Had a chance to take in the ICC-GTown boys basketball scrimmage today at ICC. The Riders are considered one of the better teams in the Patroon Conference this year and an above average Class A team while the Clippers are probably the early favorites in the C.H.V.L. and the favorites in Class D.
The teams played six, 8 minute quarters with the final 2 being running block. ICC won the first quarer 14-9 as both teams played their starters. In the second quarter each team kept their starters in and Germantown won 25-16. In the third the Riders put in subs while G-Town kept in their starters and ICC won 14-12. In the fourth the Riders put their starters in against most of the Clipps starters. Eventually the rest of the Clippers starting unti came in but ICC won 9-2. A mix of subs and starters for the Clippers played over the final 2 quarters while ICC relied on subs. The Riders won 7-6 in the 5th and lost 16-13 in the final eight minutes. The overall score would have been Ichabod Crane 73, Germantown 70.
Overall it felt pretty close and there was a noticeable difference in size between the Riders and Germantown. The Clipps had just one player who seemed big enough to match up with the Riders front line. Both teams could use some work at the free throw line and the teams could tighten up their ball handling and passing, but it is still early in the year.
Some notes on each team-
Germantown: It's obvious the offensive burden will fall onto the shoulders of Cody Broast, Thomas Griffin and Larry Niebling just as it did last year. Germantown has more players on it's roster this year and has lots of nice pieces who can defend and shoot, but it's going to be up to those 3 to lead this team. Broast is a fantastic scorer who showed a great mid range game in the scrimmage. Niebling is great at pushing the tempo and nailing threes while Griffin didn't seem to have that same killer instict I saw last year. He's stronger than most other wings he'll play against but he seemed to hang around outside and move the ball a bit more than last year. They need him to regain his aggressiveness to reach their full potential. The big thing I noticed was last year the Clippers really pushed the tempo but they didn't do it as much here, against a bigger team who sat back in a zone. This team will be at it's best when pushing the ball for quick scores or taking advantage of speed mismatches when team's go man, but against big teams and or teams who play zone they need to get up and down the floor and Niebling is the perfect point guard for that role if they let him be like last year.
Ichabod Crane: The Riders have a lot of size and a lot of bodies but I'd be surprised to see ICC play more than 7 or 8 guys this year. It's obvious seniors Chris Larm, Derick Horn and Josh Ingham are the leaders. Larm isn't super tall but he's very strong and a fantstic rebounder and clean up man. I'd love to see them feed him in the post a bit more to see what he can do on his own. Horn has good size, he shoots, he rebounds and he drives well, he's a mismatch. Ingham is a hustler, he gets into his man on defense, drives to the lane hard and can get hot from outside. They've got Tanner Wolfe, he's a big kid but he still seems to be adjusting to the speed of varsity. I like Mitchell Niemeyer, I have since he was an 8th grader on JV and it's his time to run the show. He is skinny and not super quick or athletic but he plays very smart and with great pace. He's a safe player who will get the ball where it needs to go. I like Joe Fey and Tyler Zeh, both are sophomores and are strong and can be be effective downlow. Ricky Pallozzi has a chance to earn some playing time, he's a scoring point guard more in the mold of more recent ICC points. The big thing for the Riders is they have been uptempo the past few years and I'm not sure who they have to push it this year. Even the Rider bigs handled the ball at times in this scrim but they need someone to step up and handle and create like Dalton Austin-Michaud, Kevin Knack and Sean Shattenkirk have over the past few years. My gut feeling is Ingham ends up in that role and if he can gel into that the Riders will be much more dangerous.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Week in Review: Girl's Soccer
With just two teams remaining in their quests for Section II glory both New Lebanon and Chatham advanced to their respective classes Final Four, but just one would move into the finals.
FINAL FOUR
New Lebanon v. Whitehall
The Tigers run deep into the Class D playoffs ended at the hands of Whitehall 1-0. The two teams battled evenly through two full quarters before Whitehall struck just before the end of the first of two overtimes.
New Lebanon outshot their opponents and put 11 shots on goal but could not put any into the back of the net. Brittany St. Clair fired a ball to the far post past Tiger's goalie Jill Risko for the game's only goal. Risko made six saves in the loss as the Tigers season came to a close.
Chatham v. Galway
Fresh off their upset of top seeded Hoosick Falls the Panthers continued their run and moved themselves into the Class CC finals with a convincing 2-0 victory over Galway. The Panthers got a goal in each half as the defense held strong for the win.
Fourteen minutes into the contest Cailey Nieto got her team on the board with an unassisted goal. Then with 19 minutes left in the contest the Panthers put the contest away with a goal by Regina Behn off an Alyssa Keeler assist.
Chatham fired off 16 shots compared to Galway's 12 while Brittany Lossow made 6 stops earning the win.
CLASS CC FINALS
Chatham v. Cambridge
The Panthers magical run came to a close in the Class CC finals as they fell to the Indians 2-0. Cambridge scored a goal late in each half to earn the victory.
With under a minute left in the first and the game knotted at 0-0 the Indians got a goal by Cheyanne Hall. That goal would hold up until there was nine minutes left in the contest when Cambridge iced the game on a goal by Molly Lauver.
Chatham fired off five shots and two corners in the contest while Brittany Lossow made 8 stops in defeat.
Check back next week when we take a look at each our local team's seasons, in our Season in Review.
FINAL FOUR
New Lebanon v. Whitehall
The Tigers run deep into the Class D playoffs ended at the hands of Whitehall 1-0. The two teams battled evenly through two full quarters before Whitehall struck just before the end of the first of two overtimes.
New Lebanon outshot their opponents and put 11 shots on goal but could not put any into the back of the net. Brittany St. Clair fired a ball to the far post past Tiger's goalie Jill Risko for the game's only goal. Risko made six saves in the loss as the Tigers season came to a close.
Chatham v. Galway
Fresh off their upset of top seeded Hoosick Falls the Panthers continued their run and moved themselves into the Class CC finals with a convincing 2-0 victory over Galway. The Panthers got a goal in each half as the defense held strong for the win.
Fourteen minutes into the contest Cailey Nieto got her team on the board with an unassisted goal. Then with 19 minutes left in the contest the Panthers put the contest away with a goal by Regina Behn off an Alyssa Keeler assist.
Chatham fired off 16 shots compared to Galway's 12 while Brittany Lossow made 6 stops earning the win.
CLASS CC FINALS
Chatham v. Cambridge
The Panthers magical run came to a close in the Class CC finals as they fell to the Indians 2-0. Cambridge scored a goal late in each half to earn the victory.
With under a minute left in the first and the game knotted at 0-0 the Indians got a goal by Cheyanne Hall. That goal would hold up until there was nine minutes left in the contest when Cambridge iced the game on a goal by Molly Lauver.
Chatham fired off five shots and two corners in the contest while Brittany Lossow made 8 stops in defeat.
Check back next week when we take a look at each our local team's seasons, in our Season in Review.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Week in Review: Football
Chatham was the lone Columbia County team left in their quest for a sectional title. On Saturday night in Stillwater the Panthers faced off against Class C's other top seed, the Panthers of Hoosick Falls in the Super Bowl.
Also last week the Class B Reinfurt Division All Stars were selected.
Hoosick Falls v. Chatham
Two undefeated and state ranked Panthers squared off under the lights in Stillwater on Friday and the Panthers from Chatham fell in the final seconds, 17-13. Chatham got on the board first in the open quarter before falling behind 14-7 at the half. Chatham scored again in the fourth but fell on a last second field goal.
In the opening quarter Tanner Niles connected with David Coons on a 20 yard passing score and Mike Gilbert added the extra point as Chatham jumped to a lead. The scored remained the same through the first quarter and into the second when Hoosick Falls scored on a passing and a rushing score to take the lead heading into the half.
In the fourth quarter Chatham was down a score and got even on a Josh Keyes touchdown run, his first and only of the game. Mike Gilbet added the extra point to tie up the game.
Chatham had possession late but was unable to get the first down and had to punt the ball away. Hoosick Falls moved up the field and with under three seconds left set up for a potential game winning field goal. Quin Rasmus nailed his first career field goal, a 39 yarder to end Chatham's fantastic run and give Hoosick Falls the title.
Keyes was "limited" to just over 150 yards on the ground while the rest of the vaunted Chatham rushing attack was held under 50 as Hoosick Falls stacked the box with defenders, daring Chatham to beat them in the air. Tanner Niles completed 5 passes on the night, including one for a score.
Chatham is expected to lose 17 players to graduation but are slated to return the likes of Keyes in the backfield, Niles at quarterback and Ian McGrath on defense and in the backfield.
REINFURT DIVISION ALL STARS
MVP-
Talib Barksdale (Hudson)
1ST TEAM-
ST. Tayron Bryant (Hudson)
K. Kevin Gorman (Hudson)
WR/DB. Nevin Sheldon (Hudson)
OL. Jordan Smith (Hudson)
2ND TEAM-
DL. Mike Black (Hudson)
DL. Kenny Lockridge (Hudson)
LB. Brandon Mabb (Hudson)
WR. Brian McSween (Hudson)
REACTIONS-
Barksdale despite missing 2 games due to injury this year earned the Most Valuable Player award for the Reinfurt Division. His ability to pass, run and also play defense made him one of the most dangerous and versatile players in the league.
Nevin Sheldon was selected first team on both offense and defense for his play at wide receiver and corner back.
Jordan Smith was one of the top offensive lineman in all of Class B this year while Kevin Gorman was a consistent kicker.
Tayron Bryant starred all over the field for the Bluehawks and was rewarded as a special teams player on the first team.
The second team all makes sense with three good defensive players from the Bluehawks along with McSween who had a good year receiving and rushing for Hudson.
Also last week the Class B Reinfurt Division All Stars were selected.
Hoosick Falls v. Chatham
Two undefeated and state ranked Panthers squared off under the lights in Stillwater on Friday and the Panthers from Chatham fell in the final seconds, 17-13. Chatham got on the board first in the open quarter before falling behind 14-7 at the half. Chatham scored again in the fourth but fell on a last second field goal.
In the opening quarter Tanner Niles connected with David Coons on a 20 yard passing score and Mike Gilbert added the extra point as Chatham jumped to a lead. The scored remained the same through the first quarter and into the second when Hoosick Falls scored on a passing and a rushing score to take the lead heading into the half.
In the fourth quarter Chatham was down a score and got even on a Josh Keyes touchdown run, his first and only of the game. Mike Gilbet added the extra point to tie up the game.
Chatham had possession late but was unable to get the first down and had to punt the ball away. Hoosick Falls moved up the field and with under three seconds left set up for a potential game winning field goal. Quin Rasmus nailed his first career field goal, a 39 yarder to end Chatham's fantastic run and give Hoosick Falls the title.
Keyes was "limited" to just over 150 yards on the ground while the rest of the vaunted Chatham rushing attack was held under 50 as Hoosick Falls stacked the box with defenders, daring Chatham to beat them in the air. Tanner Niles completed 5 passes on the night, including one for a score.
Chatham is expected to lose 17 players to graduation but are slated to return the likes of Keyes in the backfield, Niles at quarterback and Ian McGrath on defense and in the backfield.
REINFURT DIVISION ALL STARS
MVP-
Talib Barksdale (Hudson)
1ST TEAM-
ST. Tayron Bryant (Hudson)
K. Kevin Gorman (Hudson)
WR/DB. Nevin Sheldon (Hudson)
OL. Jordan Smith (Hudson)
2ND TEAM-
DL. Mike Black (Hudson)
DL. Kenny Lockridge (Hudson)
LB. Brandon Mabb (Hudson)
WR. Brian McSween (Hudson)
REACTIONS-
Barksdale despite missing 2 games due to injury this year earned the Most Valuable Player award for the Reinfurt Division. His ability to pass, run and also play defense made him one of the most dangerous and versatile players in the league.
Nevin Sheldon was selected first team on both offense and defense for his play at wide receiver and corner back.
Jordan Smith was one of the top offensive lineman in all of Class B this year while Kevin Gorman was a consistent kicker.
Tayron Bryant starred all over the field for the Bluehawks and was rewarded as a special teams player on the first team.
The second team all makes sense with three good defensive players from the Bluehawks along with McSween who had a good year receiving and rushing for Hudson.
Week in Review: Field Hockey & Volleyball
FIELD HOCKEY
Ichabod Crane v. Glens Falls
The Riders made the long trek to Glens Falls as the third seeded Riders looked to move themselves into the finals, but fell to second seeded Glens Falls. The only thing we've heard is that the Riders fell but despite our best efforts we could not even get a score from the contest.
All things considered the Riders rebounded well from some key losses off last year's squad and put together a solid regular season and a nice post season run.
VOLLEYBALL
Two local teams opened up sectional play in volleyball action with both teams losing in the first round.
Hudson Falls v. Ichabod Crane
The fourth seeded Riders in Class A hosted fifth seeded Hudson Falls but fell in straight games 3-0. The Riders lost 25-22, 25-17 and 25-14.
ICC won the Patroon Conference title with a 18-5 overall record and are slated to lose 7 seniors off this years team.
Hudson v. Ravena
In Class B the seventh seeded Bluehawks traveled to second seeded Ravena and fell 3-0. The scores were 25-2, 25-5 and 25-11.
Hudson finished 11-10 overall, 10-8 in the league and are expected to lose 7 seniors off this years team and return just one player next year.
PATROON CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL STARS
Columbia County Players:
1ST TEAM-
Shavonda Cousins (Hudson)
Alyssa Mantell (Chatham)
Alyssa Stall (Ichabod Crane)
Sarah Wheeler (Ichabod Crane)
2ND TEAM-
Amy Bonville (Hudson)
Monica Hall (Ichabod Crane)
Ichabod Crane v. Glens Falls
The Riders made the long trek to Glens Falls as the third seeded Riders looked to move themselves into the finals, but fell to second seeded Glens Falls. The only thing we've heard is that the Riders fell but despite our best efforts we could not even get a score from the contest.
All things considered the Riders rebounded well from some key losses off last year's squad and put together a solid regular season and a nice post season run.
VOLLEYBALL
Two local teams opened up sectional play in volleyball action with both teams losing in the first round.
Hudson Falls v. Ichabod Crane
The fourth seeded Riders in Class A hosted fifth seeded Hudson Falls but fell in straight games 3-0. The Riders lost 25-22, 25-17 and 25-14.
ICC won the Patroon Conference title with a 18-5 overall record and are slated to lose 7 seniors off this years team.
Hudson v. Ravena
In Class B the seventh seeded Bluehawks traveled to second seeded Ravena and fell 3-0. The scores were 25-2, 25-5 and 25-11.
Hudson finished 11-10 overall, 10-8 in the league and are expected to lose 7 seniors off this years team and return just one player next year.
PATROON CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL STARS
Columbia County Players:
1ST TEAM-
Shavonda Cousins (Hudson)
Alyssa Mantell (Chatham)
Alyssa Stall (Ichabod Crane)
Sarah Wheeler (Ichabod Crane)
2ND TEAM-
Amy Bonville (Hudson)
Monica Hall (Ichabod Crane)
Week in Review: Boys Soccer
Three local teams started sectional play and after a week of action only one remained standing. Top seeded Ichabod Crane in Class A who was gearing up to play the third seed from the south Mohonasen in Queensbury with a spot in the finals on the line.
Also this week the Patroon Conference announced it's annual All Conference list which we will discuss further down the page.
Mohonasen v. Ichabod Crane
Facing the defending Class A champion Mighty Warriors the Riders played the Suburban Council squad dead even through 80 full minutes and much of the overtime. It was just one small breakdown less than a minute into the first overtime that cost the Riders their shot at a sectional title.
Forty seconds into the first overtime Mohon's Gianluca Puorto ripped a one time volley off a Rider defensive clearance that found it's way into the back of the net propelling Mohon to a 1-0 victory.
The loss ends a fantastic Rider season that included a Patroon Conference title and a top seed in sectionals.
PATROON CONFERENCE ALL STARS LIST
MVP-
Steven Swoboda (Cairo Durham)
1ST TEAM-
Matel Anasta (Catskill)
Nathan Barbour (Coxsackie Athens)
Nick Boardman (Ichabod Crane)
Will Gauthier (Chatham)
Cory Gransbury (Cairo Durham)
Mitchell Niemeyer (Ichabod Crane)
Will Poetzsch (Ichabod Crane)
Mike Sanchez (Greenville)
Steven Sepkowski (Maple Hill)
Todd Van Alstyne (Chatham)
2ND TEAM-
Phil Basile (Ichabod Crane)
Nate Bullich (Coxsackie Athens)
Hector Chavez (Hudson)
Brett Delamater (Hudson)
Mike Gilbert (Chatham)
Jacob Yager (Maple Hill)
Kyle Kline (Ichabod Crane)
Matt Palmer (Maple Hill)
Chris Thompson (Taconic Hills)
Zack Whiting (Coxsackie Athens)
Peter Zolner (Cairo Durham)
REACTION:
I'm a bit shocked Zwoboda got MVP, I think there were a fair amount of guys who could have been voted ahead of him. He's a good player and certainly was in the discussion but his selection did catch me off guard and from talking to a few players around the league they were surprised as well.
I can't argue much with the first team other than thinking there had to be a way to get Kyle Kline in there. I know he didn't have a ton of "quality goals" this year, but when a team prepared to face ICC I am pretty sure Kline had to be at the top of the list of things the opposing coaches would key in on.
Also I am a little surprised Mike Gilbert wasn't on the list, but with one sweeper already on the list, Nick Boardman, I guess it makes some sense.
The only other player that I thought I'd see was David Briggs from Maple Hill, a kid I thought was in serious contention for MVP but instead made neither team. Was he one of the upperclassmen for Maple Hill that was suspended? If so that shows why he didn't make it on either team, but I was under the impression it was a suspension and not kicked off the team so I thought I'd still see him somewhere on the lists.
Second team makes sense for the most part, I won't disagree really. I thought maybe Mitchell Albrecht would slide on from TH over his teammate but we're splitting hairs there. Other names I was just surprised not to see included Tyler Mashaw from Chatham, along with Steve Domino and Alex Mastrianni. Domino did a lot for this team, I think he and Basile were probably pretty close in importance to the Riders while Mastrianni was good in goal, the stats show it. My bet is Dellamater had to show more in his games and that bumped him up as people often times just credited the Rider defense for their keepers stats.
Andy Fishman and Chris Gagliardi each had nice years for Cairo and both were in discussion for second team I'm sure. Sanchez made first team from Greenville but George Harvey didn't even get on the second team, I think if Sanchez is a first teammer than Harvey has to be on the second.
Also this week the Patroon Conference announced it's annual All Conference list which we will discuss further down the page.
Mohonasen v. Ichabod Crane
Facing the defending Class A champion Mighty Warriors the Riders played the Suburban Council squad dead even through 80 full minutes and much of the overtime. It was just one small breakdown less than a minute into the first overtime that cost the Riders their shot at a sectional title.
Forty seconds into the first overtime Mohon's Gianluca Puorto ripped a one time volley off a Rider defensive clearance that found it's way into the back of the net propelling Mohon to a 1-0 victory.
The loss ends a fantastic Rider season that included a Patroon Conference title and a top seed in sectionals.
PATROON CONFERENCE ALL STARS LIST
MVP-
Steven Swoboda (Cairo Durham)
1ST TEAM-
Matel Anasta (Catskill)
Nathan Barbour (Coxsackie Athens)
Nick Boardman (Ichabod Crane)
Will Gauthier (Chatham)
Cory Gransbury (Cairo Durham)
Mitchell Niemeyer (Ichabod Crane)
Will Poetzsch (Ichabod Crane)
Mike Sanchez (Greenville)
Steven Sepkowski (Maple Hill)
Todd Van Alstyne (Chatham)
2ND TEAM-
Phil Basile (Ichabod Crane)
Nate Bullich (Coxsackie Athens)
Hector Chavez (Hudson)
Brett Delamater (Hudson)
Mike Gilbert (Chatham)
Jacob Yager (Maple Hill)
Kyle Kline (Ichabod Crane)
Matt Palmer (Maple Hill)
Chris Thompson (Taconic Hills)
Zack Whiting (Coxsackie Athens)
Peter Zolner (Cairo Durham)
REACTION:
I'm a bit shocked Zwoboda got MVP, I think there were a fair amount of guys who could have been voted ahead of him. He's a good player and certainly was in the discussion but his selection did catch me off guard and from talking to a few players around the league they were surprised as well.
I can't argue much with the first team other than thinking there had to be a way to get Kyle Kline in there. I know he didn't have a ton of "quality goals" this year, but when a team prepared to face ICC I am pretty sure Kline had to be at the top of the list of things the opposing coaches would key in on.
Also I am a little surprised Mike Gilbert wasn't on the list, but with one sweeper already on the list, Nick Boardman, I guess it makes some sense.
The only other player that I thought I'd see was David Briggs from Maple Hill, a kid I thought was in serious contention for MVP but instead made neither team. Was he one of the upperclassmen for Maple Hill that was suspended? If so that shows why he didn't make it on either team, but I was under the impression it was a suspension and not kicked off the team so I thought I'd still see him somewhere on the lists.
Second team makes sense for the most part, I won't disagree really. I thought maybe Mitchell Albrecht would slide on from TH over his teammate but we're splitting hairs there. Other names I was just surprised not to see included Tyler Mashaw from Chatham, along with Steve Domino and Alex Mastrianni. Domino did a lot for this team, I think he and Basile were probably pretty close in importance to the Riders while Mastrianni was good in goal, the stats show it. My bet is Dellamater had to show more in his games and that bumped him up as people often times just credited the Rider defense for their keepers stats.
Andy Fishman and Chris Gagliardi each had nice years for Cairo and both were in discussion for second team I'm sure. Sanchez made first team from Greenville but George Harvey didn't even get on the second team, I think if Sanchez is a first teammer than Harvey has to be on the second.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Local Football: Chatham headed to the Super Bowl
Only one local football team was still alive in their quest for a Super Bowl berth this week as Chatham faced off with Cambridge. Hudson, Taconic Hills and Ichabod Crane were each slated to play one last cross over game against another team who was also eliminated from their respective playoffs.
Despite our best efforts we've been unable to find out any results regarding the Ichabod Crane-Hoosic Valley game that was slated to be played on Thursday.
Cambridge v. Chatham
Taking on one of the more storied small school football programs in all of New York state the Panthers came in as the higher seed but considered a slight underdog to Cambridge who was actually ranked higher in the latest New York State Poll.
The Panthers took care of business on the ground as usual and also kept their opponents off guard while attempting 9 passes as Chatham won 31-14 and get ready for their second Super Bowl appearance in the last three years.
As he has all season long Josh Keyes paced the Panther offense with over 300 yards on the ground. In the opening quarter he got his team on board first with a 35 yard touchdown run, followed by a Mike Gilbert extra point.
The Panthers then found themselves in an unusual position as Cambridge went to the air and scored twice before the end of the first quarter as Chatham found themselves down 14-7. In the second quarter the Panthers went back to Keyes again and he responded with two scores as Chatham went up 19-14 and would never look back.
Coming out of the half the Panthers added two more scores as Keyes ran in a 30 yarder and Ryan Coons added a 60 yard trot. Coons rushed for over 130 yards on the ground in addition to Keyes massive total.
Chatham also threw the ball an unusual 9 times with junior quarterback Tanner Niles completing 4 of them. The vaunted Panther defense continued their strong season of play after having a rough first quarter. The Chatham defense has allowed just one team all season to score on them 3 times in one game.
Up next for the Panthers is a highly anticipated showdown against fellow unbeaten Hoosick Falls. The Panthers will come in as the slight underdog as Hoosick Falls was ranked 7th in the latest New York State poll while Chatham was 12th.
Hudson v. Cobleskill
The Bluehawks who season ended earlier than they had hoped had a cross over game this week against Cobleskill. Hudson had faced the Bulldogs once already this year and came away with an 18-13 win.
In this contest Hudson scored first before falling behind and having to then score last to pull out an exciting 22-18 win. Hudson got on the board first when Talib Barksdale hit Tayron Bryant on a 70 yard touchdown strike. Mike Black added the two point conversion for an 8-0 lead.
Cobleskill responded with a touchdown in the second quarter and two more in the third for an 18-8 lead before Hudson finally got on board again. Barksdale hooked up with the always dangerous Nevin Sheldon this time and Bryant added the two point conversion to pull the Bluehawks within two.
In the fourth Barksdale hooked up with Bryant again for the game winning touchdown as Hudson pulled ahead for good.
Keep an eye on www.ccSCOOP.com after all our teams have completed play for a look at who the Bluehawks are expected to lose and return next year.
Taconic Hills v. Mechanicville
The Titans season came to a close this week when they fell 21-20 in a heart breaker to Mechanicville. The Titans got touchdowns by Nick Warren and Nolan Boice on the ground while Spencer Winter added a blocked punt for a score.
With under a minute to play Mechanicville marched down the field for a score that pulled them within one. Rather than go for the kick and the tie Mechanicville went for two and converted to pull out the win.
Despite our best efforts we've been unable to find out any results regarding the Ichabod Crane-Hoosic Valley game that was slated to be played on Thursday.
Cambridge v. Chatham
Taking on one of the more storied small school football programs in all of New York state the Panthers came in as the higher seed but considered a slight underdog to Cambridge who was actually ranked higher in the latest New York State Poll.
The Panthers took care of business on the ground as usual and also kept their opponents off guard while attempting 9 passes as Chatham won 31-14 and get ready for their second Super Bowl appearance in the last three years.
As he has all season long Josh Keyes paced the Panther offense with over 300 yards on the ground. In the opening quarter he got his team on board first with a 35 yard touchdown run, followed by a Mike Gilbert extra point.
The Panthers then found themselves in an unusual position as Cambridge went to the air and scored twice before the end of the first quarter as Chatham found themselves down 14-7. In the second quarter the Panthers went back to Keyes again and he responded with two scores as Chatham went up 19-14 and would never look back.
Coming out of the half the Panthers added two more scores as Keyes ran in a 30 yarder and Ryan Coons added a 60 yard trot. Coons rushed for over 130 yards on the ground in addition to Keyes massive total.
Chatham also threw the ball an unusual 9 times with junior quarterback Tanner Niles completing 4 of them. The vaunted Panther defense continued their strong season of play after having a rough first quarter. The Chatham defense has allowed just one team all season to score on them 3 times in one game.
Up next for the Panthers is a highly anticipated showdown against fellow unbeaten Hoosick Falls. The Panthers will come in as the slight underdog as Hoosick Falls was ranked 7th in the latest New York State poll while Chatham was 12th.
Hudson v. Cobleskill
The Bluehawks who season ended earlier than they had hoped had a cross over game this week against Cobleskill. Hudson had faced the Bulldogs once already this year and came away with an 18-13 win.
In this contest Hudson scored first before falling behind and having to then score last to pull out an exciting 22-18 win. Hudson got on the board first when Talib Barksdale hit Tayron Bryant on a 70 yard touchdown strike. Mike Black added the two point conversion for an 8-0 lead.
Cobleskill responded with a touchdown in the second quarter and two more in the third for an 18-8 lead before Hudson finally got on board again. Barksdale hooked up with the always dangerous Nevin Sheldon this time and Bryant added the two point conversion to pull the Bluehawks within two.
In the fourth Barksdale hooked up with Bryant again for the game winning touchdown as Hudson pulled ahead for good.
Keep an eye on www.ccSCOOP.com after all our teams have completed play for a look at who the Bluehawks are expected to lose and return next year.
Taconic Hills v. Mechanicville
The Titans season came to a close this week when they fell 21-20 in a heart breaker to Mechanicville. The Titans got touchdowns by Nick Warren and Nolan Boice on the ground while Spencer Winter added a blocked punt for a score.
With under a minute to play Mechanicville marched down the field for a score that pulled them within one. Rather than go for the kick and the tie Mechanicville went for two and converted to pull out the win.
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