by Gary Danforth
The Hoosick Falls Central School varsity football team will be riding a three game winning streak this Friday evening, October 10, when they host the Mechanicville Red Raiders in a Class C, North division game. The Panthers disposed of Granville Central School by a 24-14 margin last Friday evening to raise their overall mark to 4-1 on the year. Only a loss in week two against a powerful Schuylerville eleven has prevented HFCS from going unbeaten. Schuylerville beat up on an undermanned Mechanicville team last Friday night to the tune of 44-6. The Black Horses led 37-0 at the half. At press time it was uncertain whether any or all of the injured Red Raider players would be healthy enough to see action against Hoosick Falls. Some of those players go both ways for Mechanicville so it is a double loss at some positions if the injured players can’t go.
Under the Goalposts: Elsewhere in Class C football action, Cambridge scored 28 points against Class B size Hudson Falls, but it wasn’t enough as they went down to a 42-28 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. Watervliet pounded Coxsackie-Athens 42-12 while Corinth whipped Stillwater 41-0. Also, Chatham beat Fonda-Fultonville by a point, Voorheesville beat Catholic Central and Tamarac beat Hoosic Valley. This week HFCS should take the measure of Mechanicville as the Red Raiders struggle to put the ball in the air and should not be able to contain a potent Panther passing game.
If Hoosick Falls wins Friday night versus the Red Raiders, Panther fans may find themselves rooting for Cambridge on the last night of the regular season. If Cambridge also wins in week six along with Schuylerville, HFCS, Cambridge and Schuylerville would all wind up with 5-1 North division records if the Indians can upset Schuylerville in the teams’ last regular season game played Friday night, October 17, in Schuylerville. Either way, that is going to be some ball game. This Friday night will be Homecoming at HFCS. Game time is at 7 pm.