Around Section 2: Week 1 Recap

FRIDAY GAMES

Class AA
CBA- 0, Shaker- 31
Saratoga Springs- 46, Niskayuna- 21 
Shenendehowa- 48, Guilderland- 27 
Colonie- 14, Bethlehem- 0 
La Salle- 27, Schenectady- 14
Columbia- 14, Troy- 55 

Class A
South Glens Falls- 35, Gloversville- 20                 
Mohonasen- 12, Green Tech- 0                   
Scotia- 8, Amsterdam- 35                 
Averill Park- 34, Lansingburgh (B)- 12                       

Class B
Cobleskill- 21,      Broadalbin-Perth- 7                        
Glens Falls- 34,   Hudson- 0                           
Johnstown- 14, Ravena- 20                          
Schuylerville- 47, Schalmont- 14                   

Class C
Corinth- 13, Stillwater- 50                      
Fonda- 19,   Mechanicville- 43                             
Hoosick Falls- 13, Lake George/Hadley-Luzerne- 6                               
Chatham- 6, Holy Trinity- 13 
Coxsackie-Athens- 30, Tamarac- 34                        
Taconic Hills- 12, Watervliet- 32                   

Class D
Cambridge- 57, Rensselaer- 0                     

SATURDAY GAMES

Class AA
Ballston Spa- 20,  Albany- 7
                         

Class A
Burnt Hills- 31,  Queensbury- 20                               

Class B
Ichabod Crane- 0, Hudson Falls- 33                               

Class C
Voorheesville- 55, Cairo-Durham- 13                            

Class D
Fort Edward/Argyle- 20, Helderberg Valley- 33                    
Greenwich- 35,  Hoosic Valley- 15                              
Canajoharie- 41, Granville- 0                         
Whitehall- 54, Cohoes- 6                            
Woodstock (Vt.)- 7, Warrensburg- 20         

      

         

Class AA:
The defending State Champions return, looking strong in Troy's 55-14 win over Columbia.  Shen wins a wild game against Guilderland at felt like a remake of last year's tilt.  Saratoga Springs gets ready for their Week 2 rivalry game against Shen with their Week 1 win over Niskayuna.  And the Blue Bison shuts out CBA, 31-0.

Class A:
Queensbury jumps out to a 14-0 early lead against the defending Sectional Champions, but Burnt Hills pulls away at the end in a fun back-and-forth game at Queensbury on Saturday, winning 31-20 in a classification where every game is going to matter.  South Glens Falls starts their season 1-0 with a big 35-20 win over Gloversville.  Amsterdam wins their first opener in a few years by beating Scotia 35-8, and Averill Park is 1-0 after a non-conference win over Class B's Lansingburgh.

Class B:
The Glens Falls Indians spoil the debut of Hudson's new field, showing little sign of stopping with their 34-0 win over the Blue Hawks in a rematch of the 2016 Sectional Championship.  Schuylerville is setting up a very important Week 6 match in Class B after their win over Schalmont.  How the other teams shape up in Class B will come into shape in the coming weeks, especially when divisional play begins for most in Week 3.

Class C:
Stillwater and Mechanicville start off hot, scoring big wins over Corinth and Fonda.  Holy Trinity's 13-6 win over Chatham should be closely watched as the season progresses.  Lake George loses a prime opportunity to get the season started with a big win over Hoosick Falls, but fail to capitalize when gifted prime field position.

Class D:
There's no doubt about it.  Cambridge is good.  Greenwich looks solid in their win over fellow former Class C team Hoosic Valley.  Canajoharie scores a big win over Granville squad seeking a new identity in 2017, and Warrensburg's quickly scheduled Week 1 game against Woodstock, Vermont gives us an opportunity to see what the kids in the 'Burg are made of.  Kudos to Woodstock for accepting to play, and making the 1 3/4 hour trek from Central Vermont to play after Salem's decision to play JV only left the Burghers without a matchup.

So with the recap, let's hand out some awards...
SURPRISE OF THE WEEK
Canajoharie at Granville - Canajoharie is talented, and us putting this as a "surprise" isn't in any way a knock on their talent, but more of a surprise how little offense Granville wound up generating.  With Granville going down to smaller Class D school and picking up state championship winning coach John Irion, it was a surprise to see the Golden Horde be kept off the scoreboard.  Could this be a sign of Canajo's defense?  Or could we see the Golden Horde offense pick up as the kids begin to gel under Irion's program?

TEAM OF THE WEEK
Cambridge - What's a state champion to do?  How about starting off 2017 with a 57-0 throbbing against the Rensselaer Rams?  The only time this game was in doubt was at the opening kick and shows that Doug Luke's squad will be ones to watch in Class D.  That week 5 game against Greenwich is looking even more appealing to watch now.

GAME OF THE WEEK
Burnt Hills at Queensbury - The Spartan Bowl returned to the regular season lineup after a year off, and did not disappoint.  Queensbury's early 14-0 lead dissolved, and the two teams gave the spectators a great back and forth game that wasn't fully decided until the final half of the 4th quarter.