High school roundup: Niskayuna seniors Tucker, Spiers finish 2nd at Dartmouth

PHOTOGRAPHER: Marc Schultz

Niskayuna's Donnovan Tucker, shown here in a file photo, finished second in the 2-mile at the Darthmouth Relays.

HANOVER, New Hampshire — Niskayuna seniors Donnovan Tucker and Abigail Spiers placed second in the 2-mile championship races Saturday at the Dartmouth Relays at Dartmouth College.

Tucker clocked a 9:38.55 in the 2-mile event to finish second behind Brendan Murray of Cheshire, Conn. (9:36.15). Niskayuna senior Colin Ross placed fifth (9:42.08) in the field of 20 runners.

Juniors Marty Dolan and James Nuqui started what Ross and Tucker finished as Niskayuna went 10:47.57 for second in the distance medley relay. Bishop Hendricken, R.I., won the relay (10:45.85), and Guilderland was fifth (11:11.94).

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake placed fifth in the 4×400 relay (3:39.44), and Guilderland was fifth 4×800 relay (8:29.01).
South Glens Falls senior Frank Triolo took first in the unseeded 2-mile race (10:08.70).

Spiers held on for second in the girls’ 2-mile championship race with an 11:11.59, while Jacqueline Gaughan of Exeter, NH, prevailed (10:20.77).

Niskayuna won the 4×800 in 9:42.31 with junior Charlotte Kokernak, sophomore Madeline Beltramo, senior Sydney Smith and 12th-grader Amelia Kokernak.

Niskayuna placed third in the 1,600 sprint medley relay (4:20.30), one spot ahead of Guilderland (4:22.39), and the Silver Warriors were third in the distance medley relay (12:25.44). Niskayuna was also fifth in the 4×200 (1:51.66).

Guilderland junior Bella Bruno tied for third in the high jump (5-2), and placed third in the championship triple jump (30-7 3/4).

Burnt Hills junior Rory Graham was fourth in the girls’ 1,000, posting a personal-best 3:00.30, and Amelia Kokernak was fifth (3:02.51).

Fonda-Fultonville senior Brittany Castelluccio was fourth in the championship long jump (16-10).

Niskayuna eighth-grader Liyat Kebbede was second in the unseeded 2-mile race (11:49.75), and Burnt Hills eighth-grader Emily Berg was fourth (11:55.06). Guilderland senior Olivia DiCarlo was third in the unseeded shot put (30-3 1/2), and Burnt Hills junior Samantha Tricozzi was fourth in the unseeded triple jump (33 1/2).

Niskayuna placed third in the girls’ team standings. The Niskayuna boys were eighth.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

In Foothills Council play, Amsterdam beat Queensbury 74-63. Jeffery VanAnden scored 25 for Queensbury. Willie Brown had 29 for Amsterdam.

Albany Academy beat Fieldston 79-64 in non-league action. Marcus Filien had 19 points for Albany Academy.

FOOTHILLS COUNCIL

AMSTERDAM 74, QUEENSBURY 63

AMSTERDAM
Bradt 1-0-3, Brown 11-1-29, Colon 5-0-13, DeJesus 4-5-13, Fedullo 6-0-12, Perez 1-2-4. Totals: 28-8-74.
QUEENSBURY
B. Bleibtrey 6-4-18, Chase 4-0-10, Conway 1-2-5, Edwards 1-0-2, Scott-Lavino 1-1-3, VanAnden 8-7-25. Totals: 21-14-63.
Amsterdam 17 18 12 26 — 74
Queensbbury 18 7 18 20 — 63
Three-point goals: Bradt, Brown 6, Colon 3, B. Bleibtrey 2, Chase 2, Conway, VanAnden 2.

NON-LEAGUE

ALBANY ACADEMY 79, FIELDSTON 64

FIELDSTON
Cohen 1-2-4, Geller 3-0-7, Gibson 1-1-3, Gold 2-2-6, Maharij 7-3-20, O’Hagan 3-0-6, Selkridge 4-2-12, Tavarvez 2-1-6. Totals: 23-11-64
ALBANY ACADEMY
Brown 0-3-3, Campbell 0-2-2, Decker 3-0-9, Filien 5-8-19, Grandinetti 4-1-11, Jackson 5-6-16, Thompson 0-1-1, Ullah 3-0-6, Wellington 0-2-2, Young 3-2-10. Totals: 23-25-79.
Fieldston 13 13 12 26 — 64
Albany Academy 15 17 20 27 — 79
Three-point goals: Geller, Maharij 3, Selkridge 2, Tavarvez, Decker 3, Filien, Grandinetti 2, Young 2.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Gloversville beat Broadalbin-Perth 56-32 in Foothills Council play. Kerri Hauser had 14 for Gloversville. Adrienne Morreale and Mackenzie Smith scored eight each for Broadalbin-Perth.

In Colonial Council play, Holy Names beat Cobleskill-Richmondville 53-51. Saniyya Adams had 18 for Holy Names.

Schalmont beat Lansingburgh 44-30 in Colonial Council action. Madison Graber had 14 for Schalmont. Madison Teta scored 10 for Lansingburgh.

FOOTHILLS COUNCIL

GLOVERSVILLE 56, BROADALBIN-PERTH 32

BROADALBIN-PERTH
DiCaterino 1-0-2, Goebei 1-3-5, Iannotti 2-0-6, McDonald 0-1-1, Morreale 3-2-8, Smith 3-2-8, Thompson 1-0-2. Totals: 12-8-32.
GLOVERSVILLE
Benfatti 1-1-4, Christman 2-0-4, Hauser 5-5-15, A. Jones 1-0-2, M. Jones 1-0-3, Langley 3-0-7, Lavery 3-2-8, Philo 6-0-13. Totals: 22-8-56.
Broadlabin 14 4 6 8 — 32
Gloversville 13 12 21 10 — 56
Three-point goals: Iannotti 2, Benfatti, M. Jones, Langley, Philo.

COLONIAL COUNCIL

HOLY NAMES 53, COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE 51

COBLESKILL
Pacatte 1-6-8, A Pressley 1-0-2, S. Pressley 5-0-10, Hill 4-2-11, Osterhaudt 7-0-16, Allewie 2-0-4. Totals: 20-8-51.
HOLY NAMES
Cohen 4-2-12, Field 5-0-10, Rockwell 1-0-2, Dunn 3-0-9, Adams 6-6-18, Ward 0-2-2. Totals: 19-9-53.
Cobleskill 13 15 12 11 — 51
Holy Names 7 9 18 19 — 53
Three-point goals: Hill, Osterhaudt 2, Cohen 3, Dunn 3.

SCHALMONT 44, LANSINGBURGH 30

SCHALMONT
Ainsworth 1-0-2, Brinkman 5-0-10, Burchardt 4-2-10, M. Graber 5-3-14, P. Graber 3-2-8. Totals: 18-7-44.
LANSINGBURGH
Anderson 1-0-3, Evans 1-0-3, Rhoden 3-0-9, Riley 2-0-4, Rodndon 0-1-1, Teta 4-0-10. Totals: 11-1-30.
Schalmont 13 9 12 10 — 44
Lansingburgh 9 6 8 7 — 30
Three-point goals: M. Graber, Anderson, Evans, Rhoden 3, Teta 2.