Waterford 69   Fort Edward 40   ( Friday )

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Derrick Pontore 31            Forts – Zach Bartholomew 14

Key Stat:  Waterford hung 46 first-half points on the board, building a 34-point cushion by intermission.

Waterford 61   Heatly 25

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Derrick Pontore 21 / 10 rebounds      Anthony Scunziano 17 / 12 rebounds         Heatly – Ryan Sedgewick 9

Key Stat: Defensively the Fordians allowed just eight points through three quarters of play, including a shutout of Heatly in the     third period.

Take away:  Waterford captures their season opening Tip-Off Tournament in convincing fashion, posting easy “W’s” over the Flying Forts, and Hornets.  

Girls Basketball

Mechanicville 50   Cohoes 23

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 12     Ella Zecca 11     Allison Kenyon 10       Tigers – Kaelyn Greene 6

Key Stat:  The Raiders outscored Cohoes 32-11 after the break.

Take Away:  Mechanicville put nine players in the scoring column including three in doubles, to post the comfortable season-opening victory over Cohoes.