Waterford, Tamarac Post Wins

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Only two games played out in the Wasaren on an icy Wednesday night, as Tamarac and Waterford came away with victories, and with their “W” the Fordians clinch first place in the Battenkill Division.

Waterford 65  Spa Catholic 50

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Bobby Valigorski 16        Michael Talavera 16        Evan Fairclough 13        TJ Kelley 12           Saints – Ryan McCarroll 19        Nick Condry 13

Key Stat:  Waterford built a 19-9 lead after one and didn’t give it back, riding that cushion and four players in double figures to the victory, that puts the Fordians in Monday night’s championship game in Mechanicville where they’ll face the Panthers of Hoosick Falls.

 

Tamarac 78  Mechanicville 67

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Anthony Ciampolillo 30       Frank Zotto 23        Bo Catherwood 10            Red Raiders – Luciano D’Ambro 17         Nick Billert 16

Key Stat:  In a close game throughout the Bengals used a 22-14 final frame to earn the road victory over the Raiders.

 

 

Wasaren Buckets

basketball-615x400-300x195Last night the final regular season action played out for the girls, with cross-overs and the league championship game awaiting for Tamarac and Cambridge.

Tamarac 56  Mechanicville 49

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 21         Syrita Faraj 15     Red Raiders – Taylor Grayson 17        Charli Goverski 12         Amy DiSiena 11

Key Stat:  In a close game throughout the Bengals used a 15-8 advantage in the third to gain some breathing room and held off the Raiders, to clinch first place in the Hudson Division.

 

Cambridge 49  Stillwater

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Sophie Phillips 16       Lily Phillips 10           Warriors – Marley Mueller 14

Key Stat:  Cambridge won each of the first three periods in pulling away from the Warriors and now set their sights on the league championship game with Tamarac, next Monday in Mechanicville.

 

Hoosic Valley 55  Berlin 10

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Alex Rifenburg 9        Kaley Culberston 8

Key Stat:  The Valley defense holds the Mountaineers to single digits in each of the first three quarters, and kept Berlin off the board entirely in the fourth.

 

Hoosick Falls 67  Greenwich 60

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Logan Thayne 25        Grace Wysocki 14       Lillian Hickey 10  Witches – Molly Brophy 27        Tess Merrill 20

Key Stat:  The Panthers built a 37-20 lead over the first two periods and held off the Witches to post the road “W”.

Roundball Results

Both the girls and boys basketball teams from Hoosick Falls took the floor on Monday night in make-up games facing Stillwater and Cambridge respectively.  Different opponents but the night ended at each venue with the same result, a Panthers “W”.

Girls

Hoosick Falls 57  Stillwater 40

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Logan Thayne 23            Warriors – Marley Mueller 16

Key Stat:  Stillwater jumped out to a 16-12 lead after one, but the Falls outscored their hosts 28-12 over the middle two frames to take control and post the comfortable win over the Warriors.

 

Boys

Hoosick Falls 70  Cambridge 28

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Jon Kempf 31        Tristan Williams 18          Isiah Burnett 12   Indians – Jeffrey Burke 9

Key Stat:  The Falls won every quarter, held the Indians to single digits in three of the four, and with the victory the Panthers are two wins away from another perfect Wasaren campaign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blazing Five; Boys Basketball

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A look at the Wasaren standings and the top five teams and individuals in selected categories.

Standings

Hudson

Hoosick Falls        11-0, 15-1

Tamarac                8-4, 12-6

Mechanicville        8-4, 10-6

Stillwater              7-5, 8-9

Greenwich            6-6, 11-7

 

Battenkill

Waterford             6-6, 10-6

Hoosic Valley        6-6, 8-10

Cambridge            4-7, 6-11

Spa Catholic          3-9, 6-12

Berlin                    0-10, 1-12

 

Team Scoring

Tamarac             67.7

Waterford           63.6

Greenwich          62.5

Hoosick Falls       62.3

Mechanicville      60.9

 

Individual Scoring

Jon Kempf               Hoosick Falls          19.4

Tristan Williams       Hoosick Falls         18.1

Bobby Valigorski      Waterford              17.9

John Walsh              Greenwich              17.1

Michael Talavera      Waterford               14.5

 

Points Allowed

Hoosick Falls           45.2

Hoosic Valley           46.9

Stillwater                 50.1

Greenwich                52.5

Waterford                 53.1

 

Made Threes – Individual

Jordan Catone           Spa Catholic          44

Josh Germaine          Mechanicville         38

John Walsh                Greenwich             38

CJ Bassett                  Hoosic Valley         32

Devin Garland            Mechanicville         27

 

Made Threes – Team

Greenwich          124

Spa Catholic        113

Mechanicville        90

Hoosic Valley        88

Waterford             88

Blazing Five; Girls Basketball

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A look at the top five teams and individuals in selected categories.

Standings

Battenkill

Cambridge                9-1, 15-1

Hoosic Valley            8-2, 13-4

Spa Catholic             2-9,  3-16

Berlin                       0-10, 0-15

 

Hudson

Tamarac                  8-2, 13-3

Mechanicville           8-2, 11-4

Greenwich               4-6, 11-6

Hoosick Falls           4-6,  8-8

Stillwater                2-8,  2-13

 

Individual Scoring

Logan Thayne              Hoosick Falls             23.7

Molly Brophy               Greenwich                 23.2

Emily Erickson             Tamarac                    20.4

Sophie Phillips              Cambridge                16.3

Lily Phillips                   Cambridge                15.0

 

Team Scoring

Greenwich               61.2

Cambridge               61.0

Mechanicville           54.9

Tamarac                  54.1

Hoosick Falls            48.7

 

Points Allowed

Cambridge                 35.5

Hoosic Valley             37.7

Tamarac                    43.9

Greenwich                 44.8

Spa Catholic              44.8

 

Made Threes – Individual

Sophie Phillips               Cambridge             34

Emily Erickson               Tamarac                29

Taylor Grayson              Mechanicville          27

Lily Phillips                     Cambridge             25

Charli Goverski              Mechanicville          23

 

Made Threes – Team

Cambridge        98

Mechanicville    71

Hoosick Falls     69

Hoosic Valley     64

Tamarac            49

 

 

Basketball Roundup

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A handful of league teams stepped on the floor Saturday in non-league runs and here’s a look at how it all played out.

Girls

Tamarac 55  Emma Willard 45

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 31        Syrita Faraj 12            Emma Willard – Angelina Ferritto 17         Molly Zahnieuter 14

Key Stat:  Trailing by one at the half the Bengals outscored their guests 35-24 over the final two periods to post the win on Tamarac’s Big Red Day celebration.

 

Cambridge 67  Berne-Knox 41

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Lily Phillips 25      Sophie Phillips 13      Fiona Mooney 11     Knox- Taylor Meachum 15      Alexis Wright 13

Key Stat:  Another blueprint win for Cambridge where they started fast, (45-19 halftime lead), put multiple players in doubles, knocked down six threes and held their opponent to 41 points.  Following their method of operation produces the Indians 15th win in 16 outings.    Continue reading

Friday Night Buckets

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Girls

Tamarac 45  Hoosick Falls 30

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Sarita Faraj 24          Emily Erickson 14        Panthers Logan Thayne 18

Key Stat:  The Bengal defense held the Falls to single numbers in each of the first three periods as they notch the win over the Panthers.

 

Greenwich 73  Saratoga Catholic 28

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Molly Brophy 22       Isabella Cary 12       Faith Hewitt 12      Maddy Brophy 11          Saints – Lauren Maher 9

Key Stat:  The Witches put 53 points on the board in the first half and cruised from there to the one-sided decision. Continue reading