Several Wasaren squads took to the floor Friday night in tournament runs as holiday hoops wrap up over the weekend.
Girls Basketball
Hoosic Valley 33 Maple Hill 20: Cami Hren scored 16 points, half of the Valley’s total and nearly enough to match the Hilltopper offense, as the Indians posted the win in a low scoring affair. Continue reading
I’ve spent a good portion of my life in gymnasiums. As a player, coach, parent, and fan I’m sure I’ve had the pleasure of visiting 100 or more over the years. Some standout from the rest whether it be the floor itself, the stands, or even the fan base that keeps certain venues distinctly clear in my mind. Continue reading
Holiday runs continued Wednesday night for many Wasaren teams with Stillwater and Cambridge putting themselves in the winners circle.
Cambridge 46 Saratoga Catholic 45: In a tale of two halves the Indians took charge after the break and posted the come from behind “W” over the Saints claiming the championship of the Saratoga Catholic Holiday Classic. Continue reading
A few Wasaren teams were in action on Tuesday playing non-league affairs as the league schedule rests for 10 days with the schools on break.
Stillwater 58 Schuylerville 46
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jared D’Aloia 28 Zack Travis 19 Black Horses – Justin Carte 19 Stratton Sherman 10 Continue reading
Saratoga Catholic 67 Cambridge 61 OT: Extra minutes were needed to decide things in Cambridge Wednesday night between the Indians and Saratoga Catholic, and in a game that was a back and forth affair throughout the visiting Saints captured the victory out scoring Cambridge 11-6 in the overtime period. Continue reading
Congratulations to a pair of Hoosick Falls Panthers, Lizza Ryan and Guy Milliman, our newest recipients of the Wasaren Player of the Week award.
Last week Lizza scored eight points in a 53-45 win over Cambridge, and poured in 17 points in a 52-45 defeat of Greenwich on Friday. The senior guard is averaging 11.2 points per game for the 5-0 Panthers.
Guy dropped 23 points in a 53-45 “W” over Cambridge, and scored 14 points in a Friday night run helping the Falls cruise past Greenwich 74-36. The junior guard is scoring 17.5 nightly in leading the Panthers to a 4-0 start to the season.
Congratulations Lizza and Guy, this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week.
Here’s the first in a series of basketball statistics that we’ll compile a few times over the course of the season. Analytics in the sports world is taking over and while some numbers seem ridiculous, ( batting average in a day game after a night game facing a left-handed pitcher on the road), most have merit. Continue reading
A big Friday night on the hardwood for Wasaren squads with the Panthers of Hoosick Falls posting a pair of wins to stay perfect on both the girls and boys side of things. Continue reading
Mechanicville 69 Waterford 49
Leading Scorers: Raiders – Kendrick McCann 14 Keegan McHale 11 Nick Billert 10 Fordians – Joe Pancetta 12 Kyle Fairclough 11
Key To The Win: The Raiders won every quarter, led 39-27 at the half and posted the comfortable “W”, their third in four league runs. Continue reading
This week we recognize a pair of players for out Player of the Week, and they are Tamarac’s Emily Erickson, and Stillwater’s Zack Travis.
Last week Erickson scored 15 points in a 60-58 loss to Hoosick Falls and dropped 26 points in a 67-40 win over Mechanicville. The sophomore guard is averaging 19 points per outing through three contests for the Bengals.
Travis followed a career high 29 points in a 72-43 win over Mechanicville, with a 24 point performance in a 72-63 overtime victory against Spa Catholic. The senior forward added double figure rebounding totals in both runs. Zack is averaging 16.8 points nightly through the first five games for the Warriors.
Congratulations to Emily and Zack this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week.
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