This past weekend the four-month basketball season wrapped up with the Final Four in all state classifications playing out. Despite how difficult it is to make it to the final weekend of play, more often than not you’ll find a Wasaren squad competing, and this year was no exception with the girls of Mechanicville and Greenwich representing in Class B and C respectively.

The league showed its prowess throughout the “second season” as is typically the case starting in the Section II tournament.

On the boy’s side the Bengals of Tamarac advanced to the Class B semifinals where their fine season came to a close.

In Class C the Final Four was nearly a Wasaren Invitational with Cambridge, Spa Catholic and Stillwater joining Berne-Knox in the semifinal round. Cambridge faced Knox and played well before falling to the eventual Section II champion, while Stillwater got past the Saints of Saratoga Catholic in the other semi matchup, setting up a Stillwater/Berne-Knox title run in which BK prevailed.

Congratulations to these four teams on good sectional runs and excellent winter seasons.

On the girl’s side four more Wasaren squads enjoyed great success in the Section II tourney and beyond.

Mechanicville earned the Class B sectional title, Spa Catholic won it all in Class D and in a Wasaren matchup in Class C between Stillwater and Greenwich, the Witches flipped the script on Stillwater from a year ago, coming away with the Sectional championship.

Spa Catholic’s special season ended in regional play, while both Mechanicville and Greenwich added regional titles to their impressive season’s resume.

Mechanicville carried their post season run all the way to the B semi’s before their outstanding campaign came to a close.

Greenwich took it one step further, reaching the C state title game where they lost a heartbreaker to close out a spectacular year.

Individually, six players from the league joined 1000, or in one case the 2000 career points scored club, and coaching wise Hoosick Falls Mikle Lilac Jr. became the all-time winningest coach in league history.

Another quality winter campaign for the Wasaren who once again showed why the league for decades has been recognized as one of the premier small school conferences in the state.

Congratulations to all.

Frewsburg 59 Greenwich 52

Leading Scorers: Frewsburg – Trochi 26, 3 3’s Harvey 13 Jimmerson 10 Witches – Wolfe 15 Kuzmich 14 Davis 13

Key Stat: Frewsburg won each of the final three frames.

Take Away: Greenwich jumped out to an 18-5 lead after the first eight minutes, but Frewsburg chipped away at the deficit over the next two quarters and took a 37-36 advantage into the final period where they held on to clinch the Class C state championship. Greenwich finishes an outstanding campaign at 26-2 with section and regional titles along with a state final appearance.

Saturday

Greenwich 56 Tuckahoe 54

Leading Scorers: Witches – Jordan Wolfe 21 Brooke Kuzmich 18 Bailey Wolfe 18 Tuckahoe – Manginelli 21

Key Stat: Greenwich outscored Tuckahoe 28-16 over the middle two frames.

Take Away: Greenwich built a 43-31 advantage entering the fourth quarter where they withstood a furious Tuckahoe rally late in the period and came away with the Class C semifinal “W”.

Yonkers 67 Mechanicville 38

Leading Scorers: Yonkers – Doherty 17 Toro 17 Mechanicville – Elle Richardson 8

Key Stat: Yonkers held Mechanicville to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.

Take Away: Yonkers started the game with a 20-5 run and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way in earning the Class B state semifinal win on Saturday. Mechanicville ends an excellent year at 21-4 with section, and regional titles along with a Class B Final Four appearance.

Mechanicville 70 Saranac 42

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Molly DiSiena 22 Tanner Eiseman 22

Key Stat: Mechanicville ran out to a 21-6 lead after the first eight minutes.

Take Away: The Raiders started fast, won every quarter and played with a double-digit cushion throughout, in posting the Class B regional final win. Mechanicville advances to the state Final Four facing the winner of Yonkers/Cold Spring Harbour on Saturday at HVCC in a 3:15 tip.

Greenwich 73 Lisbon 48 No other info at this time

Greenwich advances to the Class C state semifinals and a matchup with the winner of Tuckahoe/Pierson at HVCC on Saturday in an 11:45 run.

Greenwich 64 SS Seward 34

Leading Scorers: Witches – Jordan Wolfe 18 4, 3’s Brooke Kuzmich 18 Bailey Wolfe 13 Seward – Kayla Valentine 14

Key Stat: Greenwich held Seward to eight, first-half points.

Take Away: The Witches led 23-3 after the first eight minutes and cruised from there to the sub-regional victory in Class C. Greenwich put three players in doubles and drilled d nine triples in the win. The 24-1 squad advances to the Class C regional final on Wednesday.

Schroon Lake 62 Spa Catholic 33

Leading Scorers: SL – Olivia Hartwell 24 Carly Smith 18 Saints – Sophia Ryan 10

Key Stat: Schroon Lake started the game on a 13-0 run.

Take Away: Schroon Lake started fast and were never headed in earning the Class D regional victory. Saratoga Catholic finishes a fine season at 12-12 with a Section II Class D title.

Mechanicville 54 Corinth 41

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 19 Molly DiSiena 16 Corinth – Bella Craig 14 Lexi Craig 14

Key Stat: Mechanicville held Corinth without a basket for six minutes of the second period.

Take Away: The Raiders led 18-9 at the quarter break and extended their lead to 35-16 at intermission. Corinth would draw no closer than nine points over the final two quarters. Mechanicville rode a big defensive effort throughout turning the Riverhawks over 22 times on the night. Mechanicville, ranked #7 in the state, earns its fourth Section II title in program history and advances to a Class B state quarterfinal on Saturday at HVCC facing Section VII’s Saranac in a n 11 a.m. run.

Greenwich 45 Stillwater 38

Leading Scorers: Witches – Olivia Davis 12 Jordan Wolfe 11 Stillwater – 16

Key Stat: Greenwich held Stillwater to just two points in the third quarter.

Take Away: In the highly anticipated C Finals rematch, defense took center stage with points at a premium in the championship run. Stillwater led 11-10 at the quarter break and 22-19 at halftime, before Greenwich used a 13-2, third frame to take an eight-point advantage into the final period. Stillwater responded with an 11-2 run and pulled even at 35-35 with 3:43 remaining. But on the Witches next possession a Jordan Wolfe triple gave Greenwich the lead that they didn’t give back to earn the Class C championship.

Greenwich advances to regional play on Tuesday at Averill Park, facing SS Seward from Section 9 in a 7:30 tip.

Stillwater finishes an outstanding season at 21-3.

Spa Catholic 43 Northville 41

Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 30 Northville – Zoey Jensen 11 Izzy Colon 11

Key Stat: The Saints Sophia Ryan had three steals in the game’s final thirty seconds to preserve Spa Catholic’s slim two-point advantage.

Take away: In a Class D title game that was close throughout, the Saints led 24-22 at the break and held a 35- 31 lead entering the final frame where they used Ryan’s defensive prowess in the waning seconds to capture Spa Catholic’s first sectional title in program history.

Spa Catholic moves to regional play on Tuesday at Averill Park and a matchup with Section 7’s Schroon Lake.

Mechanicville 61 LaSalle 42

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 21 Elle Richardson 15 Molly DiSiena 11

Key Stat: Mechanicville had 23 steals in the game.

Take Away: The Raiders won every quarter, put three players in doubles and used a big defensive effort to capture the Class B semifinal win over LaSalle. Mechanicville built a 29-16 lead by halftime and were never headed in the victory. Top-seeded Mechanicville advances to the championship game on Monday facing the winner of Coxsackie/Corinth at HVCC at 6 p.m.

Greenwich 62 Mayfield 35

Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 21

Ket Stat: Greenwich opened with a 25-6 first quarter.

Take Away: The top-ranked Witches had little trouble in posting a convincing semifinal win over Mayfield and move on to the Class C championship game and a rematch with #2 Stillwater on Sunday at HVCC in a 2:45 tip.

Stillwater 53 Berne-Knox 40

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Andie Luskin 19

Key Stat: Trailing 8-2 early, Stillwater outscored BK 21-8 over the remainder of the first half and held a 23-16 lead going into the break.

Take Away: Stillwater extended a seven-point halftime advantage to a 13-point cushion heading into the fourth frame and held off Berne-Knox to set up an all Wasaren final in Class C on Sunday afternoon.