Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 17 Ryan Looby 10 NW – Ruth Brior 18, 4 3’s
Key Stat: Spa Catholic outscored their guests 16-6 in the fourth quarter.
Take Away: The Saints held a slim 27-25 after three periods and used a big fourth to pull away for the nonleague win.
Hoosick Falls 59 Salem 28
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Mackenzie Roberson 14 Tatum Hickey 13, 3 3’s Ava Case 12 Jaedyn Roberson 10 Generals – S. Phillips 12
Key Stat: The Falls held a 7-0 edge in made triples.
Take Away: The Panthers held Salem to single numbers in every frame while offensively putting four players in doubles, cruising to the nonleague victory in Hoosick Falls.
Schuylerville 54 Greenwich 42
Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Lukas Sherman 23 Griffin Brophy 15, 5 3’s Witches – Cal Curtis 14 Ryan Ingber 11
Key Stat: Schuylerville held Greenwich to single scoring numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Greenwich held a 19-18 led after the first eight minutes but Schuylerville’s defense limited the Witches attack the rest of the way and the Black Horses notched the road “W” on Wednesday.
Leading Scorers: Saints – Tyler Hicks 16 Tyler Weygand 12 Hunter Fales 11 Mayfield – Sean Forman 10
Key Stat: The Saints held a 6-0 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: A 22-10 first period set the tone in the comfortable non-league win for Spa Catholic.
Stillwater 67 Hoosic Valley 48
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Lukas Lilac 18 Kaelan Leak 17 Carter Wichens 12 Valley – Chris Jones 14 Gabe Coffin 12
Key Stat: Stillwater took control with a 22-9 third quarter.
Take Away: Stillwater put three in doubles and built a 52-28 through three periods, on their way to the road victory.
Mechanicville 68 Waterford 29
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 18 Cruz Goverski 11 Fordians – Derrick Pontore 9
Key Stat: Mechanicville opened with a 31-point first frame.
Take Away: All 12 players scored for Mechanicville in a dominating home “W” over the Fordians.
Hoosick Falls 101 Cambridge 48
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 22 AJ Brown 15 5 3’s Andrew Sparks 15 Richie Stifter 14 Eli King 12 Cambridge – Travis Yurschik 26
Key Stat: The Falls opened with a 38-9 first quarter.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls put five in doubles with 10 players scoring points in the one-sided decision over Cambridge.
Tamarac 63 Saratoga Catholic 57
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Adam Rice 22 points 18 rebounds Kamerin Edmonds 19 Jacob Price 15 Saints – Tyler Hicks 13 Blake Petersen 12
Key Stat: Tamarac connected on 12 of 17 free throws while Spa Catholic attempted and made just one shot from the stripe.
Take Away: In a close game throughout the Bengals held an eight-point cushion at 48-41 heading into the final eight minutes and held off the Saints for the home “W”.
Tamarac 58 Waterford 53
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Myanna Faraj 15 Kayla Beaudoin 15 Alex Castiglione 10 Fordians – Rachel McOmber 20 Maddy Atwood 13 Izzy Vecchio 11
Key Stat: An 11-6 second quarter for Tamarac was the only period decided by more than one point.
Take Away: The Bengals put three in doubles and nine in the scoring column, notching the tight win at Tamarac.
In a Class D state semifinal where both teams, led, trailed and were tied, it took a defensive stop on a two-point conversion try with seconds remaining to give Stillwater a one-point “W” and send them to the state championship game next weekend in Syracuse.
Haldane, from Section I took an early 7-0 lead on the second play from scrimmage when Evan Giachinta scored on a 49-yard run.
But Stillwater answered with their vaunted ground attack, tying things later in the period on a four-yard touchdown run by Jaxon Mueller.
In the second frame Mueller doubled and tripled down with two more four-yard runs for points and Stillwater held a two-score advantage at 21-7.
Haldane narrowed the gap before the break on a Ryan Van Tassel 53-yard scoring run sending the teams to intermission with Stillwater holding a 21-14 cushion.
After the break, despite dominating time of possession including an 11:00 drive in the third that was stopped at the Haldane one-yard line, Stillwater was held scoreless.
Haldane was kept off the board as well until late in the fourth when with 1:42 left a Stillwater fumble gave Haldane life.
The Blue Devils connected on a 22-yard pass play on fourth down with :21 remaining, and on the next play Van Tassel found Gianchinta with a 33-yard scoring strike and Haldane was within one at 21-20.
The Blue Devils rolled the dice going for the win on a two-point try, but Haldane QB Van Tassel was hit as he threw and the ball fell incomplete sending Stillwater onto the title game on December 2nd at the JMA Wireless Dome where they’ll play top-seeded Tioga (13-0), from Section IV for the Class D crown.