Six Wasaren squads took the floor on Friday in hopes of making a long sectional run, and at night’s end four teams earned victories to advance.
Girls
Spa Catholic 48 Heatly 28
Leading Scorers: Saints – Molly O’Reilly 13 Kate Cronin 10 Heatly – J. Reis 12 O. Diaz 11
The Saints won each of the first three quarters, building a 40-17 advantage, and posted the win in the opening round of Class D play.
Next up for Spa Catholic is a Tuesday night quarterfinal run with #1 Fort Edward.
Boys
Hoosic Valley 54 Mayfield 46
Leading Scorers: Valley – Tyler Eddy 24 Logan Reilly 11 Mayfield – Kyle Capparello 18
Freshman Tyler Eddy poured in 18 second half points including 12 in the third frame where he was the only Indian to score as the Valley advances in Class C action. The Indians used a stellar performance from the line to secure the “W”, connecting on 14 of 15 from the stripe in the second half.
Hoosic Valley will face #1 Voorheesville on Tuesday night in Class C’s opening round.
Cambridge 49 Salem 38
Leading Scorers: Indians – Soyer Matteson 15 Brian Hall 12 Generals – Brady Nichols 9
Cambridge built a 39-25 led heading to the final period and closed out the win in their Class C play-in game.
Next up for the Indians is a Tuesday night run against the third seeded Golden Horde of Granville.
Spa Catholic 65 Duanesburg 51
Leading Scorers: Saints – Robbie Bolen 24 Ryan McCarroll 16 Duanesburg – Gamache 19 Coons 17
The Saints jumped out to a 14-5 advantage after one, padded their cushion to a 37-22 spread by halftime and handled their business after the break to notch the Class C play-in victory.
The Saints advance to face #2 Berne-Knox on Tuesday night.
Schuylerville 76 Greenwich 42
Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Rutland 34 Sherman 19 Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 19
Schuylerville used a 25-9 first period to gain control, on their way to the Class C play-in win over the Witches.
The Black Horses will face top-seeded Catskill on Tuesday.
Coxsackie-Athens 56 Tamarac 49 – No other info at this time