Leading Scorers: Bengals – Sam Kuiken 20, 12 rebounds Owen Glynn 17 Braiden Stanfield 12 Carter Harris 10 Gloversville – Rowan Halloran 14 Quergan Beek 12, 4 3’s
Key Stat: Tamarac converted 12 of 21 free throws while Gloversville connected on just 3 of 6 attempts from the stripe.
Take Away: The Bengals put four players in doubles and after trailing 11-10 at the quarter break, won each of the next three periods to pull away for the victory in the Coaches vs. Cancer event at FMCC.
Key Stat: Stillwater outscored Corinth 21-7 in the final frame.
Take Away: Stillwater uses a combined 51 points between Scheller and Wagner and a big fourth quarter to earn the season-opening win on Saturday.
Greenwich 61 Delaware Academy 31
Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 30 Bailee Wolfe 16
Take Away: Greenwich wins 71-54 over Unatego on Friday and tops Delaware Academy in the championship game of the Dick Alwine Tip-Off Tournament in Delhi with Kuzmich scoring 38 and 30 on back-to-back nights to lead the Witches.
Key Stat: The Falls turned out the lights with a 24-3 third quarter.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls puts four players in doubles while posting the comfortable road win.
Hoosic Valley 39 Cohoes 37
Leading Scorers: Valley – Wiley 21 Tigers – Harris-Wennimen 7
Key Stat: The Valley outscored the Tigers 30-23 after the break.
Take Away: Trailing 14-9 at the half, Hoosic Valley scores 30, second half points led by all of Wiley’s 21-points to earn the narrow victory over Cohoes.
Tamarac 75 Rensselaer 41
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Sam Kuiken 16 Braiden Stanfield 11 Rams – Andrew Alvarado 13
Key Stat: Tamarac ran out to a 43-16 halftime advantage.
Take Away: The Bengals held the Rams to single numbers in each of the first three periods while putting 11 players in the scoring column in the “W” at Clum’s Corners.
Greenwich 73 Schuylerville 68
Leading Scorers: Witches – Mike Cronin 29, 9 3’s Ryan Ingber 23 Ethan Mullen 13 Black Horses – Dunbar 24, 6 3’s Baker 17, 3 3’s Steinford 12
Key Stat: Schuylerville held an 11-10 edge in made threes, while Greenwich doubled up the Black Horses 10-5 in free throw makes.
Take Away: The Witches post the non-league win over Schuylerville in a close game throughout that Greenwich led at every quarter break by five points or less.
Glens Falls 87 Mechanicville 33
Leading Scorers: GF – Brady Girard 18 Jordan Baker 13 Kam Darnley 12 Jeffrey Woodel 11 Raiders – Ryan Gaba 9
Key Stat: Glens Falls put the game away with a 32-10 third quarter.
Take Away: Glens Falls won every period in posting the one-sided, home decision over Mechanicville.
Waterford 48 Hadley Luzerne 34 Boys Basketball No other info provided
Greenwich 71 Unatego 54 Girls Basketball No other info provided
Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 23 Addison Whitbeck 19 Maddison Norton 10 LG – Morgan Stanko 23 Maddy Brennan 15
Key Stat: The Saints held a 7-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Spa Catholic led 45-37 after three periods and held off Lake George over the final eight minutes to earn the narrow “W” on a night where Ryan’s 23-point outing led all scorers and gave her membership to the exclusive 1000 career points club.
Leading Scorers: Witches – Ryan Ingber 14 Mike Conin 11 Omar DeJesus 11 HL – Bryce Vernum 12
Key Stat: Greenwich held their guests to single scoring numbers in every quarter.
Take Away: The Witches built a 38-16 lead by the break and cruised from there to the victory, putting four players in doubles and eleven in the scoring column connecting on 35, two-point buckets on the night.
Hoosick Falls 60 Granville 46
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Ryan Sparks 37 Golden Horde – Joe Nelson 13 Cam Rathbun 12 Kory Childs 12
Key Stat: The Falls bult a 36-14 advantage heading into intermission and held the visiting Horde at bay to notch the season-opening win on Wednesday.
Take Away: Sparks netted a career-high 37 points including 14 deuces, and a pair of threes to lead the Panthers.
Hoosic Valley 72 Hudson 19
Leading Scorers: Valley – Phoebe Harder 19 Hannah Coffin 16 Kaylee Smith 12 Bella Jones 11 Lainey Bochette 10
Key Stat: The Valley won every quarter by double digits.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley rolls over the Blue Hens in Schaghticoke, putting five players in doubles in the “W”.
Leading Scorers: Saints – David Redgrave 20, 4 3’s Bryce Petersen 17 Jasyn Thompson 11, 9 Rebounds LC – Cooper Bibighaus 18
Key Stat: Spa Catholic turned out the lights with a 21-3 third frame.
Take Away: Spa Catholic built a double-digit lead early and controlled play throughout in posting the victory and capturing the championship of the Mike Beson Tournament. Every Saints player saw time with nine scoring points led by three in doubles, as Spa Catholic moves to 2-0 on the young season.
Hawthorne Valley 51 Waterford 34 No other info at this time
Greenwich committed an uncharacteristic five turnovers and were kept off the board until the final seconds and fell to Tuckahoe in the Class D state semifinal on Friday.
Tuckahoe running back Declan Connolly scored on runs in the first and second periods staking Tuckahoe to a 13-0 lead at the break.
The Witches scored on a 3-yard touchdown run by Will Weber with 0:13 remaining and their ensuing onside kick was recovered by Connolly sealing the victory for Tuckahoe.
Greenwich completes an outstanding year with an 11-1 mark, a Section II title and their second straight state final four appearance.
Spa Catholic 72 Galway 27
Leading Scorers: Saints – Bryce Petersen 13 Kingston David 10 Kihl Kelley 10 Thomas Zayac 10 David Redgrave 10
Key Stat: The Saints held a 7-2 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Spa Catholic built a 30-4 lead by the end of the first period and cruised to the opening round win in the Mike Beson Tournament.
Duanesburg 77 Waterford 24
Leading Scorers: Duanesburg – Cody LaFountain 28 Calvin Raymond 18 Fordians – Billy Scunziano 4 Nick Frasier 4 Evan Bristol 4 Thomas Callan 4
Take Away: Duanesburg posts the one-sided decision in the opening round of the Duanesburg Tip-Off Tournament.
Greenwich scored three touchdowns on its first five possessions, turning the lights out early on Moriah and posting the one-sided Class D quarterfinal win on Friday afternoon at Colonie High.
Seven minutes in Greenwich held a 20-0 advantage courtesy of three Ryan Ingber touchdown strikes, connecting twice with Ethan Mullen from 49-yards out and finding Kayden Bentley on a 47-yarder in a dominant aerial attack that gave the Witches control.
In the second period both Ingber and running back Will Weber scored on 10-yard TD runs and the Greenwich defense held Moriah at bay sending the Witches into the break leading 35-0.
Wyatt Jamieson and Webber added rushing scores in the second half while Moriah avoided the shutout with a touchdown in the final minutes.
Undefeated and #2 state-ranked Greenwich advances to the state semifinals next Friday in Middleton and a 3 p.m. showdown with the winner of Burke Catholic/Tuckahoe.
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