Key Stat: A 20-11 first frame gave the Witches a working cushion.
Take Away: In a low-scoring affair Greenwich used a 20-point first period to gain the lead and held off their hosts to earn the Wasaren crown and complete an undefeated regular season. It’s the Witches third straight league championship including a 45-game unbeaten streak in Wasaren play.
Hoosick Falls 58 Tamarac 48
Leading Scorers: Falls – Aiden Fleming 19 Carson Glover – 13 Bengals – Kobe Edmond 23 Adam Rice 14
Key Stat: The Falls connected on 18 of 21 from the charity stripe.
Take Away: Trailing 21-20 at the break Hoosick Falls used a big second half to get past Tamarac, notching the road win to finish the regular season at 12-4, 14-6.
Schalmont 55 Emma Willard 43
Leading Scorers: Sabres – Karissa Antoine 27 Jesters – Audrey Shields 31 Alison Apaku 12
Key Stat: Schalmont won each of the first three quarters.
Take Away: The Sabres built a 42-30 advantage after three frames and closed out the nonleague win at home.
Stillwater 49 Whitehall 23
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Miranda Price 20, 3 3’s Addison Thornton 11 Railroaders – Presley Gosselin 8
Key Stat: Stillwater led 14-0 after the first eight minutes.
Take Away: Stillwater started fast and cruised the nonleague “W” in Whitehall extending their winning streak to seven while moving to 16-4 on the year.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville Colin Richardson 20 Cruz Goverski 15, 3 3’s Joe Devito 14 Austin Rozowicz 11 Cambridge – Travis Yurshak 15
Key Stat: A 26-12 first period set the tone for Mechanicville.
Take Away: Mechanicville built a 43-24 lead by halftime and cruised to the road win on a night where Richardson joined the 1000 career points club, the seventh boy in school history to do so.
Hoosic Valley 53 Spa Catholic 45
Leading Scorers: Valley – Chris Jones 18 Logan Reilly 16 Saints – Tyler Weygand 10
Key Stat: The Valley won each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Trailing 17-11 after the first eight minutes, the visitors from Schaghticoke took a two-point lead into intermission and prevailed in a game that was tight throughout.
Stillwater 79 Greenwich 62
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 18 Lukas Lilac 13 Carter Wicheins 13 Witches – Ryan Ingber 32, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Stillwater held a 9-4 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Stillwater took control with a 26-8 first frame and led 70-41 entering the final quarter in notching the home “W” to finish the regular season undefeated in Wasaren play.
Key Stat: The Witches held a 13-3 edge in made triples.
Take Away: The Witches were never headed, hanging 40 first-half points on the board in posting the comfortable win at home behind a 40-point night from Kuzmich.
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Miranda Price 26, 5 3’s Andie Luskin 17 Ana Parella 10 Jesters – Audrey Shields 45
Key Stat: Stillwater held an 8-1 advantage in made triples.
Take Away: In a high scoring affair Stillwater, who trailed 36-34 at the break, caught the Jesters in the third frame and closed out the win in the fourth, despite a 45-point effort from Shields.
Cambridge 47 Tamarac 43
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Claire Toleman 10 Ashley Moses 10 Sam Crandall 10 Bengals – Myanna Faraj 17 Morgan Hayden 10
Key Stat: Cambridge outscored their guests 32-24 after intermission.
Take Away: Cambridge put three players in doubles and used a big second half to earn the home win.
Spa Catholic 51 Waterford 41
Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 38, 9 3’s Addison Whitbeck 10 Fordians – Rachel McOmber 22 Piper Morris 11
Key Stat: The Saints held a 9-3 edge in made threes.
Take Away: In a game that saw just three players on each side score points, Spa Catholic broke open a tie game at halftime with a 23-12 third period and closed out the home “W” over the Fordians behind a 39-point night from Ryan including nine hits from deep.
Hoosick Falls 52 Catskill 34
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Ava Case 18, 3 3’s Tatum Hickey 11, 3 3’s Cats – Alessia Salierno 12
Key Stat: The Falls held Catskill to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls doubled up the Cats 30-15 by halftime in cruising to the nonleague win at home.
Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 18, 11 rebounds Mechanicville – Ava Gaspie 7
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored the visitors 16-4 in the final frame.
Take Away: The Witches trailed 13-3 after the first eight minutes, trimmed the deficit to 27-26 entering the final period and used a big fourth quarter to earn the “W” in a low scoring affair in Greenwich. With the win the Witches remain undefeated at 18-0, 11-0 while Mechanicville suffers just their third loss of the season and move to 15-3 on the year.
Schuylerville 63 Greenwich 42
Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Luke Sherman 28, 4 3’s Ollie Boldus 12 Martin Flanders 10 Witches – Joe Radovich 12 Ryan Ingber 10
Key Stat: Schuylerville held a 6-0 edge in made threes.
Take Away: The Black Horses held a 32-24 advantage by the break and pulled away over the final two periods for the nonleague win at home.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Chris Jones 18 Gabe Coffin 17, 5 3’s Isaac Wiley 12 Dem Neary 11 Logan Seror 10 Bengals – Adam Rice 22 Kobe Edmonds 15
Key Stat: The Valley held a 10-2 advantage on 3-ball hits.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley took control with a 22-10 second frame, that saw Coffin bottom five triples, and cruised from there to the comfortable win in Schaghticoke.
Key Stat: Stillwater dropped 35 points on Waterford in the first eight minutes.
Take Away: The visitors from Stillwater decided this one early on a night that they hit the century mark, and Lukas Lilac joined the 1000 career points club.
Key Stat: Mechanicville made more free throws than the Saints attempted connecting on 18 of 24 while Spa Catholic converted 8 of 16 from the stripe.
Take Away: Mechanicville held a 41-32 lead at halftime and steadily pulled way after the break to notch the home “W” and move to 14-5, 10-5 on the season.
Greenwich 77 Cambridge 46
Leading Scorers: Witches – Cal Curtis 29, 8 3’s Joe Radovich 18 Cambridge – Tully Maher 19 Travis Yurchak 10
Key Stat: Greenwich held a 10-1 edge in made threes.
Take Away: Leading 33-27 at halftime the Witches used a 26-7 third frame on their way to the road “W” in Cambridge.
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Miranda Price 16 Addison Thornton 16 Maddie Chatt 10 Panthers – Ava Case 23, 5 3’s Mackenna Roberson 20, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Stillwater outscored their guests 25-5 in the second frame.
Take Away: Stillwater built a 42-16 advantage by halftime and rode that cushion to the “W”, continuing their heater with wins in 9 of their last 10 while extending their winning streak to seven.