Red Raiders Defeat Cohoes

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Freshman Devin Garland poured in 19 points, including five triples, to lead Mechanicville past Cohoes in a nonleague matchup Thursday night.

Nick Billert scored 16 points for the Raiders who ran out to a 40-25 advantage at the break, on their way to the comfortable victory over the Tigers.

With the win Mechanicville improves to 10-7 on the season and returns to action tonight when they host Fordians of Waterford in a Wasaren crossover game.

Girls Basketball; Raiders, Witches Post Wins

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Mechanicville 60  Hoosick Falls 56

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Sammy Pasinella 19     Jada Brown 11     Taylor Grayson 10       Panthers – Logan Thayne 27     Eliza Whitman 13

Key Points:  In a game tied 30-30 at the half, the Raiders used a 17-13 third period to gain the lead and held off the Falls over the final eight minutes to post the narrow victory. Continue reading

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

spa catholic logoCongratulations to Saratoga Catholic’s Terel Tillman on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

Last Tuesday Tillman scored 20 points including five 3-pointers in a 69-44 victory over Waterford.  On Friday Terel poured in 28 points, drilling six treys, in a 92-58 win over the Mountaineers of Berlin.

On the year Terel is averaging 11.0 points per game for the 16-3 Saratoga Catholic squad.

Congratulations to Terel, this week’s Wasaren Player of the Week.

Tuesday Night Buckets

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A packed Tuesday night in the Wasaren with a full slate for the boys and a pair of girls runs as well with schools trying to navigate around the pending snowstorm.

Boys

Stillwater 62  Greenwich 59

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Cooper Monast 19      Brian McNeil 15     Scott Travis 10     Witches – Carson Mosher 20     John Walsh 14 Continue reading

Mechanicville Tops the Falls

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When Mechanicville and Hoosick Falls stepped on the floor Saturday afternoon both squads were coming off Friday night runs and the question was how fresh would the teams be for the 1:30 tip?

While both teams had plenty in the tank the Red Raiders used their quickness defensively and in transition to post a 55-44 victory over the visitors from Hoosick Falls. Continue reading

Friday Night Hoops

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Boys

Cambridge 60  Hoosic Valley 56

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Brenden Holcomb 15     Williams 23      Valley – John Acker 25    Brandon Napoli 11  Alec Ratelle 11

Key Points:  In a game tied at the break Cambridge used a 20-11 third period to jump in front and then held off the Indians over the final eight minutes to post the win.

 

Hoosick Falls 71  Waterford 47 Continue reading