Stillwater 67   Mohonasen 55

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 27      Lukas Lilac 16      Tom MacDonough 10           Mohon – Jacob Paulino 14         Karieam Brown 10        Andrew Batcher 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater worked their way to the line 26 times, converting 12, while Mohonasen made four trips to the stripe connecting twice.

Take Away:  The Warriors put three players in doubles and controlled the contest, winning the first three periods and carrying a 14-point cushion into the final frame before closing things out with the “W” over Class A Mohonasen.

Greenwich 72   Hartford 48

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Joe Skiff 19      Ryan Alling 16      Ryan Ingber 15            Tanagers – Ray Harrington 13        Austin Wells 13

Key Stat:  Greenwich took charge with a 17-4 first period.

Take Away:  Greenwich won every quarter, bottomed five triples, and had three players reach double figures in the comfortable nonleague win over Hartford.

Glens Falls 50   Hoosick Falls 29

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Kellen Driscoll 16       Alex Cygan 14          Panthers – Jake Sparks 13      Mat Kempf 11

Key Stat:  Glens Falls held the Panthers to single numbers in every period.

Take Away:  Glens Falls built a 25-15 halftime lead and rode a strong defensive effort to the win in the Glens Falls Holiday Tournament.

Saratoga Catholic 61   Warrensburg 48 

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Justin Duscher 20      Aidan Dunne 12           Burghers – Steve Schloss 20        Brady Cheney 11      Evan LaPell 10

Take Away:  Spa Catholic, behind a big night from Duscher, wins the championship of the 47th annual Saratoga Catholic Christmas Tournament.  

Girls

Scotia 56   Hoosick Falls 45

Leading Scorers:  Scotia – Karaline McCarthy 27      Keeley Kristel 16           Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 23

Key Stat:  Scotia opened with an 18-5 first period.

Take Away:  Scotia nursed the cushion they built in the first eight minutes, to the victory in the Kirvin Cup Tournament at Mohonasen.  The Falls connected six times from beyond the arc and outscored Scotia over the final three quarters of play. 

Union-Endicott 80   Tamarac 64

Leading Scorers:  Tigers – Lang 20      Morse 12      Lindsey 11      Hughes 10              Bengals – Joey Poulin 37, 10 rebounds

Key Stat:  The Tigers held a 7-2 advantage in made threes.

Take Away:  U-E built a 42-20 halftime lead and held off the Bengals over the final two frames which saw Tamarac outscore their Class A hosts from Section IV, 44-38.  Tamarac returns to action one week from tonight when they’ll travel to Bethlehem to face the Eagles of the Suburban Council in a nonleague run.    

Here is the link to this morning’s Coaches Corner podcast where we sat down with Hoosic Valley’s boys head coach Alex Lilac for an outstanding interview discussing his Valley squad, and the Wasaren league as a whole.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1et80047vZkCwnXmxwS5bKl_V_dri0pgS/view?usp=sharing

Broadalbin Perth 69 Hoosick Falls 30

Leading Scorers: Patriots – Molly Russom 23 Mianna Barbosa 13 Shea Hathaway 12 Mairead Marsden 10 Panthers – Ava Case 11

Key Stat: The Patriots held the Falls to single numbers in three of the four quarters.

Take Away: Broadalbin Perth put’s four players in doubles and shuts down the Falls attack in posting the comfortable victory over the Panthers.

Boys

Stillwater 53 Scotia 42

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 23 Tom McDonough 12 Tartans: McLaughlin 15

Key Stat: The Warriors allowed Scotia just six, two-point field goals in the game.

Take Away: Stillwater slowly pulled away building a 37-21 advantage after three periods and closed things out for road win.

Hoosick Falls 59 South Glens Falls 56

Leading Scorers: Panthers – Jake Sparks 26 Bulldogs – Brady Smith 16 Landon Casey 13 Ryan Fitzsimmons 11 Ryan White 10

Key Stat: Hoosick Falls made more free throws than the Bulldogs attempted converting 17 of 29 from the line, while SGF connected on 7 of 12 from the stripe.

Take Away: The Panthers trailed 26-22 at the break but outscored the Bulldogs 27-20 over the final two frames to notch the victory in round one of the Glens Falls Holiday Tournament.

Saratoga Catholic 60 Cambridge 35

Leading Scorers: Saints – Hunter Failes 12 Ronan Rowe 10 Aiden Dunne 10 Cambridge – Isaac Toleman 9

Key Stat: The Saints outscored Cambridge in every quarter.

Take Away: Spa Catholic ran out to a 30-18 halftime lead and cruised to the win in the Saratoga Catholic Holiday Tourney.

Greenwich 66 Cambridge 32

Leading Scorers: Witches – Adrianna Rojas 19 Brooke Kuzmich 15 Norah Niesz 13 Grace Autielle 13 Cambridge – Alexis Austin 9

Key Stat: Greenwich outscored Cambridge 40-21 over the middle two periods.

Take Away: The Witches drilled nine triples and put four players in double figures and with the road win improve to 5-0 on the season.

Hoosic Valley 39 Saratoga Catholic 38

Leading Scorers: Valley – Jacquelyn Carlo 10 Saints – Addison Whitbeck 14

Key Stat: The Valley outscored the Saints 24-16 over the middletwo frames.

Take Away: Hoosic Valley hangs on for their first win of the season.

Ballston Spa 62 Stillwater 42

Leading Scorers: Scotties – Olivia Verdile 18 Peyton Missina 12 Warriors – Miranda Price 16 Charisma Salecker 10

Key Stat: Ballston jumped out to an 18-6 lead after one.

Take Away: The Scotties won every quarter in notching the non-league, road win over Stillwater.

Boys

Hoosic Valley 81 Saratoga Catholic 52

Leading Scorers: Valley – Chris Jones 23 Logan Reilly 16 Isaiah Eckler 14 Saints – Ronan Rowe 11 Justin Duscher 10

Key Stat: The Valley hung 52 points on the board in quarters two and three.

Take Away: Hoosic Valley rolls over the Saints behind their high-powered attack which has averaged 81 points per contest in the Indians 4-0 start to the season.

Mechanicville 71   Berlin/New Lebanon 16

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Lila Christensen 16       Ava Bulmer 10       Ava Gaspie 10           Mountaineers – Lillian Gardell 4

Take Away:  The Raiders put three players in doubles and cruise to the road win over the Mountaineers.  Mechanicville improves to 5-1, 6-2 on the season with the victory.  

Here is the link to this morning’s podcast where we take a look at game results from the week, announce our Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week, highlight the upcoming schedule and start with our opening take discussing why there are very few close games thus far in league play.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iLN57ISkMuhpLYY9fvpbUWu6Z0uDdozD/view?usp=share_link

Tamarac 38   Mechanicville 35

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Abbie Yetto 11  3 3’s         Red Raiders – Sophia Tamasi 8

Key Stat:  The only period Tamarac won was a 17-7 second frame.  

Take Away:  In a defensive battle, close throughout the Bengals led 22-16 at halftime and held on for the home victory, moving to 3-0, 3-1 on the season. 

Waterford 49   Berlin/New Lebanon 16

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Maddy Atwood 16      Izzy Vecchio 12      Rachel McOmber 19        Mountaineers – McKenzie Krause 5

Key Stat:  Waterford held the Mountaineers to single numbers in every quarter.

Take Away:  The Fordians put three in doubles and shut down the Berlin/New Lebanon attack in moving to 4-3 on the year with the home “W”.   

Stillwater 55   Saratoga Catholic 18

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Addison Thornton 19  5 3’s        Saints – Addison Whitbeck 8

Key Stat:  Stillwater held a 9-0 advantage in made threes.  

Take Away:  The Warriors cruised holding the Saints to 18 total points while scoring 21 points themselves in the first period.  With the road win Stillwater improves to 2-2, 2-3 on the season.  

Cambridge 53   Hoosic Valley 23

Leading Scorers:  Cambridge – Schuylar Nolan 22  3 3’s      Sam Crandall 15  3 3’s      Tristan Crandall 10         Indians – Hannah Coffin 5

Key Stat:  Cambridge put the game away with a 19-1 third quarter.

Take Away:  Cambridge combined a good defensive effort with three double, digit scorers to notch the victory in Schaghticoke.  With the win Cambridges improves to 2-1, 3-2 on the year.  

Tamarac 90 Mechanicville 51

Leading Scorers: Bengals – Jack Casey 20 Mikey D’Agostino 15 5 3’s Joey Poulin 11 Tyler Sears 10 Red Raiders – Austin Rozowicz 14

Key Stat: Tamarac gained control with a 29-9 second quarter.

Take Away: The Bengals won every period, put four players in doubles with two more netting nine points, in rolling past the Raiders for the road win.

Hoosic Valley 96 Cambridge 41

Leading Scorers: Valley – Isiah Eckler 20 Logan Reilly 18 Chris Jones 14 Gabe Coffin 13 Cambridge – Travis Yurschak 15

Key Stat: The Valley started with a 26-8 first period.

Take Away: The Indians saw 10 players score, four hitting doubles digits, and had six different players bottom a triple in posting the one-sided decision at Cambridge.

Stillwater 58 Saratoga Catholic 25

Leading Scorers: Warriors – Lukas Lilac 19 Jaxon Mueller 14 Saints – Hunter Failes 9

Key Stat: Stillwater held the Saints to single numbers in every frame.

Take Away: Stillwater used a big defensive effort on the night and took control with a 24-point second period coasting to the road “W” over the Saints.

Mt. Anthony 77 Hoosick Falls 76

Leading Scorers: Sooketar 25 7 3’s Thompson 18 5 3’s Strutian 19 6 3’s Panthers – Jake Sparks 31 4 3’s Aiden Fleming 21 Mat Kempf 18 6 3’s

Key Stat: Mount Anthony connected 19 times from beyond the arc.

Take Away: In a close, long-range shootout where the two squads combined to drain 30, 3-pointers, the Patriots hit one of two free throws with six seconds left to take the lead. The Falls advanced the ball to midcourt and took a timeout with three seconds remaining, setting up two inside looks at the game-winner with neither one falling.

Waterford 48 Berlin/New Lebanon 36 No other info at this time

Ballston Spa 79   Tamarac 70    (Sunday)

Leading Scorers:  Scotties – Mike Miller 26       Nicholas Verdile 19     Ben Phillips 15                 Bengals – Joey Poulin 27     Mike D’Agostino 22       Jack Casy 12

Key Stat:  The Scotties built a 22-9 advantage after one. 

Take Away:  In a matchup between two talented squads Ballston Spa rode a 13-point cushion, built over the first eight minutes, to the victory over the Bengals on Sunday in the Coaches vs. Cancer event at HVCC.