Blazing Five For Boys Basketball

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With the Wasaren teams heading into the holiday break I thought it was a good time for our first Blazing Five of the basketball season where we’ll list the top five league players and teams in a variety of categories.  As we all know you can play with statistics and make them say what you’d like, but here are some numbers from the first four weeks of the roundball season.

Standings

Hudson:

Hoosick Falls   2-0, 2-2

Greenwich        2-1, 4-3

Tamarac           1-1, 2-1

Stillwater          1-2, 4-2

Mechanicville  1-2, 2-2

 

Battenkill:

Saratoga Catholic  3-0, 5-1

Cambridge              3-1, 4-1

Hoosic Valley         2-2, 2-2

Berlin                       0-3, 1-3

Waterford               0-3, 1-3

 

Scoring Individual:

Jon Kempf     Hoosick Falls      20.8

Tyler Haraden   Spa Catholic   20.0

Brendan Holcomb   Cambridge  19.4

John Acker  Hoosic Valley          16.5

Brain McNeil  Stillwater             14.8

 

Scoring Team:

Hoosick Falls    64.3

Spa Catholic      59.7

Berlin                 57.8

Tamarac            55.3

Cambridge        53.6

 

Three Pointers Individual:

Carson Mosher    Greenwich    17

Tyler Harden     Spa Catholic    15

Cooper Monast    Stillwater       15

John Bassett      Hoosic Valley    11

Jon Kempf         Hoosick Falls     11

 

Three Pointers Team:

Saratoga Catholic   41

Stillwater                 40

Greenwich               36

Hoosick Falls           26

Cambridge               24

 

Points Allowed Team:

Hoosic Valley     41.0

Greenwich          47.1

Waterford           48.8

Spa Catholic        49.5

Cambridge           51.0

Girls Basketball; Indians, Bengals Roll

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There was a full slate of action for the Wasaren girls on the Wednesday before the holiday break, with just one game decided by less than 10 points.  Tamarac and Cambridge with wins stayed unbeaten in league play while Hoosic Valley, Mechanicville and Waterford posted “W’s” as well.

Tamarac 61  Stillwater 21

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 18    Renna Poulin 8     Warriors – Peacock 6

Summary:  The Bengals held Stillwater to single numbers in each quarter, led this one 36-11 at the break and cruised the victory. Continue reading

Warriors, Saints Notch Wins

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Stillwater 70  Tamarac 32:  The Warriors jumped out to a 21-9 first quarter lead, extended their advantage to 43-17 at the half and cruised to the victory over Tamarac Tuesday night in Stillwater.

Brian McNeil poured in 20 points to lead a trio of Warriors in doubles with James Galarneau scoring 14 points and Cooper Monast adding 10 for Stillwater (1-2, 4-2). Continue reading

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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Congratulations to Tamarac’s Emily Erickson, this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

The junior guard scored 19 points with three triples and a 6-6 effort from the foul line, in a 64-39 victory over Hoosick Falls on Wednesday.

On Friday night in Mechanicville Erickson poured in 26 points including four 3-pointers and a perfect 12-12 from the stripe, leading the Bengals to a 69-55 “W” over the Red Raiders.

Congratulations to Emily, our latest Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

Tamarac Moves to 5-0

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Another name for the foul line in basketball is the “charity stripe”, misnamed because there’s nothing given to any player that steps to the line for shots.  However Friday night in Mechanicville, Tamarac made it appear that free points were handed to anyone wearing a red jersey, shooting a basketball from 15 feet.

The Bengals converted on 23 of 25 attempts from the line, and used that precision to keep a comfortable working margin in their 69-54 defeat of the Red Raiders. Continue reading

Lady Raiders Roll Over Warriors

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In a game played Wednesday night, the Mechanicville girls ability to score the ball was on full display as the Red Raiders rolled to a 76-42 victory over neighboring Stillwater.

The Warriors held a 18-16 advantage after the first period, but over the next two quarters Mechanicville put 48 points on the board including a 29 point effort in the second. Continue reading