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Sabres’ Willis tallies five TDs
ROTTERDAM — Devon Willis matched his career high with five touchdowns, and Schalmont took sole possession of first place in the Class B West Division with a 51-7 win over Broadalbin-Perth Saturday night.
Willis scored all of his touchdowns on the ground, including a 66-yard dash that capped a 38-point first half for the three-time defending Section II champions.
Chas Higgins added three touchdowns for Schalmont (3-0, 3-1), and the Sabres stymied a Broadalbin-Perth team that had outscored Stillwater, Johnstown and Hudson Falls by a 130-28 margin.
The Patriots (2-1, 3-1) got their only points on a second-quarter fumble return by Pierre LaPort.
Schalmont came in with a No. 8 state ranking, and has won 31 straight games against Section II Class B competition.
B-P 0 7 0 0 — 7
Schalmont 13 25 13 0 — 51
S — Higgins 14 run (Sichak kick).
S — Willis 20 run (kick blocked).
S — Higgins 27 run (pass failed).
S — Willis 9 run (run failed).
S — Willis 10 run (run failed).
S — Willis 66 run (Sichak kick).
BP — LaPort 52 fumble return (Visco kick).
S — Willis 22 run (kick failed).
S — Higgins 1 run (Sichak kick).
Class AA
Bethlehem 43, Albany 6
ALBANY — Mike Graves and Jason Class rushed for two touchdowns apiece, and Bethlehem (2-2, 2-2) continued its playoff quest with an Empire Division win over the Falcons (0-4, 0-4).
Graves ran 15 times for 119 yards, and the Eagles’ defense forced five turnovers, including an end zone interception by Mike Anziano.
Dysheek Sanders hauled in a fourth-quarter touchdown pass as Albany avoided the shutout.
Bethlehem 14 7 22 0 — 43
Albany 0 0 0 6 — 6
B — Graves 41 run (Ferrigan kick).
B — Graves 4 run (Ferrigan kick).
B — Clas 2 run (Ferrigan kick).
B — Clas 2 run (Ferrigan kick).
B — Anziano 8 run (Anziano run).
B — Ferrera 1 run (Ferrigan kick).
A — Sanders 58 pass from Holmberg (kick failed).
Class C
chatham 34, fonda-fultonville 0
FONDA — Tyler Van Brunt passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Panthers handed the Braves a rare home shutout loss and took sole possession of the South Division lead.
John Mackerer caught the touchdown passes, and the Chatham defense posted its third shutout as the Panthers went to 3-0, 4-0.
Chatham 7 7 13 7— 34
Fonda 0 0 0 0 — 0
C — Mackerer 45 pass from Van Brunt (Van Brunt kick).
C — Van Brunt 1 run (Van Brunt kick).
C — Mackerer 41 pss from Vanm Brunt (Vam Brunt kick),
C — Joseph 15 run (run failed).
C — Sardo 2 run (Van Brunt kick).
WATERVLIET 56,
COXSACKIE-ATHENS 0
COXSACKIE — Jordan Gleason caught two scoring passes from Taylor Dockstader and returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown in a 28-point first-quarter, and the Cannoneers (2-1, 3-1) rolled to a South Division win.
Watervliet got touchdowns from six different players in a successful bounce back after last week’s 6-0 loss to Fonda-Fultonville. Frank Capone was among the TD makers and had one of Watervliet’s three interceptions. Gleason and Jake Lindsay had the others.
Watervliet 28 21 7 0 — 56
Coxsackie-Athens 0 0 0 0 — 0
W — Mosca 54 run (Cavallaro kick).
W — Gleason 40 pass from Dockstader (Cavallaro kick).
W — Gleason 59 punt return (Cavallaro kick).
W — Gleason 26 pass from Dockstader (Cavallaro kick).
W — Capone 2 run (Cavallaro kick).
W — Bowen 8 run (Cavallaro kick).
W — Parker 27 run (Cavallaro kick).
W — Lind 41 pass from Touzin (Cavallaro kick).
Class D
WARRENSBURG 14, SALEM 13
SALEM — Marcus Perrone scored on a one-yard run with 25 seconds left, and Colt Ovitt followed with a two-point conversion as Warrensburg (1-0, 2-2) opened North Division play with a win over the Generals (0-1, 1-3).
Tyler Morris had 150 rushing yards and a TD for Salem on nine attempts.
Warrensburg 0 6 0 8 — 14
Salem 0 7 0 6 — 13
S — Wilson blocked punt recovery (Capuano kick).
W — Kendrick 22 pass from Perrone (run failed).
S — Morris 69 run (kick failed).
W — Perrone 1 run (Ovitt run).
whitehall 46, fort edward 26
WHITEHALL — Josh Hoagland rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns to lead Whitehall (1-0, 2-2) to a North Division win over Fort Edward (0-1, 2-2) Friday night.
Fort Edward 0 6 6 14 — 26
Whitehall 14 8 12 12 — 46
W — Jo. Hoagland 3 run (Jo. Hoagland run).
W — Jo. Hoagland 3 run (pass failed).
W — DeLorme 44 pass from Jo. Hoagland (Jo. Hoagland).
FE — White 3 run (run failed).
W — Jo. Hoagland 8 run (pass failed).
FE — White 27 run (run failed).
W — Ju. Hoagland 23 run (pass failed).
W — Jo. Hoagland 10 run (run failed).
FE — Singleton 35 pass from Collier (White run).
W — Ju. Hoagland 32 run (pass failed).
FE — White 3 run (run failed).
Non-League
MECHANICVILLE 19, DUNDEE 6
MECHANICVILLE — Chase DeLosSantos ran for a touchdown and Sal Cimino threw a touchdown pass as the Red Raiders improved to 3-1 with a non-league win over the Scotsmen of the Finger Lakes West League.
Adam Dunn added a TD run for Mechanicville to seal its third straight victory.
Dundee 0 0 6 0 — 6
Mechanicville 0 0 6 13 — 19
M — Lovasio 25 pass from Cimino (pass failed).
D — Jensen 2 run (kick failed).
M — DeLosSantos 2 run (Kowala kick).
M — Dunn 18 run (kick failed).
COHOES 66, GRANVILLE 8
COHOES — Daishawne Sturdivant scored four of Cohoes’ 10 touchdowns, John Malulan added three more, and the Class B Tigers (1-3) beat the Class C Golden Horde (0-4).
Cohoes had 439 rushing yards.
Granville 0 8 0 0 — 8
Cohoes 13 26 14 13 — 66
C — Sturdivant 5 run (run failed).
C — Sturdivant 10 run (LaForest kick).
C — LaForest 30 pass from Carey (LaForest kick).
C — Alston 62 run (kick failed).
C — Nelson-Gil 40 pass from Carey (kick failed).
G — Hanna 1 run (Hanna run).
C — Sturdivant 3 run (LaForest kick).
C — Sturdivant 15 run (LaForest kick).
C — Malulan 6 run (LaForest kick).
C — Malulan 40 run (pass failed).
C — Malulan 12 run (LaForest kick).
Field hockey
late goal lifts streaks
Marisa Larkin scored on a scramble with no time left in the second half as Saratoga Springs clipped Columbia, 1-0, in a Suburban Council game.
Saratoga (4-2, 5-2) was awarded a penalty corner in the final seconds and cashed in to snap its two-game league slide. Sam Petruzzo assisted on the goal, and Sam Geils made one save for the shutout. Nikki Kirby made 10 saves for Columbia (1-4, 3-4).
Girls’ volleyball
meachem nets 400th win
Schalmont coach Kevin Meachem reached 400 career victories when the Sabres defeated Beekmantown to capture the Silver Division title, 25-22, 25-22, at the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Cider Challenge Tournament.
Schalmont (9-2) beat Minisink Valley in the semifinals, 25-17, 26-24, before topping Beekmantown behind Rachel Pineda’s 12 kills and six aces, Lauren Mahar’s 11 kills, and Lauren Chrysler’s nine aces and 12 digs. Beekmantown won a three-set semifinal against Queensbury.
Meachem ranks seventh all-time among Section II coaches for wins, and its fifth among active coaches.
Galway defeated Mayfield for the Western Athletic Conference Tournament title, 25-23, 25-19, after sweeping Schoharie in the semifinals, 25-18, 25-16.
Soccer
MOHONASEN WINS
Mike Korzun scored two goals, and Attilio Tebano had a goal and assist as Mohonasen beat Ballston Spa, 3-0, in a Suburban Council boys’ game.
The Mighty Warriors are 2-4-1.
Uyi Omorogbe scored a goal and set up a Sam Smith goal as Colonie beat Saratoga Springs for its second straight win. Terrence Maydick had the goal for the Blue Streaks.
Kledis Capolarri and Connor Rubin scored for Guilderland, and Mike Sposito and Ryan Casserly had the Shaker goals as the Dutchmen and Blue Bison played to a 2-2 SC draw.
Owen Nuss scored in the first overtime to give Averill Park a 3-2 win over Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. The goal was the second of the game for Nuss.
Tim Hughes had gotten the Spartans into a 2-2 tie with a goal six minutes from the end of regulation.
Country Moran scored three goals, and both Eric Denny and Michael Fraioli added one as unbeaten Scotia-Glenville topped Johnstown, 5-1, in the Foothillls Council.
Dennis Turner picked up two assists for the Tartans, 5-0-0 in the league and 9-0-0 overall. Brandon Spaid had the goal for the Sir Bills.
Taylor Neil scored two goals and Preston Hendrick also scored, leading Queensbury past Glens Falls, 3-1. Logan Kunst had the Glens Falls goal.
Justin O’Brien scored early in the game, and Edwin Alfena added a goal early in the second half as Catholic Central edged Loudonville Christian School, 2-1, in a non-league game. Blake Rock scored for the Eagles.
Graeme Corrigan put home a rebound with seven seconds left as Troy got past South Glens Falls, 2-1, in another non-league test.
Alex Potter’s second-half goal tied the game for South High. Rafik Mekhaldi was denied by Bulldogs’ netminder Josh Hay (nine saves) before Corrigan connected.
Chris Bubb and Gino Rossi split the scoring with two goals and two assists each as Schalmont beat Cohoes, 4-0, Friday in the Colonial Council.
Ellery Bianco had a goal and assist, and Megan Nash had the other goal as Saratoga Springs got past Colonie, 2-1, in a Suburban girls’ game.
Unbeaten Schalmont rolled past Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, 8-0, in the Colonial Council, behind four goals from Diana DiCocco.
Rachael Gac added two goals for the 7-0-0 Lady Sabres, with Allie Gallo and Bianca Mascitelli both getting a goal.
Lauren Drake had a goal and assist, and four other players had a goal as Catholic Central defeated Schenectady, 5-1, in the Big 10. Shanley Rodriguez had the goal for the Lady Patriots.
Grace Dulery and Allie Martin both scored three goals as Hoosick Falls blew past Cambridge, 9-2, in the Wasaren League. Jordan Haynes added two goals and an assist, and Alice Hayden contributed a goal and two assists.
Morgan Daignault scored in the first half assisted by Sarah Green, and Alexis VanArsdale made nine saves, to lift Sharon Springs to a 1-0 non-league win over Jefferson. Sharon Springs prevailed for the first time in eight games.
Gabrielle Guzman had all three goals as Albany Academy beat Mechanicville, 3-1, Friday in the Colonial Council.
Cross country
queensbury invitational
Section II girls took the individual and team championships at the Queensbury Adirondack Invitational, with Taylor Driscoll of Saratoga Springs running the top five-kilometer time of 17:37.70.
Olivia Morrow (18:40.70) and Keelin Hollowood (18:51.01) ran fourth and fifth for Saratoga as the nationally ranked Blue Streaks claimed the Division 1 team crown. Colonie ninth-grader Bellame Bower was sixth (18:54.36).
Courtney Tedeschi of Berne-Knox-Westerlo won the Division 2 race in 18:44.32, freshmen Tori Spiezio (19:18.91) of Greenwich and Jamie Kasza (19:29.52) of Fonda-Fultonville took the next spots, and Kelly Pasko-led Maple Hill beat out Schuylerville for team honors.
Hanson Sibby (15:42.21) of team champion Arlington won the boys’ Division 1 race ahead of Columbia’s Kyle Gronostaj (16:01.56) and Fonda-Fultonville’s Matt Hoffman (16:06.16). Jeremy Spiezio (16:26.07) of Greenwich won the Division 2 race, and Barker topped the teams.
The state meet will be held on the Queensbury course in the fall of 2013.
Tom McClellan of Mayfield ran the fastest time (14:50) in winning the boys’ 2.82-mile small-school race, and John Knox of team champion Gloversville edged Albany’s Philo Germano in the large-school race, with both seniors closing in 14:54.
Tanner Flint of team winner Corinth clocked a second-place 15:46 in the small-school division.
Victoria Hathaway of Stillwater won the small-school girls’ race in a meet-best 18:02, and Albany Academy took team honors. Sarah Carter of Cohoes was the large-school winner (18:44), and Amsterdam, with three runners in the top seven, prevailed among the teams.
Joe Girard (16:21.5) finished 10th, Pat McGuinness (16:24.3) ran 13th and Jared Short (16:26.4) was 15th in leading Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake to fourth place in the 2.95-mile large-school race at the Baldwinsville Invitational.
QUEENSBURY INVITATIONAL
BOYS
Division 1
Teams: Arlington 70, Saratoga Springs 78, Cornwall 164, Bethlehem 166, Tappan Zee 185, Queensbury 225, Shaker 232, Shenendehowa 237, Fonda-Fultonville 254, Brewster 276, Colonie 282, Averill Park 292, Glens Falls 311, Middletown 388, Kingston 389, Scotia-Glenville 421, Niskayuna 459, Ballston Spa 469, Chatham 480, Schalmont 519, Columbia 539, Ticonderoga 569, South Glens Falls 641, Schenectady 681, Northeast Clinton 815.
Individuals: Hanson Sibby (Arl), 15:42.21; Kyle Gronostaj (Colu), 16:01.56; Matt Hoffman (FF), 16:06.16; Jay Navin (Sara), 16:07.33; Dan Janeczko (Shen), 16:12.76; Aaron Ryley (Arl), 16:15.06; Luke Gavigan (TZ), 16:17.80; Alex Shodai (Midd), 16:18.60; Andrew Tario (AP), 16:20.49; Steven Morrison (Arl), 16:20.97.
Division 2
Teams: Barker 103, Greenwich 106, Maple Hill 127, Schuylerville 132, Tri-Valley 144, Ichabod Crane 164, Beekmantown 185, Seton Catholic 212, Voorheesville 239, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 244, Rondout Valley 279, Wilson 321, Hoosic Valley 351, Mohonasen 361, North Warren 362, Whitehall 397, Argyle 403, Hudson Falls 440.
Individuals: Jeremy Spiezio (Green), 16:26.07; Matt Watson (Sch), 16:38.92; Jordan Healy (MH), 16:57.49; Jordan Bender (Bar), 17:15.85; Mitchell Ryan (SC), 17:21.74; Chandler Hansen (Green), 17:23.44; Joe Becker (Voor), 17:36.27; Colin Quackenbush (Beek), 17:38.12; Adrian Barber (MH), 17:40.10; Daryn Hutchings (Arg), 17:46.01.
GIRLS
Division 1
Teams: Saratoga Springs 47, Queensbury 115, Shenendehowa 131, Cornwall 135, Monrow-Woodbury 160, Tappan Zee 170, Shaker 177 (71), Arlington 177 (86), Colonie 193, Brewster 201, Niskayuna 287, Columbia 328, Middletown 376, Ballston Spa 388, Averill Park 458, Scotia-Glenville 476, Glens Falls 482, Schenectady 537, South Glens Falls 576.
Individuals: Taylor Driscoll (Sara), 17:37.70; Bella Burda (Arl), 17:54.97; Delphi Cleaveland (Arl), 18:19.55; Olivia Morrow (Sara), 18:40.70; Keelin Hollowood (Sara), 18:51.01; Bellame Bower (Colo), 18:54.36; Erin Jaskot (TZ), 19:00.82; Felicia Sciortino (Nisk), 19:02.01; Caroline Hampton (Shen), 19:12.42; Tyra Wynn (Q), 19:13.53.
Division 2
Teams: Maple Hill 72, Schuylerville 80, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 129, Greenwich 139, Rondout Valley 141, Tri-Valley 145, Berne-Knox-Westerlo 166, Seton Catholic 182, Voorheesville 219, Wilson 220, Mohonasen 250, Barker 255, Hoosic Valley 257.
Individuals: Courtney Tedeschi (BKW), 18:44.32; Tori Spiezio (Green), 19:18.91;
Jamie Kasza (FF), 19:29.52; Kelly Pasko (MH), 19:31.56; Autumn Bender (TV), 19:48.42; Ashley Watson (Sch), 19:49.55; Talya Williams (NDBG), 20:00.65; Margaret Champagne (SC), 20:02.18; Cara Sherman (Mohon), 20:07.09; Hannah Riordan (MH), 20:07.53.
GALWAY INVITATIONAL
BOYS
Large School
Teams: Gloversville 67, Christian Brothers Academy 76, Amsterdam 118, Broadalbin-Perth 119, Albany 122, LaSalle 136, Cohoes 141, Lansingburgh 158, Johnstown 160, Fort Plain/Canajoharie 260.
Individuals: John Knox (Glove), 14:54; Philo Germano (Alb), 14:54; Justin Van Epps (CBA), 15:14; Greg Bogdan (BP), 15:14; Alex Isabelle (LSI), 15:46; Alex Gifford (Glove), 15:53; Kaushik Pilar (CBA), 16:05; Dante Carr (Lans), 16:08; Sam Morrett (Coh), 16:12; Mike Muzio (Coh), 16:13.
Small School
Teams: Corinth 75, Albany Academy 76, Duanesburg 81, Greenville 118, Berlin 128, Mechanicville 135, Mayfield 144, Granville 201, Catskill 242, Stillwater 246, Hawthorne Valley 295, Coxsackie-Athens 296.
Individuals: Tom McClellan (May), 14:50; Tanner Flint (Cor), 15:46; Griffin Keegan (AA), 15:53; Ethan Jaynes (Still), 16:00; Devin Akerley (Cor), 16:09; Xavier McKinley (Duanes), 16:25; Patrick Murphy (Duanes), 16:32; Connor Brown (Ber), 16:47; Evan Dawes (Ber), 16:56; Sean McAneny (Green), 16:58.
GIRLS
Large School
Teams: Amsterdam 39, Broadalbin-Perth 64, Cohoes 73, Gloversville 78, Lansingburgh 95, Johnstown 140.
Individuals: Sarah Carter (Coh), 18:44; Megan Ottati (Amst), 19:12; Coreena Monroe (BP), 19:41; Brittany Craven (Glove), 19:52; Deborah Johnson (Amst), 19:53; Caitlin Maloney (Lans), 19:54; Illenis Quinones (Amst), 19:57; Lily Sencer (Coh), 19:59; Sarah Naple (BP), 20:01; Morgan Reinhardt (Glove), 20:14.
Small School
Teams: Albany Academy 53, Mechanicville 61, Duanesburg 89, Coxsackie-Athens 100, Catskill 113, Stillwater 132, Corinth 172, Berlin 180.
Individuals: Victoria Hathaway (Still), 18:02; Courtney Breiner (EW), 19:06; Tara Josberger (CA), 19:07; Arissa Spitalny (Mech), 19:16; Ciara Fisher (Duan), 19:18; Morgan Wojtusik (AA), 19:19; Schyler McGuire (Mech), 19:21; Jackie Merchant (Still), 19:37; Emily Acker (AA), 19:55; Lindsey Carlsen (Gal), 20:06.
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