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.

Tamarac Rolls Past Waterford

Tamarac 76 Waterford 35

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Carter Harris 18 Blake Baldwin 15 3, 3’s Nicky Desso 10 Fordians – Billy Scunziano 11 Evan Brissol 10

Key Stat: Tamarac ran out to a 20-2 lead after eight minutes of play.

Take Away: The Bengals won every quarter and put all 10 players in the scoring column in the home “W”.

Stillwater Tops Spa Catholic

Stillwater 82 Spa Catholic 51

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Mason Wagner 29 3, 3’s Rocco Schneller 18 Tye Morris 15 John Williams 11 Saints – David Redgrave Jr. 20 6, 3’s Thomas Zayac 11

Key Stat: Stillwater held a 26-4 advantage in two-point goals.

Take Away: Stillwater took control with a 24-7 second frame on their way to the home win, avenging a loss to the Saints earlier in the week. Stillwater put four players in doubles, bottomed six triples, and shot a clean 12 of 16 from the charity stripe.