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Wasaren Crossover Results

Stillwater 50 Waterford 38
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Miranda Price 17 Addison Thornton 17 Fordians – Rachel McOmber 11 Piper Morris 10
Key Stat: The Warriors connected on 16 of 25 from the foul line while Waterford converted 7 of 15.
Take Away: Stillwater won every quarter, slowly pulling away for the road win.
Mechanicville 58 Cambridge 46
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Ali Kenyon 19 Sophia Tamasi 11 Lila Christensen 11 Cambridge – Tristann Crandall 14 Schuylar Nolan 12
Take Away: The Raiders earn the win at home in a crossover matchup between the Wasaren’s second place squads.
Emma Willard 45 Hoosic Valley 31 No other info available at this time
Hoosick Falls 45 Spa Catholic 14
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 13 3 3’s Saints – Rylee Cornell 5
Key Stat: The Falls held Spa Catholic to single numbers in each period.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls started with a 21-2 first frame and cruised to the home “W”.
Boys
Stillwater 76 Mechanicville 68
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Colby Paffen 22 4 3’s Thomas McDonough 15 Lukas Lilac 14 Reese Hotaling 10 Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 20 Fen Egan 14 Austin Rozowicz 18 Cruz Goverski 11
Key Stat: Stillwater held 12-4 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Trailing 17-13 after the first period, Stillwater outscored the Raiders 43-27 over the next two frames and held off Mechanicville over the final eight minutes to post the home victory.
Greenwich 63 Hoosick Falls 54
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jacob Ziehm 21 5 3’s Ryan Alling 14 Joe Skiff 13 Panthers – Jake Sparks 21 Andrew Sparks 18 3 3’s
Key Stat: Greenwich built a working margin with a 21-13 first quarter.
Take away: The Witches led 36-29 at the break and extended their lead with an 18-11 third frame, on their way to the home “W”.
Spa Catholic 57 Waterford 40
Leading Scorers: Saints – Hunter Failes 18 4 3’s Aiden Dunne 11 Justin Duscher 11 Fordians – Connor Kennedy 10
Key Stat: The Saints won every quarter.
Take Away: Leading 22-12 at halftime the Saints outscored Waterford 35-28 the rest of the way to notch the home victory.
Hoosick Falls Tops the Warriors

Hoosick Falls 35 Stillwater 32 (Wednesday)
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 28 6 3’s Warriors – Miranda Price 11
Key Stat: The Falls outscored the Warriors 18-5 in the second frame.
Take Away: After being shutout in the first period and trailing 11-0, the Panthers used a big second quarter to take an 18-16 lead into the break. Stillwater regained the lead in the third and took a 25-23 advantage into the final eight minutes, where the Falls once again came back and posted the well-earned home “W”.
Wasaren Girls’ Hoops

Greenwich 77 Mechanicville 44
Leading Scorers: Witches – Grace Autiello 23 Brooke Kuzmich 16 Red Raiders – Ella Zecca 19
Take Away: Greenwich posts the comfortable road “W” to finish undefeated in the regular season campaign.
Tamarac 45 Cambridge 35
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Myanna Faraj 16 4 3’s Cambridge – Schuylar Nolan 16
Key Stat: Tamarac held Cambridge to single numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Trailing 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, Tamarac, behind a strong defensive effort came back, gradually pulling away to the win over the visitors from Cambridge.
Waterford 45 Spa Catholic 33
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Maddy Atwood 17 Saints – Ryan Loody 12
Key Stat: The Fordians outscored the Saints 21-8 in the final frame.
Take Away: Down 25-24 entering the final eight minutes, Waterford scored nearly have their game total in the fourth quarter to earn the narrow, home victory.
Wasaren Boys Crossovers and Title Game Schedule

Friday Crossovers
Mechanicville at Stillwater 6:00 JV start
Hoosick Falls at Greenwich 5:30 JV start
Waterford at Spa Catholic 6:00 JV start
Berlin/NL at Cambridge 6:00 JV start
Saturday Championship
Tamarac at Hoosic Valley 4:00 varsity start
Tuesday Night Buckets: Bengals, Valley Roll, Witches Win Close

Tamarac 95 Cambridge 20
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Mikey D’Agostino 18 4 3’s Frankie DiPalma III 14 Dom Price 12 Joey Poulin 12 Nevin Wilkie 10 Cambridge – Mason Mac Dougal 8
Key Stat: Tamarac allowed two, first-half points.
Take Away: The Bengals put five players in doubles for the second night in a row, cruising to the road win to finish undefeated in Wasaren play. Next up for Tamarac is a Saturday 4:00 tip in Schaghticoke with Hoosic Valley, in the Wasaren title game.
Hoosic Valley 78 Berlin/New Lebanon 22
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 29 5 3’s Chris Jones 12 Logan Reilly 10 Mountaineers – Mason Stalker 11
Key Stat: The Valley held their guests to single numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: The Indians put three in doubles with 10 players finding the scoring column in the one-sided decision in Schaghticoke. The Valley finishes the regular season at 17-2, 12-1 and will host Tamarac on Saturday at 4:00 in the Wasaren championship run.
Greenwich 80 Mechanicville 73
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jacob Ziehm 25 5 3’s Joe Skiff 22 Ryan Ingber 15 Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 17 Fen Egan 15 James Doty 14 Jacob Eiseman 11 Austin Rosowicz 10
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored the Raiders 52-38 after the break.
Take Away: Trailing 35-28 at halftime, the Witches used a 28-18 third frame to gain the lead and closed things out over the final eight minutes to post the home “W”.
Stillwater 60 Hoosick Falls 50
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 22 Lukas Lilac 19 Thomas McDonough 11 Panthers – Andrew Sparks 16 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Falls held a 9-2 advantage in made threes while Stillwater held a 22-8 cushion in two-point goals.
Take Away: Leading 24-21 at the half, Stillwater held off the Panthers over the final two periods to notch the well-earned home victory.
Tuesday Morning Podcast 2-7
Our Tuesday morning podcast with a look at last night’s game results, a look ahead at tonight’s schedule along with our opening take and the presentation of our player of the week.
Monday Night Roundup

Tamarac 48 Hoosick Falls 22
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Abbie Yetto 21 Panthers – McKenna Roberson 6
Key Stat: Tamarac held the Falls to single numbers in every quarter.
Talke Away: The Bengals used a 27-6 second period advantage to take control, on their way to the comfortable win over the Panthers.
Emma Willard 47 Waterford 32
Leading Scorers: Jesters – Aishan Raji 18 Audrey Shields 12 Fordians – Maddy Atwood 7
Key Stat: Emma Willard outscored the Fordians 27-16 after the break.
Take Away: The Jesters used a strong defensive outing and a solid second half to get past the Fordians and post the win at home.
Cambridge 46 Schenectady 45
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Schuylar Nolan 22 Samantha Crandall 12 Schenectady – A’nya Hernandez 19
Key Stat: Cambridge converted 16 of 22 free throw attempts while Schenectady was just 1 of 4 from the line.
Take Away: With seconds remaining and the game tied, Nolan connected on one of two free throws to give Cambridge the road “W”.
Boys
Tamarac 92 Berlin/New Lebanon 25
Leading Scorers: Tamarac – James Blake II 19 Mikey D’Agostino 17 3 3’s Joey Poulin 16 Tyler Sears 14 Jack Casey 12
Key Stat: Tamarac ran out to a 25-6 lead after one.
Take Away: The Bengals scored 50 first-half points and added 33 more in the third frame, cruising to the win over Berlin/New Lebanon. Tamarac put’s five players in doubles and remains undefeated in Wasaren play.
Saturday Roundup: Cambridge Tops Hudson Falls

Cambridge 44 Hudson Falls 42
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Tristan Crandall 17 Nicole LaFountain 10 Tigers – Seneca Wiliamson 14 3 3’s
Key Stat: Cambridge held the Tigers to single numbers in the final three periods.
Take Away: Trailing 22-9 after the first frame, Cambridge chipped away over the middle two quarters then used a 16-5 advantage in the last eight minutes to post the come-from-behind victory over Class A Hudson Falls.
Waterford 43 Berlin/New Lebanon 18
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Rachel McOmber 13 Maddy Atwood 12 Piper Morris 10 Mountaineers – Lilly Gardell 6
Key Stat: Waterford jumped out to a 14-0, first period lead.
Take Away: The Fordains started fast, building a 25-3 halftime advantage and cruised to the road “W” over the Mountaineers.
Fair Haven 66 Hoosic Valley 56
Leading Scorers: Slaters – Sawyer Ramey 22 Joe Buxton 20 Sam Barber 17 3 3’s Valley – Isaiah Eckler 16 4 3’s Logan Reilly 13
Key Stat: Fair Haven outscored the Valley 37-14 after the break.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley held a 32-29 lead at the half, but Fair Haven responded after intermission taking the lead in the third and closing the game out with a 21-14 fourth frame to claim the win in a game played at the Washington Avenue Armory on Saturday. The contest saw the Indians hold a 12-6 advantage in made threes, while the Slaters held a 19-7 cushion in two-point goals. With the win Fair Haven, the #2 ranked Division II school in Vermont, remains unbeaten at 13-0 while the Valley, the #6 ranked Class C school in New York, moves to 16-2 on the year.
Friday Night Hoops: Valley Tops Stillwater

Hoosic Valley 68 Stillwater 64
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 24 3 3’s Logan Reilly 16 Tyler Eddy 12 Warriors – Lukas Lilac 18 Thomas McDonough 15 Jaxon Mueller 11
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley connected on 21of 38 from the free throw line while Stillwater converted 9 of 16.
Take Away: Stillwater, 14-4, 9-3, jumped out to a 20-11 lead after the first eight minutes, but the Indians won each of the last three periods to earn the narrow victory in Schaghticoke. With the win the Valley, 16-1, 11-1, clinches the North Division of the Wasaren and will face Tamarac in the championship game next Saturday.
Hoosick Falls 54 Waterford 35
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Jake Sparks 27 4 3’s 14 rebounds Fordians – Derrick Pontore 14
Key Stat: The Panthers dominated early and late, outscoring Waterford 35-17 in the first and fourth quarters.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls uses a good defensive effort and a big night from Sparks to post the road “W”.
Greenwich 75 Saratoga Catholic 47
Leading Scorers: Witches – Ryan Alling 18 Jacob Ziehm 17 5 3’s Ryan Ingber 14 Joe Skiff 13 Saints – Aiden Dunne 22
Key Stat: The Witches took control with a 29-14 second period.
Take Away: Greenwich put four players in doubles and won every quarter in the road victory.
Mechanicville 61 Berlin/New Lebanon 29 ( Saturday)
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – James Doty 14 Cruz Goverski 11 Fen Egan 11 Mountaineers – Jason McFail 8
Key Stat: Mechanicville jumped out to a 17-5 advantage after the first.
Take Away: The Raiders won every quarter, put nine players in the scoring column and cruised to the home win in the Saturday matinee.
Girls
Greenwich 65 Spa Catholic 9
Leading Scorers: Witches – Adrianna Rojas 17 Norah Niesz 11 Brooke Kuzmich 10
Key Stat: The Witches kept Spa Catholic off the board in periods one and four.
Take Away: Greenwich coasts to the one-sided decision to remain unbeaten on the season.
Emma Willard 60 Mechanicville 52 No other info at this time
Stillwater 50 Hoosic Valley 36
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Miranda Price 20 Addison Thornton 20 3 3’s Valley Megan Rice 13
Key Stat: Stillwater gained control with a 16-4 second frame.
Take Away: The Warriors used a pair of 20-point outings from Price and Thornton to notch the home “W”.
Stillwater 68 Johnstown 18 (Saturday)
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Miranda Price 26 5 3’s Addison Thornton 12 Johnstown – Julie Hisert 13
Key Stat: Stillwater ended things early with a 25-2 first period.
Take Away: The Warriors held Johnstown to single numbers in every quarter and easily notched the nonleague win on Saturday in Stillwater.