Castleton State's Chloe Green scored the deflection goal over the Cardinal's Lily Bailey for the 10 lead. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State Cardinals opened their season in impressive fashion, defeating the Castleton State Spartans 4-1 at the Plattsburgh State Field House in front of 350 fans. The game did not start the way the Cardinals had hoped, as Castleton struck first in the 14th minute. Gwen Bridges found the back of the net on a deflection, giving the Spartans an early 1-0 advantage. Plattsburgh answered immediately. Just one minute later, Bailee LaFountain scored her first goal of the season to even the match at 1-1. The Cardinals continued to apply pressure and took the lead for good in the 26th minute. Alana Delacruz capitalized on a rebound and buried a shot into a wide-open net, putting Plattsburgh ahead 2-1 heading into halftime. In the second half, the Cardinals kept control of the match. LaFountain added her second goal of the game in the 76th minute, finding the corner of the net to extend the lead to 3-1. LaFountain was not finished. In the 86th minute, she completed the hat trick when her shot ricocheted off the post and into the net, giving Plattsburgh a commanding 4-1 lead. The Cardinals held on from there to secure the season-opening victory and improve to 1-0. Plattsburgh dominated throughout the contest, recording 36 shots on goal. The Cardinals' goalkeeping unit combined for 13 saves in the win. Plattsburgh will look to move to 2-0 when it travels to take on Farmington State on Saturday. Castleton falls to 0-1 on the season after dropping its opener on the road. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lilly Bailey (1) with the sliding stop as Castleston State's Maya Coviello (15). Gallery

Peru's Connor Baehere (4) with the turn and burn to get by the Northeastern Clinton defender and get inside the box. It would be a battle in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boys' Soccer as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would meet up with the Peru Nighthawks in Champlain, New York, as the conference title would be on the line. The Nighthawks would get the lone goal in the first half from Deacon Whittmarsh as they would take the 1-0 lead into the halftime. When the teams returned for the second half, the Nighhawks would stay on the gas pedal, and they would add a pair of goals from Deacon Whittmarsh and Seanan Edwards as they secured the 3-0 victory and were crowned co-champs for the regular season. In the winning effort, the Nighthawks are 12-1 on the season and will finish the season out against Saranac Lake next week. As for the Northeastern Clinton, they will finish their season next week. Gallery

Peru's Seenan Edwards (5) with the backward pass to get by the defenders and take it to the net for the scoring chance. Gallery

Chazy's Caitlyn Harvey (11) and Colton-Pierrepont Colts (9) battle for the loose ball. It would be the NYSPHSAA Northern Region Finals from the Plattsburgh State Field House and feature a couple of top 5 teams in the state, with the #3 Colton-Pierrepont Colts taking on the #5 Chazy Eagles. The game would be tight throughout the first half as both teams would have chances to get the match's opening goal but would head to the locker room tied at 0. When the teams returned for the second half, it would be more of the same as it was starting to look like we were headed to overtime. The Colts would get a pair of goals in the final ten minutes as they would secure the 2-0 victory, punch their ticket to the final four next weekend in Cortland, and enter with an undefeated record at 18-0-2. As for the Chazy Eagles, their run has ended at 8-7-2. Gallery

Chazy's Avery Parker (6) with the shot on the net past the defender as they tried to get on the board. Gallery

Chazy's Landon Duprey (8) with the shot on net as he would have 1 of the 2 Eagles goals on the day. It would be the Northern Regional Finals of the NYSPHSAA Class D Boy's Soccer tournament, and it would feature the #3 Heuvelton Bulldogs from Section X and the #4 Chazy Eagles from Section VII from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse with a berth to the final four on the line. The Eagles would waste little time getting on the board in the 7th minute of the game on the masterful shot from Landon Duprey for the Eagle's 1-0 lead. The defenses would be on the mark for the rest of the half, as that would be the only half score. When the teams returned for the second half, the Eagles would strike early again, this time in the 43rd minute as Jacoby Weeden with the touch to give the Eagles the 2-0 lead. The Eagles would have their defense up to the task the rest of the game as they would hold on for the 2-0 lead and get the return trip to Middletown and the final four next weekend as they go to 17-2-1 on the season. As for the Heuvelton Bulldogs, the season will end at 16-3. Gallery

Chazy's Landon Duprey (8) and Heuvelton (14) battle for the ball deep in the Eagles zone as they extend their lead. Gallery

Chazy's Landon Duprey (8) and Keene's Max Hyman (5) battle for the ball along the sidelines as the Eagles were on the attack. It would be the Class D Section VII Boy's Soccer Championship from Beekmantown High School, and there would be a traditional powerhouse there; still, this time, they would be the underdog as they would come in as the #2 seed and take on the #1 Keene Beavers, with the winner headed to the New York State tournament. The Chazy Eagles would be looking to defend their title and would get the game's opening goal at the 15-minute mark from Madox Tyndall to make it a 1-0 game, and that is where the game would stay through the first half. The game would stay there till the 55th minute when the Eagles and Tyndall would score again and take control of the game at 2-0. That is where the game would finish, and the Eagles would win as they go 17-2-1 in the season and will take on the winner of Section X on November 9th in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. As for the Keene Beavers, their season would end at 16-3 on the season. Gallery

Keene's Carter Smith (19) with the slide tackle on Chazy Pryce Parker (9) to break up the play and Eagles offensive play. Gallery