Join us for a breakdown of eight sectional games involving Wasaren squads being played this weekend.

Spa Catholic 63   Germantown 38

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Addison Whitbeck 27       Sophia Ryan 19       Grace Shaefer 10           Germantown – Abby Leny 14      Adele Heule 11

Key Stat:  The Saints held Germantown to 16 points through the first three frames.

Take Away:  #3 Spa Catholic ran out to a 26-4 lead by the end of the opening quarter and cruised from there to the Class D quarterfinal win on Thursday night.  The Saints advance to the semifinal round where they’ll meet #2 Hartford on Sunday at HVCC in a 6:00 run.

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Girls

Tamarac 55   Chatham 23

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 15      Elizabeth Darling 14         Chatham – M. Chudy 6

Key Stat:  Tamarac held Chatham to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.  

Take Away:  Leading 20-16 at the break, Tamarac took control with a 25-6 third frame and closed out the victory in first round action in Class B.

Greenwich 88   Bishop Gibbons 24

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Bailee Wolfe 20      Grace Autiello 17 3, 3’s      Jordan Wolfe 14      Brooke Kuzmich 14      Olivia Davis 13            Gibbons – Barnaset 10

Key Stat:  Greenwich opened with a 37-5 first period.

Take Away:  The Witches put five players in doubles and scored 58 points before the break in posting the opening round win in Class C.

Stillwater 70   Mekeel Christian 23

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Addison Thornton 16       Andie Luskin 10         MC – Johannah Gardner 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held allowed just 11 points through the first three quarters of play.

Take Away:  Stillwater hung 33, first quarter points on the board and cruised from there to the dominant win in Class C.  

OESJ 63   Hoosic Valley 25 

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Paige Gela 10

Key Stat:  OESJ held the Valley to single numbers in each of the final three periods.

Take Away:  OESJ outscored Hoosic Valley 34-8 after the break to earn the win in Class C.

Maple Hill 71   Cambridge 35              No other stats provided

Berne-Knox 58   Waterford 20             No other stats provided

Boys 

Mechanicville 70   Schuylerville 59

Leading Scorers:  Mark Pingelski 27     Chris Couser 16     Cruz Goverski 13          Black Horses – Ollie Bolduc 25 5, 3’s     Adam Degregory 12

Key Stat:  Mechanicville connected on 10 of 18 free throw attempts while Schuylerville was just 2 of 2 from the stripe.

Take Away:  Mechanicville trailed at the break thanks to a 29-point second frame by Schuylerville that saw the Black Horses bottom seven triples and take a 36-28 lead into halftime.  But Mechanicville answered with a 24-8 third period led by Pingelski’s 11 points, and held off Schuylerville over the final eight minutes in posting a wild, opening round win in Class B.  

#2 Mechanicville will face #7 Cobleskill in a Class B quarterfinal on Saturday at Guilderland in a 2:30 tip.

Tamarac 59   Corinth 55

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Kam Edmonds 19      Sam Kuiken 19        Corinth – Brendan Shanahan 22    Bradyn Stone 13

Key Stat: The Bengals converted 15 of 19 from the foul line while Corinth managed just five trips to the stripe, connecting three times.

Take Away:  In a close game throughout Tamarac led 31-27 at the break and 44-36 after three quarters and connected on 8 of 10 free throws in the final period to notch the win in Class B, setting up an all-Wasaren quarterfinal with the Bengals facing top-seeded Hoosick Falls on Saturday at Guilderland in a 4:00 run.

Hoosick Falls 66   Cambridge 40

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Carson Glover 15 3, 3’s       Ryan sparks 14       Brady Mann 12       Richie Stifter 10              Tigers – Tully Maher 14

Key Stat:  The Falls opened with a 23-4 first quarter.

Take Away:  Hoosick Falls rode a dominant start four players in doubles to the opening round “W” in Class B setting up a Saturday quarterfinal with the Bengals of Tamarac.

Saratoga Catholic 85   Lake George 23

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Bryce Peterson 16      Davis Redgrave 11       Jasyn Thompson 10     LG – Chris Henry 10

Key Stat:  The Saints held Lake George to single scoring numbers in each of the final three periods.

Take Away:  Spa Catholic built a 49-14 advantage by halftime and coasted to the opening round win in Class C setting up an all-Wasaren quarterfinal with Hoosic Valley on Saturday at 5:00 in Guilderland.

Hoosic Valley 63   Fort Plain 38

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Landon Reilly 19 3, 3’s       Brown 11           FP – Castellano 14

Key Stat:  Hoosic Valley won every quarter.

Take Away:  The Valley steadily built a double-digit lead by the break owning a 28-16 advantage and pulled away over the final two frames for the comfortable opening round “W”, advancing to a Class C quarterfinal run with Spa Catholic on Saturday.

Johnstown 49   Stillwater 46

Leading Scorers:  Sir Bills – Dylan Hulbert 16       Danny Brown 13        Braeden Fennessey 12 3, 3’s      Stillwater – Mason Wagner 15       Rocco Schneller 12

Key Stat:  Stillwater led 20-0 through the first nine minutes of play.

Take Away:  Held scoreless through the first nine minutes, Johnstown chipped away at the deficit, taking a 34-33 lead late in the third period and held off Stillwater for the opening round win in Class B.

Cobleskill 75   Greenwich 60         No other stats provided

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Stillwater 63   Coxsackie-Athens 37

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Miranda Price 17      Addison Thornton 17 3, 3’s       Maddie Chatt 12        Andie Luskin 10           CA – Annabelle Hagan 12

Key Stat:  Stillwater outscored Coxsackie 39-12 over the middle two frames.

Take Away:  Stillwater puts four players in doubles and after an even first quarter cruised to the home “W”, moving to 18-2 on the year.

Cambridge 46   Waterford 35

Leading Scorers:  Tigers – Claire Toleman 10         Fordians – Piper Morris 12        Grace Figueron-Davis 12

Key Stat:  Cambridge gained control with an 11-3 third period.

Take Away:  Cambridge led 33-19 after three frames and closed out the home victory over the Fordians. 

Hoosic Valley 51   Hudson 21      Wednesday

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Kaylee Smith 16        Hannah Coffin 10

Key Stat:   The Valley held Hudson to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.

Take Away:  Hoosic Valley ran out to a 23-6 lead after the first eight minutes and rolled to the nonleague win over Hudson to finish their regular season at 10-10.    

Hoosic Valley 47   Emma Willard 37

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Lainey Bochette 12      Bella Jones 10       Kaylee Smith 10        Hannah Coffin 9  Jesters – Nie 19      Opoku 10      Hunter 10

Key Stat:  The Valley held Emma Willard to single scoring numbers in each of the first three periods.  

Take Away:  Hoosic Valley built a 44-21 advantage through three frames in cruising to the win in Schaghticoke.  The Valley featured a balanced attack nearly putting four players in doubles in the “W”.

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Greenwich 72    Mechanicville 34

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 27 3, 3’s        Bailee Wolfe 24 3, 3’s       Jordan Wolfe 11 3, 3’s  Mechanicville – Tanner Eiseman 11

Key Stat:  Greenwich took control with a 24-6 second frame.

Take Away:  After an even first period, Greenwich dominated the rest of the way in claiming the Wasaren title for the fourth straight season.  The Witches extend their remarkable unbeaten streak in Wasaren play to 59 and remain undefeated on the season at 20-0.  

Hoosick Falls 53   Spa Catholic 45

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Carson Glover 15       Ryan Sparks 14       Richie Stifter 12, 11 rebounds        Saints – Tyler Hicks 20

Key Stat:  The Falls connected on 19 of 29 from the charity stripe, while the Saints converted 9 of 11 attempts.

Take Away:  Holding a 40-38 advantage entering the final frame, Hoosick Falls held the Saints to seven points over the final eight minutes, posting the “W” in the Wasaren championship run.  Hoosick Falls completes its regular season at 17-3 and Spa Catholic enters the post season with an 18-2 mark.

Mechanicville 63 Greenwich 36

Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 28 3, 3’s Logan Starks 15 3, 3’s Witches – Ryan Ingber 8

Key Stat: Mechanicville held Greenwich to 10 points in the first half.

Take Away: Mechanicville put the game away with a 25-point third quarter on a night where Cruz Goverski joins the 1000 career point club, the eighth player in Mechanicville history.

Tamarac 58 Hoosic Valley 28

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kobe Edmonds 19 Sam Kuiken 15 Valley – Owen Harder 9

Key Stat: Tamarac won every quarter including a 24-4 fourth frame.

Take Away: The Bengals built a 24-10, halftime lead and slowly pulled away for the home win in a boys crossover game.

Stillwater 83 Waterford 32

Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Cody LaFountain 18 Mason Wagner 15 3, 3’s John Williams 13 Fordians – Logan Kelly 10 Thomas Cullan 10

Key Stat: Stillwater ran out to a 47-11 lead by the break.

Take Away: Stillwater puts three players in doubles and thirteen in the scoring column, cruising past Waterford in a boy’s crossover game.