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One Famous Athlete Who Was Born in Each County in the Capital Region
Professional athletes. Olympic medal hopefuls. Influential sports executives. They're all from our neck of the woods. The Capital Region has a sports history that spans centuries. A number of incredible athletes were born and raised in the area, and went on to accomplish feats that we, as sports fans, can only dream of.
Averill Park pushes Columbia from unbeaten ranks in 1st & 10 “Game of the Week”
The Warriors, after dropping a tight-knit contest at Bethlehem the week prior, turned right around and handed Columbia - the 22nd-ranked team in the state for Class A - its first loss of the season. Zach Gobel's bunch quickly recovered from a 6-0 hole, rattled off 20 unanswered points and emerged from East Greenbush with a 20-13 victory in the NEWS10 Sports 1st & 10 "Game of the Week."
Jay Felio runs Bethlehem to a convincing win over Amsterdam, as Eagles sit atop Capital Division
Saturday, the Eagles' win streak reached three games after a 34-13 road win at Amsterdam. Senior running back Jay Felio was the catalyst behind the victory, reaching the end zone four times.
Burkett's 52-yard TD pass to Carter, Aden's 84-yard scoring run help Albany beat Cornell 31-10
The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Myles Burkett threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Jacari Carter early in the third quarter and Faysal Aden capped the scoring with an 84-yard run in the closing minutes Saturday to help Albany pull away late and beat Cornell 31-10. Cornell (1-2) went three-and-out on the opening possession of the second half and, on the next play from scrimmage, Burkett hurled a deep pass down the middle to Carter, who made the catch as he tumbled into the end zone, despite defensive pass interference, to make it 13-7 and Albany (2-3) led the rest of the way.
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