Cambridge Pulls Away From Red Raiders

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Yesterday the Lady Indians of Cambridge visited the Red Raiders of Mechanicville for a Saturday matinee. Two of the premier squads from the Wasaren provided a great storyline, but similar to movies we’ve all seen, this one started fast, but it’s ending didn’t deliver.

Cambridge used a 25-7 advantage in the third period to break open a game that was close at the half, and post a 70-36 decision over  the Raiders. Continue reading →

Friday Night Buckets

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It was a full slate of action in the league Friday night as the regular season heads into it’s final two weeks of the year.

Girls

Cambridge 61  Spa Catholic 24

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Lily Phillips 14         Fiona Mooney 14          Sophie Philips 12     Saints – Ashley Upson 5

Key Stat:  Cambridge to a 21-3 first quarter lead and never looked back, drilling eight treys on the night in posting the easy victory over Spa Catholic. Continue reading →

Waterford Rolls, Warriors Fall

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A pair of non-league runs on Wednesday night saw the boys from Waterford roll over Heatly, while the Stillwater girls fell to Ichabod Crane.

Waterford 80  Heatly 48

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Bobby Valigorski 21/ 23 rebounds        Michael Talavera 19      TJ Kelley 18           Heatly – D. Boodrow 16        D. Moore 12

Key Stat:  The Fordians hung 53 points on the board in the first half, running out and away from Heatly, and with the “W”, running their season mark to 8-6.

 

Ichabod Crane 60  Stillwater 48

Leading Scorers:  Riders – Madison Graham 24        Madison Kowalski 11       Audrey Duso 10         Warriors – Marley Mueller 23         Brooke Pickett 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held a 14-12 advantage after one, but the Riders won each of the last three quarters and slowly pulled away in notching the victory over the Warriors.

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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Congratulations to Mechanicville basketball player Josh Germaine on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

On Friday night in a game against Greenwich, Mechanicville trailed 59-57 with :04 remaining when Josh buried a triple from the top giving the Red Raiders the one point victory over the Witches.

It was Germaine’s fourth three pointer on a night where the junior guard scored 15 points.

Congratulations to Josh, this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

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