According to the old adage “It’s not how you start, but how you finish that matters”. Well Tuesday night in Mechanicville the homestanding Red Raiders started fast and finished strong in posting a 66-50 victory over the Catholic Central Crusaders in the season-opener for both squads.
Junior Josh Germain buried a triple on Mechanicville’s first possession starting a 9-1 run that saw that Raiders scored the first four times they touched the ball. Continue reading
A pair of Wasaren teams were in action on Monday with the Tamarac girls and the Stillwater boys taking the floor in non-league contests.
Tamarac 66 Mohonasen 62
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Emily Erickson 29 Lizzie Machnick 14 Mohon – Breanna Lott 23 Kateri Vumbaco 19 Megan Hart 11
Key Stat: Tied after three periods of play Tamarac used an 18-14 advantage in the fourth to turn back a tough Mohan squad and notch the season-opening “W”.
Take Away: Opening night for many teams is a challenge offensively. Not the case here as Tamarac puts 66 on the board against a good opponent with Erickson handing Mohon 29, leading eight Bengal players in the scoring column. Now a 10 day wait before their next run, an away get together with the Indians of Cambridge. Continue reading
More times than not when a team goes 25-2 and makes it to the state Final Four as Cambridge did just a year ago, the graduation stage in June forces a rebuild the following season. And while the Indians graduated four players that will be missed in Helen Mooney, Grace Snyder, Victoria Dupuis and Haley Herrington, the cupboard is certainly not bare for head coach Bob Phillips.
Phillips, who assisted Tony Bochette last season, welcomes back five players who did some heavy lifting for the Indians a year ago. Continue reading
First year head coach Alex Lilac understands that a team needs a number of things to compete in the Wasaren, but the former Hoosick Falls standout knows one trait must be ever present. “Toughness. The kids are beginning to understand that there are few things more valuable than toughness – particularly mental toughness.” Continue reading
Three league squads were in action Saturday night with Hoosic Valley and Stillwater meeting in the Cohoes girls tournament, while the Saratoga Catholic boys faced Argyle in the championship game of the Mike Beson Memorial Tourney.
Hoosic Valley 41 Stillwater 24
Leading Scorers: Indians – Emaleigh Peckham 14 Sami Dickinson 14 Warriors – Marley Mueller 7 Kelly Moran 7 Amiya Jennings 7
Key Stat: The Valley won each of the first three quarters, building a 35-15 cushion before closing it out in the fourth. Continue reading
In our first installment of team previews for basketball teams of the Wasaren we’ll start in Clums Corners with a look at the Tamarac boys under head coach Eric Medved.
Medved, who had a successful run with the girls program in Tamarac a few years back, takes the rein of a boys team that is showing signs and fueling optimism in the Corners.
The Bengals will put a gritty, athletic squad on the floor and use that athleticism to showcase their strengths.
A trio of returning players in sophomore guard Bo Catherwood, senior forward Ryan Derby and senior guard Frank Zotto give Tamarac an experienced nucleus.
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A handful of Wasaren squads stepped on the floor Friday night as the new season got underway with non-league runs that saw the Mechanicville girls and the Saratoga Catholic boys post season opening “W’s”.
Girls
Mechanicville 64 Watervliet 53
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Charli Goverski 29 Jada Brown 8 Cannoneers – Madison Soroka 15
Key Stat: The Raiders built a 47-32 lead through three quarters and closed things out over the final eight minutes to notch the comfortable victory.
Take Away: Goverski hands the Cannoneers 29 and Mechanicville hangs 64 on the board, a lot of points for the Raiders on a rare night when they didn’t connect one time from deep. Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from Wasaren Sportsnet.
After his pouring in 75 points in a game 10 days ago Jimmer Fredette has been just average in his last four outings. With games of 33, 36, 41 and 43 points scored, the Glens Falls native averaged 38.3 over that span which is identical to his scoring average for the season, good for third place in the CBA.
Nothing average about that type of production and that goes for his shooting percentages as well.
On the year Fredette is shooting .514 from the floor, .464 from three point range, and .957 from the charity stripe. He hands out 5.8 assists per game and pulls down 5.9 rebounds per contest while leading the league in steals at 3.6 per outing.
His Shanghai Sharks squad is presently 10-4 on the season with their next game on Friday where Fredette will step on the floor and in typical fashion drop 35-40 points. A monster night for most, continues to be just an ordinary night in China for the Lonely God.
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