Covington sparks Albany to win

Daniel Covington nailed a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to give Albany 6865 win over Burnt Hillsballston Lake in a Suburban Council boys’ basketball game Friday in Albany.

Sincere Allah scored a game-high 26 points for the Falcons. Ben Kline led Burnt Hills with 21 points.

Covington got hot late, sinking three 3-pointers in the the final eight minutes, including the game-winner, to help his team prevail. He made five shots from beyond in the arc and finished with 23 points. More boys’ basketball: Taconic Hills cruised to a 7640 win over visiting Cairodurham in a Patroon Conference game. Zach Rowe scored 21 points and Tristan Super chipped in with 15 to lead the Titans. Jake Young scored half of the Mustangs points, finishing with a team-best 20. Nordic skiing: Forrest Slingerland of Glens Falls and Emma Murray of Saratoga Springs were victorious at the Johnstown/guilderland Invitational at Lapland Lake. Slingerland handily won the boys race in 23 minutes, 6.7 seconds. Patrick Cirillo and Alden Guay finished second and third, respectively, to lead Queensbury to the team title. Murray won the girls’ race in 27:20.3, nearly 40 seconds ahead of Courtney Krawiecki, who finished second to lead Shenendehowa to the girls’ team title. Girls’ basketball: Arianna Brandon had 16 points and Gianna Cirilla added 15 points to lift Schalmont over Cobleskill 53-29 in a Colonial Council battle. The Sabres trailed 16-14 at the halftime break but outscored the Bulldogs 20-5 in the third quarter to take control of the game and run away with the win . ... Mayfield raced out to a commanding 28-7 firstquarter lead and rolled past host Middleburgh 8027 in a Western Athletic Conference game.