To say that Berlin’s first season as a member of the Wasaren league has been difficult would be accurate and terribly understated. The Mountaineers boys basketball team made a stop in Mechanicville Thursday night on their gauntlet run through the conference, and while the venue was new the results were all too familiar.
Mechanicville led from start to finish, bottomed 10 triples and put 10 players in the scoring column as they rolled over Berlin and posted a 75-50 decision. Continue reading
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A full slate of action on Wednesday night in girls basketball produced little drama as just one game was decided by less than double figures. Here’s how things played out on the last day in January.
Cambridge 46 Stillwater 21
Leading Scorers: Indians – Fiona Mooney 12 Helen Mooney 10 Warriors – Marley Mueller 8
Key Points: Cambridge held the Warriors to single numbers in every quarter and used a 24-5 third period to take control, on their way to their 17th victory in as many outings. Continue reading
Hoosick Falls 62 Greenwich 47
Leading Scorers: Falls – Jon Kempf 15 Guy Milliman 15 Max Kipp 13 Evan McCart 12 Witches – Ellis Pemrick 15 Joe Smith 10
Key Points: The Panthers placed four players in doubles and won every period outscoring the Witches 26-16 after the break to notch the victory. Continue reading
Tuesday night in Mechanicville the Red Raiders built a commanding 17 point cushion through three periods of play, but needed a clutch triple from sophomore Josh Germaine late in the fourth to put away the Bengals and post the 64-57 “W”.
The two squads played evenly through the first eight minutes with Mechanicville’s Kendrick McCann and Tamarac’s Frank Zotto each scoring five points in the period. Continue reading
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Greenwich 68 Rensselaer 58
Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Brophy 20 Gabby Wiss 19 Emma Brophy 11 Rams – LaPorta 26
Key Points: Greenwich put three players in doubles and used a 22-10 second period to pave the way to the non-league victory over Rensselaer.
North Warren 53 Saratoga Catholic 47
Leading Scorers: Cougars – Sydney Gagnon 21 Alyssa Kramer 16 Saints – Ani Crocker 18 Ryleigh Dempsey 10
Key Points: North Warren outscored the Saints 31-24 after the break to notch the “W” in a game that was close throughout.
Congratulations to Tamarac’s Renna Poulin on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.
On Tuesday night in a 63-47 win over Mohonasen the junior guard poured in 26 points, the next night Poulin scored 10 points in a 66-22 defeat of Saratoga Catholic, and on Friday she dropped 26 points on Hoosick Falls in the Bengals 55-50 win over the Panthers.
On the year Poulin averages 14.6 per contest and shoots an impressive 48% from the floor.
Congratulations to Renna, this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.
Saturday afternoon the Indians of Cambridge paid a visit to Schaghticoke to take on the Indians of Hoosic Valley in a much anticipated girls basketball run. Cambridge brought with them an undefeated mark of 15-0, and while at times in the first half the Valley tested them, the Indians from the north led start to finish in posting a 56-36 decision over their hosts.
Cambridge senior Bridey Nolan got the scoring started drilling a triple off the left wing just 0:40 in, and that 3-0 lead stood for almost four minutes as both squads looked to find their rhythm offensively.
With 2:16 remaining in the quarter and Cambridge holding a 5-2 advantage, the Indians scored on three straight possessions using a pair of Sophie Phillips runners, and a baseline bucket by her sister Lily, to go up 11-2.
The Valley finished the period with an Alex Rifenburg putback and a Renee Serafin deuce trimming the deficit to 11-6 at quarter’s end.
With under 3:00 left in the second and trailing 20-8, the Valley used a bucket and one by Jessica Espey, and an Ashlyn Chartier jumper to stay in within reach at 20-13, but Cambridge closed the period on a 7-2 run highlighted by knockdown threes from Nolan and Sophie Phillips to take a 27-15 lead into the break.
The third started with an Espey score off the baseline that Cambridge answered with a 9-2 spurt.
A Nolan triple off a nice look from Helen Mooney, putbacks from Fiona Mooney and Sophie Phillips, and an inside bucket by Fiona off a Sophie find extended the lead to 27-13 before an Emaleigh Peckham trey at the 2:40 mark stopped the bleeding temporarily for Hoosic Valley.
But Cambridge quickly put this one away closing the period with another 9-2 run including six straight from Victoria DuPius on a pair of putbacks and a jumper as the Indians from the north cruised from there to win their 16th in as many outings.
Serafin finished with 10 points to lead Hoosic Valley and Rifenburg added nine for the Indians who go to 7-4, 9-5 with the loss, but will have a chance for payback in just a few days with a second meeting in Cambridge Friday night.
Sophie Phillips led the Cambridge attack with 16 points, while Nolan and Fiona Mooney joined in with 10 points each for an Indian squad that continues to impress.
