Leading Scorers: Witches – Grace Autiello 20 4, 3’s Brooke Kuzmich 20 Jordan Wolfe 13 Bailey Wolfe 10 LG – Brennan 5
Key Stat: The Witches held Lake George to single scoring numbers or less in every quarter, pitching a shutout in the third frame.
Take Away: #1 Greenwich built a 45-8 lead by the break and rolled to the Class C quarterfinal win Friday night in Greenwich. The Witches advance to the semifinals on Tuesday at HVCC facing #5 Maple Hill in a 7:30 tip.
Stillwater 53 Warrensburg 26
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Miranda Price 14 Maddie Chatt 13 Andie Luskin 10 Burgers – Eli York 14
Key Stat: Stillwater took control with a 23-7 first period.
Take Away: #2 Stillwater put three players in doubles and led wire to wire in posting a dominant Class quarterfinal “W” Friday night in Stillwater and move to the semifinal round and a matchup with #3 Berne-Knox at HVCC Tuesday night at 6:00.
Key Stat: The Saints held an 11-0 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: After a 4-4 first period #3 Spa Catholic built an 18-10 led by the break and took control in the third taking a 24-point cushion into the final eight minutes where they closed things out for the Class C quarterfinal win. The Saints advance to the semifinal round where they’ll face #2 Duanesburg on Monday at the Cool Insuring Arena in a 5:00 run.
Key Stat: The Saints held Germantown to 16 points through the first three frames.
Take Away: #3 Spa Catholic ran out to a 26-4 lead by the end of the opening quarter and cruised from there to the Class D quarterfinal win on Thursday night. The Saints advance to the semifinal round where they’ll meet #2 Hartford on Sunday at HVCC in a 6:00 run.
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 15 Elizabeth Darling 14 Chatham – M. Chudy 6
Key Stat: Tamarac held Chatham to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.
Take Away: Leading 20-16 at the break, Tamarac took control with a 25-6 third frame and closed out the victory in first round action in Class B.
Greenwich 88 Bishop Gibbons 24
Leading Scorers: Witches – Bailee Wolfe 20 Grace Autiello 17 3, 3’s Jordan Wolfe 14 Brooke Kuzmich 14 Olivia Davis 13 Gibbons – Barnaset 10
Key Stat: Greenwich opened with a 37-5 first period.
Take Away: The Witches put five players in doubles and scored 58 points before the break in posting the opening round win in Class C.
Stillwater 70 Mekeel Christian 23
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Addison Thornton 16 Andie Luskin 10 MC – Johannah Gardner 10
Key Stat: Stillwater held allowed just 11 points through the first three quarters of play.
Take Away: Stillwater hung 33, first quarter points on the board and cruised from there to the dominant win in Class C.
OESJ 63 Hoosic Valley 25
Leading Scorers: Valley – Paige Gela 10
Key Stat: OESJ held the Valley to single numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: OESJ outscored Hoosic Valley 34-8 after the break to earn the win in Class C.
Maple Hill 71 Cambridge 35 No other stats provided
Berne-Knox 58 Waterford 20 No other stats provided
Boys
Mechanicville 70 Schuylerville 59
Leading Scorers: Mark Pingelski 27 Chris Couser 16 Cruz Goverski 13 Black Horses – Ollie Bolduc 25 5, 3’s Adam Degregory 12
Key Stat: Mechanicville connected on 10 of 18 free throw attempts while Schuylerville was just 2 of 2 from the stripe.
Take Away: Mechanicville trailed at the break thanks to a 29-point second frame by Schuylerville that saw the Black Horses bottom seven triples and take a 36-28 lead into halftime. But Mechanicville answered with a 24-8 third period led by Pingelski’s 11 points, and held off Schuylerville over the final eight minutes in posting a wild, opening round win in Class B.
#2 Mechanicville will face #7 Cobleskill in a Class B quarterfinal on Saturday at Guilderland in a 2:30 tip.
Tamarac 59 Corinth 55
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kam Edmonds 19 Sam Kuiken 19 Corinth – Brendan Shanahan 22 Bradyn Stone 13
Key Stat: The Bengals converted 15 of 19 from the foul line while Corinth managed just five trips to the stripe, connecting three times.
Take Away: In a close game throughout Tamarac led 31-27 at the break and 44-36 after three quarters and connected on 8 of 10 free throws in the final period to notch the win in Class B, setting up an all-Wasaren quarterfinal with the Bengals facing top-seeded Hoosick Falls on Saturday at Guilderland in a 4:00 run.
Hoosick Falls 66 Cambridge 40
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 15 3, 3’s Ryan sparks 14 Brady Mann 12 Richie Stifter 10 Tigers – Tully Maher 14
Key Stat: The Falls opened with a 23-4 first quarter.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls rode a dominant start four players in doubles to the opening round “W” in Class B setting up a Saturday quarterfinal with the Bengals of Tamarac.
Saratoga Catholic 85 Lake George 23
Leading Scorers: Saints – Bryce Peterson 16 Davis Redgrave 11 Jasyn Thompson 10 LG – Chris Henry 10
Key Stat: The Saints held Lake George to single scoring numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Spa Catholic built a 49-14 advantage by halftime and coasted to the opening round win in Class C setting up an all-Wasaren quarterfinal with Hoosic Valley on Saturday at 5:00 in Guilderland.
Hoosic Valley 63 Fort Plain 38
Leading Scorers: Valley – Landon Reilly 19 3, 3’s Brown 11 FP – Castellano 14
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley won every quarter.
Take Away: The Valley steadily built a double-digit lead by the break owning a 28-16 advantage and pulled away over the final two frames for the comfortable opening round “W”, advancing to a Class C quarterfinal run with Spa Catholic on Saturday.
Johnstown 49 Stillwater 46
Leading Scorers: Sir Bills – Dylan Hulbert 16 Danny Brown 13 Braeden Fennessey 12 3, 3’s Stillwater – Mason Wagner 15 Rocco Schneller 12
Key Stat: Stillwater led 20-0 through the first nine minutes of play.
Take Away: Held scoreless through the first nine minutes, Johnstown chipped away at the deficit, taking a 34-33 lead late in the third period and held off Stillwater for the opening round win in Class B.
Cobleskill 75 Greenwich 60 No other stats provided
Key Stat: Cambridge gained control with an 11-3 third period.
Take Away: Cambridge led 33-19 after three frames and closed out the home victory over the Fordians.
Hoosic Valley 51 Hudson 21 Wednesday
Leading Scorers: Valley – Kaylee Smith 16 Hannah Coffin 10
Key Stat: The Valley held Hudson to single scoring numbers in three of the four quarters.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley ran out to a 23-6 lead after the first eight minutes and rolled to the nonleague win over Hudson to finish their regular season at 10-10.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Lainey Bochette 12 Bella Jones 10 Kaylee Smith 10 Hannah Coffin 9 Jesters – Nie 19 Opoku 10 Hunter 10
Key Stat: The Valley held Emma Willard to single scoring numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley built a 44-21 advantage through three frames in cruising to the win in Schaghticoke. The Valley featured a balanced attack nearly putting four players in doubles in the “W”.
Key Stat: Greenwich took control with a 24-6 second frame.
Take Away: After an even first period, Greenwich dominated the rest of the way in claiming the Wasaren title for the fourth straight season. The Witches extend their remarkable unbeaten streak in Wasaren play to 59 and remain undefeated on the season at 20-0.
Hoosick Falls 53 Spa Catholic 45
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 15 Ryan Sparks 14 Richie Stifter 12, 11 rebounds Saints – Tyler Hicks 20
Key Stat: The Falls connected on 19 of 29 from the charity stripe, while the Saints converted 9 of 11 attempts.
Take Away: Holding a 40-38 advantage entering the final frame, Hoosick Falls held the Saints to seven points over the final eight minutes, posting the “W” in the Wasaren championship run. Hoosick Falls completes its regular season at 17-3 and Spa Catholic enters the post season with an 18-2 mark.
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