Key Stat: Mayfield won each of the first three quarters.
Take Away: Mayfield steadily pulled away from Cambridge building a 55-29 lead entering the final frame where they closed out the victory in Class C play.
Key Stat: Stillwater won each of the first three frames.
Take Away: Leading 21-15 after the first eight minutes, Stillwater took control with a 29-point second quarter led by Wagner’s 20-point period, on their way to the comfortable first round win in Class C.
Greenwich 59 Schoharie 53
Leading Scorers: Witches – Ethan Mullen 18 Mike Cronin 16 4, 4’s Langston Hall 12 Omar DeJesus 10 Schoharie – Florussen 21 5, 3’s Dingee 12 Gagnon 11
Key Stat: Greenwich converted 11 of 19 free throws while Schoharie connected on 4 of 6 from the stripe.
Take Away: In a close game throughout the Witches took a 43-40 lead into the final stanza where they sealed the “W” in Class C first round play.
Spa Catholic 78 Loudonville Christian 45
Leading Scorers: Saints – Jasyn Thompson 20 David Kingston 12 4, 3’s Thomas Zayac 11 3, 3’s LC – Liam Des 20 6, 3’s Cooper Bibighoas 13
Key Stat: The Saints outscored the visitors 24-5 in the second quarter.
Take Away: Spa Catholic won every quarter, put three players in doubles and drilled 11 triples in the Class C round one win.
Greenwich 88 KIPP 29
Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 29 3, 3’s Jordan Wolfe 25 3, 3’s Bailee Wolfe 23,5, 3’s KIPP – S. Powell 25
Key Stat: The Witches held KIPP to single scoring numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: Top-seeded Greenwich led wire-to-wire with Kuzmich and the Wolfe sisters combining for 77 points in the Class C victory.
Key Stat: Stillwater held Gibbons to single scoring numbers in every period.
Take Away: Stillwater put three players in doubles, bottomed 10 threes and rolled to the first round “W” in Class C.
Tamarac 39 Greenville 37
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Raegan Sorel 10 Greenville – L. Dawson 14 S. Capozzi 10
Key Stat: The Bengals ended the game on a 6-0 run.
Take Away: Tamarac trailed 37-33 with :38 remaining when the Bengals’ Liz Darling drilled a three, and after a Bengal steal Becky Barbera is fouled on a drive and hits one of two knotting the score at 37 all. Tamarac turns Greenville over on the next possession and Darling runs out for the game-winning layup as Tamarac advances to the second round in Class B.
Whitehall 33 Waterford 21 No other stats provided
Take Away: The Fordians led 15-7 at the break, but Whitehall outscored Waterford 26-6 the rest of the way to notch the win in girls, Class C action.
Berne-Knox 80 Waterford 15 Boys No other stats provided
Key Stat: Holding a 29-24 halftime lead, Greenwich took control with a 26-10 third frame.
Take Away: The Witches put four players in doubles and pulled away after the break to the Wasaren title.
Spa Catholic 72 Tamarac 69
Leading Scorers: Saints – David Redgrave Jr. 18 Bryce Petersen 16 Reid Knussman 13 Jason Thompson 12 Thomas Zayac 11 Bengals – Sam Kuiken 24 4, 3’s Carter Harris 14
Key Stat: Spa Catholic outscored the Bengals 35-31 after the break.
Take Away: With the Bengals holding a 38-37 lead at halftime, Spa Catholic edged in front 53-51 entering the final quarter and held off Tamarac to earn the Wasaren crown Saturday afternoon in Schaghticoke. The Saints who rode balanced scoring all year long put five players in doubles and bottomed nine triples in the win.
Key Stat: Cambridge outscored the Falls 28-16 after the break.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls held a 23-22 edge at halftime before Cambridge took control with a 16-7 third frame on their way to the home “W”.
Hoosic Valley 68 Berlin/New Lebanon 34
Leading Scorers: Valley – Carter Simpson 24 6, 3’s B/NL – Hendricks 12 Albee 11
Key Stat: The Valley built a 43-13 advantage by the break.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley bottomed 12 threes and put 12 players in the scoring column in notching the crossover victory in Schaghticoke.
Greenwich 76 Mechanicville 51
Leading Scorers: Witches – Ethan Mullen 25 Mike Cronin 17 Omar DeJesus 15 Raiders – Rinaldi 22 4, 3’s
Key Stat: The Witches outscored the visitors 47-25 over the middle two quarters.
Take Away: The Witches held an 18-15 lead after the first period then steadily pulled away to the crossover win in Greenwich. The Witches shot a clean 12 of 14 from the free throw line while Mullen, Cronin and DeJesus combined for 57 points in the victory.
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Ashley Moses 13 Lexie Petersen 12 Vanessa Robinson 10 EM – M. Glymph 4 A. Opoku 4
Key Stat: Cambridge held an 8-0 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Cambridge travels to Troy and parlays three double figure scorers, eight hits from distance and a big defensive effort into the road “W” over the Jesters.
Hoosic Valley 39 Waterford 34
Leading Scorers: Valley – Bella Jones 12 Lainey Bochette 8
Key Stat: The Valley built a 16-10 halftime lead.
Take Away: In a close game throughout, Hoosic Valley rode a slim halftime advantage over the final two frames to the crossover win in Waterford with a pair of Hannah Coffin free throws late, icing the victory.