Phipps, Indians advance

Landon Phipps scored three goals and had two assists to lead 15th-seeded Glens Falls past 18th-seeded Johnstown 8-1 on Tuesday in a Section II Class B play-in round boys’ soccer matchup in Glens Falls.

The Indians raced out to a 5-0 lead at the halftime break and coasted to the victory. Jack Mostiff added two goals and two assists for Glens Falls, which advances to take on second-seeded Greenville on Wednesday in a Class B first round contest.

Trey Naselli scored the lone goal for Johnstown.

Boys’ cross country: Host Lake George topped the field at the Lake George Mini-invitational meet. The Warriors finished with 26 total points, ahead of Hoosic Valley (44), Corinth (75) and Hartford (84). Hoosic Valley’s Ethan Sheldon won the race with a time of 15 minutes, 57.3 seconds. Isaac Herrick of Lake George was second (16:09.8) and Hoosic Valley’s Jake Kinnicut (16:16.3) rounded out the top three.

Girls’ cross country: Greenwich spoiled the host Lake George girls’ team’s shot at the top spot in the Lake George Mini-invitational. The Witches placed first with 32 total points while the Warriors were second with 52 points. Hoosic Valley was third with 58 total points. Nina Sgambelluri took first in the race with a time of 17:22.1. Hoosic Valley teammates Lily Czub (17:42.3) and Sophia Squires (17:49.2) were second and third, respectively.

Girls’ volleyball: Burnt Hills kept its perfect Suburban Council record intact with a 3-0 sweep of rival Averill Park. The Spartans, who are 11-0 in league play and 21-3 overall, won by scores of 25-11, 25-7 and 25-3. Callie Chevalier had nine kills, three aces and five digs to lead Burnt Hills . ... Columbia climbed to 12-1 overall and 10-1 in the Suburban with a 3-0 sweep of Shaker. Arrica Silliman had 14 assists, three kills and five digs for the Blue Devils, who won by scores of 25-18, 25-8 and 25-14. Peyton Strand had five kills and eight digs to lead Shaker (4-8).