The best of the week in Section II
Honor roll
A look at this past week’s top performers:
Faith demars, Ballston spa girls’ cross country: The junior captured the Division III race at the Burnt Hills Invitational Saturday, covering the 3.04-mile course at Saratoga Spa State Park in 17 minutes, 46.83 seconds. Rory graham, Burnt hills girls’ cross country: Recorded a second in the Division III race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (18:13.61). elaine atanasova, duanesburg girls’ cross country: Secured the win in the Division I race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (18:23.79).
Nina sgambelluri, greenwich girls’ cross country: Delivered a second in the varsity Class C race at the Manhattan Invitational, covering the 2.5-mile course in 15:03.2. Brynne wright, greenwich girls’ cross country: Came in fourth in the varsity Class C race at the Manhattan Invitational (15:10.6). Jada dennis, shenendehowa girls’ cross country: Registered a 14th-place finish in the Eastern States Championship race at the Manhattan Invitational (15:08.4).
Tyler Berg, Burnt hills boys’ cross country: Prevailed in the Division III race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (14:47.57). aidan gillooley, Burnt hills boys’ cross country: Came in second in the Division III race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (15:01.27). evan Brennan, Burnt hills boys’ cross country: Produced a fourth-place finish in the Division III race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (15:16.37). antonio Beltran, schalmont boys’ cross country: Captured the title in the Division II race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (15:46.13). Francisco Beltran, schalmont boys’ cross country: Finished second in the Division II race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (15:48.09).
Brandon olden, North warren boys’ cross country: Captured the Division I race at the Burnt Hills Invitational (15:48.81). alex hislop, shenendehowa boys’ cross country: The senior registered a fourth-place finish in the varsity Class C race at the Manhattan Invitational in 12:57.7.
Nick Logan, Queensbury boys’ cross
country: Came in third in the varsity Class B race at the Manhattan Invitational (13:01.1). Marty dolan, Niskayuna boys’ cross country: Finished fourth in the varsity Class F race at the Manhattan Invitational (13:00.8). Nolan crowley, saratoga golf: Captured medalist honors at the state qualifier at Orchard Creek Gold Club with a two-day total of 152 (10 over par).
Lindsey Frank, saratoga field hockey: Scored three goals in a 5-0 win against Glens Falls and tallied two goals and three assists in a 5-2 decision over Guilderland.
Lillian hickey, hoosick Falls field hockey: Scored 12 goals and added three assists over four games as the Panthers defeated Greenwich (8-0), Granville (6-1), Corinth (6-0) and Cambridge-salem (6-0).
Jack Mendrysa, cba boys’ soccer: The junior scored four goals Saturday to lift the Brothers past Bethlehem 4-2.
Teddy Borgos, Queensbury boys’ soccer: Tallied four goals to power the Spartans to a 7-1 decision over Glens Falls.
Jeff Luce, Mechanicville boys’ soccer: The senior striker struck for five goals as the Red Raiders knocked off Hoosick Falls 7-0. dom hirschoff, Maple hill boys’ soccer: Scored in the second half to provide the Wildcats a 1-0 victory over Scotia and recorded three goals in a 6-0 verdict over Chatham. amya Naja, south glens Falls girls’ soccer: Produced one goal and three assists in a 5-2 win against Queensbury and tallied two goals in a 5-0 victory over Amsterdam. isabella Bisceglia, Tamarac girls’ soccer: Scored four goals in a 4-1 triumph over Mechanicville and netted a shot in the second overtime as the Bengals bested Berlin 2-1. Richie Quinn, Niskayuna football: Caught 11 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown in a 26-17 win at Bethlehem.
Jake williams, saratoga football: Completed 4 of 5 passes for 177 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-46 win over Schenectady. Liam o’mara, Queensbury football: The senior rushed for 180 yards and six touchdowns, scored on a trio of two-point conversions to account for every point in a 42-21 victory against Burnt Hills.
Nacier hundley, holy Trinity football: Hauled in six passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns as the Pride rallied past Stillwater 35-21 to win the Class C Central Division. James galarneau, stillwater football: The junior quarterback rushed 38 times for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-21 loss against Holy Trinity.
Team of the week holy Trinity football: After generating only 7 yards on offense in the first half, the Pride rallied after intermission to produce a 35-21 decision over Stillwater.
Coming up
Here’s a look at this week’s key games: Girls’ tennis sectionals at schenectady’s central Park: 8 a.m. Tuesday and 2 p.m. Wednesday
Cross country greenwich invitational at spa state Park: 4 p.m. Friday
Rensselaer county Meet at grafton state Park: 4 p.m. Friday albany county Meet at colonie Town Park: 4:45 p.m. Friday
Field hockey guilderland at Bethlehem: 3 p.m. Thursday shaker at Niskayuna: 3 p.m. Thursday columbia at saratoga at adirondack dome: 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Football saratoga at shenendehowa: 7 p.m. Friday Ballston spa at averill Park: 7 p.m. Friday stillwater at chatham: 7 p.m. Friday Lake george/hadley-luzerne at hoosick Falls: 7 p.m. Friday
Voorheesville at holy Trinity: 1 p.m. Saturday