Mechanicville Punches Their Ticket to the Class B Final

Mechanicville 64   Schuylerville 52

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Austin Rozowicz 19, 8 rebounds   Cruz Goverski 16, 16 rebounds   Colin Richardson 14, 9 rebounds           Black Horses – Luke Sherman 26, 3 3’s

Key Stat:  Sweet Sixteen. Mechanicville scored 16 points in every quarter, and I guarantee 016 will be a popular number played in town today.

Take Away:  Mechanicville put three players in doubles and won every period, building a 48-39 lead entering the final frame where they sealed the Class B semifinal “W” sending them to a championship run with neighboring rival and top-seeded Stillwater on Friday at 6:45 at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.

Northville 50   Saratoga Catholic 23     Girls Class D semifinal    No other info at this time 

Stillwater Boys, Greenwich Girls Advance to the Finals, Maple Hill Tops the Valley

Stillwater 57   Fonda 33

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 21   Kaelan Leak 13   Thomas McDonough 13, 3’s           Fonda – Brady Melious 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held Fonda to 15 points through the first three periods.

Take Away:  Stillwater, leading 28-13 at the break, put the game away with a 22-2 third frame earning the comfortable semifinal win in Class B and advancing to the championship game on Friday in Glens Falls at 6:45 where they’ll face the winner of tonight’s semifinal between Schuylerville and Mechanicville.   

 

Greenwich 48   Maple Hill 30

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Adrianna Rojas 15   Brooke Kuzmich 13   Grace Autiello 10, 3 3’s           Wildcats – Rosilee Forrest 10

Key Stat:  Greenwich held the Wildcats to nine, first-half points.   

Take Away:  The Witches built a 27-9 halftime advantage and cruised to the Class C semifinal “W”, advancing to the championship run on Saturday at HVCC.  The top-seeded and undefeated Witches, (22-0), will face #2 Duanesburg in a 1 p.m. tip.    

 

Maple Hill 54   Hoosic Valley 47

Leading Scorers:  Maple Hill – Brady Cole 18   Nick Novak 11   Dean Chevrier 10         Valley – Chris Jones 15   Isaac Wiley 14, 4 3’s    Landon Reilly 10

Key Stat:  Maple Hill connected on 18 of 30 free throw attempts while Hoosic Valley converted 6 of 8 from the stripe.  

Take Away:  The Valley led 17-6 after the first eight minutes and took a slim 39-37 lead into the final frame where the Wildcats completed the comeback win, advancing to face Duanesburg in the Class C finals on Friday in Glens Falls. 

Hoosic Valley finishes an excellent season at 15-8 including a trip to the Class C semis.   

Mechanicville Girls Advance to the Class B Finals

Mechanicville 42   Fonda 40

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Lila Christensen 17   Sophia Tamasi 12           Fonda – Kianna Christmas 21

Take Away:  Tamasi connected from midrange with under 1:00 remaining breaking a 40-40 deadlock and Mechanicville closed out the semifinal win in Class B.  Mechanicville advances to the championship run, facing top-seeded Albany Academy on Saturday at HVCC in a 2:45 tip. 

 

Albany Academy 64    Stillwater 34 

 No other game info at this time but Stillwater completes an outstanding season at 18-5 and a trip to the Class B semifinals.   

Mechanicville, Stillwater Advance to B Semi’s

Mechanicville 55   Hudson 54

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Colin Richrdson 27   Austin Rozowicz 11         Hudson – Keith Robinson 27

Key Stat:  Mechanicville converted 16 of 19 free throws.

Take Away:  Trailing 54-53 with 4.1 seconds on the clock, Richardson took an inbounds pass from Joe Devito and pushed it the length of the floor slicing through multiple Hudson defenders and scored at the rim as time expired giving Mechanicville the thrilling Class B quarterfinal victory.   Mechanicville moves on to face #3 Schuylerville in a semifinal run on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Cool Insuring arena.

Stillwater 82   Voorheesville 48

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Carter Wicheins 22   Jaxon Mueller 16   Kaelan Leak 14   Lukas Lilac 11   Thomas McDonough 10         Blackbirds – T. Burns 13

Key Stat:  Stillwater outscored the Blackbirds 56-24 over the middle two frames.

Take Away:  Stillwater put five players in doubles and rolled to the quarterfinal win in Class B, moving to the semi’s where they’ll face #5 Fonda at the Cool Insuring Arena.  

Schuylerville 58   Hoosick Falls 51

Leading Scorers:  Black Horses – Ollie Bolduc 22, 3 3’s   Luke Sherman, 19 3 3’s         Panthers – Andrew Sparks 19, 5 3’s   Carson Glover 16

Take Away:  In a close game throughout, Schuylerville took a 39-38 into the final period and used a 19-13 quarter to earn the win in Class B.  

Hoosic Valley Moves to C Semis, Saints Fall

Hoosic Valley 69   Warrensburg 32

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Isaac Wiley 25, 5 3’s   Dem Neary 15, 3 3’s   Gabe Coffin 13, 3 3’s       Burghers – Steve Schloss 15

Key Stat:  The Valley held an 11-3 advantage in made threes.

Take Away: Leading 26-20 at the break, Hoosic Valley turned out the lights with a 24-6 third frame in posting the Class C quarterfinal “W” over Warrensburg. The Valley advances to the semifinal round on Monday at Cool Insuring Arena where they’ll take on top-seeded Maple Hill in a 6:30 p.m. run. 

 

Berne-Knox 67   Spa Catholic 53

Leading Scorers:  BK – Shane Kirker 23, 4 3’s   AJ Wright 15   Blake Shaver 10        Saints – Tyler Hicks 25   Ryan Gillis 12

Key Stat:  Berne-Knox scored 41 points after the break.

Take Away:  Trailing 27-26 at the half, Berne-Knox took the lead in the third period and closed things out with a 23-15 fourth to earn the Class C quarterfinal win.

 

Holy Names 86   Emma Willard 51

Leading Scorers:  Holy Names – Sophia Bologna 26, 6 3’s   Maggie Volmer 18   Morgan Brewer 12         Jesters – Audrey Sheilds 32

Key Stat:  Holy Names won every period.

Take Away:  Holy Names opened with a 24-10 first quarter and slowly pulled away for the victory over the Jesters in Class A quarterfinal action.  

 

 

Greenwich Rolls in Class C Quarterfinal

Greenwich 84   OESJ 17

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 38, 8 3’s   Adrianna Rojas 16, 14 rebounds, 10 steals   Grace Autiello 14, 4 3’s    

Ket Stat:  Greenwich held OESJ to single scoring numbers in every period.

Take Away:  The Witches put three players in doubles, bottomed 14 triples, and decided this C quarterfinal with a 28-1 second quarter.  With the win top-seeded Greenwich improves to 21-0 on the year and moves to the semifinal round and a matchup with #5 Maple Hill on Monday at Averill Park.  

Mechanicville, Stillwater Move to the Class B Semi’s

Mechanicville 59   Corinth 46

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Lila Christensen 19   Ella Zecca 17, 3 3’s         Riverhawks – Emily Dingman 17   Whitney Cameron 10

Key Stat: Mechanicville doubled up Corinth 20-10 in the first period.

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 36-23 advantage by halftime and held off the Riverhawks in Class B quarterfinal action on Wednesday.  With the win Mechanicville moves to the semifinal round on Sunday at HVCC where they’ll face #10 Fonda in a 6 p.m. tip.

Stillwater 60   Coxsackie-Athens 50

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Miranda Price 25, 4 3’s   Addison Thornton 16, 3 3’s           Coxsackie – Baileigh Briski 24   Riley Sitcer 17

Key Stat:  Stillwater converted 15 of 23 free throw attempts while Coxsackie-Athens was just 4 of 9 from the stripe. 

Take Away:  Stillwater won each on the first three quarters taking a 44-30 lead into the final frame where they closed out the quarterfinal “W” in Class B.  Stillwater will face top-seeded Albany Academy in a semifinal matchup on Sunday at HVCC in a 7:30 run.

Tuesday Hoops: Wasaren Boys Earn Five Wins in Sectional Play

Hoosic Valley 69   Fort Plain 28

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Chris Jones 18   Isaac Wiley 14   Landon Reilly 13   Gabe Coffin 11          Ft. Plain – Keane 11

Key Stat:  Hoosic Valley held their guests to single scoring numbers in each of the last three periods.

Take Away:  Leading 17-15 after the first eight minutes, the Valley used a 16-2 second frame to take control, on their way to the one-sided “W” in Class C.  With the victory the Hawks advance to the quarterfinals on Friday at HVCC and will face #5 Warrensburg.

 

Spa Catholic 78   Middleburgh 50

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Tyler Hicks 27, 5 3’s   Ryan Gillis 12   Hunter Fales 11, 3 3’s         Middleburgh – Mattice 10

Key Stat:  The Saints held a 10-1 advantage in made threes.   

Take Away:  Spa Catholic built a 20-point lead by the break and cruised to the win in the round of 16 in Class C.  The Saints look ahead to the quarters and a matchup with #3 Berne-Knox Westerlo on Friday at Siena College.  

 

Maple Hill 60   Cambridge 49

Leading Scorers:  Wildcats – Brady Cole 13   Nick Novak 13   Jake Fish 10        Cambridge –  Mason MacDougal 14, 4 3’s   Tully Maher 13   Travis Yurshak 12

Key Stat:  Maple Hill used a 24-11 third quarter to regain the lead.

Take Away:  Cambridge, trailing 13-12 after the first, took a 25-18 lead into the break, but the top-seeded Wildcats mounted the second half comeback to avoid the upset in Class C.  Maple Hill advances to face #8 Whitehall on Friday at HVCC.

 

Berne-Knox 72   Greenwich 47

Leading Scorers:  BK – Dayne Coates 20, 3 3’s   Shane Kirker 20   Blake Shaver 11   AJ Wright 10        Witches – Cal Curtis 22, 4 3’s   Ryan Ingber 15

Key Stat:  Berne-Knox won every quarter.

Take Away:  The Bulldogs led 33-21 by halftime and continued to pull away after the break to the win over the Witches in Class C play.  Berne-Knox will face another Wasaren squad in the quarters in a matchup with # 6 Spa Catholic.

 

Mechanicville 92   Johnstown 48

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Austin Rozowicz 21   Colin Richardson 17   Joe Devito 14   Logan Starks 11, 3 3’s         Sir Bills – P. Yetto 12

Key Stat:  Mechanicville led 23-6 at the end of the first frame.

Take Away:  Mechanicville hung 51 first-half points on the board rolling past the Sir Bills in the Class B round of 16.  #7 Mechanicville moves on to the quarters and will face #2 Hudson on Saturday at HVCC. 

 

Hoosick Falls 74   Granville 36

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Carson Glover 14   Andrew Sparks 11         Golden Horde – Liam Farrell 9

Key Stat:  The Falls took complete control with a 27-7 second period.

Take Away:  The Panthers won every quarter, put 10 players in the scoring column and rolled to the easy victory in Class B action.  #Hoosick Falls advances to play #3 Schuylerville at HVCC on Saturday in the quarterfinal round.  

 

Stillwater 93   Taconic Hills 47

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Carter Wicheins 23, 3 3’s   Jaxon Mueller 23   Kaelan Leak 19, 3 3’s   Lukas Lilac 10          Taconic Hills- Troy Super 20

Key Stat:  Stillwater scored 36 points in the second frame led by Wicheins’ 16 in the period.

Take Away:  Holding a slim lead after eight minutes of play, Stillwater outscored the Titans 59-19 over the next two quarters in posting the blowout “W” in Class B.  #1 Stillwater moves to the quarters and a matchup with #9 Voorheesville on Saturday at HVCC.