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.
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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.
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.