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A good number of Wasaren teams have enjoyed successful basketball seasons this year, while playing a different type of schedule with most teams having the opportunity to face opponents they typically would not when playing a Wasaren schedule. Two of those squads were in action on Wednesday and both the Cambridge girls and the Hoosic Valley boys stayed hot, capturing wins.

Cambridge 62 Hudson Falls 18

Leading Scorers: Indians – Sophie Phillips 13 Lilly Phillips 12 Stasia Epler 10 Tigers – Emma Rose 8

The talented Cambridge squad has rolled through most of their nine games thus far with little difficulty, as was the case in Hudson Falls Wednesday night where the Indians ran out to a 23-3 lead after the first period and cruised from there to the one-sided “W”. Cambridge placed three players in doubles with eight Indians scoring points on the night as Cambridge, with the win, remains undefeated with two contests remaining on the year.

Hoosic Valley 47 Rensselaer 39

Leading Scorers: Valley – Logan Reilly 20 Tyler Eddy 17 Rams – Romell Johnson 15

Hoosic Valley built a 29-13 lead by the break and rode that cushion to the home victory over the Rams in Schaghticoke Wednesday night. After starting the season 1-4, the Indians have been on a roll with last night’s “W” being their sixth straight. Sophomores, Reilly and Eddy combined for 37 points in the run, and both started quickly teaming up for 19 of the Valley’s 21 first period points, a quarter that ended with a 20-7 Indian advantage.

Mechanicville 70 Stillwater 59 – Tuesday Night

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Luciano D’Ambro 24 Devin Garland 11 Colin Richardson 11 Warriors – Lukas Lilac 14 Tyler Paffen 12 Jacob Zecca 10

On Senior Night in Stillwater a back and forth first half ended with Mechanicville holding a slim 31-30 lead, but the visiting Raiders slowly pulled away over the final two periods and notched the win over their neighboring rival on Tuesday night. D’Ambro’s 24 points led a trio of Raiders in double figures for the 11-1 Mechanicville squad. Stillwater ( 6-6 ) also posted three players in double figures with Lilac’s 14 points leading the way for the Warriors.

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Girls

Saratoga Catholic 61 Waterford 35

Leading Scorers: Saints – Molly O’Reilly 23 Ryleigh Dempsey 10 Fordians – Meghan Paul 18 Piper Morris 10

The Saints ran out to a 21-3 lead after the first eight minutes and cruised to the home victory over the Fordians from Waterford.

Greenwich 82 Hoosick Falls 15

Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Bropy 23 Norah Niesz 21 ( 4 3’s) Tess Merrill 10 Panthers – Amber McNeil 7

Greenwich scored 35 first quarter points and never looked back, in notching the one-sided decision over the Panthers in Greenwich on Tuesday.

Mechanicville 65 Stillwater 38

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Amy DiSiena 21 Hailey Phelps 13 Jill Germain 11 Warriors – Marley Mueller 12

The Raiders won every quarter, gradually pulling away from Stillwater in posting the comfortable home “W” over their neighboring rival. With the victory the Red Raiders move to 10-1 on the season.

Boys

Waterford 47 Spa Catholic 33

Leading Scorers: Fordians – TJ Kelley 24 Jake Houle 10 Saints – Hayden Day 10

Waterford held the Saints to single digits in three of the four periods but still needed a 16-6 fourth quarter to secure the home win.

Hoosick Falls 66 Greenwich 49

Leading Scorers: Falls – Jake Sparks 18 Connor Jones 14 Josh Colegrove 11 Brooks Hager 10

The Panthers won each of the first three periods, building a 53-32 advantage, before closing things out in the final quarter to notch the home victory over Greenwich.

Tamarac 88 Cambridge 39

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Jack Casey 18 Patrick Mainello 13 James Blake 13 Joey Poulin 13 Zachary Rice 13 Indians – Jeffrey Burke 24

Tamarac held a 29-5 advantage after the first eight minutes and cruised from there to the win over the Indians. Tamarac saw five players post double figures with nine Bengals scoring points on the night in the home “W”.

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Boys

Hoosic Valley 54 Greenwich 47

Leading Scorers: Valley – Tyler Eddy 16 Jeff Finkle 11 Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 22 Jacob Ziehm 12 ( 4 3’s)

In a close game throughout the Valley used a 15-7 final period to post the road win over Greenwich. The Witches held a 9-4 advantage in made threes, but the Indians cashed in from the free throw line converting on 14 of 17 attempts while Greenwich connected on just 2 of 4.

Spa Catholic 49 Fort Plain 46

Leading Scorers: Saints -Hayden Day 18 FP – Levi Thomas 21 Robert Jordan 10

Tied at 39 heading to the final frame the Saints held the visitors to seven points over the final eight minutes to earn the victory, and improve to 5-8 on the year.

Tamarac 74 Rensselaer 44

Leading Scorers: Bengals – James Blake 23 Zachary Rice 17 Patrick Mainello 10 Aiden McDonough 10 Rams – Malachi Perry 16

The Bengals placed four players in doubles and outscored the Rams 45-21 over the middle two periods on their way to the home “W” on Monday night.

Girls

Cambridge 67 Tamarac 46

Leading Scorers: Indians – Lilly Phillips 23 Sophie Phillips 16 Bengals – Sarita Faraj 15

The Indians led 30 -17 at the half and cruised to the comfortable win on Senior Night in Cambridge. With the win Cambridge improves to 6-0 on the season.

Stillwater 41 Corinth14

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Molly Sheehan 16 Marley Mueller 15 Tomahawks – Emily Dingham 10

The Warriors held Corinth to four points or less in every quarter fueling the one-sided road victory on Monday night.

Greenwich 85 Hoosic Valley 35

Leading Scorers: Witches – Norah Niesz 28 ( 8 3’s) Molly Brophy 25 Tess Merrill 16 Valley – Emily Peckham 15 Squires 10

Greenwich won every quarter and took complete control after the break, outscoring the Valley 51-19 in notching the one-sided decision in Schaghticoke.

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Girls

Cambridge 70 Norwich 53

Leading Scorers: Indians – Lilly Phillips 19 Stasia Epler 19 Sophie Phillips 14 McKayla McLenithan 11 Norwich – Sydney Coggins 13 Abby Hansen 10

Cambridge placed four players in doubles and limited Norwich to 30 points through three periods. in posting the win and moving to 5-0 on the year.

Schuylerville 54 Spa Catholic 43

Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Anya Vautrin 10 Lauren King 10 Saints – Ashley Upson 13 Megan Cornell 13

Schuylerville built a 27-15 lead by halftime and rode that cushion to the home “W” over the Saints.

Stillwater 55 Galway 32

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Marley Mueller 15 Peyton Morris 10 Galway – Reppi 7

Stillwater jumped out to a 10-1 lead after the first and cruised to the victory over Galway completing the home and home, weekend sweep. Ten Warriors scored in the Saturday matinee and with the win Stillwater improves to 6-1 on the season.

Greenwich 68 Hudson Falls 28

Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Brophy 21 Adrianna Rojas 19 Tigers – Seneca Williamson 7

The Witches outscored Hudson Falls 34-8 over the middle two frames to post the one-sided victory over the Tigers in Hudson Falls on Saturday.

Boys

Mechanicville 70 Waterford 59

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 18 Devin Garland 12 Tyler Eiseman 11 Fordians – TJ Kelley 30 ( 6 3’s) Jake Houle 16 Dominick Pontore 10

Trailing 43-42 heading to the final period, Mechanicville exploded for 28 points in the frame to capture the home “W” and sweep the weekend series with the Fordians. Richardson scored all of his 18 points after the break with 12 coming in the decisive fourth quarter.

Tamarac 62 Hoosick Falls 38

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Zachary Rice 36 Panthers – Jake Sparks 14

Tamarac used Rice’s 36 point effort and a 23-8 third period advantage to notch the win over the Panthers in Clum’s Corners on Saturday.

Stillwater 49 Galway 44

Leading Scorers: Warriors – CJ McNeil 12 Jacob Zecca 11 Isaac Cutler 10 Galway – Thomas Villano 13 Henry Flint 11 Bredan Shader 11

Half of Stillwater’s points came from behind the arc as the Warriors bottomed eight triples in the victory to complete the weekend sweep of the home and home with Galway.

Hudson Falls 60 Greenwich 53

Leading Scorers: Tigers – Peyton Smith 22 Ben Swartz 16 Evan Kwasniewski 12 Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 27 ( 7 3’s)

Hudson Falls won every quarter and gradually pulled away from their hosts to earn the win on Saturday in Greenwich.

Schuylerville 61 Spa Catholic 53

Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Cayden Rutland 18 Owen Sherman 16 Ryan Dow 16 Saints – Hayden Day 24 Anthony Barile 18 ( 4 3’s)

Schuylerville led 26-17 at the break and held off the Saints over the final two periods to post the win and sweep Spa Catholic in their home and home weekend series.

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Girls

Mechanicville 82 Waterford 13

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Jill Germain 17 Hailey Phelps 14 Amy DiSiena 10 Fordians – Meghan Paul 5

The Raiders put three players in doubles with nine Raiders scoring four points or more in the one-sided decision over the Fordians in Mechanicville Friday night. With the win the Raiders move to 9-1 on the year.

Stillwater 52 Galway 44

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Marley Mueller 19 Molly Sheehan 12 Jayce Williams -11 Galway – Stephanie Martin 17 Morgan Drouin 12

Stillwater built a 42-30 advantage through three periods and closed things out over the final eight minutes to post the road win over Galway.

Boys

Schuylerville 51 Spa Catholic 40

Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Cayden Rutland 19 Owen Sherman 11 Ryan Dow 11 Saints – Hayden Day 19

Schuylerville outscored Spa Catholic 30-19 over the middle two periods, and held the Saints attack to just 40 points in posting the win Friday night in Schuylerville.

Hudson Falls 55 Hoosick Falls 37

Leading Scorers: Tigers – Peyton Smith 15 Ben Swartz 14 Isaac Kwasniewski 14 Panthers – Jake Sparks 12

The Tigers trailed 15-12 after the first period but won each of the final three frames to notch the road “W” over Hoosick Falls.

Hoosic Valley 48 Maple Hill 39

Leading Scorers: Valley – Tyler Eddy 17 ( 3 3’s ) Logan Reilly 13 Maple Hill – Blake Decker 9

The Valley outscored the Wildcats 26-18 after the break and held Maple Hill to 39 points on the night, in earning the road victory. With the “W” Hoosic Valley improves to 5-4 on the season.

Mechanicville 73 Waterford 57

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 16 ( 4 3’s) Devin Garland 15 ( 3 3’s) Luciano D’Ambro 13 Fordians – TJ Kelley 23 Jake Houle 11 Howard Phelan 11

The Raiders won every period in posting the comfortable road win over the Fordains Friday night. Mechanicville placed three players in doubles and drilled nine triples in running their season mark to 9-1 with the victory.

Stillwater 63 Galway 39

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jacob Zecca 15 Tyler Paffen 13 Galway – Henry Flint 17

The Warriors used a 21-4 second period to take control, and coasted through the second half to the convincing win over Galway, in a game that saw 10 Stillwater players score.

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Boys

Maple Hill 59 Tamarac 58

Leading Scorers: Maple Hill – Dominic Hirschoff 16 Blake Decker 11 Davin Sherwood 10 Bengals – Zachary Rice 18 James Blake 14 Joey Poulin 12

Maple Hill held a small working margin throughout, taking a 47-40 lead into the fourth period where they held off a late run by the Bengals, to earn the road victory.

Greenwich 74 Cambridge 39

Leading Scorers: Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 18 Jacob Ziehm 14 Aidan McPhail 10 Indians – Owen Foyle 11

Greenwich won every quarter, taking control with a 20-8 second frame. on their way to a decisive win over Cambridge. Greenwich held an 8-0 advantage in made threes with four different Witches connecting from behind the arc.

Hudson Falls 63 Hoosick Falls 45

Leading Scorers: Tigers – Peyton Smith 20 Jack Hogan 14 Panthers – Jake Sparks 14 Connor Jones 11

Hudson Falls jumped out to a 20-11 advantage after the first and were never headed in posting the road win at Hoosick Falls Wednesday night.

Girls

Cambridge 55 Greenwich 50

Leading Scorers: Indians – Stasia Epler 20 Lilly Phillips 14 Witches – Molly Brophy 17 Adrianna Rojas 11

A 19-11 second period for Cambridge proved pivotal as the Indians notch the narrow victory in a game that was close throughout. Molly Brophy with 17 points became Greenwich’s all-time leading scorer with 1710 career points, passing Alexis Case.

Corinth 74 Waterford 37

Leading Scorers: Corinth – Maddie DeLisie 27 Emily Dingmon 18 Deandra Gill 14 Fordians – Megan Paul 14

Corinth held the Fordians to single numbers in each of the first three periods and doubled up Waterford for the home “W”.

Hoosick Falls 47 Hudson Falls 29

Leading Scorers: Falls – Olivia Estes 18 Tigers – Mikayla Varney 11

The Panthers allowed Hudson Falls just 15 points through three quarters of play and steadily pulled away for the road victory over the Tigers Wednesday night.

Tamarac 64 Maple Hill 43 No other info available at this time.

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Boys

Tamarac 89 Duanesburg 48

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Patrick Mainello 23 Rocco DiCarlo 15 Jack Casey 13 Zachary Rice 12

Holding an 18-14 advantage after the first, the Bengals outscored Duanesburg 54-22 over the next two frames, on their way to the convincing home “W” in a game that saw nine Tamarac players in the scoring column.

Stillwater 66 South High 42

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Isaac Cutler 25 Lukas Lilac 12 CJ McNeil 11 Bulldogs – C. Wooward 13

The Warriors put three players in doubles and outscored South High in every period, gradually pulling away for the comfortable win in Stillwater Tuesday night.

Saratoga Catholic 65 Galway 47

Leading Scorers: Saints – Hayden Day 20 Anthony Barile 17 Robbie Bolen 13 Galway – Shader 15 Bourder 13

The Saints took control with a 22-12 second frame and extended their cushion over the final two quarters to post their first home win of the season.

Greenwich 64 Hartford 52

Leading Scorers: Witches – Andrew Conlin 24 Jesse Kuzmich 19 Jayden Hughes 10 Tanagers – Ray Harrington 19 Jacob Fish 13

A 19-10 second period proved pivotal in what otherwise was an even contest, as the Witches notch the home victory over the stubborn Tanagers of Hartford.

Schuylerville 54 Mechanicville 47

Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Cayden Rutland 26 ( 8 3’s) Owen Sherman 12 Red Raiders – Tyler Eiseman 16 Luciano D’Ambro 13

The Black Horses trailed 37-31 heading to the fourth period, but outscored the visitors 23-10 over the final eight minutes to post the come-from-behind victory, handing Mechanicville their first loss of the season. Rutland scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth, in a game where Schuylerville made just four, two point goals, but connected 12 times from beyond the arc.

Girls

Mechanicville 47 Schuylerville 39

Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Chloe Goverski 17 ( 4 3’s) Amy DiSiena 10 Black Horses – Macey Koval 12 Eliza Barton 10

Mechanicville outscored the Black Horses 34-20 over the middle two periods and closed things out in the fourth to earn the home “W” over Schuylerville.

Spa Catholic 53 Galway 29

Leading Scorers: Saints – Ryleigh Dempsey 20 Ashley Upson 12 Galway – Ryan Repepi 14

The Saints won every quarter in notching the one-sided win at home on Tuesday.

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Girls

Cambridge 57 Troy 33

Leading Scorers: Indians – Sophie Phillips 16 Lilly Phillips 11 Stasia Epler 10 Schuyler Nolan 10 Ruth Nolan 9 ( 3 3’s) Troy – Jenalyse Alarcon 18

The Indians led 13-12 after the first period, extended their lead to 32-19 at the half, and put things away with a 15-4 final frame to post the win over Troy. Cambridge saw four players hit double figures, and held an 8-3 advantage from behind the arc.

Hoosic Valley 52 Hoosick Falls 29

Leading Scorers: Valley – Emily Peckham 18 Lily Czub 13 Falls – Marley McLellan 8 Olivia Estes 8

The Valley outscored the Falls 34-10 over the middle two frames in notching the home “W”.

Greenwich 88 Hartford 32

Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Brophy 26 Norah Niesz 18 Adrianna Rojas 14 Tanagers – Nims 19

Greenwich put 50 points on the board in the first half, on their way to the one-sided decision over Hartford.

Boys

Hoosic Valley 55 Hoosick Falls 52

Leading Scorers: Valley – Tyler Eddy 15 (3 3’s) Isaiah Eckler 14 ( 4 3’s) Falls – Jake Sparks 20 Josh Colegrove 12 Dylan Baker 10

The Panthers held a 28-26 edge at the half, but the Valley used a 16-5 third period to take the lead and hung on for the road victory Monday night in Hoosick Falls. The Indians held a 9-1 advantage in made threes, and connected on 10 of 11 free throw attempts while Hoosick Falls converted just 9 of 19 from the stripe. In the father/son coaching matchup between Mike and Alex Lilac, it was the first basketball win for Alex’s Indians over his Dad’s Panther squad.