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Cambridge Impressive in Victory Over HV

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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.

 

 

Mechanicville Tops Stillwater

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Basketball, as we all know, is a game of runs and on Friday night in Mechanicville that theme played out between the Red Raiders and Stillwater before Mechanicville finally put away their neighboring rivals with a 50-41 decision.

The Raiders owned the first run of the night, an 11-0 spurt fueled by a pair of Charli Goverski free throws, a Taylor Grayson triple, and six points from Sammy Pasinella over the final four minutes of the first period to close the quarter with a commanding 19-2 advantage. Continue reading →

Friday Night Buckets

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A full slate in the Wasaren on a late January Friday night, and here’s how things played out.

Girls

Hoosic Valley 44  Waterford 16

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Alex Rifenburg 22       Fordians – Annilise Rebel 9

Key Points:  Hoosic Valley held the Fordians to single numbers in every period paving the way to an easy road victory. Continue reading →

Mechanicville Bowling Team Earns Title

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The Mechanicville boys bowling team recently clinched the regular season championship in the Colonial Council topping Lansingburgh, Schalmont, Ravena and others to earn the title.

Sophomore Jacob LaFountain finished the season with the second highest league average at 221.7, and teammate, junior Josh Kalwasinski finished in the top 10 as well with a 214 average.

Congratulations to the Red Raiders on an outstanding regular season.

Falls Girls, Spa Boys Post Wins

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It was a light Wednesday of basketball for the teams of the Wasaren but at night’s end the Hoosick Falls girls and Saratoga Catholic boys both came away with “W’s”.

Hoosick Falls 55  Hoosic Valley 41

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Logan Thayne 19 / 12 rebounds      Noreen McAuliffe 11      Valley – Emaleigh Peckham 13     Alex Rifenburg 11 / 14 rebounds

Key Points:  The Valley led 10-6 after one and 21-18 at the break, but the Falls outscored the visitors 37-20 the rest of the way highlighted by a 22 point fourth period, and notched the win improving to 6-3 in league play.

 

Saratoga Catholic 66  Argyle 54

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Sean Englert 21     Terel Tillman 14     Aiden Dagostino 12     Ben Scammell 11       Scots – Peyton Lufkin 19     Andrew Facin 12

Key Points:  The Saints put four players in doubles, and used a 22-15 advantage in the final period to pull away and avenge an early season defeat to the Scots.

 

New Lebanon 60  Berlin 49

Leading Scorers:  New Leb – Brandon Caul 20      Clayton Erickson 18     Quinnton Dengler 12       Mountaineers – Ryan Willis 23     Tyler Kellar 14

Key Points:  Berlin knocked down nine triples on the night but it wasn’t enough as New Lebanon, leading 29-25 at halftime, used a 20-8 third period to take control on their way to the non-league victory.

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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Congratulations to Hoosick Falls’ Jonathan Kempf on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

On Monday Kempf scored 19 points including three triples in a 71-47 win over Saratoga Catholic and the next night versus Hoosic Valley the Panther sophomore poured in 24 points including 7 of 8 from the foul line in a 90-47 victory over the Indians.

To close the week Jonathan netted 18 points in 69-48 “W” over the Warriors of Stillwater.

Congratulations to Jonathan, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

 

 

 

Boys Basketball Blazing Five

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Standings

Hudson

Hoosick Falls          8-0, 8-4

Greenwich              8-1, 10-5

Mechanicville          3-3, 6-4

Stillwater                2-5, 8-5

Tamarac                  1-5, 3-6

 

Battenkill

Saratoga Catholic    8-0, 12-1

Cambridge               4-3, 7-4

Hoosic Valley           2-6, 3-9

Berlin                      1-6, 3-8

Waterford                0-6, 2-6

 

Scoring / Individual

Ryan Willis              Berlin               24.2

Tyler Haraden         Spa Catholic     20.3

Jon Kempf                Hoosick Falls   19.8

Brenden Holcomb    Cambridge       19.4

Evan McCart             Hoosick Falls   16.3

 

Scoring / Team

Hoosick Falls          68.9

Spa Catholic           63.8

Tamarac                 62.3

Mechanicville          56.7

Berlin                      55.3

 

Made 3-Pointers / Individual

Tyler Haraden      Spa Catholic      36

Cooper Monast     Stillwater           33

Jon Kempf            Hoosick Falls     29

Carson Mosher      Greenwich        28

Tyler Kellar           Berlin                27

 

Made 3-Pointers / Team

Hoosick Falls       81

Spa Catholic        80

Greenwich           76

Stillwater             75

Berlin                   72

 

Points Allowed

Greenwich           48.9

Mechanicville       50.0

Stillwater             51.0

Spa Catholic         51.2

Hoosick Falls        55.3