Plattsburgh State Jimmy Poredoa (29) with the shoulder save on the high shot to keep the shutout. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host fellow SUNYAC foe Buffalo State Bengals in conference action. The game would be very close at the start the Cardinals would have a slim 1-0 lead after the first period on Matt Araujo goal. In the second period the Cardinals would expand there lead to 4-0 with goals from Charles Barber, Cam Owens and Andrew Pizzo. In the third period the Cardinals would put the game away with three more goals from Rich McCartney, Christian Difelice and Cory Stallard and secure the 7-0 victory. In the winning effort Jimmy Poreda would make 21 saves in theb shutout effort as the Cardinals go to 4-3-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Ryan Kuhn (24) with the shot on the short side of the net. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brandon Johnson (11) with the shot from the corner for part of his team-high 18 points. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would open up the home portion of the schedule against the Skidmore Mustangs in nonconference action. The game would be tight through the first half and the Cardinals would have a slim 37-33 lead at the break. When the teams came back for the second half the Cardinals would do there best to pull away but the Mustangs were doing there best to hang in there, the Cardinals would win the second half 46-42 and secure the 83-75 victory. In the winning effort, Brandon Johnson would lead the way 18 points as the Cardinals go to 2-0 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Isiah Hill (15) battles underneath among the defenders for the put back. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Bella DePasquale (4) with the three-pointer from the arc for the score. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Norwich Cadets in the season opener. The Cardinals would start the game on fire and have a commanding 20-10 lead after the first quarter. In the second the Cadets would do there best to get back into and cut the deficit in half with a 15-11 although the Cardinals would still lead 31-25. When the teams came back for the third quarter it would be pretty equal with the Cadets winning the quarter 12-11 and still trail the Cardinals 42-37. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals would pull it together and win the quarter 17-15 and secure the 59-52 victory. In the winning effort, Taylor Durnin would lead the way with 13 points as they start there season 1-0. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayla Doody attacks the lane and draws the foul on the shot and heads to the line.. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Ross Sloan (26) cuts in front of the net going for the go-ahead goal. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals hosted the Brockport State Golden Eagles in SUNYAC conference action. The game would be tight from the start. The opening goal of the game would come at the 8:06 mark of the second period and the Golden Eagles would take the 1-0 lead of the second period. The Cardinals would fight back and tie the game at the 13:15 mark of the second period on Ryan Kuhn goal. That would be all the scoring in the game and it would finish in a 1-1 tie. In the effort, Jimmy Poreda would make 28 saves on the night as the Cardinals go to 3-0-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Greg Malafronte (14) is on the doorstep trying to put away the rebound for the goal. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Christian Difelice (23) with the crunching hit along the endboards on the Geneseo defender. It would be the home opener for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they would face #2 and conference foe Gemeseo State to get the season started. The Cardinals would draw first blood on a goal by Cam Owens at 11:32 of the first period for the 1-0 lead. The Cardinals would extend the lead to 2-0 at 5:18 of the second period on a Pat Egan power play goal. The Cardinals would go up 3-0 a Cole Stallard goal at 15:04 of the third period. Although the Knights would not go away as they would get two goals in a thirty second span with 3:15 to remaining. Although the Cardinals would have enough to hold on for the 3-2 victory. In the winning effort Jimmy Poreda would make 38 saves as the Cardinals go to 3-0 on the season. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Danilil Ovchinnikov (13) reads the Geneseo defender and turns to head towards the goal for the shot. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Annie Katonka (47)with the goal on the doorstep off the rebound. It would be a nonconference battle between the top three teams as the #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #3 Norwich Cadets. It would be a game that would live up to the hype as the game would remain scoreless until the 13:57 mark of the second period. Then at that moment, Cardinals Mackenzie Millen would score a shorthanded goal for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there til the 4:24 mark of the third period when Cardinals Annie Katonka would score on the powerplay for the 2-0 lead. That would be all the scoring on the night as the Cardinals would hold on for the 2-0 victory. In the winning effort, Kassie Abbott would make all 32 saves for the shutout as the Cardinals go to 3-0 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kassie Abbott (29) with the save as part of her 32 saves on the night for the shutout. Gallery

Saranac's Garrett Adolfo (32) flies over and tips the ball before it gets to the Ausable wide receiver. It would be the #1 Saranac Chiefs against the #3 Ausable Valley Patriots in the Section VII Class C Championship. The game would get off to a slow start with the rain and snow as the Patriots would get the only score of the first quarter on a safety at 4:45 for the 2-0 lead. In the second quarter the Chiefs would get on the board and take the 7-2 lead on the 24 yard pass to Jacob Nolan at the 8:26 mark and hold that for the 7-2 lead at the break. When the teams came back for the third quarter the Chiefs would extend there lead to 14-2 on a 42 yard strike to Bryce Smith. In the fourth quarter the Chiefs would get another score from Jacob Nolan for the 21-2 lead. In the closing couple minutes of the game the Patriots would score on the 15 yard pass to Trevor Wilkinson. Although it would not be enough as the Saranac Chiefs get the 21-8 victory and crowned the 2018 C.V.A.C. Class C Champions and will play Ogdensburg next weekend. Gallery

Ausable Valley's defender with the interception in the end zone to save the touchdown. Gallery

Moriah's Maddox Blaise (4) with the catch in the end zzone for the two point conversion. It would be the traditional Class D Championship for Section VII as the #1 Moriah Vikings would meet up with the #2 Ticonderoga Sentinels for the championship. The game would start of very defensive as the first score would come at 3:41 and Moriah would take the 8-0 lead on Jarin Sargents 22 yard reception. Although the Sentinels would march right down the field and score just over a minute later and make it 8-6 on the Dillon Schlogl score. Moriah would extend there lead 90 seconds later on a 76 yard catch and run by Jarin Sargent for his second score of the game and a 16-6 lead. Then with just under two minutes left in the half the Vikings would score again on Jarin Sargents third touchdown of the quarter this time for 39 yards to make it 24-6. In the second half the Sentinels would try and get back in the game with a score to make it 24-14. Although it wouldn't be enough as the Vikings would get two more scores for the 36-14 victory. With the win the Moriah Vikings go to 7-2 and wait the section II team in the state playoffs while the Ticonderoga Sentinels season comes to an end at 2-7. Gallery

Ticonderoga's Nick Robarge-Greene with leaping catch along the sidelines between a pair of Moriah defenders Jarin Sargent (2) and Owen Fleury (3). Gallery

Peru's Austin Carpenter (5) slides into the end zone for the lone Indians score. It would be the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Class B Semi-Finals featuring the #2 Plattsburgh Hornets and the #3 Peru Indians It would be a defensive battle with both teams going for every yard they can. The Indians would draw first blood on a four-yard run by Austin Carpenter to give them the 8-0 lead with 2:12 left in the first quarter. In the second quarter the Hornets would answer back on a 61-yard pass to Zach Bieber to make it an 8-7 game. Believe it or not, that would be all the scoring the game and the defenses would crank down and not allow another score the rest of the night. With the 8-7 victory, the Peru Indians would improve 5-3 as they head to the championship next week against the Beekmantown Eagles while the Plattsburgh Hornets season comes to end with a 4-4 season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Jayvon Carpenter (23) with the crunching heads up tackle on Peru's Alex Palmer to keep them short of the first down. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Dylan Garrant (21) with the diving catch on the comebacker for the interception. It would be the final day of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference season and would feature the Plattsburgh Hornets and Saranac Chiefs. The Saranac Chiefs would take the 7-0 lead at the 7:15 mark of the first quarter on the 8 yard pass to Jacob Nolan. The Chiefs would extend there lead to 14-0 midway through the second quarter on the James Conway 1 yard run. The game would remain there until four minutes left in the third quarter when the Chiefs would extend it to 21-0 on the running touchdown. The Chiefs would get one more as the fourth quarter starter on the Luke Garmin 9 yard pass to secure the 28-0 victory. In the winning effort the Saranac Chiefs finish the regular season at 6-1 while the Plattsburgh Hornets finish at 4-3 on the season. Gallery

Saranac's James Comway (22) takes it around the edge and by the Plattsburgh defender Dylan Garrant for the touchdown. Gallery