On a night with five Wasaren girls squads in action, Hoosic Valley and Mechanicville handled their business earning non-league wins in holiday tourney play.
Mechanicville 71 St. Dominic 53
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Taylor Grayson 19 (5, 3’s) Charli Goverski 18 Sammy Pasinella 14 St. Dominic – Buanaguro 22 Goldberg 14
Keys: Leading 29-21 at the break the Red Raiders put 42 points on the board in the second half to pull away from St. Dominic of Long Island. Mechanicville shot well from distance bottoming nine triples led by Grayson who knocked back five.
Hoosic Valley 59 Middleburg 41
Leading Scorers: Valley – Renee Serafin 14 Sam Lanoue 13 Eloise Carlson-McNally 11 Middleburg – Breanna Palmatier 17 Kelsey Terel 14
Keys: The Valley ran out to a 28-13 advantage at the half, drilled six 3-pointers on the night, and posted the comfortable win in the Maple Hill Holiday tournament.
Ballston Spa 44 Stillwater 21
Leading Scorers: Spa – Samantha DeVito 12 Warriors – Marley Mueller 11
Keys: Ballston Spa shut down the Stillwater attack holding the Warriors to single digits in every period, and notched the victory in the low scoring affair.
North Warren 43 Saratoga Catholic 31
Leading Scorers: Cougars – Sydney Gagnon 19 Saints – Ani Crocker 11
Keys: The Cougars gradually pulled away from Spa Catholic building a 20-12 halftime cushion, paving the way to the “W” over the Saints.
Boys
Ichabod Crane 56 Hoosic Valley 24
Leading Scorers: Crane – Christian Pesano 25 ( 5, 3’s) Indians – Zachary Ryan 10
Keys: Crane held the Valley to eight points in the first half, and put the game away with a 22-8 third period. Pesano drilled five triples in the contest, half of the 10 makes from deep for Ichabod Crane.
Argyle 68 Berlin 57
Leading Scorers: Scots – Peyton Lufkin 37 Mountaineers – Ryan Willis 28
Keys: Argyle jumped to a 22-9 lead after one, and stayed in control throughout in posting the win over Berlin, on a night where the Mountaineer’s Willis scored his 1000th career point on a 3-pointer in the second quarter.