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Life was anything but easy growing up on Cutler Street during the early 1940s. At the time, the bustling street in Schenectady’s Mont Pleasant neighborhood was crowded with low-income and immigrant families. Poverty was common, and there was seldom time to do anything but work.
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High school football playoff schedule
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Several changes have been made to this weekend’s Section II football playoff schedule and crossover schedule. Here’s the updated rundown as of 10:30 Thursday night.

SECTION II QUARTERFINALS
CLASS AA
Friday
Colonie (No. 4, 3-4) at Saratoga Springs (No. 1, 6-1), 7 p.m.
Shenendehowa (No. 3, 5-2) at Schenectady (No. 2, 5-2), 7 p.m. (TWC-Ch 3)
Bethlehem (No. 3, 3-4) at Ballston Spa (No. 2, 6-1), 7 p.m.
Guilderland (No. 4, 3-4) at LaSalle (No. 1, 7-0), 7 p.m.

CLASS A
Friday
Averill Park (No. 4, 3-4) at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (No. 1, 7-0), 7 p.m.
Queensbury (No. 3, 4-3) at Niskayuna (No. 2, 5-2), 7 p.m.
Bishop Maginn (No. 3, 2-5) at Gloversville (No. 2, 6-1), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Glens Falls (No. 4, 3-4) at Troy (No. 1, 7-0), 1:30 p.m.

CLASS B
Friday
Albany Academy (No. 4, 4-3) at Schalmont (No. 1, 5-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Hudson (No. 3, 5-2) at Hudson Falls (No. 2, 4-3), 2 p.m.
Cobleskill-Richmondville (No. 3, 2-5) at Cohoes (No. 2, 5-2), 1:30 p.m.
Broadalbin-Pereth (No. 4, 3-4) at Lansingburgh (No. 1, 6-1), 7 p.m.

CLASS C
Friday
Canajoharie (No. 4, 5-2) at Hoosick Falls (No. 1, 7-0), 7 p.m.
Corinth (No. 4, 5-2) at Chatham (No. 1, 7-0), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Granville (No. 3, 6-1) at Fonda-Fultonville (No. 2, 6-1), 1 p.m.
Voorheesville (No. 3, 6-1) at Cambridge (No. 2, 6-1), 1 p.m.

CLASS D
Friday
Saratoga Catholic (No. 6, 2-5) at Lake George (No. 3, 5-2), 7 p.m.
Sunday
Warrensburg (No. 5, 2-5) at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons (No. 4, 5-2), 3 p.m.

CROSSOVER GAMES
Friday
Columbia vs. Albany at Bleecker Stadium, 6 p.m.; CBA at Shaker, 7 p.m.; Mohonasen at Amsterdam, 7 p.m.; Scotia-Glenville at South Glens Falls, 7 p.m.; Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk vs. Johnstown at Knox Field, 7 p.m.; Coxsackie-Athens at Catholic Central, 7 p.m.; Mechanicville at Rensselaer, 7 p.m.; Greenwich at Schuylerville, 7 p.m.; Whitehall at Ichabod Crane, 7 p.m.; Watervliet at Taconic Hills, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Tamarac at Cairo-Durham, 1 p.m.; Fort Edward vs. Hoosic Valley at Stillwater, 7 p.m.
Monday
Salem at Stillwater, 7 p.m.

ROUND 2
Several Section II playoff games this weekend are rematches from the regular season. Here’s a look, with the winning team, score and week that it happened.

Class AA
Colonie at Saratoga Springs (Saratoga Springs, 31-13, Week 2)
Bethlehem at Ballston Spa (Ballston Spa, 61-13, Week 2)
Shenendehowa at Schenectady (Shenendehowa, 28-27, Week 2)

Class A
Bishop Maginn at Gloversville (Gloversville, 51-6, Week 2)

Class B
Albany Academy at Schalmont (Albany Academy, 35-18, Week 1)
Cobleskill-Richmondville at Cohoes (Cohoes, 34-6, Week 1)
Broadalbin-Perth at Lansingburgh (Broadalbin-Perth, 23-20, Week 6)

Class D
Warrensburg at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons (ND-BG, 28-6, Week 7)
Saratoga Catholic at Lake George (Lake George, 32-0, Week 6)

SCHILTZ’ QUARTERFINAL PICKS

Class AA
Saratoga Springs (34-6), Schenectady (28-27), Ballston Spa (41-14), LaSalle (21-14)

Class A
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (52-6), Niskayuna (21-14), Gloversville (33-13), Troy (62-0)

Class B
Schalmont (27-26), Hudson (14-7), Cohoes (34-20), Lansingburgh (42-20)

Class C
Hoosick Falls (21-14), Chatham (58-13), Fonda-Fultonville (34-27), Voorheesville (28-27)

Class D
Lake George (34-19), Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons (27-20)





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