Several Wasaren squads took to the floor Friday night in tournament runs as holiday hoops wrap up over the weekend.
Girls Basketball
Hoosic Valley 33 Maple Hill 20: Cami Hren scored 16 points, half of the Valley’s total and nearly enough to match the Hilltopper offense, as the Indians posted the win in a low scoring affair. Continue reading
Hoosick Falls 52 Ravena 35
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Kelly Pine 25 Logan Thane 11 Ravena – Angel Brown 10 Carly Cross 10 Continue reading
Saratoga Catholic 67 Cambridge 61 OT: Extra minutes were needed to decide things in Cambridge Wednesday night between the Indians and Saratoga Catholic, and in a game that was a back and forth affair throughout the visiting Saints captured the victory out scoring Cambridge 11-6 in the overtime period. Continue reading
Hoosic Valley 29 Hoosick Falls 27
Leading Scorers: Valley – Alex Rifenburg 9 Cami Hren 8 Falls – Logan Thrane 10
Key To The Win: As always the Valley defense gives the Indians a chance. It’s rare that a team can score three points in the first half and post a “W” but that’s what happened in this one. Trailing 12-3 at the break the Valley out scored the Panthers 26-15 over the final two periods to notch the road win. Continue reading
Here’s the first in a series of basketball statistics that we’ll compile a few times over the course of the season. Analytics in the sports world is taking over and while some numbers seem ridiculous, ( batting average in a day game after a night game facing a left-handed pitcher on the road), most have merit. Continue reading
I like numbers. Always have, and I understand at times you can make them say whatever you’d like. But there’s also truth in numbers, and in the sports world analytics are taking over.
These numbers certainly aren’t to that extent, but provide a look at individuals, and teams in a few important categories. We can see that Mechanicville likes to shoot three’s, and that Greenwich has two of the top 10 scorers in the Wasaren, and as always the numbers show us that the Valley can guard. Continue reading
A big Friday night on the hardwood for Wasaren squads with the Panthers of Hoosick Falls posting a pair of wins to stay perfect on both the girls and boys side of things. Continue reading
Mechanicville 69 Waterford 49
Leading Scorers: Raiders – Kendrick McCann 14 Keegan McHale 11 Nick Billert 10 Fordians – Joe Pancetta 12 Kyle Fairclough 11
Key To The Win: The Raiders won every quarter, led 39-27 at the half and posted the comfortable “W”, their third in four league runs. Continue reading
The four Wasaren runs Tuesday night resulted in three one-sided affairs, while Hoosic Valley and Greenwich played to a five point decision.
Hoosic Valley 40 Greenwich 35: In a defensive battle between a pair of unbeaten squads in league play, the Valley used a 12-5 third period advantage to gain control, on their way to the victory over the Witches. Continue reading
A full slate of action in boys and girls basketball on Friday night with an overtime decision in Saratoga highlighting the results.
Stillwater 74 Saratoga Catholic 66 OT: In a shootout that needed extra minutes to decide things, the Warriors pulled away in overtime out scoring the Saints 11-3 to capture the road victory. Continue reading
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