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25 Aug

Wallace ready for second season as Broadalbin-Perth football coach

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BROADALBIN - Despite taking over with less than a month to go before last season started, Broadalbin-Perth football coach Rick Wallace was able to produce a winning season in 2022.In his first year at the helm, the Patriots posted a 6-5 overall record and reached the Section 2 Class C playoffs."Last year, everyone was in a new role coming into the season," Wallace said. "We adjusted a lot on the fly. This year, it was nice to come in with some confidence of how things were going to be right from the start."With a full offseason to recruit and prepare,…

25 Aug

Fonda-Fultonville football looks to improve on 2022 campaign that left team just shy of Class C Super Bowl

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FONDA - One extra point.That’s all that came between the dream of Fonda-Fultonville taking an undefeated record into last year’s Section 2 Class C Super Bowl, and the reality of a season that ended in heartbreaking fashion.Mike Mancini’s first season as head coach at his alma mater started brilliantly with nine straight wins — the last eight of which included seven blowouts with a margin of victory of at least 27 points, plus one forfeit — but the ending stung.Hosting Schuylerville in the Class C semifinals, the two teams fought to a 7-7 tie at the end of regulation. Fonda-Fultonville…

25 Aug

Amsterdam football hopes young team can end playoff drought

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AMSTERDAM — The numbers don’t lie, and the numbers tell Amsterdam football head coach John Homich that his team has a lot of production to replace in order for the fourth-year Rugged Rams coach to finally lead his team back to the Section 2 Class A postseason.“There’s almost 4,000 yards that graduated between Jhai, Caesar and Louie,” Homich said.That trio — consisting of quarterback Jhai Vellon and receivers Ceasar Thompson and Louie Gonzalez — was absurdly productive during Amsterdam’s 6-3 2022 season.For the second straight year, Vellon was among the most productive quarterbacks in Section 2, generating 2,295 passing yards…

20 Jul

Hard talk inspired Broadalbin-Perth’s Ed Greene to Capital Region Football Hall of Fame

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BROADALBIN-PERTH - When Ed Greene earned a spot on the Broadalbin-Perth varsity football team, his coaches sat him down and had a talk. “They basically sat me down and told me that if I don’t get serious about my grades, your career is going to end at graduation, if you make it that far,” Greene said. He heeded their advice, and his playing career did not end at graduation in 2002. Instead, the advice and his standout ability as a defensive lineman carried him to Hofstra University, the arenafootball2 league and the Canadian Football League. Greene will now add being…

19 Sep

Wrapping up Week 2 of the Section II football season

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Section II - Week 2 of the Section II football season is in the books. Before we turn our attention fully to Week 3, here’s one last look back at several notable moments from this past week’s football action. A LOT TO LIKE, ENOUGH TO DISLIKE The Amsterdam Rams had an up-and-down game in their 60-35 win over Queensbury Friday. While their offense had almost 500 yards from scrimmage, their defense took a full half to get adjusted to Queensbury’s double wing offense, and penalties hurt the Rams. Amsterdam quarterback Jhai Vellon continues to be a dual threat running and…

09 Nov

Gloversville preparing for Class B football title game

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For the first time in 21 years, the Gloversville football team is getting ready to compete for a sectional title. The Huskies earned a spot in Saturday's Section II Class B championship game with a 15-14 victory over Schalmont on Friday. Gloversville (7-3 overall) is slated to face Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (8-2 overall) on Saturday at Christian Brothers Academy in Colonie at 3 p.m. Despite the unfamiliar territory, Gloversville coach Jim Robare said his team is getting ready as it normally does. --- Ensure access to everything we do, today and every day, check out LeaderHerald.com/Subscribe --- "We're working as usual. Everytime…