Girls Basketball: Witches Remain Unbeaten

Greenwich 75   Cambridge 24

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 23, 10 Rebounds        Bailee Wolfe 17       Riley Brophy 12     Tigers – Ashley Moses 8

Key Stat:  The Witches outscored Cambridge 44-9 over the middle two frames.

Take Away:  Greenwich rolls to their 18th win in as many outings.  

 

Mechanicville 57   Emma Willard 36

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Tanner Eiseman 15     Molly DiSiena 14      Ava Gaspie 12         Jesters – No stats provided

Key Stat:  Mechanicville took control with a 22-9 second period.  

Take Away:  Mechanicville held a 15-11 lead after the first quarter before pulling away for the win in Troy.  

 

Tamarac 71   Hoosick Falls 29

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 31      Raegan Sorel 10          Panthers – A. McMahan 9

Key Stat:  Tamarac held the Falls to single scoring numbers in every quarter.

Take Away:  The Bengals ran out to a 45-14 halftime lead and coasted from there to the road win led by Beaudoin’s 31-point effort.  

Saints Nip Panthers, Skiff Scores Career Point 1000 in Witches Win

Saratoga Catholic 36   Hoosick Falls 34

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Tyler Hicks 18      Davis Redgrave 11        Panthers – Aiden Fleming 8       Richie Stifter 8

Key Stats:  Spa Catholic outscored the Falls 16-6 in the final period.

Take Away:  In a tale of two halves, Hoosick Falls led 20-6 at the break, before the Saints mounted the comeback, catching the Panthers in the fourth and sealing the win when Hicks drained a pair of free throws with the game tied and :01 remaining.  

Greenwich 87   Waterford 53

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Joe Skiff 28     Cal Curtis 11 3, 3’s      Ethan Mullen 11         Fordians – Logan Kelly 24 4, 3’s         Philo 12 4, 3’s

Key Stat:  Greenwich took control with a 29-8 second period.

Take Away:  The Witches roll at home putting 13 players in the scoring column led by Skiff who joins the 1000 career points fraternity.  

Mechanicville 50   Hoosic Valley 37

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 14      Mark Pingelski 14      Chris Couser 11        Valley – Landon Reilly 16 3, 3’s

Key Stat:  Mechanicville outscored the hosts 25-11 over the middle two frames.

Take Away:  Mechanicville leads wire-to-wire on the road in Schaghticoke.  Mechanicville moves to 9-4, 12-5 on the year while the Valley goes to 7-6, 12-7 with the loss.

Stillwater 53   Tamarac 48

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Mason Wagner 20 4, 3’s       Rocco Schneller 13          Bengals – Kam Edmonds 18        Sam Kuiken 13

Key Stat:  In a close game throughout that saw Stillwater nursing a 30-26 halftime lead and a two-point advantage heading into the fourth, the visitors held off the Bengals over the final eight minutes to earn the road win in Clum’s Corners.  

Wednesday Night Roundup: Mechanicville Downs Tamarac

Mechanicville 74   Tamarac 44

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 20         Logan Starks 15 5, 3;s       Mark Pingelski 14      Bengals – Kam Edmonds 15 3,3’s        Sam Kuiken 12

Key Stat:  Mechanicville took control with a 25-11 third period.

Take Away:  Mechanicville won every quarter, put three players in doubles and bottomed 11 triples in posting the comfortable victory over Tamarac, Wednesday night in Mechanicville.  Mechanicville moves to 8-4, 11-5 on the season, while Tamarac goes to 7-5, 11-7 on the year.

 

Hoosic Valley 39   Waterford 25

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Lainey Bochette 11        Hannah Coffin 10            Fordians – Emma Sheehan 7

Key Stat:  Hoosic Valley held the Fordians to single scoring numbers in every quarter.

Take Away:  The Valley led 13-5 after the first frame and rode that cushion to the home “W” in Schaghticoke.  

 

Cambridge 55   Berlin/New Lebanon 14

Leading Scorers:  Tigers – Claire Toleman 11          Mountain Lions – Allie Manchester 10

Key Stat:  Cambridge ran out to a 26-4 lead after the first eight minutes.  

Take Away:  Cambridge led wire-to-wire in the one-sided decision over B/NL.

Boys Basketball: Saints Top Stillwater, Falls Downs Bengals

Spa Catholic 55   Stillwater 45

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Tyler Hicks 22          Stillwater – Mason Wagner 20 6, 3’s

Key Stat:  The Saints attempted 25 free throws connecting on 15 while Stillwater converted 7 of 9 from the stripe.

Take Away:  In a game tied 18-18 at the half, Spa Catholic used the long ball long after the break, with seven hits from downtown, to get past Stillwater and remain unbeaten in Wasaren play.

 

Hoosick Falls 54   Tamarac 45

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Richie Stifter 15       Carson Glover 15      Aiden Fleming 14         Bengals – Kam Edmonds 11      Owen Glynn 10 3, 3’s      Sam Kuiken 10

Key Stat:  The Falls outscored their hosts 18-6 in the second period.

Take Away:  Trailing 12-9 after the first eight minutes, Hoosick Falls built a nine-point advantage by the break and held off the Bengals over the final two frames to secure the road win and clinch the south division of the Wasaren.  The Falls will face north division champ Spa Catholic on Friday to close the regular season and will meet the Saints again on Saturday, February 15th in Mechanicville for the Wasaren Championship.

 

Greenwich 82   Cambridge 45

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Joe Skiff 24 3, 3’s      Mike Cronin 12 4, 3’s            Tigers – M. Mattson 8

Key Stat:  The Witches outscored their hosts 35-18 over the middle two frames.

Take Away:  Greenwich took control with a 27-6 second period and cruised from there, drilling 10 triples and putting 13 players in the scoring column in the one-sided, road “W”.

 

Mechanicville 78   Berlin/New Lebanon 38

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 32     Chris Couser 12      Mark Pingelski 10         B/NL – Nate Hendricks 11

Key Stat:  Mechanicville held B/NL to single scoring numbers in each of the first three quarters.

Take Away:  Mechanicville ran out to a 23-8 lead after eight minutes of play and never looked back in notching the road win over the Mountain Lions.  With the victory Mechanicville goes to 7-4, 10-5 on the season.

 

Hoosic Valley 64   Waterford 36

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Owen Harder 18     Landon Reilly 11       Aydin Wiley 10          Fordians – Logan Kelly 19

Key Stat:  The Valley held the Fordians to 22 points thru three frames.

Take Away:  Hoosic Valley used big, opening and closing quarters to earn the win in Schaghticoke.  In the fourth period the Valley scored 26 points, on the strength of seven triples with five players connecting on long-ball hits.

Girls Basketball

Mechanicville 38   Tamarac 37

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Ava Gaspie 11            Bengals – Kayla Beaudoin 20 3, 3’s

Key Stat:  Mechanicville connected on 15 of 26 free throws while Tamarac took just five trips to the stripe, connected on all five attempts.  

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 25-18 lead by the break and after an even third period survived a fourth quarter run by the Bengals to post the home win.  

Greenwich 74   Spa Catholic 30

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 31       Bailee Wolfe 22 3, 3’s            Saints – Addison Whitbeck 12       Sophia Ryan 10

Key Stat:  Greenwich opened with a 29-4 first frame.

Take Away:  The #1 ranked Class C team in the state had little trouble securing the road “W” and moved to 11-0, 17-0 with the win.

 

Cambridge 72   Hoosick Falls 67   OT

Leading Scorers:  Tigers – Ashley Moses 32     Megan Day 13 3,3’s     Claire Toleman 12     Charonne Berthiaume 10             Panthers – Ava Case 22       Autumn Edgehill 14      Taegyn Hunt 13      Tatum Hickey 10 3, 3’s

Key Stat:  Cambridge was clutch from the charity stripe connecting on 18 of 22 attempts.

Take Away:  In a high scoring affair that saw both teams put four players in doubles, Cambridge outscored their hosts 12-7 in the extra session to capture the road win.

 

Stillwater 68   Hoosic Valley 15         No other stats provided

Saints, Panthers Notch Wins

Hoosick Falls 75   Cambridge 51  (Saturday)

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Carson Glover 25 3, 3’s     Richie Stifter 12     Brady Mann 11         Tigers – Myles Mattson 21 5 3’s     Tully Maher 15      Stephen Yakubec 13

Key Stat:  The Falls opened the game with a 20-0 run.

Take Away:  The host squad started fast and cruised to the comfortable “W” on Senior Night in Hoosick Falls.  With the victory the Falls go to 10-1, 15-2 on the season.  

 

Saratoga Catholic 60   Greenwich 48   (Saturday)

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Tyler Hicks 23 4, 3’s       Ronan Rowe 15 5, 3’s         Witches – Joe Skiff 20 3, 3’s    Ethan Mullen 11

Key Stat:  The Saints outscored Greenwich 16-5 in the final frame.

Take Away:  Holding the slimmest of margins at 44-43 entering the final period, Spa Catholic used a big fourth quarter to get past the Witches and stay unbeaten in Wasaren play.  With the home “W” the Saints move to 11-0, 16-1 on the year.  

Stillwater Downs Hoosic Valley

Stillwater 51   Hoosic Valley 36

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Rocco Schneller 12        Tye Morris 10             Valley – Carter Simpson 11 3,3’s    Landon Reilly 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held the Valley to single scoring numbers in each of the first three frames.

Take Away:  The visitors use a big defensive effort to notch the road win in Schaghticoke.  

Mechanicville Tops Jesters

Mechanicville 51   Emma Willard 28

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Molly DiSiena 19        Ava Gaspie 14         Jesters – No stats provided

Key Stat:  Mechanicville held Emma Willard to single scoring numbers in each of the first three frames.

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 42-14 advantage through three quarters and closed out the home win, moving to 8-2, 12-4 on the season.  

 

Whitehall 56   Hoosick Falls 52   OT       No other stats provided

 

Spa Catholic 52   North Warren 42       No other stats provided

 

Waterford 48   Berlin/New Lebanon 15     No other stats provided