Wasaren Boys Buckets: Valley Tops Stillwater, Cambridge Edges the Falls

Hoosic Valley 45 Stillwater 42

Leading Scorers: Valley – Carter Simpson 13 3, 3’s Owen Harder 12 Stillwater – Mason Wagner 11 3, 3’s Tye Morris 10

Key Stat: Hoosic Valley held a high-scoring Stillwater squad to 15, first-half points.

Take Away: The Valley carried a 32-26 advantage into the fourth quarter and held off Stillwater over the final eight minutes to earn the road “W”.

Cambridge 70 Hoosick Falls 62

Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Luke MacDougal 24 Myles Matteson 17 Lord 14 Panthers – Ryan Sparks 30 Austin Cavanaugh 15

Key Stat: Cambridge outscored the Falls 16-9 in the second period which proved pivotal.

Take Away: In an even game throughout that was tied at the quarter break, Cambridge gained the lead in the second period and rode the slim advantage to the home win. The Falls held a 9-3 edge in made threes while Cambridge doubled up their guests in made two’s 26-13. The home squad converted 9 of 12 from the free throw line while the Falls connected on 9 of 13 from the stripe.

Spa Catholic 82 Greenwich 59

Leading Scorers: Saints – Petersen 17 3, 3’s Redgrave 14 3, 3’s Kingston 12 4, 3’s Thompson 12 Knussman 10 Witches – Mike Cronin 15 4, 3’s Langston Hall 12 4, 3’s Ethan Mullen 10

Key Stat: Spa Catholic won every quarter.

Take Away: The Saints put five players in doubles, connected 10 times from deep and held a 26-8 advantage in made twos in the road win at Greenwich.

Tamarac 75 Mechanicville 36

Leading Scores: Bengals – Braiden Stanfield 15 Sam Kuiken 14 Blake Baldwin 10 3, 3’s Carter Harris 10 Raiders – Matt Munger 12

Key Stat: The Bengals won every quarter.

Take Away: Tamarac drilled eight threes, connected on 11 of 14 from the stripe and held Mechanicville to single scoring numbers in three frames in the win at Clum’s Corners.

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Hoosick Falls 60 Spa Catholic 31

Leading Scorers: Falls – Hickey 27 McMahon 18 Saints – Sophia Ryan 19

Key Stat: The Falls outscored their guests 25-7 in the third period.

Take Away: With the game knotted at 18, at the half, Hoosick Falls took control with a big third frame on their way to the home “W”.

Mechanicville 70 Hoosic Valley 25

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Molly DiSiena 19 Tanner Eiseman 16

Key Stat: Mechanicville won every quarter.

Take Away: Mechanicville built a 39-16 lead by the break and rolled to the home win over the visitors from Schaghticoke.

Cambridge 54 Emma Willard 16

Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Ashley Moses 17 3, 3’s Avery Brown 11 3, 3’s Jesters – A. Biswas 9

Key Stat: Cambridge held the Jesters to single scoring numbers in every quarter.

Take Away: Cambridge outscored the visitors 37-9 over the middle two frames in posting the home victory.

Stillwater 79 Tamarac 14

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Addison Thornton 24 Emersyn Patenaude 13 Maddie Chatt 11 Andie Luskin 11 Bengals – Raegan Sorel 4 Allie Lockrow 4

Key Stat: Stillwater led 27-0 after the first eight minutes.

Take Away: Stillwater used four players in doubles and a big defensive effort to notch the one-sided decision in Stillwater.

Thursday Night Roundup: Valley, Raiders Post Wins

Hoosic Valley 55 Waterford 31

Leading Scorers: Valley – Lainey Bochette 21 Phoebe Harder 10 Bella Jones 10

Key Stat: The Valley took control with an 18-3 third period.

Take Away: Holding a 27-22 lead at the break, Hoosic Valley pulled away in the third frame and closed out the road win over the Fordians.

Mechanicville 58 Emma Willard 15

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 16 Riley LaPierre 12

Key Stat: Mechanicville led 27-0 after the first eight minutes.

Take Away: The Raiders put 10 players in the scoring column and led start to finish in the one-sided, home decision over Emma Willard.

Greenwich 91 Cambridge 7

Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 20 Bailey Wolfe 20 4, 3’s Jordan Wolfe 19 Cambridge – Lexie Petersen 5

Take Away: The Witches cruise to the road win.

Schuylerville 67 Greenwich 44

Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Baker 21 4, 3’s Dunbar 15 5, 3’s Cumm 11 Palmer 10 Witches – Ethan Mullen 14 Mike Cronin 11 3, 3’s Langston Hall 10

Key Stat: Schuylerville held a 12-5 advantage in made threes.

Take Away: The Black Horses won every quarter and steadily pulled away to the road “W” over the Witches.

Girls Basketball: Stillwater, Tamarac Earn W’s

Stillwater 77 Cambridge 21

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Addison Thornton 30 4, 3’s Andie Luskin 16 Maddie Chatt 10 Cambridge – Brielle Lebarron 8

Key Stat: Stillwater held their guests to single scoring numbers in each of the first three frames.

Take Away: Stillwater puts three players in doubles led by Thornton’s 30-point outing in the one-sided decision over Cambridge.

Tamarac 55 Waterford 45

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Liz Darling 29 6, 3’s Allison Lockrow 11 Rebecca Barbera 11 Fordians – Izzy Sauge 15

Key Stat: Tamarac won each of the first three periods.

Take Away: The Bengals built a 40-26 advantage entering the final frame and closed out the road win in Waterford.

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Greenwich 79 Waterford 37

Leading Scorers: Witches – Ethan Mullen 30 Mike Cronin 15 Fordians – Schumann 13 Tristan Philo 11 3, 3’s

Key Stat: Greenwich won every quarter.

Take Away: The Witches took control over the middle two frames outscoring Waterford 50-24, and notched the comfortable road win over the Fordians on Tuesday.

Spa Catholic 55 Hoosick Falls 51

Leading Scorers: Saints – David Kingston 14 4, 3’s David Redgrave Jr. 14 4, 3’s Jasyn Thompson 10 Panthers – Ryan Sparks 18 Porter Driscoll 15 Austin Cavanaugh 12

Key Stat: The Saints held a 9-5 edge in made threes.

Take Away: In a game that was tied at the quarter break and halftime, the Saints nosed in front 39-35 entering the final period and the decision remained in the balance until the Falls missed a game-tying triple with :03 left giving Spa Catholic the road victory.

Mechanicville 52 Hoosic Valley 49

Leading Scorers: Raiders – Matt Munger 22 5, 3’s Ethan Staunton 11 Kolten Rinaldi 11 3, 3’s Valley – Carter Simpson 15 4, 3’s Aydin Wiley 12

Key Stat: The Raiders connected on 9 of 14 free throw attempts while the Valley hit on 2 of 4 tries from the stripe.

Take Away: Trailing 22-15 at the break, Mechanicville edged in front with a 24-15 third frame and closed out the visitors over the final eight minutes to earn the win. With the victory Mechanicville moves to 4-6, 6-11 on the year while Hoosic Valley goes to 2-9, 5-12 with the loss.

Stillwater 57 Tamarac 54

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Mason Wagner 19 Rocco Schneller 19 Bengals – Carter Harris 24

Key Stat: Stillwater knocked down 14 of 17 free throws while Tamarac hit 8 of 12 from the line.

Take Away: Stillwater held a 30-28 halftime lead and carried a 45-42 advantage into the fourth quarter. But in a back-and-forth final frame Tamarac owned a 54-53 lead late before Wagner scored the final four points of the night giving Stillwater the well-earned home “W”.

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Greenwich 69 Hoosic Valley 29

Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 23 Bailey Wolfe 16 Jordan Wolfe 14

Key Stat: Greenwich built a 44-11 lead by the break.

Take Away: The Witches won each of the first three periods and put three players in doubles in posting the road win in Schaghticoke.

Stillwater 65 Corinth 49

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Addison Thornton 28 4, 3’s Maddie Chatt 18 Andie Luskin 15 Corinth – Lexi Craig 12 Bella Craig 11

Key Stat: Stillwater won every quarter.

Key Stat: Leading 33-28 at the break, Stillwater steadily pulled away in the second half to the home “W” led by their three double figure scorers who combined for 61 points on the night.

Spa Catholic 50 Duanesburg 28

Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 21 Addison Whitbeck 12 Duanesburg – Addison Parslow 8

Key Stat: The Saints held the hosts to single scoring numbers in every frame.

Take Away: Spa Catholic uses a big defensive effort and a 7-0 advantage in made threes to post the road win.

Cambridge 52 Hadley-Luzerne 44

Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Ashley Moses 23 HL – McKenzie Maslonka 16 Dakota Bellarose 11

Key Stat: Cambridge shot a clean 16 of 21 from the foul line while HL converted 9 of 20 from the stripe.

Take Away: Trailing 20-15 at the half, Cambridge took the lead with a 25-8 third quarter and held off Luzerne over the final eight minutes to notch the home win.