Leading Scorers: Jaxson Mueller 20 Carter Wincheins 19 Lukas Lilac 12 Thomas McDonough 12 Witches – Joe Skiff 26 4 3’s Ryan Alling 10
Key Stat: Stillwater converted on 12 of 24 free throws while Greenwich had zero trips to the stripe.
Take Away: The visiting Witches built a 34-26 halftime cushion, but Stillwater used a 24-7 third period to gain the lead and hung on over the final eight minutes for the “W”. The Warriors put four players in doubles in moving to 8-2, 5-1 on the year while the Witches go to 7-5, 3-4 with the loss.
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Leading Scorers: Valley – Logan Reilly 19 Isaiah Eckler 17 Warriors – Jaxson Mueller 21 Lukas Lilac 15 Carter Wincheins 13
Key Stat: The Valley held a 7-1 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: In a close game throughout Lukas Lilac hit a pair of free throws with 0:12 remaining to pull Stillwater to within one at 58-57. Hoosic Valley then played keep away until 0:01 left when Tyler Eddy was fouled leaving the Warriors no time for a shot attempt after Eddy intentionally missed the second try. With the win the Valley moves to 5-0, 8-0 on the season while Stillwater goes to 4-1, 7-2 after the loss.
Greenwich 73 Saratoga Catholic 70 OT
Leading Scorers: Witches – Joe Skiff 26 Ryan Alling 21 Jacob Ziehm 14 Saints – Aiden Dunne 26 Justin Duscher 16 Ronan Rowe 14
Key Stat: Greenwich held a 27-14 advantage in made two-point goals.
Take Away: The Saints forced overtime with a 22-11 fourth period before the Witches captured the road “W” in overtime, and move to 3-3, 7-4.
Tamarac 90 Berlin/New Lebanon 40
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Joey Poulin 31 Adam Rice 12 Frankie DiPalma 11 Mountaineers – Jesse Francouer 18
Key Stat: A 35-14 third quarter put this one away for the Bengals.
Take Away: Tamarac won every period in rolling past BNL and moving to 4-0, 6-2 on the year.
Hoosick Falls 54 Waterford 26
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Jake Sparks 21 14 rebounds Carson Glover 14 Fordians – Matt Soden 9
Key Stat: Hoosick Falls held Waterford to single numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: An 18-2 second frame decided things early as the Panthers improve to 3-1, 6-3 on the season.
Girls
Tamarac 77 Berlin/New Lebanon 23
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Abbie Yetto 16 Kayla Beaudoin 12 Morgan Hayden 10 Mountaineers – McKenzie Krause 12
Key Stat: A 25-2 first quarter by Tamarac set up the one-sided decision.
Take Away: The Bengals put three players in doubles with 11 players scoring in notching the road win over BNL.
Waterford 40 Hoosick Falls 37 OT
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Rachel McOmber 17 Maddy Atwood 12 Panthers – Ava Case 15 Grace Houghton 11
Take Away: In a tight contest that needed an extra session to decide the Fordians outscore the visitors from Hoosick Falls 5-2 in the overtime period to earn the hard fought “W”.
Hoosic Valley 50 Stillwater 39
Leading Scorers: Valley – Megan Rice 14 Kaylee Smith 13 Lainey Bochette 10 Warriors – Miranda Price 14 Riley O’Brien 12
Key Stat: The Valley outscored the Warriors 34-21 after the break.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley puts three players in doubles and uses a big second half to get past the visitors from Stillwater.
Key Stat: Greenwich held the Saints to single digits in each of the first three quarters and didn’t allow a point in the final frame.
Take Away: Another day at the office for the Witches putting 70 plus points on the board, four players in doubles and playing lock down “D” as Greenwich moves to 10-0 on the campaign with the road win over the Saints.
Leading Scorers: Witches – Adrianna Rojas 27 3 3’s Brooke Kuzmich 17 Cate Abate 13 Grace Autiello 10 Norh Niesz 9 Panthers – Ava Case 12
Key Stat: Greenwich held the Falls to single numbers in three of the four quarters.
Take Away: The Witches connected eight times from deep and came within a point of putting five players in double figures. Greenwich remains undefeated at 9-0 and will return to action on Friday when they’ll host the Saints of Saratoga Catholic.
Hoosic Valley 38 Waterford 35
Leading Scorers: Valley – Kaylee Smith 10 Lainey Bochette 10 Fordians – Maddy Atwood 18
Key Stat: The Valley connected on 6 of 10 tries to the line, while Waterford managed to convert just 9 of 29 attempts.
Take Away: With the game knotted at 25-25 after three periods Hoosic Valley won the final frame to notch the win in Schaghticoke.
Mechanicville 49 Stillwater 33
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Ali Kenyon 19 Lila Christensen 10 Warriors – Sarah Folmann 9 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Raiders outscored Stillwater 20-11 in the third period to gain control.
Take Away: In a close game early, Mechanicville rode a big second half to the home victory over the Warriors.
Spa Catholic 50 Berlin/New Lebanon 39
Leading Scorers: Saints – Ryan Cornell 15 Ryan McDonald 14 Mountaineers – Hannah Mace 11
Key Stat: The Saints outscored B/NL 29-17 over the middle two periods.
Take Away: Trailing 8-6 after the first eight minutes, Spa Catholic won the remaining three quarters to post the “W” in Saratoga.
Key Stat: A 21-16 fourth frame for Tamarac proved to be the difference.
Take Away: Tamarac built a slim 32-28 lead by halftime and led by a single point at 44-43 heading to the final eight minutes where the Bengals closed out the road “W” over Class AA Bethlehem.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Gabe Coffin 21 Isaiah Eckler 20 Tyler Eddy 13 Landon Reilly 13 Fordians – Matt Soden 12
Key Stat: The Indians led 26-7 after eight minutes of play.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley fired on all cylinders, building a 55-11 halftime lead and cruised from there to the road win. The Indians drilled eight triples and spread the wealth offensively with a quartet of doubled figure scorers in moving to 7-0, 4-0 on the season. The Valley returns to action on Friday, taking the short trip across the bridge into Stillwater to face the Warriors.
Stillwater 56 Mechanicville 45
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Lukas Lilac 21 Jaxson Mueller 12 Red Raiders – Tyler Eiseman 11 Cruz Goverski 10
Key Stat: Stillwater held the Raiders to single numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: The Warriors slowly pulled away over the first three quarters and led 40-25 heading into the final frame where they closed things out. With the win, the Warriors sixth straight, Stillwater improves to 7-1, 4-0 on the year and will ready themselves for a big Friday night game with Hoosic Valley.
Hoosick Falls 51 Greenwich 49
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 13 Jake Sparks 12 Witches – Jacob Ziehm 16 Ryan Ingber 11
Key Stat: The Falls outscored Greenwich 29-15 over the middle two frames.
Take Away: In a back-and-forth contest where Greenwich led 18-9 after the first period, the Falls took a 38-33 lead into the fourth and survived a contested Greenwich attempt at the buzzer that didn’t fall. With the victory the Panthers improve to 5-3, 2-1 on the season and will look ahead to Friday night when they’ll play host to the Fordians of Waterford.
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Leading Scorers: Valley – Logan Reilly 21 Tyler Eddy 13 Chris Jones 12 Ichabod Crane – Alex Scmidt 20 Jack Mullins 14 Alex Race 11
Key Stat: The Valley made more free throws than Crane attempted converting on 11 of 20, while Crane was 4 of 7 from the stripe.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley trailed 31-25 at the break, took a one-point lead after three and closed things out over the final eight minutes to win the Championship of the Maple Hill Hoopfest on Friday night. The Indians put three players in double figures, drilled six triples in the contest and placed two players on the all-tourney team with Isaiah Eckler and Logan Reilly, MVP of the tournament, being selected. With the win the Valley moves to 6-0 on the year and will return to action on Tuesday night when they’ll pay a visit to the Fordians of Waterford.
Schuylerville 60 Greenwich 55
Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Sherman 20 Luzadis 12 Brophy 10 Witches – Ryan Alling 22 Joe Skiff 10
Key Stat: Schuylerville held a 6-2 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: In a close game throughout Schuylerville took a 52-50 lead into the final frame and held on for the home victory over the Witches.
Girls
Greenwich 71 Schuylerville 43
Leading Scorers: Witches – Norah Niesz 24 Adrianna Rojas 19 Black Horses: Lauren King 14
Key Stat: Greenwich opened with a 27-4 first period.
Take Away: The Witches continue to roll, improving to 6-0 this season, and over that span this 28-point margin of victory is the closest game they’ve had.
Hoosic Valley 36 Lansingburgh 12
Leading Scorers: Valley – Lainey Bochette 11 Paige Gela 11
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley shutout the Burgh in the first quarter.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley finishes third in the Maple Hill Hoopfest and places Lainey Bochette on the all-tourney team.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 27 6 3’s Chris Jones 15 Gabe Coffin 10 Blue Hawks – Jordan Cunning ham 13 Keith Robinson 10
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley bottomed 10 triples in the run while Hudson connected just one time from beyond the arc.
Take Away: The Indians dialed up the long ball with nearly half of their points coming from downtown, in an opening round win at the Maple Hill Holiday Hoopfest. The Valley won every quarter and put three players in doubles in notching the comfortable “W”, moving to 5-0 on the season and advancing to tonight’s championship game, where they’ll face the winner of Maple Hill/Ichabod Crane in a 7:30 tip.
Girls
Tamarac 42 Hoosic Valley 16
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Abbie Yetto 11 Kayla Beaudoin 9 Valley – Riley Kinnicutt 4 Kaylee Smith 4
Key Stat: Tamarac jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first.
Take Away: The Bengals ride a strong defensive effort to the first-round win over the Valley in the Maple Hill Holiday Hoopfest, advancing to today’s championship game at 4:30 while Hoosic Valley will play in the consolation tilt at 3 p.m.
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