High School Scores & Highlights: Black Horses Earn Top Seed, Sensational Saints Win 10 Straight
Spa Catholic 8th grade volleyball player Brooke Nucera earned 15 assists and 6 aces against Waterford-Halfmoon on Oct. 3. The performance helped the Saints earn one of 10 straight victories. Image via SCC Saints Athletics.
The Schuylerville varsity boys’ soccer team participates in a “pink game” against Glens Falls on
Oct. 1. Photo via the Schuylerville Black Horses Varsity Club.
BLACK HORSES END REGULAR SEASON WITH 6-GAME WIN STREAK
The Schuylerville boys’ varsity soccer team ended their regular season with a bang, securing six straight wins to finish the year with an 8-4-2 overall record and an undefeated 8-0 league record, allowing them to enter the Foothills Council Tournament as the top seed.
On Oct. 3 against Amsterdam, Schuylerville nabbed a 4-1 win. Dean Barraclough led the Horses with 2 goals and an assist, while Colden Harrison scored and tallied an assist.
On Oct. 6, the Horses shut out Queensbury 2-0. Both of Schuylerville’s goals were scored in the second half as Brodie Janik and Thomas Tyler found the net, with William Brandt picking up an assist. The back line of Janik, Seth Frydel, Ryder Winchell, Shane Barraclough, and Hayden Peck played well for Schuylerville.
To close out the regular season, Schuylerville dominated Hudson Falls 8-0 on Oct. 8. In that contest, Marvin Aguilar recorded a hat trick and Dean Barraclough notched a brace and 2 assists.
Foothills Tournament action was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
SENSATIONAL SAINTS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 10
The Saratoga Central Catholic varsity volleyball team extended its win streak to 10 straight games last week after a 3-1 victory over Hoosic Valley. Prior to that contest, the Saints had back-to-back 3-0 shutout wins against Cambridge (on Oct. 6) and Waterford-Halfmoon (Oct. 3).
Standout 8th grader Brooke Nucera earned 15 assists and 6 aces against Waterford-Halfmoon, bringing her season total to 41 assists. Against Cambridge, Gia Roche had 9 kills and 5 aces, Andi Brown had 10 digs and 3 aces, and Emery Moser had 11 assists and 3 blocks for Spa Catholic.
The team also held its annual Pink Day on Oct. 14, hosting a match against Stillwater to help raise awareness for breast cancer.
B-SPA GIRLS SOCCER SQUAD IMPRESSES WITH 3 SHUTOUTS IN A ROW
The Ballston Spa girls’ varsity soccer team won three straight games this month, shutting out Columbia 3-0 on Oct. 11, Niskayuna 1-0 on Oct. 9, and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 3-0 on Oct. 7.
Against Columbia, the Scotties’ Haley Wiltsie earned 2 goals and Liv Wheaton chipped in the third; Leah Szmarz had the lone goal against Niskayuna; and Szmarz, Wiltsie, and Riley Froschauer each earned one goal apiece against Burnt Hills.
The team’s overall record stood at 9-4-1 prior to an Oct. 15 game against Averill Park.
SPA CATHOLIC GIRLS’ SOCCER RESULTS
The Saints girls’ varsity soccer team has had ups and downs this season, beginning sluggishly with 5 losses and a tie before then going on a hot streak with 4-straight victories in mid-to-late September. Since then, it’s been a mixed bag, with 4 losses and 2 wins.
On Oct. 3, the squad shut out Watervliet 2-0, with Alison Fuller scoring both goals for Spa Catholic. Goalie Grace Shaefer earned 6 saves. On Oct. 2, the team failed to score a goal, falling to Whitehall 1-0 in a double overtime contest. On Sept. 30, the Saints again couldn’t put points on the board, losing 3-0 to Corinth.
SARATOGA FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TWICE
The Saratoga Springs field hockey team lost to Bethlehem Central 1-0 on Oct. 8 before falling to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 5-0 on Oct. 10. Despite the pair of losses, the Blue Streaks had a 11-4 record heading into a Friday contest against Guilderland. The team also had a five-game win streak from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3.