Wasaren Hoops

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A handful of league squads took the floor in non-league runs on Tuesday night with the Bengals of Tamarac winning on both the girls and boys side.

Girls

Tamarac 54  Voorheesville 34

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 22        Blackbirds – Olivia Barringer 21

Key Stat:  A 22-8 final frame by Tamarac blew open a tight game, giving the Bengals the “W” in a contest where they connected on 19 of 29 free throws, while Voorheesville made just 1 of 7. Continue reading

Panthers, Witches Post Wins

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Hoosick Falls 54  Waterford 46

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Dimitri Rose 16          Max Kipp 15       Tristan Williams 11        Jon Kempf 10             Fordians – Mike Talavera 13        Bobby Valigorsky 10        Mike Castracani 10

Key Stat:  With the game tied at 34 entering the final period, The Falls used a 20-12 fourth quarter advantage, including 9 of 10 from the foul line, to notch the win over Waterford.  The Fordians led 22-19 at halftime and owned a six point cushion late in the third before the Panthers came back to post their 48th consecutive Wasaren win.

 

Greenwich 89  Corinth 51

Leading Scorers:  Witches – John Walsh 17       Sam Howard 17       Carson Mosher 15        Alex Curtis 12           Jesse Kuzmich 12           Tomahawks – Isaac Melville 18        Colin Watkins 11

Key Stat:  A 25-8 first period gave Greenwich control, as the Witches put five players in doubles, and cruise  past Corinth for the non-league “W”.

Cambridge Notches Win Over Patriots

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Cambridge 50  Mt. Anthony 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Sophie Phillips 18       Lily Phillips 17            Patriots – Cat Worthington 10

Key Stats:  Cambridge jumped out to a 16-7 lead after one, converted on 10 of 14 from the stripe and closed things out with a 12-7 final frame to earn the victory over Mt. Anthony from Bennington.  The Patriots connected on eight triples in the game but only reached double digits in one period as the Indians defense continue to keep opponents off the scoreboard, allowing just 40 points per, over their last five outings.

 

Tamarac 45  Stillwater 38 (Friday night)

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 25            Warriors – Marley Mueller 15        Molly Sheehan 10

Key Stats:  The Warriors outscored Tamarac 26-18 over the middle two periods and took a 32-30 lead into the final eight minutes. But the Bengals used a 15-6 fourth quarter advantage to post the come-from-behind “W” and turn back Stillwater’s upset bid.

 

Boys Basketball; Blazing Five

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A look at the top five individuals and teams from the Wasaren in selected categories.

Standings

Battenkill

Waterford       4-4, 7-5

Hoosic Valley   4-5, 6-8

Spa Catholic     3-6, 6-8

Cambridge       2-6, 4-9

Berlin               0-8, 1-10

 

Hudson

Hoosick Falls      7-0, 10-0

Tamarac             7-2, 10-3

Mechanicville      6-2, 8-4

Greenwich           4-4, 8-5

Stillwater             4-4, 5-8

 

Scoring – Individual

Jon Kempf                        Hoosick Falls            19.6

Tristan Williams                Hoosick Falls            19.1

Bobby Valigorski               Waterford                17.6

John Walsh                        Greenwich               17.3

Frank Zotto                        Tamarac                  13.3

 

Scoring – Team

Hoosick Falls       65.7

Waterford            62.9

Mechanicville       61.0

Greenwich           57.8

Spa Catholic         54.1

 

Points Allowed

Hoosick Falls          43.0

Hoosic Valley          45.3

Greenwich               49.5

Stillwater                 51.3

Mechanicville           53.4

 

Made Threes – Individual

Jordan Catone           Spa Catholic                  28

John Walsh                Greenwich                     27

CJ Bassett                  Hoosic Valley                24

Devin Garland            Mechanicville                22

Josh Germaine            Mechanicville                22

 

Made Threes – Team

Spa Catholic                83

Greenwich                   77

Hoosic Valley               68

Waterford                    66

Mechanicville               64

 

Girls Basketball; Blazing Five

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A look at the top five individuals and teams from the Wasaren in selected categories.

Standings

Battenkill

Cambridge          7-1, 9-1

Hoosic Valley      8-2, 10-4

Spa Catholic        2-6, 3-12

Berlin                  0-7, 0-9

 

Hudson

Tamarac            6-1, 8-2

Mechanicville      6-3, 9-5

Hoosick Falls      4-4, 8-6

Greenwich          2-6, 7-6

Stillwater            1-7, 1-10

 

Individual Scoring

Logan Thayne         Hoosick Falls           24.1

Molly Brophy          Greenwich               23.6

Emily Erickson        Tamarac                  19.2

Sophie Phillips         Cambridge              16.9

Charli Goverski        Mechanicville          15.0

 

Team Scoring

Cambridge             61.3

Greenwich             59.8

Tamarac                56.7

Mechanicville         55.8

Hoosick Falls         50.0

 

Points Allowed

Cambridge               37.6

Hoosic Valley            38.4

Tamarac                   44.2

Spa Catholic             44.9

Greenwich               45.5

 

Made Threes – Individual

Sophie Phillips             Cambridge             23

Lillian Hickey               Hoosick Falls          20

Grace Wysocki              Hoosick Falls         20

Taylor Grayson             Mechanicville        19

Emaleigh Peckham       Hoosic Valley         18

Charli Goverski             Mechanicville        18

 

Made Threes – Team

Cambridge          64

Hoosick Falls       58

Hoosic Valley      55

Mechanicville      54

Spa Catholic        33

Tamarac              33

Friday Night Buckets

basketball-615x400-300x195There was a full slate of action in the Wasaren Friday night as the league schedule enters it’s stretch run.

Girls

Cambridge 61  Hoosic Valley 45

Leading Scorers:  Cambridge – Sophie Phillips 22        Lily Phillips 20             Valley – Alex Rifenburg 14        Renee Serafin 11

Key Stat:  Cambridge took control early running out to a 21-9 lead at the quarter, and extended their advantage to 40-16 at the break.  The Cambridge defense turned Hoosic Valley over time and again, which resulted in numerous transition buckets for the Indians. Continue reading

Boys Basketball

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On a January Wednesday in the Wasaren, four boys basketball games played out and at night’s end a close decision was no where to be found.

Tamarac 91  Berlin 32

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Anthony Ciampolillo 23        Bo Catherwood 19          Dan Honsinger 10              Mountaineers – Kasey Billert 10

Key Stat:  The Bengals scored 20 or more in every quarter, and put 10 players in the scoring column in the one-sided affair.

League Records:  Tamarac 6-2      Berlin 0-6 Continue reading

Girls Basketball

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One-sided contests were the theme in girls basketball on Tuesday night as every winning squad did so by a comfortable margin.

Tamarac 75  Berlin 6

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 21         Syrita Faraj 20         Lizzie Macknick 10   Mountaineers – Kaley Culbertson 4

Key Stat:  With no mercy rule in basketball sometimes games like this happen.  Erickson bottoms five triples, the Bengals drill eight as a team and Tamarac rolls to the victory over the Mountaineers. Continue reading