In an emotional game for the Averill Park, the Warriors mounted a massive run in the final quarter as they beat the Scotia Tartans 51-40 Wednesday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center to advance to the Sectional Championship.
They will play Lansingburgh Saturday afternoon, 4PM, at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
The Tartans went to the locker room ahead by 1 after a traditional three point play was scored at the buzzer, and remained close until the Averil Park run in the 4th that put them up as many as 17 points. The Tartans tried clawing back, getting the lead back within single digits, but then Noah Yearsley and Anthony Germanerio dug in and scored to put the Tartans at bay.
After the game, Averill Park coach Dave Pugliese told the Troy Record the win was attributed to fallen alum, Ryan Bielawa, who was killed in South Carolina back in October. The team dedicated the season in his memory, and have worn Bielawa's number 10 on the back of their warm-up shirts all season long.
With one more win, Averill Park will win their first Sectional Championship in 11 years.
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Monday, September 26, 2016
Notes & Thoughts - Week #4 in Section 2 Football
Some thoughts from Week #4 in High School Football:
- Hoosic Valley 20, Greenwich 13: You have to wonder how much the rain affected the outcome of this game, as it made things very difficult for the Greenwich Witches. Tom Madigan was going to run circles around the Witches either way, but did the slickness of the ball lead to the first Hoosic Valley score?
It could become a storyline should these two teams meet again in what will likely be the Semifinals in Week #9, since the Indians are likely heading for the #1 seed now and the Witches will more than likely be the #4 or #5 seed.
- Troy 20, Shaker 13: This battle of the 3-0's was everything it was advertised to be. And Troy continues to show that they belong in Class AA. They have a good nucleus, keeping their composure while they were down against Shaker in the 4th Quarter.
And John Germinerio deserves a lot of recognition. We saw this last year when he helped lead Troy to their come-from-behind win against the Queensbury Spartans in the A Semifinal, launching an amazing 80 yard touchdown with just over a minute left to play. And we're seeing this again this year, as Germinerio was responsible for all 20 points the Flying Horses put up against Shaker.
- Averill Park 19, Burnt Hills 16: The Averill Park Warriors scored their first win over the Burnt Hills Spartans in 11 years with a nail-biter in Rensselaer County. The win, coupled with Lansingburgh's loss to Amsterdam, creates a log jam for the top spot in the Southeast Division, one that may not be sorted out until the final whistle of the Week #7 game between Averill Park and Lansingburgh.
Averill Park's only loss of the season so far was a non-divisional game where they forced overtime before falling to the Queensbury Spartans.
- Amsterdam 35, Lansingburgh 0: You give head coach Doug Edick a week to properly prep a quarterback, and this is the result you get.
Arthur Ausfeld's game wasn't clean, as he threw for 55 yards and got picked off once, but it was better than the 2-for-8 for negative yardage against Queensbury. His pass helped open the playbook, allowing for Dale Stanavich to be the role player he couldn't of been against the Spartans.
And as a result, you have to feel better about the Amsterdam Rams than you did a week ago when Trey Holloway went down for an injury that will sideline the Junior until the playoffs at the earliest.
- Lake George/Hadley-Luzerne 22, Hoosick Falls 19: The War Eagles win their third straight game with a come-from-behind win against the Panthers. Shane McCabe called his own number for the go-ahead touchdown and gave the War Eagles the field goal padding with his two point conversion toss.
The loss now leaves the Panthers with only one win in four divisional games, thus already eliminating them from postseason contention. It will mark the second straight year the Panthers will miss on the playoffs, a strange state of affairs for a team heading into last year having won 6 straight Section 2 crowns. But the win now places the War Eagles in a good position to possibly make the playoffs.
- Hudson 64, Ichabod Crane 0: If you needed further proof that the Hudson Blue Hawks are off to an amazing 2016 season, here you go.
Mike Alert had over 200 total yards rushing and receiving to help lead the Blue Hawks to an impressive win over the Ichabod Crane Riders, keeping them undefeated and setting up a very important Weeks 6 and 7 for the Blue Hawks, hoping to make it to their first Super Bowl since 2006 when they lost to Albany Academy in the big game.
The last time Hudson won the sectional championship was when they beat Glens Falls for the Class B title in 2001.
- Mechanicville 42, Watervliet 15: Mechanicville is now the favorite to win the Class C Central Division thanks to their win over previously undefeated Watervliet.
Evan Chapman is a beast, with 450 yards rushing in his last two games. As his workload has increased over the last two weeks, he has been paying dividends, scoring three touchdowns and helping to drive home the ground and pound philosophy that the Red Raiders are executing.
- Albany 26, Schenectady 12: Albany may not be the best team in Section 2, Class AA.
But they're celebrating something they haven't seen in nearly a decade - two wins over Class AA opponents in the same season. One look at the past in Albany Falcons football will offer you a reason why this milestone is huge.
The Falcons are not synonymous with winning like other programs in Section 2 are. Their last Sectional appearance came in 2004. Their only Sectional Championship came in 1996. In fact, in 35 years, the Falcons have only made the playoffs six times.
So, in short, the 2-2 Falcons have a lot to be proud of.
- Schalmont 54, Albany Academy 19: Two things come out of this game.
First, the Schalmont Sabres are back. After their 0-2 start where they faced last year's two teams to play in the Sectional Championship, the Sabres have bounced back with quality wins over Cobleskill-Richmondville and Albany Academy.
Until the Sabres meet up with Hudson coming up in just under three weeks, we'll peg the Sabres as the second best team in the Reinfurt Division, but not by much.
Second, Albany Academy had a great opportunity to prove their 3-0 record was for real and they had a great shot at being the top team in the Reinfurt Division. But in this crushing 35 point loss, we instead find the Cadets as either the third or fourth best team in the Reinfurt Division,
- Hoosic Valley 20, Greenwich 13: You have to wonder how much the rain affected the outcome of this game, as it made things very difficult for the Greenwich Witches. Tom Madigan was going to run circles around the Witches either way, but did the slickness of the ball lead to the first Hoosic Valley score?
It could become a storyline should these two teams meet again in what will likely be the Semifinals in Week #9, since the Indians are likely heading for the #1 seed now and the Witches will more than likely be the #4 or #5 seed.
- Troy 20, Shaker 13: This battle of the 3-0's was everything it was advertised to be. And Troy continues to show that they belong in Class AA. They have a good nucleus, keeping their composure while they were down against Shaker in the 4th Quarter.
And John Germinerio deserves a lot of recognition. We saw this last year when he helped lead Troy to their come-from-behind win against the Queensbury Spartans in the A Semifinal, launching an amazing 80 yard touchdown with just over a minute left to play. And we're seeing this again this year, as Germinerio was responsible for all 20 points the Flying Horses put up against Shaker.
- Averill Park 19, Burnt Hills 16: The Averill Park Warriors scored their first win over the Burnt Hills Spartans in 11 years with a nail-biter in Rensselaer County. The win, coupled with Lansingburgh's loss to Amsterdam, creates a log jam for the top spot in the Southeast Division, one that may not be sorted out until the final whistle of the Week #7 game between Averill Park and Lansingburgh.
Averill Park's only loss of the season so far was a non-divisional game where they forced overtime before falling to the Queensbury Spartans.
- Amsterdam 35, Lansingburgh 0: You give head coach Doug Edick a week to properly prep a quarterback, and this is the result you get.
Arthur Ausfeld's game wasn't clean, as he threw for 55 yards and got picked off once, but it was better than the 2-for-8 for negative yardage against Queensbury. His pass helped open the playbook, allowing for Dale Stanavich to be the role player he couldn't of been against the Spartans.
And as a result, you have to feel better about the Amsterdam Rams than you did a week ago when Trey Holloway went down for an injury that will sideline the Junior until the playoffs at the earliest.
- Lake George/Hadley-Luzerne 22, Hoosick Falls 19: The War Eagles win their third straight game with a come-from-behind win against the Panthers. Shane McCabe called his own number for the go-ahead touchdown and gave the War Eagles the field goal padding with his two point conversion toss.
The loss now leaves the Panthers with only one win in four divisional games, thus already eliminating them from postseason contention. It will mark the second straight year the Panthers will miss on the playoffs, a strange state of affairs for a team heading into last year having won 6 straight Section 2 crowns. But the win now places the War Eagles in a good position to possibly make the playoffs.
- Hudson 64, Ichabod Crane 0: If you needed further proof that the Hudson Blue Hawks are off to an amazing 2016 season, here you go.
Mike Alert had over 200 total yards rushing and receiving to help lead the Blue Hawks to an impressive win over the Ichabod Crane Riders, keeping them undefeated and setting up a very important Weeks 6 and 7 for the Blue Hawks, hoping to make it to their first Super Bowl since 2006 when they lost to Albany Academy in the big game.
The last time Hudson won the sectional championship was when they beat Glens Falls for the Class B title in 2001.
- Mechanicville 42, Watervliet 15: Mechanicville is now the favorite to win the Class C Central Division thanks to their win over previously undefeated Watervliet.
Evan Chapman is a beast, with 450 yards rushing in his last two games. As his workload has increased over the last two weeks, he has been paying dividends, scoring three touchdowns and helping to drive home the ground and pound philosophy that the Red Raiders are executing.
- Albany 26, Schenectady 12: Albany may not be the best team in Section 2, Class AA.
But they're celebrating something they haven't seen in nearly a decade - two wins over Class AA opponents in the same season. One look at the past in Albany Falcons football will offer you a reason why this milestone is huge.
The Falcons are not synonymous with winning like other programs in Section 2 are. Their last Sectional appearance came in 2004. Their only Sectional Championship came in 1996. In fact, in 35 years, the Falcons have only made the playoffs six times.
So, in short, the 2-2 Falcons have a lot to be proud of.
- Schalmont 54, Albany Academy 19: Two things come out of this game.
First, the Schalmont Sabres are back. After their 0-2 start where they faced last year's two teams to play in the Sectional Championship, the Sabres have bounced back with quality wins over Cobleskill-Richmondville and Albany Academy.
Until the Sabres meet up with Hudson coming up in just under three weeks, we'll peg the Sabres as the second best team in the Reinfurt Division, but not by much.
Second, Albany Academy had a great opportunity to prove their 3-0 record was for real and they had a great shot at being the top team in the Reinfurt Division. But in this crushing 35 point loss, we instead find the Cadets as either the third or fourth best team in the Reinfurt Division,
Thursday, June 11, 2015
NYSPHSAA Schedule for our Section 2 Baseball/Softball teams
This weekend, eight teams from Section 2 will attempt to win a state title in baseball or softball. While it has been a great year already for Section 2, hopefully one or more of our local teams can join teams like Niskayuna (Lacrosse), Lake George, Scotia and Shenendehowa (Basketball) on the wall of NYSPHSAA Champions for the 2014-15 school year.
Here's the schedule for all of our local teams, and where they will be playing.
SECTION 2 TEAMS ARE IN BOLD
Here's the schedule for all of our local teams, and where they will be playing.
SECTION 2 TEAMS ARE IN BOLD
NYSPHSAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
All games are on Saturday, June 13th at Moreau
Recreation Park in Moreau.
CLASS A
AVERILL PARK VS. Pearl River - 9AM
Starpoint vs. W.T. Clarke - 9AM
Championship – 1:30PM
CLASS B
ICHABOD CRANE vs. Alden - 9AM
Solvay vs. Marlboro - 9AM
Championship – 1:30PM
CLASS C
HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Addison - 11:30AM
Chester vs. Elmira-Notre Dame - 11:30AM
Championship - 4PM
CLASS D
FORT ANN vs. Hamilton - 11:30AM
Andover vs. Deposit - 11:30AM
Championship - 4PM
NYSPHSAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
All games are on Saturday, June 13th at various
venues in the Binghamton area.
CLASS AA
At Union-Endicott High School
SARATOGA SPRINGS vs. Orchard Park – 1PM
Mamaroneck vs. Connetquot - 10AM
Mamaroneck vs. Connetquot - 10AM
Championship – 4PM
CLASS A
At Maine-Endwell High School
QUEENSBURY vs. Hamburg – 1PM
Levittown Division vs. Byram Hills – 10AM
Championship – 4PM
CLASS C
At Binghamton University
HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Southold – 10AM
Tioga vs. Geneseo – 1PM
Championship – 4PM
CLASS D
At Conlon Field, Binghamton
FORT ANN vs. Smithtown Christian - 10AM
Oriskany vs. Westfield – 1PM
Championship - 4PM
Good luck to all our local teams from FOX Sports Radio 1230!
Good luck to all our local teams from FOX Sports Radio 1230!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thoughts From The Press Box: What Sportsmanship!
From the brawls that took place two weeks ago at Amsterdam and Whitehall to the punch that landed one in jail in Schodack, we've seen examples of awful sportsmanship this month.
Here's a case of great sportsmanship, and it comes via the Queensbury and Averill Park cheerleaders.
After the game wrapped up, the Averill Park cheerleaders walked around the track from the north side of the field to the south end. And there they stood, cheering their players as they made their way off the field and towards the bus.
They weren't alone. The Queensbury cheerleaders joined in and cheered as well, offering support for the opposition. But after the Warriors left the field, the Averill Park cheerleaders, with no obligation to stay on their side of the carpet, stood and continued to cheer as the Queensbury Spartans walked off and made their way towards the locker room.
It isn't a huge gesture, but it's very warming and uplifting to see in a sports world that is being dominated by case after case of awful sportsmanship by fans and players alike.
But it's a gesture we need to see more often.
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The Averill Park Warriors first and only drive of the third quarter was long, lasting nearly 10 minutes of game clock and over 17 minutes real time.
It was dominated by laundry as both teams got flagged several times during the drive.
The drive could have lasted even longer, if the drive didn't end with a fumble around the 20 yard line.
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The 2014 Sectional Semifinals will be on FOX Sports Radio 1230 this weekend as the Queensbury Spartans host the Scotia Tartans. The first time these two teams met, the Scotia Tartans made things close in the first half, taking advantage of some Queensbury miscues.
But the Scotia Tartans saw the Spartans begin to pull away late in the second quarter, capped with Brett Rodriguez's pass to Erik Wettersten for the final play of the half to extend the Spartans lead to 33-17.
Scotia enters the game having won their last 4 straight since that loss, including last week's 14-12 win over the Bishop Maginn Golden Griffins.
Coverage begins on FOX Sports Radio 1230 at 1:15PM.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Queensbury Pounds (and Passes) their way to Semifinals
The win improved the Spartans to 8-0, and gives them the right to host Scotia next Saturday in the Sectional Semifinals.
Tyrell Adams scored a pair of touchdowns, with the first coming with over three minutes left, set up by a Chris Goudy 74 yard run to the one yard line, to give the Spartans an 8-0 lead. He would extend the lead to 16-0 with a 46 yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Averill Park was able to take the ensuing drive in for a touchdown when Garrett Ryan scored on a 59 yard run.
Queensbury's last drive of the first half resulted in a touchdown when Drew Wilson connected with Brandon Kauffman on a 32 yard pass to give the Spartans a 22-6 lead.
Only two plays were needed in the third quarter when Chris Goudy was able to score from 12 yards out to pad Queensbury's lead to 28-6. Averill Park then marched down the field, but watched as a nearly ten minute drive came up empty as Brandon Cellucci's pitch to Isaiah Moak was fumbled, recovered by the Spartans.
The Spartans helped Averill Park extend that drive with three penalties -- a pass interference, a face mask and encroachment -- all three times on third or fourth down and all resulting in a fresh set of downs for the Warriors. The fumble ended that drive, and the Spartans converted the turnover into points when Erik Wettersten carried the ball in from 18 yards out to cap the scoring.
Queensbury won without the services of Brett Rodriguez, who was sidelined early with a shoulder injury that saw him leave the field in the first quarter to the bench, and to the locker room before the half. He was seen leaving in a sling, and was back out on the field to celebrate Queensbury's win in the fourth quarter in that same sling. Rodriguez could be out for next week's game against Scotia.
They also won despite getting flagged on both offense and defense. James Kassebaum got nailed with a pair of infractions, including a pass interference call. So, too, did Tyrell Adams, on offense as he tried to push off to create separation with his defender with Drew Wilson passing. Erik Wettersten had a huge 60 yard touchdown run called back in the third quarter because of a hold.
Averill Park had their fair share of infractions, but seemed to suffer most when their quarterback, Tim Vermilya, left the game in the third quarter and never returned, speculated to have left in an ambulance.
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