Key Stat: Stillwater made more free throws than Mechanicville attempted connecting on 15 of 22 while the host squad converted 9 of 14 from the stripe.
Take Away: Stillwater, ranked #2 New York state, Class B, took the short trip into Mechanicville to face the #15th ranked Class B squad in a much-anticipated matchup that didn’t disappoint.
Stillwater ran out to a 14-3 lead just three minutes in before Mechanicville slowly crawled back in, trimming the deficit to one at 35-34 heading into the break.
Late in the third period and into the start of the final frame the visitors again opened up a double-digit lead and with 3:15 remaining held a 63-50 advantage.
But Mechanicville stormed back and pulled to within one on a Richardson triple with :03 left before Stillwater ran out the clock.
With the win Stillwater moves to 11-0, 8-0 on the year while Mechanicville goes to 8-2, 7-2 for the season.
Key Stat: Tamarac held the Fordians to single scoring numbers in three of the four periods.
Take Away: Tamarac outscored Waterford 33-15 after the break to earn the road win.
Mechanicville 47 Hoosick Falls 35
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Sophia Tamasi 14 Molly DiSiena 9 Panthers – Aava Case 11 Mackenna Roberson 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville held an 18-7 edge in made twos.
Take Away: Mechanicville slowly pulled away building a 42-27 lead after three quarters and closed out the home “W”.
Greenwich 45 Stillwater 40
Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 24 Stillwater – Miranda Price 14 Maddie Chatt 12
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored Stillwater 19-8 in the final frame.
Take Away: Stillwater held the high-scoring Witches to 26 points over the first three periods, but Greenwich used a big fourth frame to escape with the road win.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 20 Logan Starks 15 Cruz Goverski 15 Joe Devito 13 Cambridge – Tully Maher 11 Luke MacDougal 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville ran out to a 33-6 lead after one.
Take Away: Everyone who dressed for Mechanicville scored points with four reaching doubles as the home squad hangs 100 in the one-sided decision.
Hoosick Falls 55 Tamarac 36
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 15, 3 3’s Connor McNeil 12 Andrew Sparks 11, 3 3’s Bengals – Adam Rice 17 Cam Edmonds 12
Key Stat: The Falls held a 10-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Panthers trailed 19-15 at the break but outscored the Bengals 40-17 in the second half to post the comeback “W” at home.
Hoosic Valley 62 Spa Catholic 39
Leading Scorers: Valley – Gabe Coffin 23, 5 3’s Isaac Wiley 11 Dem Neary 10 Saints – Ronan Rowe 10
Key Stat: The Valley doubled up Spa Catholic 38-19 over the final two frames.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley trailed 12-11 after the first period but pulled away with a big second half where more than half their points came on made triples.
Tamarac 47 Glens Falls 42
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Myanna Faraj 18 Kayla Beaudoin 13, 3 3’s Morgan Hayden 10 GF – Gianna Endieveri 13
Key Stat: Tamarac edged in front with a 15-11 third quarter.
Take Away: In a close game throughout that was knotted 21-all at halftime, the visitors took the lead in the third, and held on for the victory in moving to 8-2 on the season.
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Rachel McOmber 18 Maddy Atwood 11 Panthers – Ava Case 27, 4 3’s
Key Stat: Waterford converted 13 of 17 free throws while the Falls connected on 8 of 19 from the line.
Take Away: The Fordians trailed 24-17 at the break but took the lead with a 29-6 third frame on their way to the well-earned “W”.
Greenwich 91 Spa Catholic 27
Leading Scorers: Witches – Grace Autiello 23, 5 3’s Adrianna Rojas 22 Brooke Kuzmich 21 Saints – Sophia Ryan 11
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored the Saints 51-9 over the middle two periods.
Take Away: Leading by 10 after the first quarter, the Witches ran away from their hosts in posting the easy win on a night that saw three Greenwich players score 20 or more including the sophomore Kuzmich, who joined the 1000 career point club.