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September 6, 2015
The Sunday Leader-Herald – 7B
Sports
2015 H.S. Boys Soccer Preview
Gloversville
Broadalbin--Perth
■ Coach: Brian Henry
(15th season)
■ Last yearʼs record:
14-4-1. Tied for first
place in South Division of
Foothills council; Lost to
Schalmont in sectional
semifinals.
■ Key departed players: Claudio Mastrocinque, Jordan Holik,
Ryan Dingman.
■ Key returning players: Stephen Spraker,
Jake Bunker, Austin
Famiglietti, Zach Monks,
Cam Monks, Ian Halloran, Griffin Goodemote,
John Person.
■ Newcomers: Keegan
Vedder, Will Austin, Sam
Finch, Noah Marek, Nick
Pickering, Ryan Zajaceskowski, Brayden
Jeffords, Kyle Jordan
■ Coachʼs comments:
“Despite our youth, we
are bringing back a lot of
experience. If we stay
healthy, we should be a
competitive team in the
Foothills.”
Mayfield
■ Coach: Jon Caraco
(9th season)
■ Last yearʼs record:
13-4-1. WAC North
champions and advanced to second round
of Class C sectionals.
■ Key departed players: Todd Briggs (21g,
7a, WAC MVP), Bobby
Gates (WAC first team),
riley Yager (WAC first
team), Tim Javarone
(WAC second team),
Matt Telfer, Dylan
Lanza, Malik Thompson,
Greg Felter.
■ Key returning players: Jack Albertin (WAC
first team, 7g, 10a),
James Sweeney (WAC
second team goalkeeper), Ryan Davis
(3g, 2a), Marc Radnai,
Brendan Gifford (8g, 4),
Carter Ivancic, Jared Albertin, Taylor Madeiros,
Harrison Harper.
■ Newcomers: Tyler
Almy, Dylan Sweet,
Brian Graf, Anthony
Brandow, Danny Ellis,
John Fancher, Tommy
Gates, Drew Snyder.
■ Coachʼs comments:
“The team is in the
midst of a tough preseason and is working very
hard. The goal is to become a competitive
team that plays hard for
eighty minutes of every
game. The WAC North
should be very competitive again this year with
tough games throughout
the season.”
The Leader-Herald/James A. Ellis
Johnstownʼs Jon Bearden (1) and Gloversvilleʼs Sam Poulin
(3) battle for control of the ball in the opening half of Thursdayʼs Foothills Council match at Johnstown High School.
Amsterdam
■ Coach: Chris Modelowski (1st season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 1-15 overall, 1-12 Foothills
council. Did not participate in sectionals.
■ Key departed players: Isaiah Cameron-Murray,
Antonio Alvarez.
■ Key returning players: Pat Corcoran, David
Jones, Jared Baldizon, Coco Maroto, Owen Denke,
Misha Murdoch, Tim Steele, Tim Kline, Elias Sanchez.
■ Newcomers: Dan VanEps, Tyler Meca, Anthony
Rossi, Kevin Vargas, Tony Bectres, John Capovan.
■ Coachʼs comments: “The team has changed
coaches and playing styles. With several new, young,
up-and-coming players we are looking to rebound and
become a threat in the Foothills Council this year.”
Johnstown
■ Coach: Mike Hill (Fourth season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 3-12-1 overall.
■ Key departed players: Jon Heroth (Section 2 goalkeeper runner-up).
■ Key returning players: Austin Heroth, Jon Bearden, Devin Boyle, Steve Camarra, Jake Cerasuolo,
Gino Young, Jake Richardson, Lukas Levin and Colin
Bump, Jake Billa, Mike Brown, Jordan Herron, Derek
Lee, Christian Solby, Danny Jarabek.
■ Newcomers: Jake Petrie, Erik Frank, Charlie Brown.
■ Coachʼs comments: “We are looking to be competitive in an extremely difficult league.”
Wells
■ Coach: Don Beach (Fourth season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 1-12.
■ Key departed players: David Foster, Tyler Peck,
Adrian Collado.
■ Key returning players: Stephen Beach, Ty Earley,
Nick Dopp, Erik Mattice, Taylor Chicoski, Daniel
OʼConnor, Nick Taylor, Caleb Trezise, Tucker Young.
■ Newcomers: Ryan Bolebruch, Cameron Knowlton,
Mychal White, Jordan Biederman
■ Coachʼs comments: “With low numbers, it is important to be well conditioned. To be successful we
need to be able to defend well and score goals when
given the chance.”
Tuesday, September 8
Lansingburgh at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Scotia-Glenville at Gloversville, 4:30 p.m.
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
at Canajoharie, 4:30 p.m.
Broadalbin-Perth at Johnstown, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 9
Johnsburg at Wells, 4:30 p.m.
Fort Plain at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 10
Watervliet at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Broadalbin-Perth at Queensbury, 4:30 p.m.
Johnstown at Glens Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Gloversville at Hudson Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Amsterdam at Schuylerville, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, September 11
Northville at Canajoharie, 4:30 p.m.
Fort Plain at Galway, 4:30 p.m.
Johnstown at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:30 p.m.
Wells at Minerva-Newcomb, 4:30 p.m.
Saratoga Catholic at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 12
Glens Falls at Gloversville, noon
Mayfield Tournament
Hoosic Valley vs. Greenville, 5 p.m.
Mayfield vs. Waterford, 7 p.m.
Monday, September 14
Amsterdam at Scotia-Glenville, 4:30 p.m.
Mayfield at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:30 p.m.
Canajoharie at Fort Plain, 4:30 p.m.
Northville at Galway, 4:30 p.m.
Broadalbin-Perth at Gloversville, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 15
Fonda-Fultonville at Alb. Academy, 4:15 p.m.
Keene at Wells, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16
Cath. Central at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Northville at Fort Plain, 4:30 p.m.
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville at
Saratoga Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Canajoharie at Galway, 4:30 p.m.
■ Coach: Jason Hillabrandt (First season)
■ Last yearʼs record:
7-9. Lost in opening
round of Class A sectionals.
■ Key departed players: Riley Palmer,
Cameron Wager, Nick
Herlett, Thomas Kirk.
■ Key returning players: Cameron Stewart,
Joshua Young, Matt Smrtic, Cameron Biche,
Nick Washburn, Reid
Persch, Steve Kwak,
Sam Poulin, Brent
Muhlberger Jr.
■ Newcomers: Nick
Bruce, Doug Crocetta,
Robert Ward, Nick
Jablonski, Rami Issa,
Ryan Olmsted, Connor
Schloka.
■ Coachʼs comments:
“With the loss of
Thomas Kirk, this yearʼs
team needs to fill that
scoring void with an
array of players. The direction of our team will
solely depend on our cohesiveness as a unit and
our ability to overcome
adversity in any type of
situation.”
Fort Plain
■ Coach: Matt Heiser
(3rd season)
■ Last yearʼs record:
10-6-2. Fourth in WAC.
Defeated Hoosic Valley
in sectionals before losing to Greenville in Class
C quarterfinals.
■ Key departed players: Aiden VanLoan, Will
Logan, Derrell Diffin,
Kiernan Briggs.
■ Key returning players: Jon Calbet, Christian Falzerine, James
May, Noah Sweet, Jesse
Heroth, Robert Thomas,
Mike Thomas, Harrison
Abrams, Ed Rolle.
■ Newcomers: Ryan
DeLaurie.
■ Coachʼs comments:
“I hope the team competes well in the WAC
again this year. We have
12 returning players with
lots of experience. We
are Class D now and I
hope to make a really
good run come sectional
time.”
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
■ Coach: Travis Heiser (13th season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 7-6-3 overall.
■ Key departed players: Johnny Vicciarelli, Nate
Trumble, Anthony Masi, Tyler Mereness, Nick DʼAntonino, Andrew Hart, Joey DʼAntonino, Tyler Mayton.
■ Key returning players: Devan Battisti, Brad Smith,
Payton Johnson, Kevin Blair, Ezra Lynch, Anthony Dillenbeck, Trent Barker, Dylan Klock, Ben Grant.
■ Newcomers: David Anselmo, Aaron Frasier, Zach
Myers, Alex Sowler, A.J. Hayes,Jack Brundage,
Zachary Mosher, Robert Snell.
■ Coachʼs comments: “We are looking to compete
in a very tough Western Athletic Conference Northern
Division. We return a core group of players who will
be looked upon to bring leadership and experience to
the team. We will look to use our athleticism and team
speed this season to our advantage and will play hard
the entire game, while putting pressure on opposing
teamsʼ defenders.”
Northville
■ Coach: Stephen Clapper (19th season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 9-4-3 WAC North Div., 11-5-3
overall. Class D Sectional finalist. (lost to Fort Ann 3-2 in
finals).
■ Key departed players: Dylan Moore (1st team allstar, Class D Keeper of the Year), Wolfgang Reinke (1st
team WAC all-star), Skylar Bruce (2nd team WAC allstar), Will Wilson (2nd team WAC all-star), Brandon
Blowers (1st team WAC all-star), Michael Intellisano,
Luther Goodrich, Owen Hayward, Adam Reynolds.
■ Key returning players: Dan Ryan (5g, 1a), Danny
Reidell (11g, 19a), Dustin Buyce (3g, 2a), Shane Smith
(g), Keegan Enders (1a), Jordan Monette, Jacob
Coupas.
■ Newcomers: Dalton Rudd, Richard Arnold, Jordan
Wadsworth, Skyler Edwards, Lucas Jetty, Michael Intellisano, Nate Reidell, Joey Grega.
■ Coachʼs comments: “Northville returns once again
as the Class D Sectional finalists. The underclassmen
have something to prove, but graduation left some big
holes to fill. Northvilleʼs success this season will weight
heavily on how the experience of the returning players
can help raise the level of the many new faces taking
the pitch for the Falcons this season. Northville athletes
always have an attitude of working hard and never giving up, so it might take some time to see just how well
the squad will come together.”
Canajoharie
■ Coach: Blake Smith (10th season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 3-13. Lost to Lake George in
sectionals.
■ Key departed players: Gordan Trahan (stopper,
WAC all-star).
■ Key returning players: Tyler Bell, Sam May, Zach
Young, Alex Hayes, Ben Mason, Renaldo McFarlane,
Elijah Bowley, Kevin Mazzarella, Louis Hand.
■ Newcomers: Nick Shariff
■ Coach: Matt Bloom (11th season)
■ Last yearʼs record: 1-13-1 overall
■ Key departed players: Sheldon Wayman (second
team Colonial Council all-star), Tristin Nellis, Shawn
Monge, Ray Lybolt.
■ Key returning players: Stiven Florez, Jake LaGrecca, Chris Epting, Ian Coyne, Connor Curtis, Connor Hanson, Brett Kneeskern, Christian VanAvery,
Jeremiah Tooley.
■ Newcomers: Mitch Araya, Myles Anderson, Josh
Fancher, Danilo Torres, Zach Guiffre, Ryan McCrea,
Joe Wilder, Josh Coyne, Ryan Lewis, Thomas Bagnardi, Jagger Tiffault, Evan Wieczenski, Kyle Nare,
Dustin Tylutki.
■ Coachʼs comments: “With a good young core of
players we are eager to compete and gain experience.”
High School Boys Soccer Schedule
Thursday, September 17
Scotia-Glenville at Broadalbin-Perth, 4:30 p.m.
Wells at Indian Lake-Long Lake, 4:30 p.m.
Johnstown at Amsterdam, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 18
Fonda-Fultonville at Schalmont, 4:15 p.m.
Saratoga Catholic at Canajoharie, 4:30 p.m.
Fort Plain at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:30 p.m.
Northville at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 19
Amsterdam at Averill Park, 11 a.m.
Mayfield Tournament, 5 & 7 p.m.
Monday, September 21
South Glens Falls at Johnstown, 4:30 p.m.
Hudson Falls at Broadalbin-Perth, 4:30 p.m.
Queensbury at Amsterdam, 4:30 p.m.
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville at
Northville, 4:30 p.m.
Fort Plain at Saratoga Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Galway at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22
Cobleskill-Richmondville
at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Willsboro at Wells, 4:30 pm.
Wednesday, September 23
Scotia-Glenville at Johnstown, 4:30 p.m.
Mayfield at Canajoharie, 4:30 p.m.
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
at Galway, 4:30 p.m.
Northville at Saratoga Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Amsterdam at Gloversville, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 25
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Canajoharie at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:30 p.m.
Mayfield at Fort Plain, 4:30 p.m.
Wells at Crown Point, 4:30 p.m.
Johnstown at Gloversville, 7 p.m.
Amsterdam at Broadalbin-Perth, 7 p.m.
Monday, September 28
Johnstown at Schuylerville, 4:30 p.m.
Fonda-Fultonville
Monday, September 28
Gloversville at South Glens Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Broadalbin-Perth at Glens Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Amsterdam at Hudson Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Canajoharie at Northville, 4:30 p.m.
Mayfield at Saratoga Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Galway at Fort Plain, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29
Fonda-Fultonville at LaSalle, 6:30 p.m.
Wells at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 30
Fort Plain at Canajoharie, 4:30 p.m.
Galway at Northville, 4:30 p.m.
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 1
Ichabod Crane at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Gloversville at Scotia-Glenville, 4:30 p.m.
Minerva-Newcomb at Wells, 4:30 p.m.
Johnstown at Broadalbin-Perth, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 2
Saratoga Catholic at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:15 p.m.
Fort Plain at Northville, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 3
Northville vs. Milford (at Oneonta), 1 p.m.
Gloversville at Broadalbin-Perth, 7 p.m.
Mayfield at Galway, 8 p.m.
Monday, October 5
Fort Plain at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:15 p.m.
Canajoharie at Saratoga Catholic, 4:15 p.m.
Fonda-Fultonville at Voorheesville, 4:15 p.m.
Scotia-Glenville at Amsterdam, 4:30 p.m.
Wells at Keene, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 6
Mayfield at Northville, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7
Northville at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St.
Johnsville, 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7
Saratoga Catholic at Fort Plain, 4:15 p.m.
Cohoes at Fonda-Fultonville, 4:15 p.m.
Schuylerville at Gloversville, 4:30 p.m.
Queensbury at Johnstown, 4:30 p.m.
Glens Falls at Amsterdam, 4:30 p.m.
South Glens Falls at Broadalbin-Perth, 4:30 p.m.
Indian Lake-Long Lake at Wells, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 9
Fonda-Fultonville at Lansingburgh, 4:15 p.m.
Broadalbin-Perth at Scotia-Glenville, 4:30 p.m.
Amsterdam at Johnstown, 7 p.m.
Canajoharie at Mayfield, 7 p.m.
Saratoga Catholic at Northville, 8 p.m.
Monday, October 12
Mekeel Christian at Fort Plain, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13
Galway at Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville,
4:15 p.m.
Canajoharie at Mekeel Christian, 4:15 p.m.
Johnstown at Scotia-Glenville, 4:30 p.m.
Fonda-Fultonville at Cobleskill-Richmondville,
6:30 p.m.
Gloversville at Amsterdam, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14
Canajoharie at Sharon Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, October 15
Fonda-Fultonville
at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, 4:15 p.m.
Foothills Crossovers, TBA
Friday, October 16
Crown Point at Wells, 4:30 p.m.
WAC Crossovers, TBA
Monday, October 19
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
at Johnstown, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20
Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville
at Amsterdam, 4:15 p.m.