Girls
Mechanicville 45 Columbia 44
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Sammy Pasinella 16 Charli Goverski 9 Columbia – Lily Zwanka 10 Lauren Obermeyer 10
Key Fact: Mechanicville trailed throughout but used a 15-9 advantage in the final period to earn the come-from-behind “W”.
Tamarac 48 Ichabod Crane 28
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Emily Erickson 16 Renna Poulin 14 Crane – Madie Graham 8
Key Fact: The Bengals ran out to a 30-9 lead at the half on their way to the easy victory over Crane.
Mekeel Christian 51 Hoosic Valley 33
Leading Scorers: Mekeel – Rebekkah Dean 16 Elizabeth Singletor 13 Altagracia Delarosi 10 Indians – Renee Serafin 10
Key Fact: Mekeel knocked down seven triples in the game and used a 20-7 fourth period to secure the win over the Valley.
Boys
Saratoga Catholic 57 Cambridge 49
Leading Scorers: Saints – Tyler Haraden 19 Terel Tillman 12 Indians – Tristan Williams 20 Brendan Holcomb 13
Key Fact: Haraden scored 10 points in the decisive fourth quarter where the Saints outscored Cambridge 16-9 to notch the win in the championship game of the Saratoga Catholic Holiday Tournament.
Mechanicville 66 Mayfield 41
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Nick Billert 22 Josh Germaine 11 Kendrick McCann 10 Chris Sullivan 10 Mayfield – Joe Gifford 18
Key Fact: Mechanicville won every quarter and placed four in doubles fueling the comfortable victory over Mayfield
Stillwater 47 Fonda 39
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Scott Travis 23 Brian McNeil 11 Terrance Pierce 15
Key Fact: Stillwater built a 28-20 lead at the half and rode that cushion to the “W” in a low scoring affair.
Maple Hill 51 Hoosic Valley 29
Leading Scorers: Hilltoppers – Connor Hall 12 Indians – Bassett 12 John Acker 10
Key Fact: Maple Hill shut down the Valley attack holding the Indians to single numbers in each of the first three periods.
Glens Falls 87 Hoosick Falls 82
Leading Scorers: GF – Joe Girard 50 Trent Girard 22 Panthers – Evan McCart 29 Jonathan Kempf 22 Guy Milliman 17
Key Fact: Trailing 37-35 at the half Glens Falls used a 26-14 third period to gain some control and hung on for the win in a shootout at the Grandstander Christmas Festival.