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Monday Night Hoops

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Tamarac 55   Waterford 30

Leding Scorers:  Bengals – Myanna Faraj 20   Kayla Beaudoin 18, 4 3’s        Fordians – Maddy Atwood 9

Key Stat:  Tamarac held the Fordians to single scoring numbers in three of the four periods.

Take Away:  Tamarac outscored Waterford 33-15 after the break to earn the road win.

 

Mechanicville 47   Hoosick Falls 35

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Sophia Tamasi 14   Molly DiSiena 9           Panthers – Aava Case 11    Mackenna Roberson 10

Key Stat:  Mechanicville held an 18-7 edge in made twos. 

Take Away:  Mechanicville slowly pulled away building a 42-27 lead after three quarters and closed out the home “W”. 

 

Greenwich 45   Stillwater 40

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 24         Stillwater – Miranda Price 14   Maddie Chatt 12

Key Stat:  Greenwich outscored Stillwater 19-8 in the final frame.

Take Away:  Stillwater held the high-scoring Witches to 26 points over the first three periods, but Greenwich used a big fourth frame to escape with the road win.   

 

 

Waterford, Greenwich Notch Wins; Kuzmich Reaches Scoring Milestone

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Waterford 49   Hoosick Falls 42

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Rachel McOmber 18   Maddy Atwood 11          Panthers – Ava Case 27, 4 3’s

Key Stat:  Waterford converted 13 of 17 free throws while the Falls connected on 8 of 19 from the line.  

Take Away:  The Fordians trailed 24-17 at the break but took the lead with a 29-6 third frame on their way to the well-earned “W”.  

 

Greenwich 91   Spa Catholic 27

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Grace Autiello 23, 5 3’s   Adrianna Rojas 22   Brooke Kuzmich 21        Saints – Sophia Ryan 11

Key Stat:  Greenwich outscored the Saints 51-9 over the middle two periods.

Take Away:  Leading by 10 after the first quarter, the Witches ran away from their hosts in posting the easy win on a night that saw three Greenwich players score 20 or more including the sophomore Kuzmich, who joined the 1000 career point club. 

2023 Wasaren Girls Soccer All-Stars

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2023 Girls Soccer Wasaren League All Stars
NameSchoolGrade
Offensive Player of the YearPayton GaluskiWaterford-Halfmoon8th
Defensive Player of the YearIsabella MackStillwaterJunior
Goal Keeper of the YearMaddy AtwoodWaterford-HalfmoonSenior
FIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM
NameTeamGradePositionNameTeamGradePosition
Abate, MollyGreenwichSeniorDefenseAlpy, MiaCambridgeSeniorForward
Bloomfield, ImaniWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorMidfieldCharbonneau, AvaMechanicvilleSeniorDefense
Coon, BridgetStillwaterSophomoreForwardCoffin, HannahHoosic ValleySophomoreMidfield
Daley, MadisonMechanicvilleJuniorMidfieldCoon, BrookeStillwaterSophomoreMidfield
Dowd, EvieMechanicvilleJuniorMidfieldCrandall, SamanthaCambridgeSeniorForward
Galuski, AddysonWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorForwardGardell, LillianBerlin-New LebanonJuniorDefense
Gibeault, MayzieStillwaterSophomoreDefenseGrennon, ZoeWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorDefense
Hopeck, MaddyMechanicvilleJuniorForwardGross, KatieTamaracSeniorMidfield
Krosky, MarisaMechanicvilleSeniorForwardHodgson, BrookeStillwaterFreshmanForward
Marci, LizzieGreenwichSeniorForwardHoughton, GraceHoosick FallsSeniorMidfield
McClement, CassidyWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorForwardJones, HayleeBerlin – New LebanonSophomoreForward
O’Brien, MiaWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorForwardMcQueen, ElizaGreenwichSophomoreMidfield
Patenaude, ElliottStillwaterJuniorMidfieldMitchell, KarissaStillwaterJuniorMidfield
Toher, CourtneyMechanicvilleSeniorDefensePhelps, AlexWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorDefense
Vecchio, IzzyWaterford-HalfmoonSeniorMidfieldRadovich, SarahGreenwichSophomoreForward
Raucci, IsabellaMechanicvilleSeniorMidfield
Svec, SophieHoosic ValleySeniorGoal Keeper
Honorable Mention
NameTeam
Jessica BossoBerlin-New Lebanon12
Lizzy HuntBerlin-New Lebanon12
Riley RobertsonBerlin-New Lebanon12
Becca MadsenBerlin-New Lebanon12
Cosette SamuelsonCambridge12
Lexie PedersenCambridge10
Nicole RobinsonCambridge12
Ashley MosesCambridge10
Margarette HowlandEmma Willard12
Luna Paradis WiebeGreenwich11
Taylor PooveyGreenwich11
Emily GonzalezGreenwich10
Emma WaughHoosick Falls10
Jenna BackesHoosick Falls12
Elizabeth DaRosaHoosick Falls10
Hayley ValcikHoosic Valley8
Helen LeStageHoosic Valley10
Emma AndrewsMechanicville10
Tanner EisamanMechanicville9
Ava GrimmickMechanicville11
Ava RussellStillwater12
Sarah FolmannStillwater12
Charisma SaleckerStillwater12
Miranda PriceStillwater11
Ragan RetellTamarac12
Emme FitzgeraldTamarac10
Abby AcknerTamarac8
Kylie GrossTamarac10
Samara RobertsWaterford-Halfmoon12

Raiders, Fordians Fall in Finals

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Schalmont 53   Mechanicville 46

Leading Scorers:  Schalmont – Shane O’Neil 22       Jake Sanford 13         Red Raiders – Josh Germain 16        Devin Garland 13

Mechanicville trailed 26-10 at the break, cut the deficit to 34-26 after the third but fell short in their comeback attempt in the Section II Class B championship game.

The Raider finish the season with an outstanding 22-2 mark and Wasaren Champions.

 

Lake George 52  Waterford 48

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Luke Pelcher 19       Juan Garcia 10           Fordians – TJ Kelley 23       Michael Talavera 11

Waterford held a 31-26 lead at halftime time and continued to play on front for most of the second half.  But Lake George drew even with 3:08 left on a pair of Pelcher free throws, and later, two more from the stripe by Pelcher gave the Warriors a 50-48 advantage with 19.4 seconds remaining.

After a timeout, Waterford turned the ball over and Lake George closed things out to earn the Section II Class C championship.

Waterford completes a fine season with a mark of 17-7.

Wasaren Teams March To The Finals

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We made the case on Sunday with six Wasaren teams playing in Section II semifinals that with the exception of the Hoosick Falls Mechanicville boys matchup where someone had to fall, that all others could win and advance to championship games.

On Tuesday night, while Maple Hill eliminated the Hoosic Valley girls, needing overtime to do it, Cambridge and Mechanicville girls teams and the Waterford boys all earned “W’s” and will play in title games this weekend.

Cambridge 84   Berne-Knox 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Sophie Phillips 25 (7 3’s)        Lilly Phillips 19       Stasia Epler 16         Fiona Mooney 15              BK – Alexis Wright 13          Taylor Meacham 11

Cambridge put 28 points on the board in the opening period and hung 31 more in period number three, routing Berne-Knox in their Class C semifinal Tuesday night at Colonie.  The top-seeded Indians bottomed 16 triples and put four players in doubles, as they ready for the title game against #2 Maple Hill on Saturday at 11 a.m. at HVCC.

 

Mechanicville 53   Schalmont 48

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Charli Goverski 20        AJ Joseph 12          Chloe Goverski 9 Schalmont – Payton Graber 17        Karissa Antoine 14        Haley Burchhardt 11

The Raiders built a 35-17 halftime advantage, weathered a Schalmont comeback effort in the third, and closed things out over the final frame to post the victory in their Class B semifinal at Averill Park on Tuesday.

The #4 Raiders and defending Class B champs will face Mekeel Christian Academy on Saturday at HVCC.

 

Waterford 54  Fort Plain 52

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – TJ Kelley 27        Jake Houle 9        Fort Plain – Troy Butler 20     Robert Jordan 11       L. Thomas 11

Waterford trailed 32-21 at the break, but used a 22-8 third period to take the lead and held off Fort Plain for the Class C semifinal win.

The #11 Fordians will face Lake George in the championship game Friday night at the Cool Insuring Arena at 5 p.m.

 

Maple Hill 49   Hoosic Valley 45      No other info at this time.

 

Six Wasaren Squads Eye Semifinal Runs

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With the Section II basketball tournament down to the semifinal round in all the classifications the Wasaren league will be well represented where they live, in classes B and C.

Three boys teams remain with Mechanicville and Hoosick Falls in the class B final four and Waterford in the C’s.

On the girls side Cambridge and Hoosic Valley have semifinal berths in the C classification while Mechanicville plays in a class B semifinal run.

The 11th seeded Fordians of Waterford have dropped #6 Schoharie 57 – 33 and #3 Granville on Saturday, 64 -50.  TJ Kelley and Michael Talavera have led the way over the first two rounds averaging 40 points combined .

Waterford will face #7 Fort Plain on Tuesday at the Cool Insuring Arena.  Fort Plain owns wins over Stillwater and Berne-Knox coming into the semi’s on Tuesday.

In the B’s #9 Hoosick Falls will face #4 Mechanicville in the semifinal round on Monday night at the Cool Insuring Arena.  The Panthers blew out Fonda 74-43 in round one and eliminated the number one seeded Catskill squad in the quarters, 60-58 with Isiah Burnett and Jon Kempf scoring 19 points

#4 Mechanicville has given the Raider faithful their monies worth with a pair of overtime victories over Greenville 66-63 and Broadalbin-Perth 46-45.  In the Greenville “W” Devin Garland with 18 points and Anthony Attala with 14 led the way, while in the defensive themed Broadalbin game Tyler Dion led the Raiders with 12 points.

On the girls side, #1 Cambridge put 38 points on the board in the first period, cruising to a 63-30 win over Salem in their only sectional outing.  Three players scored doubles and the Indians connected on nine triples with Ruth Nolan bottoming five.

Cambridge faces #5 Berne-Knox on Tuesday in their C semifinal, Knox coming in off a 67-59 win over Warrensburg.

Also in the C’s #6 Hoosic Valley will play in a semifinal run at Colonie taking on #2 Maple Hill.

The Valley has posted wins over Chatham and Duanesburg with Sami Dickinson scoring 20 and 30 points respectively in the two outings, and Emaleigh Peckham knocking back three triples in both games.

Maple Hill has blown out Voorheesville and Mayfield to get here and owns a 58-37 win over Hoosic Valley back in December.

In the B’s #4 Mechanicville comes into their Tuesday night semifinal with #1 Schalmont off a 62-28 victory over Broadalbin Perth and a 62-48 win over Ichabod Crane.  The Raiders put four players in doubles in the Broadalbin “W” while Charli Goverski with 24 points and AJ Joseph with 16 led the way in the Crane win.

Schalmont got here with a 57-46 win over Cobleskill, with Payton Graber scoring 25 points including five makes from beyond the arc.

Who moves on to the championship game?

For the girls Cambridge absolutely will advance while Hoosic Valley and Mechanicville will have their work cut out for them.

The Valley lost to Maple Hill back in December, look for the Indians to gain revenge and post the “W”.

Mechanicville faces the #1 seed in Schalmont, but the Raiders have been here before and are the defending Class B champions.  I like the Raiders in the upset.

For the boys I think Waterford continues it’s march from their 11th seed, handling their business with Fort Plain.

As for the Hoosick Falls / Mechanicville matchup the saying goes it’s hard to beat the same team three times in a season.  Not sure I agree with that thought but that is just what Mechanicville would have to do having defeated the Falls twice this season.

Obviously no secrets between the two squads and both are excellent basketball teams.  Depth goes to Mechanicville and that could be the difference here.

So I guess I picked every Wasaren team to advance with the exception in the all Wasaren affair between Mechanicville and Hoosick Falls where I think the Raiders win close.    Sure I’m biased, but all five teams have a realistic shot at playing for sectional titles come next weekend.

 

 

Sectional Hoops

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Mechanicville 66   Greenville 63 OT

Leading Scorers:  Raiders – Devin Garland 18        Anthony Attala 14          Greenville – Damien Fiducia 26 (5 3’s)

In a close game throughout the Raiders trailed by two at 40-38, entering the final frame. but forced overtime where they secured the Class B opening round “W”.  Next up for Mechanicville is a quarterfinal run with Broadalbin – Perth and Shen on Friday night.

 

Hoosick Falls 74   Fonda 43

Leading Scorers:  Falls – Jon Kempf 37 ( 16 of 16 from line)        Tristan Williams 23        Fonda – Jackson Atty 17

The Panthers ran away over the middle two periods outscoring Fonda 39-16 in their Class B opening round victory.  The Falls advance to face Catskill at HVCC on Friday.

 

Waterford 57   Schoharie 32

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – TJ Kelley 20 (5 3’s)       Michael Talavera 15         Schoharie – Shane Helmstadt 11

After a close first period the Fordians held Schoharie to single numbers in each of the final three quarters, pulling away for the Class B opening round win.  Waterford moves on and will meet Granville at HVCC on Saturday morning.

 

Granville 65   Cambridge 61

Leading Scorers:  Horde – Jarett Williams 25 ( 5 3’s)       Josh Oakman 18        Indians – Brian Hall 16      Jeff Burke 10

Cambridge led 31-28 at the break, but Granville used the long ball, drilling 11 triples on the night to notch the Class B “W”.

 

Voorheesville 62   Hoosic Valley 45

Leading Scorers:  Blackbirds – Zaveon Little 23       Anthony Puma 19       Matt Paccini 12 Indians  – Tyler Eddy 14        CJ Bassett 11       Logan Reilly 10

The Indians trailed 27-14 at the half, trimmed the deficit to 41-33 after the third but fell short in their comeback attempt in a Class C opening round run.

 

Fort Plain 65    Stillwater 59

Leading Scorers:  Forts Plain – Troy Butler 21     L. Thomas 16        Robert Jordan 12          Warriors – Brian McNeil 28

Fort Plain led 35-25 at the break after which the Warriors outscored the Forts 35-30 but came up short in Class C play.

 

Girls

Ft. Edward 53   Spa Catholic 20

Leading Scorers:  Forts – Gabby Thomas 18        Haleigh Condon 10

The Forts held the Saints to single numbers in every quarter on their way to the Class D quarterfinal win.

Sectional Seeds and More

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Girls

Class B   Opening Round   Saturday

#9 Greenwich @ #8 Cobleskill 6 p.m.

Cohoes/Broadalbin winner @ #4 Mechanicville 6 p.m.

#10 Tamarac @ #7 Johnstown 6 p.m.

#14 Hoosick Falls @ #3 Mekeel Christian Academy 6 p.m.

 

 

Class C   Opening Round   Saturday

#10 Stillwater @ #7 Mayfield 6 p.m.

#11 Chatham @ #6 Hoosic Valley 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals   Wednesday at Cambridge

Schoharie/Salem winner @ #1 Cambridge 7:30 p.m.

 

Class D   Opening Round   Friday

#9 Saratoga Catholic @ #8 Heatly 6 p.m.

 

Boys   Class B  Play-in  Friday

#17 Schuylerville @ #16 Greenwich 7 p.m.

#18 Tamarac @ #15 Coxsackie-Athens 7 p.m.

 

Opening Round  Feb. 25th

Schuylerville/Greenwich winner @ #1 Catskill 7 p.m.

#13 Greenville @ #4 Mechanicville 7 p.m.

Tamarac/Coxsackie-Athens winner @ #2 Schalmont 7 p.m.

 

Class C   Play-ins   Friday

#17 Mayfield @ #16 Hoosic Valley 7 p.m.

#18 Duanesburg @ #15 Saratoga Catholic 7 p.m.

#19 Salem @ #14 Cambridge 7 p.m.

 

Opening Round   Feb. 25th

Mayfield/Hoosic Valley winner @ #1 Voorheesville 7 p.m.

Duanesburg/Spa Catholic winner @ #2 Berne Knox 7 p.m.

#10 Stillwater @ #7 Ft. Plain 7 p.m.

Salem/Cambridge winner @ #3 Granville 7 p.m.

#11 Waterford @ #6 Schoharie 7 p.m.

 

The Section II basketball tournament opened last night with the Hoosick Falls girls winning a play-in game over Schuylerville in the B classification.  In all, nine Wasaren boys teams and eight girls squads will compete in the tournament.

It’s no surprise that the Cambridge girls are the number one seed in Class C and will wait until Wednesday before facing their quarterfinal opponent.  At 19-1 the Indians are heavy favorites to defend their sectional title from a year ago.

The Hoosic Valley girls with the sixth seed in the C’s are a dangerous squad who’s at times been up and down this year.  The Valley has the potential to play their way into the semi’s.

In Class B, Greenwich draws a tough seed at number nine and while I think they’ll get past #8 Cobleskill, next up would be #1 Schalmont.

The Bengals of Tamarac at #7, I like in an upset over #10 Johnstown in the B’s, while Hoosick Falls will have their hands full at #3 Mekeel Christian.

The Red Raiders of Mechanicville will defend their Class B title from a year ago out of the #4 seed.  The Raiders have the talent and experience to make another deep run in this year’s tournament.

In the Class B boys four Wasaren teams will compete with both Greenwich and Tamarac stepping on the floor for play-in games tonight where I look for both league teams to advance.

I have to wonder how Hoosick Falls at 17-3 draws the #9 seed, but that’s where the Panthers will play from.  They’ll drop Fonda in round one and don’t surprised if they do the same to top-seeded Catskill in the quarters.

Mechanicville with the four seed is poised for a deep run in the B’s.  With just one defeat on the year the Raiders can play with anyone, and will have a legitimate shot at winning it all in the loaded Class B field.

Five boys squads will play in the C’s with Cambridge, Hoosic Valley and Spa Catholic all needing to play their way into the opening round.  All three will host play-in runs tonight and I look for all three to advance.

Stillwater really played well over the second half of the year and that’s why I like the Warriors at #10 to get past #7 Ft. Plain.

Waterford at #11 sports a 14-6 record and they look like a dark horse in the C’s.  With a pair of explosive scorers in their lineup, the Fordians will be a tough out with the potential to show up in the final four.

 

 

 

 

Boys Basketball

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Mechanicville 47  Cambridge 41

Leading corers:  Red Raiders – Devin Garland 12           Indians – Brian Hall 13         Ben Epler 11

In a low scoring affair the Indians held Mechanicville to 16 points in the first half and led 26-16 at the break. But used a 16-5 third frame to take the lead and closed Cambridge out over the final eight minutes to run their regular season mark to 18-1.

 

Stillwater 48  Tamarac 47 OT

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – CJ McNeil 17           Bengals – Joey Poulin 17 (5 3’s)

The Warriors used a 14-10 fourth quarter to send the game into the extra session where Stillwater prevailed, posting the road win over Tamarac.

 

Waterford 54  Hoosic Valley 41

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – TJ Kelley 22        Indians – Logan Reilly 14

The Fordians built a 19-12 advantage after the first and slowly pulled away from the Valley to notch the home victory.

 

Hoosick Falls 63  Greenwich 57

Leading Scorers:  Falls – Tristan Williams 20        Max Kipp 18        Jon Kempf 15      Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 16        Alex Curtis 15        Luke Pemrick 13        Christian O’Brien 10

Leading 30-29 at the break the Panthers gained some breathing room with a 15-10 third period, and held off Greenwich over the final eight minutes to earn the road “W”. and move to 16-2 in the regular season.

Wasaren Hoops

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Girls

Greenwich 50  Hoosic Valley 48

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Adrianna Rojas 25          Indians – Sam Lanoue 18

With the score tied at 34 -34 entering the fourth period the Witches won the final eight minutes to claim the home victory over the Valley.

 

Cambridge 68  Berne-Knox 36

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Fiona Mooney 15        Lilly Phillips 14        Sophie Phillips 13     Knox – Alexis Wright 19

Cambridge outscored their hosts 39-12 over the middle two frames and coasted to the easy “W” in game that saw the Indians drill 12 triples and put nine players in the scoring column.

 

Hoosick Falls 72  Mt. Anthony 53

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Logan Thayne 41            Patriots – Grace Maher 30

A 20-3 first period gave the Panthers control, and Thayne posts her second straight 40 point effort.

 

Boys

Stillwater 71   Waterford 56

Leading Scorers:  Warriors – Brian McNeil 23       Josh Luca 19        CJ McNeil 14        James Galarneau 10               Fordians – TJ Kelley 20        Jake Houle 12

The Warriors used a 41-27 advantage after the break and put four players in doubles in notching the home win.

 

Hoosick Falls 66 Mt. Anthony 45

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Tristan Williams 25         Jon Kempf 19        Max Kipp 13        Patriots – Braeden Billert 12         Quintin McIntire 11

The Falls won each of the first three periods building a 54-32 lead heading to the final frame where they closed things out, securing the non-league win over the Patriots from Vermont.

 

Hoosic Valley 75  Maple Hill 74

Leading Scorers:  Indians – Logan Reilly 24        CJ Bassett 18        Tyler Eddy 15       Wildcats – Rian Jewett 26      Dom Hirshoff 20      Blake Decker 20

The Valley bottomed 13 triples and needed every one to post the non-league “W” over the Wildcats of Maple Hill.

 

Ft. Plain 61   Cambridge 46

Leading Scorers:  Ft. Plain – Troy Butler 16       Ethan Reese 12       Indians – Brian Hall 16    Ben Epler 11

Ft. Plain broke open a close game at the half, with a 21-4 third period on their way to the victory over the Indians.  Fort Plain enjoyed a big advantage from the free throw line converting on 18 of 30, while Cambridge was just one of four in the contest.