Friday night saw the Wasaren in full swing with a full schedule of boys and girls action where close contests were few and far between.
Girls
Hoosick Falls 67 Berlin 13
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Logan Thayne 15 Lillian Hickey 13 Mountaineers – Kaley Culberston 5
Key Stat: Eleven Panthers score in the one-sided victory as the Falls moves to 3-0 with the win.
Mechanicville 75 Saratoga Catholic 21 Continue reading
A familiar face and voice will be seen and heard stalking the Hoosic Valley sidelines this season as former head coach Walt Dorman returns to the lead chair. Dorman, who led the Indians to a state title in 2012, while known by everyone at the Valley, has not previously worked with this group of players.
“Having never coached this group I’ve been happy with their ability to adjust to me and my ways”, said Dorman. He added, ” They’ve been completely dedicated to the process.” Continue reading
In a game that was tied at both the quarter and halftime breaks Hoosic Valley gained some breathing room late in the third and gradually pulled away over the final eight minutes earning a 60-48 decision over Mechanicville in Schaghticoke Tuesday night.
The visitors ran out to a 5-1 lead early in the first with sophomore Amy DiSiena scoring four points off a runner and a transition bucket on a nice feed from Charli Goverski.
The Valley’s Renee Serafin tied things at 5-5 midway through the period on a runout, and her wing jumper to end the quarter again knotted the score at 8-8. Continue reading
Soccer players from the Wasaren were well represented on Sunday at the girls Section II soccer banquet with a number of league players recognized as Section II all-stars.
In Class C Stillwater’s Brooke Pickett was named Player of the Year and Stillwater head coach Christine Ihnatolya was named co-coach of the C classification.
Joining Pickett on the all-star squad were teammates Teya Staie, Devon Wagner and Keelyn Peacock, Sami Dickinson (Hoosic Valley), Vanessa Evans (Cambridge), Annnelise Rebel (Waterford) and Josie Ryan (Hoosick Falls).
In Class B Savannah Bowie (Mechanicville) earned Goalkeeper of the Year while her teammates Jada Brown and Ryleigh Hopeck , along with Isabella Bisceglia (Tamarac) were selected to the Class B team.
A handful of league teams ran the floor on Friday night, the majority playing non-league opponents with the Wasaren schedule set to begin next week.
Girls
Cambridge 73 S.S. Seward 46
Leading Scorers: Indians – Lily Phillips 23 Sophie Phillips 17 Fiona Mooney 13 Seward – Alexa Roach 17 Josely Medina 13
Key Stat: How about a 31 point quarter in your season-opener. Back that with an 18 point second period and Cambridge has half a hundred on the board at the half. Lily Phillips knocks down five triples and 23 points before the break, all leading to Cambridge facing Cooperstown this afternoon in the championship game of the Delaware Academy Tip-Off Tournament.
Take Away: The Indians are a young squad with three sophomores in the starting lineup. That trio combined for 53 points and 10 made threes, and this team as the season unfolds will only get better. Continue reading
Hoosick Falls 4 Saratoga Catholic 0
Hoosick Falls (3852)
James Hyde 204, 266, 200 – 670
Meghan Backus 170, 235, 255 – 660
Evan Webster 218, 178, 246 – 642
Chris Snyder 153, 264, 224 – 641
Saratoga Catholic (2860)
Micaela Barbolt 216, 206, 202 – 624
Hayden Day 216, 190, 202 – 608
Tim Barrett 173, 190, 149 – 512
Zac Niles 161, 148, 191 – 500
Hoosic Valley 2 Stillwater 2
Hoosic Valley (2913)
Leigha Henkel 226, 220, 168 – 614
Jen Acker 163, 169, 174 – 526
Doug Wickman 225, 136, 150 – 512
Shane Yando 174, 133, 129 – 436
Saratoga Catholic (2991)
Connor Julian 235, 175, 174 – 584
Brandon Dyer 203, 200, 163 – 566
Kody Brundage 166, 212, 150 – 528
Cody Julian 176, 192, 157 – 525
In a three team match at Hometown Lanes Mechanicville defeated Stillwater and the Golden Horde of Granville running their record to 12-0 on the young season.
Stillwater topped Granville improving their season mark to 8-4.
Mechanicville 4 Stillwater 0
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First year head coach Alex Lilac understands that a team needs a number of things to compete in the Wasaren, but the former Hoosick Falls standout knows one trait must be ever present. “Toughness. The kids are beginning to understand that there are few things more valuable than toughness – particularly mental toughness.” Continue reading
Three league squads were in action Saturday night with Hoosic Valley and Stillwater meeting in the Cohoes girls tournament, while the Saratoga Catholic boys faced Argyle in the championship game of the Mike Beson Memorial Tourney.
Hoosic Valley 41 Stillwater 24
Leading Scorers: Indians – Emaleigh Peckham 14 Sami Dickinson 14 Warriors – Marley Mueller 7 Kelly Moran 7 Amiya Jennings 7
Key Stat: The Valley won each of the first three quarters, building a 35-15 cushion before closing it out in the fourth. Continue reading
A handful of Wasaren squads stepped on the floor Friday night as the new season got underway with non-league runs that saw the Mechanicville girls and the Saratoga Catholic boys post season opening “W’s”.
Girls
Mechanicville 64 Watervliet 53
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Charli Goverski 29 Jada Brown 8 Cannoneers – Madison Soroka 15
Key Stat: The Raiders built a 47-32 lead through three quarters and closed things out over the final eight minutes to notch the comfortable victory.
Take Away: Goverski hands the Cannoneers 29 and Mechanicville hangs 64 on the board, a lot of points for the Raiders on a rare night when they didn’t connect one time from deep. Continue reading
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