Friday Night Buckets

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Girls

Tamarac 45  Hoosick Falls 30

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Sarita Faraj 24          Emily Erickson 14        Panthers Logan Thayne 18

Key Stat:  The Bengal defense held the Falls to single numbers in each of the first three periods as they notch the win over the Panthers.

 

Greenwich 73  Saratoga Catholic 28

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Molly Brophy 22       Isabella Cary 12       Faith Hewitt 12      Maddy Brophy 11          Saints – Lauren Maher 9

Key Stat:  The Witches put 53 points on the board in the first half and cruised from there to the one-sided decision. Continue reading

Wasaren Hoops

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Two makeup games in the league on Monday saw the Greenwich girls and Mechanicville boys post victories.

Greenwich 64  Stillwater 55

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Kylie Masse 21       Molly Brophy 15        Tess Merrill 10     Warriors – Marley Mueller 16         Brooke Pickett 12            Molly Sheehan 12

Key Stat:  Greenwich outscored the Warriors 33-24 in the second half to pull away for the “W” in a game that was tied at the half.

 

Mechanicville 69  Greenwich 56

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Josh Germaine 23        Luci D’Ambro 12        Devin Garland 10        Witches – Alex Curtis 13        Carson Mosher 10

Key Stat:  The Raiders hung 48 on the board in the first half and led by 25 at the break. They cruised to the home win on the strength of 11 made triples, with the junior guard Germaine drilling seven.

Cambridge Pulls Away From Red Raiders

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Yesterday the Lady Indians of Cambridge visited the Red Raiders of Mechanicville for a Saturday matinee. Two of the premier squads from the Wasaren provided a great storyline, but similar to movies we’ve all seen, this one started fast, but it’s ending didn’t deliver.

Cambridge used a 25-7 advantage in the third period to break open a game that was close at the half, and post a 70-36 decision over  the Raiders. Continue reading

Waterford Rolls, Warriors Fall

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A pair of non-league runs on Wednesday night saw the boys from Waterford roll over Heatly, while the Stillwater girls fell to Ichabod Crane.

Waterford 80  Heatly 48

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Bobby Valigorski 21/ 23 rebounds        Michael Talavera 19      TJ Kelley 18           Heatly – D. Boodrow 16        D. Moore 12

Key Stat:  The Fordians hung 53 points on the board in the first half, running out and away from Heatly, and with the “W”, running their season mark to 8-6.

 

Ichabod Crane 60  Stillwater 48

Leading Scorers:  Riders – Madison Graham 24        Madison Kowalski 11       Audrey Duso 10         Warriors – Marley Mueller 23         Brooke Pickett 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held a 14-12 advantage after one, but the Riders won each of the last three quarters and slowly pulled away in notching the victory over the Warriors.

Wasaren Hoops

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A handful of league squads took the floor in non-league runs on Tuesday night with the Bengals of Tamarac winning on both the girls and boys side.

Girls

Tamarac 54  Voorheesville 34

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 22        Blackbirds – Olivia Barringer 21

Key Stat:  A 22-8 final frame by Tamarac blew open a tight game, giving the Bengals the “W” in a contest where they connected on 19 of 29 free throws, while Voorheesville made just 1 of 7. Continue reading

Cambridge Notches Win Over Patriots

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Cambridge 50  Mt. Anthony 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Sophie Phillips 18       Lily Phillips 17            Patriots – Cat Worthington 10

Key Stats:  Cambridge jumped out to a 16-7 lead after one, converted on 10 of 14 from the stripe and closed things out with a 12-7 final frame to earn the victory over Mt. Anthony from Bennington.  The Patriots connected on eight triples in the game but only reached double digits in one period as the Indians defense continue to keep opponents off the scoreboard, allowing just 40 points per, over their last five outings.

 

Tamarac 45  Stillwater 38 (Friday night)

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 25            Warriors – Marley Mueller 15        Molly Sheehan 10

Key Stats:  The Warriors outscored Tamarac 26-18 over the middle two periods and took a 32-30 lead into the final eight minutes. But the Bengals used a 15-6 fourth quarter advantage to post the come-from-behind “W” and turn back Stillwater’s upset bid.

 

Girls Basketball; Blazing Five

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A look at the top five individuals and teams from the Wasaren in selected categories.

Standings

Battenkill

Cambridge          7-1, 9-1

Hoosic Valley      8-2, 10-4

Spa Catholic        2-6, 3-12

Berlin                  0-7, 0-9

 

Hudson

Tamarac            6-1, 8-2

Mechanicville      6-3, 9-5

Hoosick Falls      4-4, 8-6

Greenwich          2-6, 7-6

Stillwater            1-7, 1-10

 

Individual Scoring

Logan Thayne         Hoosick Falls           24.1

Molly Brophy          Greenwich               23.6

Emily Erickson        Tamarac                  19.2

Sophie Phillips         Cambridge              16.9

Charli Goverski        Mechanicville          15.0

 

Team Scoring

Cambridge             61.3

Greenwich             59.8

Tamarac                56.7

Mechanicville         55.8

Hoosick Falls         50.0

 

Points Allowed

Cambridge               37.6

Hoosic Valley            38.4

Tamarac                   44.2

Spa Catholic             44.9

Greenwich               45.5

 

Made Threes – Individual

Sophie Phillips             Cambridge             23

Lillian Hickey               Hoosick Falls          20

Grace Wysocki              Hoosick Falls         20

Taylor Grayson             Mechanicville        19

Emaleigh Peckham       Hoosic Valley         18

Charli Goverski             Mechanicville        18

 

Made Threes – Team

Cambridge          64

Hoosick Falls       58

Hoosic Valley      55

Mechanicville      54

Spa Catholic        33

Tamarac              33

Girls Basketball

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One-sided contests were the theme in girls basketball on Tuesday night as every winning squad did so by a comfortable margin.

Tamarac 75  Berlin 6

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 21         Syrita Faraj 20         Lizzie Macknick 10   Mountaineers – Kaley Culbertson 4

Key Stat:  With no mercy rule in basketball sometimes games like this happen.  Erickson bottoms five triples, the Bengals drill eight as a team and Tamarac rolls to the victory over the Mountaineers. Continue reading

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

cambridge pictureCongratulations to Cambridge basketball player Stasia Epler on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

The freshman guard scored seven points in a 58-33 win over Hoosick Falls on Tuesday but saved her best effort of the week for Friday night, pouring in 21 points, including five from behind the arc to lead the Indians to a come-from-behind 57-53 “W” over the Red Raiders of Mechanicville.

Congratulations to Stasia, this week’s  Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.