Mechanicville, Falls, Lady Bengals Advance

Mechanicville 72   Cobleskill 51

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 25       Mark Pingelski 23       Logan Starks 15 5 3’s       Cobleskill – B. Becker 14       E. Barr 10

Key Stat:  Mechanicville held a 9-4 advantage in made threes.

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 34-23 lead by the break and took total control with a 25-15 third frame, on their way to the Class B quarterfinal win at Guilderland.  Mechanicville won each of the first three periods, and put three players in doubles in running their winning streak to eight straight.  Next up for #2 Mechanicville is a semifinal run with #3 Voorheesville, Tuesday night at 8:00 at the Cool Insuring Arena. in Glens Falls.

 

Hoosick Falls 52   Tamarac 44

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Aiden Fleming 19      Carson Glover 14       Ryan Sparks 11             Bengals – Sam Kuiken 20

Key Stat:  The Falls converted 16 of 24 free throw attempts while Tamarac connected on 5 of 8 from the stripe.

Take Away:  Trailing 21-18 at the break, Hoosick Falls used a 17-8 third quarter to gain the lead and held off the Bengals to earn the Class B quarterfinal victory Saturday night.  #1 Hoosick Falls used a solid defensive effort and balanced scoring with three in doubles to advance to Monday night’s semifinal game at Cool Induing Arena where they’ll face #3 Greenville.  

 

Tamarac 44   Catskill 31

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 27          Catskill – Edmond 9

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

Take Away:  Holding a slim 32-30 lead entering the final frame, Tamarac allowed just one point over the final eight minutes in posting the Class B quarterfinal win in Mechanicville on Saturday.  #6 Tamarac combines a big night from Beaudoin and lockdown defense to advance to a Wednesday night quarterfinal at HVCC facing #2 Mechanicville in a 6:00 tip.

 

Mechanicville 47   Cobleskill 34    No other stats provided

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