Friday Night Boys Hoops

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While the premier game of the night played out in Mechanicville there were other important contests throughout the league.  Hoosick Falls needed a win to stay within striking distance of league leading Stillwater, and a win by Granville would move the Golden Horde to above .500 in conference play.  Here’s how it played out on a Friday night in the Wasaren. Continue reading

Girls Buckets; Top Four Post Wins

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Last week we talked about the girls race in the Wasaren and pointed out there seemed to be a distinctive first and second tier in the league with four teams in each.  That scenario played out Wednesday night as the top four squads, the Falls, Cambridge, Tamarac and the Valley all secured wins. Continue reading

The Girls Basketball Race

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The girls race for the Wasaren basketball title after five league games, has divided into a distinctive first and second tier with four teams in each.  At this point it would be surprising to see anyone in the second cluster of schools put together a legitimate run at the crown, but as we all know in sports, especially at the high school level anything can happen. Continue reading

Boys Basketball Stats

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My statistics professor in college walked into the room the first day of class and told us that you could make numbers say anything you want.  Overall I would tend to agree with her.  Yes sometimes numbers are cut and dry, and leave little room for interpretation, but there are times five people look at a series of numbers and draw five different conclusions. Continue reading