Key Stat: Waterford held the Falls scoreless in overtime.
Take Away: The Fordians caught the Panthers in the final quarter and pitched a shutout in the extra session to notch the home “W”.
Mechanicville 66 Voorheesville 64
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 20 Fen Egan 11 James Doty 10 Blackbirds – Seth Wilson 21 3 3’s Carson Carrow 12
Key Stat: The Raiders converted 20 of 25 from the free throw line while Voorheesville connected on 10 of 14.
Take Away: The Raiders built a 34-29 halftime advantage and used that cushion to hold off Voorheesville, posting the win at home on Thursday. Mechanicville put three players in doubles led by Richardson who scored 20 for the second straight night since returning to the lineup.
Key Stat: Greenwich held an 8-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Witches, (17-0), won every quarter, put nine players in the scoring column and remained undefeated on a night where senior point guard Niesz scored her 1000th career point. Needing 25 points to reach the milestone Niesz wasted little time, reaching the mark late in the first half, leading the #5 Class C team in the state to the home “W”.
Mechanicville 62 Berlin/New Lebanon 11
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Lila Christensen 12 Sophia Tamasi 11 Mountaineers – Rebecca Madsen 4
Take Away: The Raiders cruise to the one-sided home “W” and move to 13-3 on the year.
Key Stat: Tamarac converted 13 of 16 from the free throw line, while the Falls was 0 of 2 from the stripe.
Take Away: On senior night in Hoosick Falls the Panthers led late in the third before Tamarac closed the period on a 9-2 run, taking as 41-35 advantage to the final frame where the Bengals sealed the win with four free throws in the last :30.
Hoosic Valley 65 Spa Catholic 42
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 22 5 3’s Logan Reilly 13 Saints – Ronan Rowe 11 Aiden Dunne 10
Key Stat: The Valley held an 8-3 advantage in made triples.
Take Away: The Saints stayed within striking distance throughout, trailing 47-38 heading to the fourth, before the Valley closed the deal with an 18-4 period to notch the road “W”.
Stillwater 95 Mt. Anthony 78
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 39 Lukas Lilac 22 Thomas McDonough 19 3 3’s Patriots – Carter Thompson 17 Shemar Sookdar 16 Austin Belville 11
Key Stat: Stillwater attempted 58 free throws in the game cashing in 29 times.
Take Away: In a wild nonleague affair in Stillwater that saw the Patriots bottom 14 threes and the Warriors live at the free throw line with 58 attempts, 32 by Mueller, the host squad outscored the visitors from Vermont 51-33 after the break to post the victory.
Greenwich 71 Cambridge 34
Leading Scorers: Witches – Joe Skiff 22 Jacob Ziehm 13 Ryan Ingber 10 Cambridge – Thomas MacDougal 19 4 3’s
Key Stat: Greenwich took control with a 22-3 second quarter.
Take Away: The Witches won every period and put three players in doubles in notching the comfortable road win over Cambridge.
Mechanicville 74 Berlin/New Lebanon 42
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 21 Fen Egan 12 Mountaineers – Chris Shorter 23 5 3’s
Key Stat: The Raiders hung 32 points on the board in the third frame.
Take Away: Mechanicville jumped out to a 16-6 lead after the first eight minutes and put the Mountaineers away with the big third quarter to earn the road win.
Key Stat: The Jesters eld the Falls to single numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Emma Willard rides a big night from Shields and an outstanding defensive effort to notch the road win and move to 6-4 in league play.
Tamarac 47 Mechanicville 41
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Abbie Yetto 15 Myanna Faraj 11 Red Raiders – Allie Kenyon 16 Ella Zecca 13
Key Stat: Tamarac outscored the Raiders 22-13 after the break.
Take Away: Trailing 28-25 at halftime, the Bengals allowed just two third-period points, to take the lead, and hung on over the final eight minutes to post the road “W” and take control of the race in the Wasaren South.
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Leading Scorers: Bengals – Joey Poulin 27 James Blake II 23 Jack Casey 19 4 3’s Witches – Joe Skiff 28 4 3’s Jacob Ziehm 13 3 3’s Ryan Ingber 12
Key Stat: Tamarc outscored the Witches 18-6 over the final eight minutes.
Take Away: The Bengals built a 41-31 halftime advantage, but Greenwich trimmed the margin to five at 63-58 entering the fourth period where Tamarac closed things out to earn their 10th Wasaren victory in as many outings. Tamarac connected eight times from beyond the arc and put three players in doubles, wrapping up a day of basketball on the Bengals Big Red Day Event.
Tamarac 51 Johnstown 10
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Abbie Yetto 14 Sir Bills – Hisert 5
Key Stat: Tamarac held the Sir Bills to just two, first-half points.
Take Away: The Bengals put 10 players in the scoring column and continue their fine season, moving to 8-1, 11-2 with the nonleague “W” on Big Red Day in Tamarac.
Waterford 75 Cambridge 46 (Friday)
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Derrick Pontore 41 Matt Soden 12 Anthony Scunziano 10 Cambridge Thomas MacDonough 16 Isaac Toleman 15
Key Stat: Waterford led 25-12 at the end of period one.
Take Away: The Fordians rode their first quarter advantage over quarters two and three and closed with a 24-9 final frame in earning the home victory on Friday night. Pontore pours in 41 on one free throw and 20 two-point goals, twice as many as the Cambridge squad managed.
Key Stat: The Panthers jumped out to a 12-2 lead after the first period.
Take Away: The Falls won every quarter in notching the comfortable road win.
Emma Willard 59 Stillwater 38
Leading Scorers: Jespers – Audrey Shields 16 Aishan Raj 16 Margarette Howland 10 Warriors – Miranda Price 21 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Jespers led 18-6 after one.
Take Away: Emma Willard built an early lead, but the two teams played evenly over quarters two and three, before the Jespers close things out with a 17-5 fourth period to earn the home victory.
Mechanicville 56 Hoosic Valley 20
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 14 Ali Kenyon 11 Valley – Lainey Bochette 5 Megan Rice 5
Key Stat: Mechanicville took control with a 22-2 first frame.
Take Away: The Raiders used the opening quarter cushion to cruise to the road “W” in Schaghticoke.
Key Stat: Trailing 12-7 after the first, Greenwich outscored Tamarac 31-17 over the next two periods.
Take Away: In a low scoring affair between the top two squads in the Wasaren, Greenwich, after trailing early, slowly pulled away for the home “W” to remain undefeated on the season.
Boys
Hoosic Valley 56 Mechanicville 46
Leading Scorers: Valley Tyler Eddy 23 6 3’s Chris Jones 14 Isaiah Eckler 13 Red Raiders – Fen Egan 11 Tyler Eiseman 11
Key Stat: The Valley outscored Mechanicville 16-4 in the final period.
Take Away: The visitors from Mechanicville led 42-40 with eight minutes to play, but the Indians rallied with a big fourth quarter to notch the victory in Schaghticoke.
Leading Scorers: Myanna Faraj 20 4 3’s Kayla Beaudoin 14 Abbie Yetto 12 Warriors – Miranda Price 17 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Bengals outscored Stillwater 37-15 over the middle two frames.
Take Away: Tied 10-10 after the first eight minutes Tamarac took control with a 23-9 second period, on their way to the road victory. The Bengals bottomed nine triples and put three players in double in running their season mark to 8-0, 10-1. Tamarac returns to action tonight when they’ll host the undefeated Witches of Greenwich.
Tamarac 81 Stillwater 61
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Joey Poulin 24 3 3’s Mikey D’Agostino 16 James Blake II 14 Jack Casey Warriuors – Lukas Lilac 31 6 3’s Jaxon Mueller 13 Thomas McDonough 12
Key Stat: Tamarac hung 53 points on the board over the middle two periods.
Take Away: Trailing 20-9 after the first, Tamarac used a 23-0 second quarter to gain the lead and a third frame advantage of 30-18 to assume control in posting the comeback win in Stillwater. Tamarac, in typical fashion, scored in the 80’s with four players reaching double figures. The 9-0, 13-2 Bengals return to the floor on Saturday for a 7:15 run with Greenwich.
Greenwich 58 Schuylerville 51
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jacob Ziehm 25 3 3’s Joe Skiff 18 Black Horses – Luke Sherman 24
Key Stat: The Witches held Schuylerville to 16 first-half points.
Take Away: Greenwich won each of the first three periods and held off a late, fourth quarter charge from the Black Horses to earn the non-league victory in Greenwich.
Cambridge 62 Salem 34
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Isaac Toleman 16 Baxter Mattison 15 Isaac Wilkins 13 Mason MacDougal 11 Generals – Antwon Webster 14
Take Away: Cambridge picks up the nonleague “W” at home, for their first win of the season.
Bishop Gibbons 58 Saratoga Catholic 19
Leading Scorers: Gibbons – K. Aleron 20 M. Wylie 18 Saints – Danielle Villaro 8
Key Stat: Bishop Gibbons held the Saints to single numbers in every quarter.
Take Away: Gibbons won every period in notching the one-sided decision in Saratoga.
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Joey Poulin 35 James Blake II 23 Gibbons – Jaquare Jones 17 Zackari Archie 16 Esiasyn Starr 12
Key Stat: Tamarac won each of the first three periods.
Take Away: The Bengals started with a 24-16 first quarter and slowly pulled away for the nonleague win over Gibbons on a night where Joey Poulin reached the 1000 career point milestone, becoming Tamarac’s all-time leading scorer. Poulin, a starter since his freshman year, reaches the scoring mark in his 70th varsity game. The senior guard added nine rebounds and seven assists in the game as well.
Hoosic Valley 63 Hoosick Falls 57
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 21 5 3’s Chris Jones 12 Logan Reilly 11 Tyler Eddy 10 Panthers – Jake Sparks 18 Andrew Sparks 13 Aiden Fleming 11 3 3’s
Key Stat: An 18-12 first period for the Valley was the widest margin of any quarter for either squad.
Take Away: In a close game throughout, the Indians held a slim 29-27 lead at halftime and hung on for the narrow, home “W”. The Valley put four players in doubles in moving to 13-1, 8-1 on the season, while the Falls, who saw three players post doubles, goes to 9-6, 6-3 with the loss.
Mechanicville 55 Voorheesville 48
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Fen Egan 22 Cruz Goverski 11 Carson Carrow 18 Brady Eitleman 14 4 3’s Seth Wilson 10
Key Stat: The Raiders held a big advantage from the free throw line converting on 15 of 23 while the Blackbirds managed just 4 of 9 from the stripe.
Take Away: In a game tied at 38-38 after three quarters of play, the visiting Raiders used a 17-10 final frame to claim the well-earned road “W”.
Stillwater 88 Waterford 48
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 27 James Cocozzo 15 Lukas Lilac 14 Mattias Lemerande 11 Fordians – Derrick Pontore 17 Matt Soden 10
Key Stat: Stillwater ran out to a 31-6 lead in the first eight minutes.
Take Away: The Warriors put four players in doubles and cruised to the home victory as the #8 Class C team in the state improved to 13-2 overall on the season.
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