Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 25 Olivia Davis 13
Key Stat: Greenwich scored 38 second half points.
Take Away: Holding a slim 24-21 lead at the break, the Witches outscored the Academy 38-17 the rest of the way to earn the opening round “W” in the Dick Alwine Memorial Tournament in Delhi.
Lake George 35 Waterford 28 Friday
Leading Scorers: LG – Brennan 13 Starco 10 Fordians – Rachel McOmber 10
Key Stat: Lake George held the Fordians to four, first half points.
Take Away: In a low scoring affair in Lake George Friday night, the home squad used a 15-11 final frame to get past the visitors from Waterford.
Stillwater 60 Guilderland 36 Friday
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Thornton 24, 5 3’s Chatt 15 Guilderland – Williams 9
Key Stat: Stillwater held an 8-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Stillwater won each of the first three quarters, building a 54-28 cushion and closed out the road win over Guilderland on Friday.
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 21, 8 rebounds Brady Mann 14 Ryan Sparks 12, 9 rebounds Richie Stifter 11 Golden Horde – Matt Vladyka 28, 5 8’s Liam Farrell 19
Key Stat: The Falls made more free throws, 11 of 25, than Granville attempted with the Horde converting 5 of 9.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls put four players in doubles and came back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to notch the victory in Granville.
Mechanicville 85 Lake George 32
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 27 Logan Starks 22, 7 3’s Mike Santiago 17, 3 3’s Mark Pingelski 10 LG: Max Hohman 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville held a 12-3 advantage in made triples.
Take Away: Mechanicville ran out to a 26-4 lead after the first frame, extended their cushion to 47-10 at the break and cruised from there with four players reaching double figures in the home “W”.
Take Away: Holding a slim 38-36 lead entering the final eight minutes, Luzerne used a 19-15, fourth to seal the home “W”.
Cohoes 45 Hoosick Falls 43
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Ava Case 19 Avery McMahon 10 Cohoes – Taylor H. 15 Maria F. 11
Key Stat: A 14-7 second period for Cohoes proved decisive.
Take Away: In a game that saw the Falls win the first and last quarters with the squads playing an even third stanza, Cohoes used a good second period to build a 25-20 advantage at the break and held off the Panthers to secure the narrow, home win.
Mechanicville 58 Greenville 44
Leading Scores: Mechanicville – Tanner Eiseman 17 Molly DiSiena 15
Key Stat: Mechanicville took control with a 22-2 first period.
Take Away: Mechanicville built a 35-7 halftime lead and cruised to their second win in as many outings.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Landon Reilly 23 Dem Neary 13, 3 3’s Cohoes – Crable 17, 4 3’s Milledge 13 Murley 10
Key Stat: The Valley knocked down 6 of 8 free throws in the overtime session.
Take Away: In a game where no more than three points separated the squads at each quarter break, Hoosic Valley uses a big night from Reilly and clutch shooting from the stripe late, to post the road “W” over Cohoes.
Tamarac 54 Watervliet 30
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kayle Beaudoin 23, 5 3’s Elizabeth Darling 14, 3 3’s Morgan Hayden 12 Cannoneers – Leniyah Leslie 13
Key Stat: Tamarac held a 9-2 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Bengals put three players in doubles and used the long ball for half of their offensive production in notching the nonleague win over Vliet.
Cambridge 45 Granville 29
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Megan Day 13 Brigid Toleman 11, 3 3’s Golden Horde – Paige Taylor 9
Key Stat: Cambridge outscored their guests 27-14 after intermission.
Take Away: Holding an 18-15 lead at the break, Cambridge slowly pulled away over the final two frames, earning the nonleague victory over the Horde on Tuesday night.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Halee Pasinella 16, 3 3’s Molly DiSiena 15 Ava Gaspie 11
Key Stat: Mechanicville held their hosts to single numbers in all four quarters.
Take Away: Mechanicville ran out to an 18-3 advantage after one period of play and cruised from there to the road “W”. The visitors put three players in doubles and finished with eleven assisted buckets and eleven steals defensively in the win.
Saratoga Catholic 59 Granville 47
Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 35, 5 3’s Addison Whitbeck 12 Golden Horde – Paige Taylor 22, 4 3’s Ella Olsen 12
Key Stat: After a high scoring first half the Saints held the Horde to eight points in each of the final two frames.
Take Away: Spa Catholic led 38-31 at the break, extended their advantage to 51-39 after three and closed things out over the final eight minutes, notching the home victory over Granville in the season-opener. Ryan exploded for 26, first-half points, part of her 35-point effort to lead all scorers.
In a Class D state semifinal at Middletown on Friday, Burke Catholic forced overtime with a 22-yard field goal late in regulation, scored on the first play in overtime and kept Greenwich off the board in their overtime possession, securing the win to advance to the Class D title game.
Greenwich had built an 18-6 lead with five minutes remaining in the third frame on the strength of touchdown runs from Joe Radovich, Ryan Ingber and Jack Saunders before the late game surge by Burke Catholic.
The Witches complete and outstanding season at 10-2 with sectional and regional titles along with a state semifinal berth.
Key Stat: The Saints held an 8-0 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Spa Catholic rolls in round one of the Mike Beeson Tournament in Saratoga and will face North Warren tonight at 7:30 in the championship run.
The Witches eased out to an 18-0 halftime lead and gradually pulled away to the Class D state quarterfinal win over Moriah on Saturday in Beekmantown.
Greenwich quarterback Ryan Ingber put the Witches on the board with a 20-yard scoring run and soon after connected with Jayden White on a 39-yard scoring strike giving Greenwich a 12-0 lead after the first period of play.
Joe Radovich extended the Greenwich lead with a 23-yard touchdown run in the second frame and after the break it was Radovich again, this time returning an interception 48 yards for six, giving the Witches a comfortable cushion at 26-0.
Will Weber closed out the scoring for Greenwich with a 4-yard TD run in the final period.
The Witches defense dominated throughout holding Moriah to 85 total yards in the first half and added three interceptions on the afternoon.
With the win Greenwich moves to the state semifinal round and a matchup with Burke Catholic on Friday at 3 p.m., in Middletown.
