The Fall 2023 Season has come to a close, and with 305 student-athletes participating in Fall sports, they always kept it exciting and gave it their all from practice to competition and beyond.
“I am so proud of all of our student-athletes and coaches after an incredibly busy fall season,” said the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, Health & Wellness, Ms. Murphy. “Our RCS teams worked incredibly hard each day and should be very proud of their accomplishments.”
A huge thank you goes to the coaches, parents, caregivers, staff, chaperones, transportation team, and most notably, our student-athletes for an unforgettable season! Each of you plays an important role in supporting our athletic program, and it is greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to all of our student-athletes and coaches on a successful fall season! They left everything on the field, court, and pool, representing RCS with pride and honor. Here is a wrap-up of each sport:
Girls Soccer:
Fall 2023: They finished this season with a 12-4-2 overall record with a first-round sectional win against Glens Falls in an exciting penalty kick shootout! The team earned the Number 2 seed in Class A Sectionals. They had impressive regular season wins against Cohoes, Lansingburgh, Cobleskill-Richmondville, and Catholic Central, just to name a few. They also won all of their non-league games this season.
Katie McFerran and Hayden Wolfe made the Section 2 Class A All Star Team as well as Colonial Council 1st Team All Stars. Maddie Wilcox, Chloe Canham, and Mary McHugh were also selected for Colonial Council 2nd Team All Stars. Additionally, they are an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
Lastly, the team has four seniors, Katelyn Visone, Destiny Collins, Juliana Lackie, and Chloe Canham - they will be missed!
Great job this season, ladies!!
Boys Soccer:
Fall 2023: The team had a very competitive season with exciting close games! They kept pushing and really grew together this fall. The team showed positivity, grit, and resilience throughout the season. Considered a rebuilding season, the team battled injuries and veteran teams in the league but they never gave up and played hard through the final minute of each game. They are also an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
Congratulations to the team's four seniors, Owen Chambers, Jarrett Clark-Dragon, Chris Dodway, & Andrew Ginder.
Great effort this season, team!
Girls Tennis:
Fall 2023: The team had impressive wins against Schalmont and Voorheesville this fall! Additionally, Alivia Ortiz was selected for Colonial Council 2nd Team All-Stars. The Girls Varsity Tennis Team was also recognized as a NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
The team was led by five seniors: Jessica Diaz, Alivia Ortiz, Roksolana Voronko, Nina Kozlowski, and Carl-Hanee Coquillon. The girls worked hard to improve their skills, spent a lot of quality time together at practice and matches, and overall had fun this season!
Fantastic Season, Team!! Best of luck to the seniors!
Boys Golf:
Fall 2023: RCS Golf went 2-14 this season but doubled their win total from the year before. They had a very young team of 11 players with many brand new golfers and four middle school student-athletes on the roster. Varsity Golf is growing the team and our program each year. The team was led by 8th grader Ryan Harris as our number one player for the year with a scoring average of 48. We had two seniors, Tyler Carrk and first-year standout Jack Mullin. Other key players were Aurora Wagner and Parker Deyoe. We look forward to improving even more next year.
Additionally, they are an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
Way to go RCS Golfers!
Girls Swimming & Diving:
Fall 2023:
The Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving Team had a very busy and fulfilling season! Despite being a tiny team of six, they were very competitive in our section. They were undefeated for the first half of the season, even against teams that were double our size or teams that we hadn't been able to beat in several years. They competed at Colonial Council Championships on October 21st and took 3rd place out of 7 teams. Also, throughout the season, the team hosted a food drive in which all proceeds went to the local food bank at the First Reformed Church of Bethlehem. At Section 2 Championships, November 3-4, our team broke the school record for the 200 Freestyle Relay (Ana Ball, Makenna Deitz, Clarissa Ball, and Katherine Burch took the record from 1:46.93 down to 1:45.90)! We also had 10 different events where our team scored a time in the top 8 for all of Section 2. It was a great season that ended with a winning record.
The team is also an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
The team was led by three seniors--Clarissa Ball, Katherine Burch, and Makenna Deitz. Congratulations Seniors!
Boys & Girls Cross Country:
Fall 2023:
The Cross Country Team had another season of rebuilding, with 4 Varsity Boys and 3 Varsity Girls.
The team attended invitationals including the Blackbird Invitational, Burnt-Hills Invitational, Grout Invitational, and the South Glens Falls "K-Dawg" Invitational. In addition, our Varsity Boys and Girls competed in the Albany County Championship Meet and Colonial Council Championship Meet. All athletes competed very well, worked hard, and showed tremendous improvement throughout the season. Congratulations to all on a great season!
The team is also an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
The team was led by seniors, Max Deyoe and Sydney Campbell! Best of luck next year, you will be missed!
Girls Volleyball:
Fall 2023:
The Girls Varsity Volleyball team was led by seniors, Kylie Whalen and Chizoba Uba. A few season highlights include the away match at LaSalle - the team was behind in the set and fought their way back to win game five 15-1. Other exciting matches in the later half of the season were the home wins against both LaSalle and Cobleskill. We had previously lost to Cobleskill and ended up taking the home set in 4 exciting sets.
The team ran into a few injuries this year that forced the girls to adapt and be flexible in their roles on the court, and they all stepped up. The team has a lot of potential and we're excited to watch them all grow!
The team is also an NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team, meaning at least 75% of the team roster had an average of 90 or above!
Senior Chizoba Uba was nominated for the Colonial Council 2nd Team All-Stars. Senior Kylie Whalen and Junior McKenna Slingerland were also recognized for Honorable Mention.
Congratulations to our seniors Chizoba and Kylie!
Great job, ladies!
Cheerleading:
Fall 2023: The team grew in size this fall and made an impact with the crowd, fans, and the student section at Football games! The season highlights for the team included performing at the fall pep rally and the halftime show for the homecoming football game! The team also continued to Cheer through November at post-season games to help support the Football team.
Returning for her second fall season, Coach Green shared that “It was a fun and busy season and I enjoyed working with the girls again. They worked hard on their performance routine and improved their skills every day at practice. Great job, ladies!! I am proud of you all!”
Great job to the whole team, and huge congratulations to Seniors Juliana Fahey and Anna Anderson - you will be missed!
Football:
Fall 2023: The 2023 RCS Varsity Football team had a terrific season finishing with a 12 – 1 record and a Reinfurt Division Championship, a Section 2 Class B title, a Regional title, and an appearance in the NYS Semi Finals. (Third straight Section 2, Regional titles and NYS Semi-Final appearance.) The team opened the season defeating Class C defending NYS champion James O’Neil 21 -7. The squad then won their next (7) regular season games by an average score of 38 – 6. Entering the playoffs as the Number one seed the squad rolled to a third straight Section 2 Title. In the Championship game, the Indians defeated an unbeaten Glens Falls squad 35 – 27. In the East Regional game, RCS beat Peru for the third straight year (42-7) to advance to the NYS Semi-Finals.
In the NYS Semi’s RCS took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a TD pass from Kaden Potter to Wyatt Algozzine. RCS could not hold that lead as Rye followed up with a TD and added another TD for a 14-7 lead. RCS closed to 14-10 on a field goal by Jack McFerran but Rye added a field goal at the end of the half for a 17-10 halftime lead. Rye put up the only score in the second half for a 24-10 win. (Rye went on to win the NYS title the next week with a 28-7 win over Maine Endwell.)
RCS was led by 17 seniors – Jake Abrams, Wyatt Algozzine, Kobi Boniface, Thomas Burns, Troy Burns, Nate Cross, Konnor Kramer, David Kusisto, Dom Maltese, Joe Miller, Jack McFerran, Nick Moyer, Kaden Potter, Dom Paljusaj, Jack Reif, Jayden Holl, and Austin Rosado.
The team and individuals received numerous honors during and after the season, including.
- Class B Reinfurt Division Player of the Year: Dominik Paljusaj
- Class B Reinfurt Defensive Player of the Year: Ethan Green
- Class B Reinfurt Division 1st Team All-Stars included: Ethan Green, Jack McFerran, Wyatt Algozzine, Jack Reif, David Kusisto, Jakob Abrams, Kaden Potter, Joe Miller, Jayden Holl, Konnor Kramer
- Class B Reinfurt Division 2nd Team All-Stars included: Reece Graham, Jayden Holl, and Austin Rosado.
Huge congratulations to the team and coaches for an amazing season!
