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.   

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