#10 Providence Friars Vs #20 Clarkson Golden Knights November 29th 2024

Adirondack Winter Invitational
shorthanded goal
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Kyle Coryea

Providence's Nick Poisson (12) puts it over Clarkson's Ethan Langenegger (1) for the shorthanded goal to make it a 2-0 game. It would be the second game of the day from the famed Herb Brooks Arena as part of the 2nd annual Adirondack Winter Invitational, and it would feature a matchup inside the top the 20 as the #10 Providence Friars would square off with the #20 Clarkson Golden Knights. The game would start for the Friars as they would waste little time getting the contest's opening goal at the 4:15 mark of the first period on Tanner Adams's seventh goal of the season and take the early 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 13:34 mark of the period when the Friars would score this time on the shorthand from Nick Poisson for his 4th of the season. The Golden Knights would finally get into the scoring act two minutes later when Jared Mangan scored the powerplay for his fourth season, and that's where the first period would end. The game would stay there till the 8:57 mark of the second period when the Golden Knights found the equalizer from Ryan Richardson for his fourth of the season and tied the game. That would be the last of the scoring for regulation, and the next 32 minutes would go without a goal. So the teams would head to the overtime, and for some three-on-three hockey, at the 1:57 mark of the period, Graham Gamache would get the game-winner and his third goal of the season. In the winning effort for the Friar, Phillipp Svedeback made 23 saves as they went to 9-3-2 in the season and played for the St. Lawrence Saints tomorrow to finish the tournament. As for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 28 saves as they fall to 9-5-1 and will have another top-20 opponent tomorrow as they will take on the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks. Gallery

Morrisville State Mustangs @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals November 23rd 2024

SUNYAC Mens Hockey
wrister
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Jake Lanyi (37) with the backhanded wrister shot on net as the Cardinals would get the 4-1 win over the Mustangs. The Cardinals would return home for the second straight night as this time they would take on SUNYAC contender the Morrisville State Mustangs from the Ronnie B in front of 1600 fans on Casella Teddy Bear toss night. The game would start well for the Cardinals as they would get the game's opening goal from Tio D'Addario at the 6:09 mark of the first period. The lead would only stay at one for a short time as the Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 just over a minute later on the Colin Callanan goal. The game would remain there till the 3:44 mark of the third period when Jake Sacratini power-play goal to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead. The Mustangs would finally be able to get on the board at the 9:03 mark of the third period when they would light the lamp on the Evan Fraccaro power play goal. The Cardinals would waste little time regaining their three-goal lead when Ryan Poorman scored a shorthanded goal 40 seconds later, making it a 4-1 game. The Cardinals would control the game from there for the win as they go to 3-3 on the season. Jacon Hearne would make 11 saves on the night, and they go to 3-3 season. The Cardinals will return to action next weekend in Middlebury for the annual Layer 8 shootout. Gallery

Buffalo State Bengals @ #7 Plattsburgh State Cardinals November 23rd 2024

SUNYAC Women's Hockey
breakaway score
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Mae Olshansky (18) comes in on the breakaway and puts it over the shoulder for the score as the Cardinals get the 4-0 victory. The #7 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home for the first time since November 2nd, and this time, they would take on SUNYAc for the Buffalo State Bengals in front of 360 fans at the Ronnie B Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals would open the scoring on the power play with Kayson Ruegge's goal at the 13:37 mark of the first period. The Cardinals would waste little time extending their lead to 2-0 on Tessa Morris's goal 2 minutes later. The game would remain there till the 11:05 mark of the third period when Mae Olshansky would score for the Cardinals and make it a 3-0 game. Then, to finish off the scoring for the Cardinals, a minute later, Kate Conlon lights the lamp and makes it a 4-0, and that's where the game would finish. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make nine saves on the day for the shutout, and the Cardinals would go to 4-1. The Cardinals will return to action next weekend at home as they will host the Cardinal Panther Classic and will take on St. Norbert. Gallery

Moriah Vikings (VII) VS #6 Greenwich Witches November 23rd 2024

NYSPHSA Class D Football Quarterfinals
2024 NYSPHSAA North Regional Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Greenwich Witches would be crowned the 2024 NYSPHSA Class D Northern Regional champs with their 34-6 win over the Moriah Vikings. The NYSPHSAA Class D football tournament quarterfinals would be the Moriah Vikings from Section VII. It would take on the #6 Greenwich Witches from the Beekmantown High School with a spot in the final four from Middletown next weekend on the line. The Witches would get the game's opening score just 3:53 into the game on the 20-yard keeper by Ryan Ingber for the 6-0 lead. The Witches wouldn't be done there as they would score again at the 8:17 mark of the first quarter on a 39-yard pass and catch Jay'den White to make it a 12-0 game. The game would stay there till there was about 2:30 left in the half when Ryan Ingber would score again, and this time from 23 yards, as the Witches would take the 18-0 lead, and that's where the first half would end. When the teams returned for the second, the Witches would pick up where they left off, strike on a 48-yard pass, and catch Joseph Radovich to expand their lead to 26-0. Then, about halfway through the fourth quarter, the Vikings would get on the board and break the shutout bid on the score from the Hughey run to make it a 26-6 game. Then, with about 2:30 left in the game, the Witches would add one more score, this time from William Weber, as they would secure the 34-6 victory. That would end the season for the Moriah Vikings as they finish at 4-5. As for the Greenwich Witches, their season will continue as they go to 10-1, and they will take on #4 Burke Catholic in the final four next weekend from Middletown. Gallery

Herkimer Community College Generals @ Clinton Community Cougars November 22nd 2024

NJCAA Division III Region III Men's Basketball
slam jam
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Evan Patrie

Herkimer's Tajuan Thomas (12) with the alley-oop slam as he would lead all scorers with 20 points. The Clinton Community College Cougars would be back in action at the Cougars Den, taking on the top 5 teams in Region III in the Herkimer Community College Generals. The Cougars would do their best in front of the home crowd to stay with the Generals through the first half, as the Generals would take the 40-30 lead into the locker room at the break. When the teams would return for the second half, the Generals would come out on fire, and the Cougars would not have any answer for them as the Generals would win the half 50-33. In the winning effort for the Generals, Tajuan Thomas would lead the way with 20 points on the night as they went to 6-1 on the season; as for the Cougars, Malike Alassani and Elijah Carroll would each have 11 points as the Cougars fall to 4-4 on the season and they will return to action December 3rd as they will travel to take on SUNY Canton. Gallery

Hudson Valley Community College Vikings @ Clinton Community Cougars November 20th 2024

NJCAA Division III Region III Men's Basketball
around the defender
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Kyle Coryea

Clinton Community's Victor Duenno (2) takes it up and around the defender on the drive to the basket for the score. The Clinton Community College Cougars would return home for the first time in 11 days as they would take on the Hudson Valley Community College Renegades at the campus gym. The game would take a bit to get going as both teams were looking to warm up in the gym, but it would be close through the first half, and the Cougars would take a slim 39-38 lead into the intermission. When the teams return for the second half, the offenses come with them, and the game turns into a track meet, with the Vikings winning the half 51-44 to get the road win 89-83. Although the Cougars would have their chances down the stretch and even have the lead with about three minutes left in the game. In the winning effort for the Vikings Julius Reed would lead the way 22 points as they go to 1-3 on the season, As for the Cougars they will go to 4-3 on the season and will look to get back on the winning side as they will host Herkimer on Friday night. Gallery

St Lawrence Saints @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals November 19th 2024 18th 2023

NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
breakaway layup
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Kyle Coryea

St. Lawrence's Caelan McHarney (4) takes flight for the Saints ahead of Plattsburgh State's Jaden Wilson (11), as she would have a team-high 10 points on the night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Basketball team would be back in action at Memorial as they would look to extend their winning streak to three as they would take on North Country foe from the Liberty League, the St. Lawrence Saints. The game would start well for the home Cardinals in the high pace affair with a 19-13 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The Saints would keep coming, though, and they would take it into the intermission tied at 33 with a 20-14 quarter. When the teams would return for the third quarter, the Saints would stay hot as they would come out with a 17-11 quarter, taking the lead at 50-44 and entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the home Cardinals would do their best to get the lead back, and they would even have their chance down the stretch to tie the game with under ten seconds, but it would come up short with a 16-14 quarter, and the Saints would get the 64-60 win. In the winning effort for the Saints, they would stay perfect on the season at 4-0, and Caelan McHarney and Annie Perry would have ten each to lead the Saints. As for the Cardinals, Imani Walcott would lead all scorers with 19 points, and they would fall to 2-2 on the season. They will be back in action Saturday against Clarkson. Gallery

Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic Day 2: Castleton State Spartans Vs Potsdam State Bears November 16th 2024

NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
leans in for the shot
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Kyle Coryea

Potsdam State's Xy'el Bradford draws the contact as she leans in for the shot as part of her game-high 19 points. It would be the second day of the Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic, and the opening game would be a matchup between Little East Conference and SUYAC foes as the Potsdam Stae Bears would take on the Castleton State Spartans. The game would start low scoring as they were feeling each other out, as the Bears would have a slim 10-8 lead after the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, the offenses for both teams would start to get in a rhyme in the early season contest as the Bears would win the quarter 20-12 and take the 30-20. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Bears would stay hot and win the quarter 16-11 and take the 46-31 lead into the 4th quarter. In the fourth quarter, the teams would play even throughout, and the Spartans would have the slim win of 14-13, but it would not be enough as the Bears would get the 59-45 victories. In the winning effort for the Bears, Xy'el Bradford would lead the way with 19 points as they went to 2-2 on the season. As for the Spartans, they would have players with 11 points in the game as they go to 1-2 in the season. Gallery

Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic Day 2: Utica Pioneers @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals November 16th 2024 18th 2023

NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
three from the elbow
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Kayla Johannesen (24) with the three from the wing as the Cardinals would get the 67-40 victory. It would be the last game of the 2024 Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic, and it would be the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals from the SUNYAC taking on the Utica Pioneers from the Empire 8 as they would celebrate the 50 years of women's in sports on the NCAA level. The Cardinals would start hard against the Pioneers and have the 22-6 lead after the opening quarter. In the second quarter, the Pioneers would do their best to slow the Cardinals down, but they would still win the quarter 15-7 and take the 37-13 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Pioneers would have their best offensive quarter as they would score 15, but the Cardinals would still beat them with 21 as they took the 58-28 lead into the 4th quarter. In that fourth quarter, the teams would empty the benches, and the Pioneers would win the quarter 12-9, but the Cardinals would hold for a convincing 67-40 victory. Julia Greek would lead the way with 13 points in the winning effort as the Cardinals scored 2-1 on the season. As for the Pioneers, Vanessa Hall would have ten points as they fall to 0-3 on the season. Gallery

#16 Beekmantown Eagles (VII) VS #22 Ogdensburg Blue Devils November 8th 2024

NYSPHSA Class B Football Opening Round
2024 7/10 Super Bowl Champions Class B
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Kyle Coryea

The Ogdensburg Blue Devils would be named the 2024 Class B 7/10 Super Bowl champions 14-10. It would be the opening round of the NYSPHSAA Class B Football tournament, and it would feature the #16 Beekmantwn Eags from Section VII taking on the #22 Ogdensburg Blue Devils from Section X from the Plattsburgh High School with the winner getting a spot in the quarterfinals. It will host Section II, Glens Falls. The game would start as a defensive battle with both teams feeling each other out, and there would be no scoring in the opening quarter. The first score of the game would come in the opening minute of the second quarter when the Blue Devils got one board with a 7-yard run by Luca Labella for the 7-0 lead. However, the Eagles would answer right back on their next drive with an 8-yard quarterback keeper as Porter Hunter would score to tie the game up at seven, and that's where they would stay for intermission. The Eagles would take their first lead of the game at 10-7 on a 31-yard field goal from Patrick Hagadorn at the 8:42 mark of the third quarter. The game would stay there till the 3:03 mark of the fourth quarter when Luca LaBella would find the endzone for the second time of the night from 2 yards out for the 14-10 Blue Devils end. The Eagles would have their chance down the stretch to get their lead back, but their effort would come up short, and the Blue Devils would get the 14-10 win. In the winning effort, the Ogdensburg Blue Devils go to 9-1 on the second and will get Glenns Falls next weekend in the quarterfinals from Potdsdam. As for the Beekmanton Eagles, their season will end at 8-2. Gallery

#3 Colton Pierrepont Colts Vs #5 Chazy Eagles November 9th 2024

NYSPHSAA Northern Regional Class D Girl's Soccer
2024 NYSPHSAA North Regional Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Colton-Pierrepont Colts are crowned the 2024 Northern Region Champions with a 2-0 victory. 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

#3 Heuvelton Bulldogs Vs #4 Chazy Eagles November 9th 2024

NYSPHSAA Class D Northern Region Finals
2024 NYSPHSAA North Regional Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The #4 Chaxy Eagles are your 2024 NYSPHSAA Northern Region Class D Boys Soccer champions with a 2-0 win over the #3 Heuvelton Bulldogs. 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

#1 Saranac Lake Red Storm Vs #2 Saranac Spartans November 9th 2024

Section VII Class C Finals
2024 Section VII Class C Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Saranac Spartans would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Champions with their 30-28 victory over the Saranac Lake Red Storm. It would be the battle of the Saranacs once again for the Section VII Class C Championship from the Beekmantown High School for the right to head to the NYSPHSAA Class C Tournament. The game would start with the Red Storm jumping out to a quick 13-0 lead, but the Spartans would come back with a couple of scores of their own as they would take the 14-13 lead into the locker room at the half. When the teams return for the second half, it will be a back-and-forth game, but neither team will be able to get any separation. In the game's closing minute, the Spartans would score to take the 30-22 lead. The Red Storm would thunder down the head, and they would get the touchdown. Knowing that they needed the two to two tie the game, they would take their quarterback on the sweep, Zack Goet, but they would come up just short, and the Spartans would get the 30-28 victory. In the winning effort, the Spartans go to 3-6 on the season as they will head to section x next week for their state game. As for the Saranac Lake, Red Storm would end their season at 4-4. Gallery

#1 Moriah Vikings Vs #2 Ausable Valley Patriots November 9th 2024

Section VII Class D Finals
2024 Section VII Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Champions with a 43-14 victory over the Ausable Valley Patriots. It would be the section vii class D championship football game from the Beekmantown High School, and it would feature the #1 Moriah Vikings and the #2 Ausable Valley Patriots, with the winner getting a spot in the NYSPHSAA Class D Tournament quarterfinals on November 23rd. The game's opening score would be one rare variety as the Vikings would get a safety with five minutes left in the quarter and take the 2-0 lead. Then, with 4 minutes left in the quarter, we would have our first touchdown as they would hit Chase McGiness for the touchdown and take the 10-0 lead. The Patriots would come back and get on the board just 36 seconds into the second quarter on the 22-yard run by John Fletcher to make it a 10-6 game. The Vikings would answer right back at the 2:35 mark of the quarter on a 4-yard strike to Cooper Allen, and they would regain their double-digit lead at 17-6. The Patriots would not let that get them down as they would answer right back 90 seconds later on the Hayden Bombard 15-yard strike and be back within one score at 18-14. The Vikings would answer back with a 6-yard run by Jacob Mascarenas and take the 24-14 lead into the locker room. When the teams return for the second half, the Vikings will take control of the game as they got three more unanswered scores from Cooper Allen, Jacob Mascarenas, and Jaydin Hughes, securing the 43-14 victory. In the winning effort, the Moriah Vikings would go to 3-4 on the season and will play the section 1 team in the quarterfinals of the state tournament in two weeks. As for the Ausable Valley Patriots, their season will end at 0-8. Gallery

#1 Beekmantown Eagles VS #2 Peru Nighthawks November 8th 2024

Section VII Class B Finals
2024 Section VII Class B Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Beekmantown Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Champions with a 32-0 win over the Peru Nighthawks. It would be the Section VII Class B Football championships from the Plattsburgh High School, and it would be the classic rivalry as the #1 Beekmantown Eagles would take on their longtime rivals, the #2 Peru Nighthawks, for the title and the berth in the NYSPHSAA tournament. The game would start well for the Eagles as they would get on the board in the 7th minute of the first quarter when Patrick Hagadorn would hit the 34-yard field goal and give them the 3-0 lead. In the closing seconds of the first quarter, the Eagles would get the game's first touchdown on a 24-yard run from Shamus Bilbeau and take the 10-0 lead. Then, just past the halfway mark of the second quarter, the Eagles would connect on another field goal and take the 13-0 lead. However, during that drive, there would be a scary moment as the Eagles Quarterback Josh Sands would be tackled, have his lower leg, get rolled up on, and need to be stretched off the field. Then, with 11 seconds left in the half, the Eagles would strike again on Shamus Bilbeau's second game score, this time from 5 yards out, and take the 19-0 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Nighthawks would do their best to keep them in the game as the defense would step up, and there would be no scoring in the quarter, and the Eagles would hold onto the 19-0 lead as they entered the 4th quarter. In that fourth quarter, though, the Eagles would waste little time adding to their lead when Shamus Bilbeau would get his third game score, this time from 7 yards out, and they would take the 26-0 lead. Then, with just over two minutes left in the game, the Eagles would put the icing on the cake with a touchdown from Parker Broughton and make it a 33-0 win. With the win, the Eagles go to 8-1 on the season and will head to the Nymphs tournament next weekend against Ogdensburg on November 15th at Plattsburgh High School. As for the Peru Nighthawks, the season will end 6-3. Gallery

#4 Saranac Spartans @ #1 Plattsburgh Hornets November 4th 2024

Section VII Class B Semi-Finals
spike for point
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Natalie Battinelli (11) spikes over the defender for the score as the Hornets advance to the Section VII Class B Finals. It would be the start of the Section VII Volleyball playoffs, and the Plattsburgh High School would host one of the two semi-finals on this day. The #1 Plattsburgh Hornets would enter the playoffs undefeated as they would take on the #4 seeded Saranac Spartans with a spot in the Sectionals finals on Friday against the winner of the Beekmantown Eagles and Saranac Lake Red Storm. The home Hornets would come out firing, but the Spartans would do their best to keep the first set tight, and the Hornets would do better with a 25-19 victory. In the second set, the Spartans would after the win from the start of the seat, and they would get the 25-20 set win. As they head into the third set, the Chiefs would leave little to the imagination as they would get the easy 25-7 victory. As they would head to the 4th set, the Hornets would stay hot as they would get the easy 25-13 victory. The Hornets would win the match 3-1 and go to 17-0 on the season as they will take on the winner of the Beekmantown Eagles and Saranac Lake Red Storm Friday evening with a title on the line. As for the Saranac Spartans, their season would end at 10-7. Gallery

#2 Chazy Eagles Vs #1 Keene Beavers November 2nd 2024

Section VII Class D Boy's Soccer Championship
2024 Section VII Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Chazy Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Boy's Soccer champion for the 7th straight year with the 2-0 win over the Keene Beavers. 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

#1 Chazy Eagles Vs #2 Boquet Valley Griffins November 2nd 2024

Section VII Class D Girl's Soccer Championship
2024 Section VII Class D Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Chazy Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Girl's Soccer champions with the 1-0 overtime victory against the Boquet Valley Griffins. It would be the section VII Class D girls' Soccer championship from Beekmatown High School as the #1 Chazy Eagles would take on the #2 Boquet Valley Griffins with a birth in the New York State tournament and take on the winner of Section X, the following weekend. Both teams would have their chances throughout the afternoon, but neither could get a ball into the net. Both teams would have a chance to reach the winning goal. However, the game would lead to sudden death over time when deciding on a champion on this day. The Chazy Eagles would get the game-winning goal in the 87th minute from Brooke Stephens to give the 1-0 victory. The winning effort would give the 8-6-2 record as they enter the New York State tournament. As for the Boquet Valley Griffins, the season would end at 9-6-1. Gallery

#1 Moriah Vikings Vs #2 Ticonderoga Sentinels November 2nd 2024

Section VII Class C Girl's Soccer Championship
2024 Section VII Class C Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C champions with there 1-0 win over Ticonderoga in double overtime. It would be the Section vii Class C Girl's Soccer championship. The #1 Moriah Vikings take on the #2 Ticonderoga Sentinels for the right to enter the New York State tournament and take on the winner of Section X on November 6th. Both teams would have their chances throughout the match, including a goal by the Vikings that called back on a handball, and the scoreless match would continue. The regular 80th minutes would not be good today as they would head to overtime. In the 97th minute, the Vikings would finally get the first and only goal of the game from Alexis Mascarenas to secure their spot in the state tournament with their undefeated season at 17-0. They will take on #8 Lisbon Knights in the tournament's opening round. Gallery

#1 Saranac Spartans Vs #2 Northeastern Clinton Cougars November 1st 2024

Section VII Class B Girl's Soccer Championship
2024 Section VII Class B Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Northeastern Clinton Cougars are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Girls Soccer champions after winning the game in penalty kicks. It would be the section VII Class B Girl's Soccer championship from Suny Plattsburgh State Fied house, and it would feature the top two seeds with the #2 Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the #1 Sarana Spartans for the right to enter the New York State Girls Soccer championship. Both teams would have their chances throughout the evening, but neither team would be able to score through regulation, and over time, neither team would be able to get the ball in the net. So the game would need to head to penalty kicks, and in the seventh round, we would get our winner as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would get the win. And go to 6-8-2 on the season as they will play #2 Mechanicville in the opening round of the New York State Tournament. The Saranac Spartans' season will end on 7-6-3 the season. Gallery

#2 Saranac Spartans Vs #1 Northeastern Clinton Cougars November 1st 2024

Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer Championship
2024 Section VII Class B Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Northeastern Clinton Cougars are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer champion for the second year in a row. It would be the Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer championship from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse as the #1 Northeastern Clinton Cougars would take on the #2 Saranac Spartans with a berth in the New York state tournament on the line. The Cougars would waste little time in getting the game's opening goal as Evias Carpenter would score in the second minute to give them the early 1-0 lead. The defenses on both sides would stand tall for the rest of the half as neither team would score again in the half. When the teams would return for the second half, the Cougars would give themselves some breathing room in the 66th minute on the goal from Ashton Turner, and from there, the Cougars would hold on for the 2-0 win and be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Champions for the second year in a row as they will enter the tournament with an 11-2-4 record ranked 18th in the state and will take on the undefeated and number 4 team in the state Menachicsville in the opening round. As for the Saranac Spartans, their season will end at 9-6-2. Gallery

#3 Plattsburgh Hornets @ #2 Peru Nighthawks November 1st 2024

Section VII Class B Semi-Finals
sack
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Kyle Coryea

A pair of Peu Nighthawks would bring down Plattsburgh's Dan Hartman (11) behind the line for the sack. It would be the lone section vii football gamer of the weekend as the #2 Peru Nighhawks would host the #3Plattsburgh Hornets in Class B semi-finals as the winner would get the #1 Beekmantown Eagles the next weekend at Plattsburgh High School with a title on the line. The Nighthawks would get the game's opening points halfway through the first quarter in an unusual way with a safety and take the 2-0 lead. The Nighthawks would then add a touchdown two minutes later from Elijah Hendricks on the 12-yard pass and take the 9-0 lead. The game would stay there till the six-minute mark of the second when Wyatt Bridges would score from 2 yards out to take a 16-0 lead. Then, with three minutes left in the half, the Hornets would get on the board with a two-yard run from Dan Hartman to make it a 16-6 game, and that's where we would enter the half. When we returned for the third quarter, the Nighthawks would stay on the pedal when Wyatt Bridges would get the 16-yard score 4 minutes in and extend their lead to 23-6. The Hornets would answer back with three minutes left in the third quarter when Jahvari Anderson would score on the 26-yard pass reception to make it a 23-12 game. The Nighthawks would answer back 30 seconds into the 4th quarter when Wyatt Bridges would score from 19 yards out and make it a 30-12 game. Then, to finish off the game, Wyatt Bridges would score again 4th on the night, this time from 29 yards out, to secure the 37-12 victory. In the winning effort, the Nighthawks would go to 6-2 in the season as they will take on the Beekmantown Eagles in the Section VII Class B Finals on November 8th. Gallery

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