C-R Bulldogs Soccer Stars Honored by Section 2

COBLESKILL - The Section 2 boys' soccer banquet took place Sunday at the Saratoga Holiday Inn and the Cobleskill Richmondville soccer team took some several honors.

Cobleskill-Richmondville earned a team award for allowing just one goal in league play this season. The total was the fewest of any of the section’s 70 teams. The Bulldogs were scored on just once in 10 Western Athletic Conference games.

Sportsmanship awards were presented to the following teams: Schenectady (Class AAA), Queensbury (Class A), Cobleskill-Richmondville (Class B), Bolton/Warrensburg (Class C) and Saratoga Catholic (Class D). It was the third straight year that Saratoga Catholic has earned the award.

Four Section 2 players were named to the all-region team, which consists of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Loudonville Christian’s Quadrini, Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Kole Wayman, Shaker’s Owen Brant and Ichabod Crane’s Brandon DaCosta were honored.

A total of nine Section 2 players earned all-state honors in the small-school (Classes B, C, D) division.

Maple Hill’s Avery Morse, Loudonville Christian’s Quadrini, Loudonville Christian’s Ben Hoffman, Waterford-Halfmoon’s Jake Canzarita, Northville’s Braydn Bovee, Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Kole Wayman, Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Brody Becker, Mechanicville’s Scotty Lynch and Mechanicville’s Cruz Goverski all were named to the all-state team in the small-school division.

The Keeper of the Year awards were presented to Northville’s Logan Armstrong (Class D), Loudonville Christian’s Liam Deeb (Class C), Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Wayman (Class B), Schalmont’s Aidan Cleveland (Class A), Columbia’s Alex Roy (Class AA) and Shaker’s P.J. Strand (Class AAA).