Monday night in Mechanicville the Wasaren League crowned it boys and girls basketball champions with the gentlemen from Hoosick Falls and the ladies of Cambridge earning titles. The present format has only been in play for a couple years after the realignment of the league and it provides for a special night of basketball which everyone in attendance enjoyed on Monday. Continue reading
The Wasaren basketball championships played out Monday in Mechanicville and both the boys and girls contests gave the packed house it’s monies worth with each game being decided late. At night’s end Hoosick Falls came away with a 55-52 decision over Waterford in the boys title run and the Cambridge girls held off Tamarac and posted the 56-48 “W” in the nightcap. Continue reading
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HERE IS THE LINK TOTHE ARCHIVED CALL OF BOTH WASAREN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FROM MINDAY NIGHT IN MECHANICVILLE.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE LIVE CALL TONIGHT’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES IN THE WASAREN STARTING WITH THE HOOSICK FALLS / WATERFORD BOYS GAME AT 6 P.M. FOLLOWED BY THE TAMARAC / CAMBRIDGE GIRLS AT 7:30.
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Tonight in Mechanicville Wasaren basketball titles will be decided in double-header action with league champions being crowned by night’s end. The boys title game with Hoosick Falls facing Waterford get’s things started with a 6 p.m. tip and the girls run featuring Cambridge and Tamarac will follow at 7:30.
On the boys side of things the question remains, “Can anybody stop Hoosick Falls?” The Panthers have won 53 straight Wasaren contests and are 83-2 in their last 85 league outings. Continue reading
A crossover Friday in the Wasaren offered few surprises at the end of the night as games played out as we thought they would. A nice win for the Valley boys over Tamarac highlighted the action and here’s a closer look at all the contests from a February Friday.
Girls
Greenwich 83 Berlin 22
Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Brophy 25 Emma Brophy 11 Tess Merrill 10 Faith Hewitt 10 Mountaineers – Kaley Culbertson 4 McKenna Jansen 4 Lockett 4
Key Stat: The Witches steamrolled Berlin with 33 points in the first period, put 10 players in the scoring column and cruised to the easy victory over the Mountaineers. Continue reading
It’s crossover weekend in the Wasaren where teams from the Hudson and Battenkill divisions play opponents with the same order of finish from the opposing division culminating with Championship Monday in Mechanicville where Cambridge and Tamarac will compete for the girls title, with Hoosick Falls and Waterford vying for the boys crown.
Here’s a quick look at the crossovers matchups. Continue reading
The boys side of the Wasaren wrapped up it’s regular season on Thursday night with a trio of runs, highlighted by Hoosick Falls junior Jon Kempf scoring his 1000th career point.
Hoosick Falls 62 Greenwich 45
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Jon Kempf 27 Dimitri Rose 14 Tristan Williams 12 Witches – John Walsh 12 Carson Mosher 10
Key Stat: The Falls built a 37-19 lead at the half, on their way to the comfortable win, completing another undefeated season in league play and notching their 53rd straight Wasaren victory. Kempf with 27 points led the Panther attack, and became the fourth Hoosick Falls boys player to reach the 1000 point milestone.
Hoosic Valley 71 Berlin 30
Leading Scorers: Valley – Zach Ryan 14 Brandon Jesmain 11 Isaac Carlo 10 Derek Eddy 10 Mountaineers – Malichi Ritter 10
Key Stat: The Indians won every quarter and put 12 players in the scoring column, in posting the road win over the Mountaineers.
Stillwater 45 Cambridge 36
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Brian McNeil 12 Grant Baker 11 Indians – Ben Epler 11 Brian Hall 10
Key Stat: In a game tied 19-19 at the break Stillwater rode a 25-17 advantage over the final two periods to the “W” in Cambridge.
Girls
Greenwich 68 Salem 41
Leading Scorers: Witches – Molly Brophy 23 Tess Merrill 14 Marquita Gutasy 10 Generals – Riche 14 Boyark 11 Spencer 10
Key Stat: The Witches outscored Salem 48-17 over the middle two periods, cruising to the non-league victory.
Last night the final regular season action played out for the girls, with cross-overs and the league championship game awaiting for Tamarac and Cambridge.
Tamarac 56 Mechanicville 49
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Emily Erickson 21 Syrita Faraj 15 Red Raiders – Taylor Grayson 17 Charli Goverski 12 Amy DiSiena 11
Key Stat: In a close game throughout the Bengals used a 15-8 advantage in the third to gain some breathing room and held off the Raiders, to clinch first place in the Hudson Division.
Cambridge 49 Stillwater
Leading Scorers: Indians – Sophie Phillips 16 Lily Phillips 10 Warriors – Marley Mueller 14
Key Stat: Cambridge won each of the first three periods in pulling away from the Warriors and now set their sights on the league championship game with Tamarac, next Monday in Mechanicville.
Hoosic Valley 55 Berlin 10
Leading Scorers: Indians – Alex Rifenburg 9 Kaley Culberston 8
Key Stat: The Valley defense holds the Mountaineers to single digits in each of the first three quarters, and kept Berlin off the board entirely in the fourth.
Hoosick Falls 67 Greenwich 60
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Logan Thayne 25 Grace Wysocki 14 Lillian Hickey 10 Witches – Molly Brophy 27 Tess Merrill 20
Key Stat: The Panthers built a 37-20 lead over the first two periods and held off the Witches to post the road “W”.
Both the girls and boys basketball teams from Hoosick Falls took the floor on Monday night in make-up games facing Stillwater and Cambridge respectively. Different opponents but the night ended at each venue with the same result, a Panthers “W”.
Girls
Hoosick Falls 57 Stillwater 40
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Logan Thayne 23 Warriors – Marley Mueller 16
Key Stat: Stillwater jumped out to a 16-12 lead after one, but the Falls outscored their hosts 28-12 over the middle two frames to take control and post the comfortable win over the Warriors.
Boys
Hoosick Falls 70 Cambridge 28
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Jon Kempf 31 Tristan Williams 18 Isiah Burnett 12 Indians – Jeffrey Burke 9
Key Stat: The Falls won every quarter, held the Indians to single digits in three of the four, and with the victory the Panthers are two wins away from another perfect Wasaren campaign.
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