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 →

Monday Night Hoops

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Cambridge 47  Salem 44

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Nick Murphy 14       Jeff Burke 12       Ben Epler 10     Generals – Jack Toomey 10

Key Stat:  The Indians built a 38-25 advantage through three periods and closed things out in the fourth to post the “W”.

 

Maple Hill 51  Stillwater 47

Leading Scorers:  Hilltoppers – Nate Mannion 12        Tyler Hanrahan 12         Warriors – Cooper Monast 15        Grant Baker 13

Key Stat:  In a close game throughout Maple Hill converted 16 of 19 free throws, helping the Hilltoppers secure the nonleague victory in Stillwater Monday night.

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

cambridge pictureCongratulations to Cambridge basketball player Stasia Epler on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

The freshman guard scored seven points in a 58-33 win over Hoosick Falls on Tuesday but saved her best effort of the week for Friday night, pouring in 21 points, including five from behind the arc to lead the Indians to a come-from-behind 57-53 “W” over the Red Raiders of Mechanicville.

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

Friday Night Buckets

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A big January Friday for Wasaren basketball as teams approach the midway point of the regular season.

Girls

Hoosic Valley 47  Hoosick Falls 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Emaleigh Peckham 18 (6 – 3-pointers)        Renee Serafin 12 Panthers – Logan Thayne 17

Key Stat:  The Valley extended their 25-22 halftime lead with a 15-6 third period, and rode the long ball prowess of Peckham who drilled 6 of 8 from deep.

Records:  Hoosic Valley 6-2, 9-3       Hoosick Falls 3-4, 6-5 Continue reading →