Girls Basketball; Falls, Valley Roll

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A full slate of girls action on Tuesday night saw three squads win in blowout fashion, while another used a big fourth period to earn a comfortable “W”.

Hoosic Valley 51  Stillwater 30:  The Indians held Stillwater to eight first half points in building a 20 point advantage at the break, and coasted to the easy victory over the Warriors.

Cami Hren led the Valley attack with 16 points, including four triples, on a night where the Indians saw nine players score.  With the victory Hoosic Valley improves to 7-1 in Wasaren play.

Natalie Menneto scored 16 points to pace Stillwater (4-4).

 

Cambridge 60  Waterford 14:  Cambridge held the Fordians to single digits in every quarter, hung 21 points on the board in the first eight minutes, and never looked back in posting the one-sided “W”.

Helen Mooney with 20 points and 12 rebounds fueled the Cambridge (2-6) offense.

Annelise Rebel scored eight points for Waterford (0-8).

 

Hoosick Falls 65  Saratoga Catholic 36:  The Panthers dominated on both sides of the ball over the first two periods, running out to a 43-9 lead at the break and cruised to the easy victory over the Saints.

Kelly Pine with 16 points, and Lizza Ryan with 13 led Hoosick Falls ( 6-1).

Emma VanDeCar dropped a game-high 22 points for Spa Catholic (1-7).

 

Tamarac 55  Greenwich 43: In the only close contest of the night, Tamarac held the slimmest of margins at 40-39 entering the final period, but outscored the Witches 15-4 in the fourth to hold off the upset bid from Greenwich.

The Bengals put three players in double digits, with Emily Erickson netting 15 points, and both Hannah Kreiger and Renna Poulin adding 13 points leading the way for Tamarac (6-1).

The Witches also had three players in doubles with Sabrina Whitehouse scoring 13 points, while Olivia Barnes and Gabbie Wiss scored 10 points each to pace the Greenwich (3-5) attack.

Roundball Roundup

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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

Boys Roundup; Spa Catholic Wins in OT

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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

Girls Basketball; Valley Tops Falls, Raiders Defeat Witches

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Hoosic Valley 29  Hoosick Falls 27

Leading Scorers: Valley – Alex Rifenburg 9  Cami Hren 8     Falls – Logan Thrane 10

Key To The Win:  As always the Valley defense gives the Indians a chance.  It’s rare that a team can score three points in the first half and post a “W” but that’s what happened in this one.  Trailing 12-3 at the break the Valley out scored the Panthers 26-15 over the final two periods to notch the road win. Continue reading

Boys Basketball Stats

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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

Girls Basketball Stats

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I like numbers.  Always have, and I understand at times you can make them say whatever you’d like.  But there’s also truth in numbers, and in the sports world analytics are taking over.

These numbers certainly aren’t to that extent, but provide a look at individuals, and teams in a few important categories.  We can see that Mechanicville likes to shoot three’s, and that Greenwich has two of the top 10 scorers in the Wasaren, and as always the numbers show us that the Valley can guard. Continue reading