Join us as we check in on 18 former Wasaren standouts now competing on the hardwood at the college level.
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Monday Night Hoops: Valley Wins a Pair

Hoosic Valley 42 Granville 20
Leading Scorers: Valley – Hannah Coffin 24 Kaylee Smith 11 Golden Horde – Ella Olsen 8
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley held the visitors to four, first-half points.
Take Away: The Valley built a 20-2 halftime lead and cruised from there to the nonleague over the Horde.
Hoosic Valley 61 Rensselaer 42
Leading Scorers: Valley – Landon Reilly 23 Dem Neary 19, 3 3’s Mason Speanburg 11 Rams – Alvarado 16, 4 3’s
Key Stat: The Valley won every quarter.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley put three players in doubles and led wire to wire in posting the nonleague “W” over Rensselaer.
Hoosick Falls 57 North Warren 31
Leading Scorers: Carson Glover 20 Ryan Sparks 11 Aiden Fleming 10 Cougars – Eli Horge 9 Brody Rooker 9
Key Stat: The Falls led 24-8 after the first frame.
Take Away: The Falls played a complete game in the nonleague win holding their guests to 31 points on the defensive end, while offensively putting three players in double digits and shooting a sterling 12 of 15 from the free throw line.
Mechanicville 48 Cohoes 41
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Molly DiSiena 24, 14 of 14 free throws Ava Gaspie 12
Key Stat: Mechanicville outscored Cohoes 27-19 after the break.
Take Away: In a close game throughout, Mechanicville used a 15-9 advantage in the fourth 23 hits from the charity strip on the night in notching the home win over Cohoes.
Stillwater Wins Maple Hill Holiday Tourney

Stillwater 55 Maple Hill 53 OT Maple Hill Holiday Tournament
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Rocco Schneller 21 Mason Wagner 11, 3 3’s Tye Morris 11 Maple Hill – Nick Novak 21, 5 3’s Dean Chevrier 11 Austin Prest 11
Key Stat: Stillwater outscored Maple Hill 28-16 over the middle two frames.
Take Away: Trailing 17-6 after the first period, Stillwater chipped away over the next two quarters and took a 34-33 lead into the fourth. The two squads were knotted at the end of regulation forcing an extra session, where Stillwater prevailed with Wagner and Schneller bottoming big threes in overtime.
Stillwater’s Rocco Schneller was named tournament MVP and teammate Mason Wagner was an all-tourney team selection.
Saturday Results

Spa Catholic 40 Schuylerville 33
Leading Scorers: Saints – David Redgrave 11, Tourney MVP Tyler Hicks 10 Jasyn Thompson 10 Black Horses – Jackson Dunbar 15
Key Stat: The Saints scored half of their total points in the final period.
Take Away: Trailing 29-20 entering the last quarter of play, Spa Catholic outscored the Black Horses 20-4 the rest of the way to earn the championship in the Saratoga Catholic Christmas Tournament.
Stillwater 54 Ichabod Crane 53
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Mason Wagner 25, 5 3’s Rocco Schneller 17 John Williams 10 IC – Heslin 15 Pilzza 13
Key Stat: Stillwater outscored Crane 12-7 in the final frame.
Take Away: Stillwater puts three players in doubles and posts the come-from-behind win over Ichabod Crane in first round action at the Maple Hill Holiday Tournament.
Tamarac 38 Ichabod Crane 34
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 14 IC – Autrey 9
Key Stat: Tamarac outscored Crane 25-11 over the middle two periods.
Take Away: Tamarac built a 32-24 advantage after three quarters and held off Crane for the win.
Wasaren Hoops: Skiff Nets 41 in Witches Victory

Greenwich 65 Utica Notre Dame 51
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jordan Wolfe 25, 6 3’s Brooke Kuzmich 19, 4 3’s UND – L. Trincas 28
Key Stat: The Witches held a 12-4 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Greenwich won each of the first three quarters, building a 52-27 lead heading into the final frame where they closed out the win over the #2 ranked Class A team in the state, in the Amsterdam College Showcase on Friday.
Mechanicville 54 LaSalle 45
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Molly DiSiena 21 Tanner Eiseman 9 No LaSalle Stats Provided
Key Stat: Mechanicville outscored LaSalle 19-6 in the final period.
Take Away: Mechanicville held LaSalle to 14, second half points and used a big fourth frame to secure the “W”.
Greenwich 78 Hadley Luzerne 63
Leading Scorers: Witches – Joe Skiff 41, 5 3’s Omar DeJesus 15 HL – Bristol 19, 3 3’s Deuel 15 Smead 14, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Greenwich scored 51 points after the break.
Take Away: The Witches trailed 17-12 after the first period, but outscored Luzerne in each of the remaining periods to win going away led by Skiff’s 41-point effort.
Spa Catholic 78 Cambridge 39
Leading Scorers: Saints – Hunter Failes 15, 3 3’s Jasyen Thompson 15 David Redgrave 11 Ryan Gillis 10 Cambridge – Yakovick 11
Key Stat: The Saints jumped out to a 24-2 lead after the first frame.
Take Away: Spa puts four players in doubles and cruises to the first-round win in their holiday tournament. The Saints will face Schuylerville in the title game on Saturday at 7:30. With the win Spa Catholic moves to 7-1, 4-0 on the year.
Hoosic Valley 49 Broadalbin Perth 44
Leading Scorers: Valley – Landon Reilly 22 BP – Savoie 11, 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Valley converted 17 of 25 free throws while Perth connected on 8 of 14 from the stripe.
Take Away: Knotted at 31 all entering the fourth, Hoosic Valley, led by Reilly’s 10 points, won the frame to earn the victory over Broadalbin Perth.
Valley, Waterford Earn “W’s”

Hoosic Valley 56 Lansingburgh 47
Leading Scorers: Valley – Landon Reilly 21 Dem Neary 11 Owen Harder 11 Burgh – Miles 12
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley converted 12 of 19 free throws.
Take Away: The visitors from Schaghticoke built a 31-26 halftime lead and use a 12-8 fourth period to seal the nonleague win.
Waterford 63 Doane Stuart 54 No other info provided
Take Away: The Fordians outscored Doane Stuart 25-15 in the final frame to notch the home victory Monday night.
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Sunday Results: Witches Top Pine Plains, Stillwater Falls

Greenwich 62 Pine Plains 30
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jordan Wolfe 20 Brooke Kuzmich 16 Bailee Wolfe 10 Pine Plains – Turee 10, 3 3’s Rosmie 10
Key Stat: The Witches held Pine Plains to 10 points thru three periods pf play.
Take Away: In a Coaches vs. Cancer game at Union, Greenwich took control early and cruised to the win, running their season mark to 7-0, 4-0.
Red Hook 62 Stillwater 45
Leading Scorers: RH – Matt Simmons 26 Stillwater – John Williams 17 Rocco Schneller 10
Key Stat: Red Hook outscored Stillwater in every quarter.
Take Away: Red Hook built a 35-23 halftime lead and continued to pull away after the break, notching the win in a Coaches vs. Cancer game at Union College on Sunday.
Mechanicville Tops Fonda

Mechanicville 53 Fonda 45
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 22 Chris Couser 13 Logan Starks 10, 3 3’s Fonda – Riley Wilson 23
Key Stat: Mechanicville held a 5-1 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: In a Coaches vs. Cancer game at Union College, Mechanicville used an 18-6 second period to build a 32-21 lead by the break, on their way to the nonleague win over Fonda on Saturday. Mechanicville put three players in doubles in the win, moves to 3-2 on the year and will return to action on January 2nd when they’ll host Berlin/New Lebanon in a 7:00 run.
Falls, Saints, Valley Notch “W”s in Boys Basketball

Hoosic Valey 42 Stillwater 41
Leading Scorers: Valley – Dem Neary 14, 4 3’s Landon Reilly 14 Stillwater – Wagner 17
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley held Stillwater to 18 first-half points then after the break Stillwater limited the Valley to 13 second-half points.
Take Away: In a defensive battle that saw Hoosic Valley build a 29-18 halftime lead that quickly evaporated, the visitors from Schaghticoke hung on for the one-point road win.
Hoosick Falls 56 Tamarac 41
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Aiden Fleming 23 Ryan Sparks 10, 9 rebounds Bengals – Brady Briggs 8 Jacob Price 8 Sam Kuiken 8
Key Stat: The Falls held the Bengals to 11 points or less in each quarter of play.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls never trailed and rode a big defensive effort to the home win over the Bengals.
Spa Catholic 67 Greenwich 49
Leading Scorers: Saints – J. Thompson 28, 6 3’s R. Gillis 10 Witches – Joe Skiff 15 Cal Curtis 11, 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Saints outscored Greenwich 38-25 after intermission.
Take Away: Leading 29-24 at the break, The Saints took control with a 22-12 third frame, on their way to the road win over the Witches.