for Maple Hill.
Loudonville Christian 13, Waterford 2: Alex Rollis struck out 10 in the circle as the Eagles (13-2) posted an impressive CHVL victory.
Katherine English drove in three runs for Loudonville Christian and Stephanie Zaloom added three singles and two RBI. Katie McGreevy drove in one run for the Fordians (12-3, 12-4).
Bethlehem 4, Guilderland 3: Sammy Smaldone drove in Mikayla Shade with the game-winning run in the seventh inning to give the Eagles (13-3, 17-3) the Suburban Council South Division title.
Smaldone finished 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Schenectady 12, Bishop Gibbons 2: Sophomore Samantha Mahoski hit a home run in her first career varsity game for the Patriots, who also got two singles and a triple from catcher Alexa Lawyer. Amanda Methe hit a triple and a double for the Knights.

Baseball
Watervliet 8, Lansingburgh 3: Dan Nittinger tossed a complete game and struck out eight for the Cannoneers (7-9, 7-12).
Brandon Legault had two hits and three RBI for Watervliet, while Ryan Manning hit three singles. The Knights (12-3, 12-7) have lost back-to-back Colonial games.
Mechanicville 7, Ravena 3: Josh Coreno hit a solo home run and Andrew Morizio drove in two runs with a single for the Red Raiders (11-4, 13-5).
Sam DeCelle also had two hits for Mechanicville.
Andrew Brozowski drove in two runs for the Indians (2-13, 2-17).
Albany Academy 3, Cohoes 1 (8): Albee Daley went 2-for-3, including the game-winning double in the top of the eighth for the Cadets (9-6, 11-6).
Ted Smallwood struck out 10 on the mound for Academy.Tyler Giller, Paul Billings and Kyle Derepentigny all had two hits for the Tigers (3-12, 4-13).
Voorheesville 9, Cobleskill 3 (5): Ryan Duncan pitched the Blackbirds (8-7, 11-8) to the rain-shortened victory and also drove in three runs, while Mike Young had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a run.
Shaker 7, Burnt Hills 6: Rich Hendrickson tripled in two runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Blue Bison to a come-from-behind Suburban Council victory over the Spartans (8-8, 12-8).Andrew Lasky added a triple for Shaker (13-3, 15-4).
Niskayuna 8, Ballston Spa 5: Alex Melius hit a home run and both Brandon Lamar and Pat Zilberman each had two hits in the victory for the Silver Warriors (9-6, 11-6).
Bethlehem 3, Guilderland 1: John Morrill pitched a complete game and struck out nine as the Eagles (4-12, 5-13).
Saratoga 9, Shenendehowa 5 (8): Luke Fauler and Kyle Wilmont each had two hits as the Blue Streaks (10-6, 11-8) posted the victory. Colin Grande and Brandon Galluppi each drove in two runs for the Plainsmen (14-2, 15-3), who clinched Suburban North Division.
Albany 4, Bishop Maginn 1: Steve Richards pitched a two-hitter, striking out 14 Golden Griffins in a Big 10 Conference victory for the Falcons.

Girls Lacrosse
Niskayuna 23, South Glens Falls 3: The Silver Warriors cruised back into the Class B championship game with a big victory.
Richie Assini and Emily Ryan each scored four goals and Kayla Treanor finished with three goals and six assists for Niskayuna.

Boys Lacrosse
Cambridge 9, Schuylerville 5: Kyle Thomas, Thomas Hemmerling, Schuyler Saunders and Brady LaBarron scored two goals apiece for the Indians (1-5, 3-12) in to post their first Wasaren League victory.

From Tuesday
Boys Lacrosse
CBA 7, La Salle 5: Andrew Jensen tallied two goals and an assist and Cameron Fisher scored twice as the Brothers finished undefeated in the Big 10.
Goalie Shane Hans made 11 saves for CBA (8-0, 12-4). Shawn Quinn finished with 10 stops for the Cadets (5-3, 8-7).
Shenendehowa 14, Saratoga 3: Tim Coll scored four goals and added an assist and goalie Bobby Wardwell made 19 saves as the Plainsmen won to wrap up their Suburban Council campaign.
Connor Arnold chipped in with three goals and an assist and Mike Jenkins contributed a goal and three assists as Shen (12-1, 15-1) secured at least a share of the North Division title.

Track and Field
Colonial Council Championships: The Albany Academies swept the boys and girls Colonial Council championships held at Lansingburgh.
The Lansingburgh boys finished in second place, 13 points behind the Cadets.
Watervliet’s Melique Garcia won the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.66 and he also won the 200 meter dash in 22.94.
In girls action, Lansingburgh’s Aziza Gamble won the 200 meter dash (26.95). Cohoes’ Meisha Lewis won the 400 meter hurdles (1:08.68) and the 100 meter hurdles (16.54).

Shenendehowa's Sarah Osaheni competes in the triple jump Wednesday afternoon at South Colonie High School. The Lady Plainsmen placed third as a team.