Section II high school roundup

TROY, N.Y. » Taking a look around Section II high school sports, we key in on golf sections for the girls and boys. There was also a lot of revving up in soccer, field hockey, and volleyball action. GIRLS GOLF Wednesday marked the Team Championship and Round 1 of the Individual Championship and State Qualifier.

Kennedy Swedick, of Albany Academy, carded a score of 62 (-10) to lead the field into the Final Round on Friday at 12:30 p.m. at The Edison Club. Hayden Knapp, of South Glens Falls, 75 (+3), Dannah Smith, of Schalmont,76 (+4), Zorah Williams, of Emma Willard, 76 (+4), Tekla Fine-Lease, of Queensbury, 78 (+6), Sienna Wheeler, of Colonie, 80 (+8), Morgan Oliver, of Glens Falls, 83 (+11), Jane Fanning, of Guilderland, 83 (+12), Hannah Mitchell, of Guilderland, 84 (+12), and Jillian Rawson, of Albany Academy, 90 (+18), rounded out the top 10.

The rest of the leaderboard is rounded out below:

11 Maddie Oliver Glens Falls 90 12 Anna Peles Bethlehem 90 13 Lira Bonitatibus Saratoga 90 14 Sarah Byun Shaker 92 15 Emily Shim Niskayuna 93 16 Morgan Hayden Tamarac 93 17 Celina Coronado Emma Willard 93 18 Mollie Kortz Johnstown 93 19 Lizzie Ryan The Albany Academies 95 20 Mya Young Bethlehem 95 21 Clare Cunningham Shaker 95 22 Sophia Kotlow The Albany Academies 95 23 Chloe Galvin Duanesburg 97 24 Bella Pelton Shaker 99 25 Lilla Zeevalk Shenendehowa 99 26 Mairead Marsden Broadalbin-Perth 99 27 Skylar Yeo Shenendehowa 100 28 Julia Keefe Colonie 101 29 Chloe Lawrence Saratoga Catholic 101 30 Avery Minkiewicz La Salle Institute 101 31 Amber Furman Broadalbin-Perth 102 32 Lillie Junco Voorheesville 102 33 Clare

Snyder Shaker 102 34 Colleen Carey Academy of Holy Names 103 35 Peyton Hoblock Shaker 103 36 Meghan Biche Bethlehem 103 37 Taylor Van Wie Chatham 105 38 Sophia Jackson Saratoga 105 39 Haley Tomlinson Broadalbin-Perth 105 40 Alex Davis Hudson Falls 108 41 Clara Goffioul Clara Goffioul Saratoga Catholic 108 42 Sofia Heiser Canajoharie/Fort Plain/OESJ 110 43 Carrie Lama Guilderland 111 44 Lily Collier Saratoga 111 45 Alexis Palmeri Alexis Palmeri Canajoharie/Fort Plain/OESJ 112 46 Emily Landau Saratoga 112 47 Gianna Winter Shenendehowa 112 48 Avery Merchant Canajoharie/Fort Plain/OESJ 114 49 Caitlyn Richmond Mohonasen 116 50 Aila Cartier Saratoga Catholic 117 51 Isabella Petrocci Isabella Petrocci Mohonasen 117 52 Paeton Koshgarian Saratoga 118 53 Lily Millington Shenendehowa 119 54 Reagan Brown Bethlehem 120 55 Aubrey Nethaway Amsterdam 121 56 Giayna Abel Giayna Abel Broadalbin-Perth 122 57 Juliann Noble Maple Hill 124 58 Lizzie Lamme Guilderland 124 59 Eliza Irons Colonie 125 60 Maddison Norton Saratoga Catholic 127 61 Aliza Hopkins Canajoharie/ Fort Plain/OESJ 138

The top nine from the Final Round will represent Section 2 at the NYSPHSAA State Tournament June 1-3, 2024 at The Edison Club.

The Albany Academies won the Team Championship Wednesday and will represent Section 2 at the State Tournament.

The team scores were: Albany Academy 342 Shaker 392 Guilderland 402 Bethlehem 408 Saratoga 425 Broadalbin-Perth 428 Shenendehowa 430 Saratoga Catholic 453 Canajoharie/Fort Plain/OESJ 474

The awards ceremony featured a presentation by Dottie Pepper, who is a constant supporter of high school girl’s golf.

BOYS GOLF

On Thursday in Class A, Kieran Cummins, of Shaker, 74 (+2), was the medalist, while the team champion was Ballston Spa, 317 (+29).

Players moving on to the A playoffs include:

Kieran Cummins, Shaker, 74 Sean Roddy, Guilderland, 76 Timmy Esmay, Guilderland, 76 Carter Sica, Saratoga, 76 Jeffrey Fumarola, Ballston Spa, 77 Chris Desmond, Ballston Spa, 77 Sam DiNallo, Ballston Spa, 77 Nicky Jadav, Shaker, 77 Christian Elhosn, Albany Academy, 81 Brody Staff, Albany Academy, 81 Jack Leonard, Bethlehem, 81 Charlie Blake, Saratoga, 82 Brady Sears, Albany Academy, 83 CJ Strong, CBA, 83 Charlie Greiner, Saratoga, 83 Thomas Bundy, Saratoga, 83 Alex Kabalian, Shaker, 83 Justin Carlson, Albany Academy, 85 Anthony Lia, Guilderland, 85 Henry Marcincuk, Niskayuna, 85 Aiden Clark, Niskayuna, 85 Gavin Tribley, Ballston Spa, 86 Rowen Chamberlain, Bethlehem, 86 Alex Wade, Ballston Spa, 87 Liam Gray, Bethlehem, 87 Brady Ryan, Guilderland, 87 Joe Parisi, Niskayuna, 87 Sami Chowdrey, Niskayuna, 87 Cole Whitman, Saratoga, 87

The team scores were:

Ballston Spa 317 Saratoga 324 Guilderland 324 Shaker 327 Albany Academy 330 Shenendehowa 331 Bethlehem 342 Niskayuna 344 Troy 367

The Class A Round 1 Sectionals will be on Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Fairways of Halfmoon. Round 2 will be on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with the third and final round on Wednesday, Oct. 18, both at The Fairways of Halfmoon.

Top scoring for Round 1 of Class B is as follows:

Brayden Dock, Glens Falls, 76 Luke Finlan, La Salle, 76 Tanner LaTorre, Ichabod Crane, 77 Bryce Gaydushek, Averill Park, 78 Brady Holzhauer, Ichabod Crane, 81 Derek Goebel, Broadalbin-Perth, 82 Mathew Kirk, South Glens Falls, 83 Dante Bianchi, Scotia Glenville, 85 Jake Korol, Queensbury, 86 Tanner Fearman, Queensbury, 87 The team scores were: Ichabod Crane 340 Queensbury 359 Broadalbin-Perth 359 La Salle 363 Glens Falls 350

The top 10 of the Class CD field were:

Aiden Fleming, Hoosick Falls, 71 Luke MacDougall, Cambridge, 77 Ryken Riper, Schuylerville, 78 Carter Wichelns, Stillwater, 80 Jacob Hajos, Spa Catholic, 81 Adam DeGregory, Schuylerville, 81 Andrew Rathbun, Granville, 82 Cooper LaBarge, Cobleskill-Richmondville, 82 Zachary Rowe, Taconic Hills, 84 Matt Salvadore, Mechanicville, 85

The team scores were:

Schuylerville 244 Mechanicville 265 Hoosick Falls 265 Cobleskill-Richmondville 278 Duanesburg 290 Hudson 295 Granville 296 Greenwich 303

BOYS SOCCER

SHAKER 1, AVERILL PARK 1: Shaker and Averill Park battled to a 1-1 draw. Shaker’s goal came in the first half when Imran Shukralla scored from a loose ball in the box that was sent in by Connor Hughes. Liam Fitch leveled the score in the second half for Averill Park when he scored from a long-range shot. The Warriors sat deep and absorbed pressure for most of the game, and the Blue Bison struggled to connect the passes through the defense. Much of the game was played in an even midfield battle.

TROY 2, BALLSTON SPA 6: On a crisp fall day at Ballston Spa High School, the Scotties hosted the Troy Flying Horses. Both teams came out swinging and both scored in the first minute of play. Jacob Nagengast scored for the Scotties on a through ball from Max Lavoie. Troy answered right away with a goal by Jakub Kaczmar. Ballston Spa pulled away late in the first half with goals from Owen Ripple, Casey Clarke, and Devon Duggan to finish the half with a 4-1 lead. The Scotties would get two more goals in the second half, one from Cole DiNuzzo and an own goal. Dawson Fera scored late in the second half for Troy, for a final score of 6-2. The Scotties’ assists came from Nagengast, Josiah Harmon, Matt Cook and Lavoie, who had two.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

BALLSTON SPA 3, TROY 0: Ballston Spa swept Troy in a Suburban Council match-up, (13-25, 17-25, 19-25). Top players for the Scotties in victory included Kaleigh Capasso with 11 service points, four aces, and eight kills, Avery Santoro registered 20 service points, 17 assists, and seven aces, and Madelyn Perrone chipped in nine kills and six digs. Starring for the Flying Horses in the losing effort was Akila Walker with 10 service points, four aces, three kills, one block, and one dig, Alivia Reo totaled 10 service points, one ace, and two digs, Ava Reo added four kills and two digs.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

COLUMBIA 3, COLONIE 2: Columbia edged Colonie in five sets, (25-23, 25-20, 25-13, 25-19, 17-15). Columbia improved to 9-3, while Colonie dropped to 7-5. In the spotlight for the Blue Devils were Ethan King with 31 assists, three kills, and four digs, Anthony McLaughlin -had14 kills, nine digs, and two blocks, Cole Durivage registered 13 kills and eight digs, and Brendan Kurimsky added 10 kills and 13 digs.

FIELD HOCKEY

HOOSICK FALLS 8, SALEM-CAMBRIDGE 0: Hoosick Falls blanked Salem-Cambridge 8-0. Tatum Hicky potted a pair and chipped in three helpers. Brooke Tonnenson and MacKenna Roberson each posted a goal and an assist. Kelly Hathaway and Gwyn Vincent also tallied. Bell Stefanovich posted the shutout. Brailyn Wright made 24 saves in a losing effort. Hoosick Falls improved to 9-0 in league play and 14-0 overall, while Salem-Cambridge dropped to (4-7, 5-11).