Friday Night Buckets

basketball-615x400-300x195There was a full slate of action in the Wasaren Friday night as the league schedule enters it’s stretch run.

Girls

Cambridge 61  Hoosic Valley 45

Leading Scorers:  Cambridge – Sophie Phillips 22        Lily Phillips 20             Valley – Alex Rifenburg 14        Renee Serafin 11

Key Stat:  Cambridge took control early running out to a 21-9 lead at the quarter, and extended their advantage to 40-16 at the break.  The Cambridge defense turned Hoosic Valley over time and again, which resulted in numerous transition buckets for the Indians. Continue reading

Boys Basketball

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On a January Wednesday in the Wasaren, four boys basketball games played out and at night’s end a close decision was no where to be found.

Tamarac 91  Berlin 32

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Anthony Ciampolillo 23        Bo Catherwood 19          Dan Honsinger 10              Mountaineers – Kasey Billert 10

Key Stat:  The Bengals scored 20 or more in every quarter, and put 10 players in the scoring column in the one-sided affair.

League Records:  Tamarac 6-2      Berlin 0-6 Continue reading

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

Friday Night Buckets

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A big January Friday for Wasaren basketball as teams approach the midway point of the regular season.

Girls

Hoosic Valley 47  Hoosick Falls 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Emaleigh Peckham 18 (6 – 3-pointers)        Renee Serafin 12 Panthers – Logan Thayne 17

Key Stat:  The Valley extended their 25-22 halftime lead with a 15-6 third period, and rode the long ball prowess of Peckham who drilled 6 of 8 from deep.

Records:  Hoosic Valley 6-2, 9-3       Hoosick Falls 3-4, 6-5 Continue reading

Fordians, Warriors Post Wins

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Just two games were played in the Wasaren on Wednesday as Mother Nature wiped more than half of the schedule.  In the two runs that avoided postponement Stillwater and Waterford notched the early January “W’s”.

Waterford 75  Spa Catholic 69

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Bobby Valigorski 19        Michael Talavera 19        Evan Fairclough 18        TJ Kelley 12       Saints – Jake Welcome 21        Ryan McCarroll 12     Nick Condry 11

Key Stat:  The Fordians connected on seven triples and took control over the middle two periods to post the win and move to 4-3, 7-4 on the year.

 

Stillwater 71  Tamarac 67

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Grant Baker 17       Brian McNeil 15       Scott Travis 12  Bengals – Jacob DeFreest 22       Bo Catherwood 14       Frank Zotto 11

Key Stat:  A 40-27 advantage over the middle two frames gave the Warriors enough cushion to withstand a fourth quarter rally by the Bengals and notch the “W” to even their league mark at 3-3.

Basketball Results

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Cambridge 58  Hoosick Falls 33

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Sophie Phillips 21          Lily Phillips 14        Fiona Mooney 10  Panthers – Logan Thayne 18

Key Stat:  Cambridge won every quarter and opened things up after the break outscoring the Falls 32-13 in the second half.

 

Tamarac 47  Stillwater 31

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 26        Warriors – Marley Mueller 19

Key Stat:  Trailing 14-6 after the first period, the Bengals clamped down defensively holding Stillwater to single digits in the final three quarters and allowing just three Warriors to score points in the contest.      Continue reading

Boys Basketball; Blazing Five

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A look at the standings in the Wasaren along with the top five teams and individuals in selected categories.

Standings

Hudson

Hoosick Falls      5-0, 8-0

Tamarac             4-1, 7-2

Greenwich          3-2, 7-3

Mechanicville      3-2, 5-4

Stillwater            2-3, 3-5

 

Battenkill

Hoosic Valley      2-3, 4-6

Waterford           2-3, 5-4

Spa Catholic        2-3, 5-5

Cambridge          2-3, 3-6

Berlin                  0-5, 1-6 Continue reading

Girls Basketball; Blazing Five

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A look at the Wasaren standings along with the top five teams and individuals in selected categories.

Standings

Hudson

Tamarac             4-1, 5-2

Mechanicville       4-2, 7-4

Hoosick Falls       3-2, 6-3

Greenwich           2-3, 6-3

Stillwater             1-5, 1-8

 

Battenkill

Cambridge            3-1, 5-1

Hoosic Valley        5-2, 8-3

Spa Catholic         1-4, 2-10

Berlin                   0-5, 0-7 Continue reading