Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 16 Lucas Lilac 16, 3 3’s Carter Wicheins 12 James Cocozzo 11 Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 17, 3 3’s Cruz Goverski 11
Key Stat: Stillwater took control with a 25-11 third period.
Take Away: Stillwater held a 31-25 lead at the break that quickly became a 20-point advantage after a big third quarter, and they closed things out to earn the Section II Class B crown in Glens Falls. Stillwater moves to 21-1on the year and advances to state regional play, while Mechanicville finishes an excellent season with an 18-6 mark and a trip to the B finals.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Austin Rozowicz 19, 8 rebounds Cruz Goverski 16, 16 rebounds Colin Richardson 14, 9 rebounds Black Horses – Luke Sherman 26, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Sweet Sixteen. Mechanicville scored 16 points in every quarter, and I guarantee 016 will be a popular number played in town today.
Take Away: Mechanicville put three players in doubles and won every period, building a 48-39 lead entering the final frame where they sealed the Class B semifinal “W” sending them to a championship run with neighboring rival and top-seeded Stillwater on Friday at 6:45 at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.
Northville 50 Saratoga Catholic 23 Girls Class D semifinal No other info at this time
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 21 Kaelan Leak 13 Thomas McDonough 13, 3’s Fonda – Brady Melious 10
Key Stat: Stillwater held Fonda to 15 points through the first three periods.
Take Away: Stillwater, leading 28-13 at the break, put the game away with a 22-2 third frame earning the comfortable semifinal win in Class B and advancing to the championship game on Friday in Glens Falls at 6:45 where they’ll face the winner of tonight’s semifinal between Schuylerville and Mechanicville.
Key Stat: Greenwich held the Wildcats to nine, first-half points.
Take Away: The Witches built a 27-9 halftime advantage and cruised to the Class C semifinal “W”, advancing to the championship run on Saturday at HVCC. The top-seeded and undefeated Witches, (22-0), will face #2 Duanesburg in a 1 p.m. tip.
Maple Hill 54 Hoosic Valley 47
Leading Scorers: Maple Hill – Brady Cole 18 Nick Novak 11 Dean Chevrier 10 Valley – Chris Jones 15 Isaac Wiley 14, 4 3’s Landon Reilly 10
Key Stat: Maple Hill connected on 18 of 30 free throw attempts while Hoosic Valley converted 6 of 8 from the stripe.
Take Away: The Valley led 17-6 after the first eight minutes and took a slim 39-37 lead into the final frame where the Wildcats completed the comeback win, advancing to face Duanesburg in the Class C finals on Friday in Glens Falls.
Hoosic Valley finishes an excellent season at 15-8 including a trip to the Class C semis.
Take Away: Tamasi connected from midrange with under 1:00 remaining breaking a 40-40 deadlock and Mechanicville closed out the semifinal win in Class B. Mechanicville advances to the championship run, facing top-seeded Albany Academy on Saturday at HVCC in a 2:45 tip.
Albany Academy 64 Stillwater 34
No other game info at this time but Stillwater completes an outstanding season at 18-5 and a trip to the Class B semifinals.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Colin Richrdson 27 Austin Rozowicz 11 Hudson – Keith Robinson 27
Key Stat: Mechanicville converted 16 of 19 free throws.
Take Away: Trailing 54-53 with 4.1 seconds on the clock, Richardson took an inbounds pass from Joe Devito and pushed it the length of the floor slicing through multiple Hudson defenders and scored at the rim as time expired giving Mechanicville the thrilling Class B quarterfinal victory. Mechanicville moves on to face #3 Schuylerville in a semifinal run on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Cool Insuring arena.
Stillwater 82 Voorheesville 48
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Carter Wicheins 22 Jaxon Mueller 16 Kaelan Leak 14 Lukas Lilac 11 Thomas McDonough 10 Blackbirds – T. Burns 13
Key Stat: Stillwater outscored the Blackbirds 56-24 over the middle two frames.
Take Away: Stillwater put five players in doubles and rolled to the quarterfinal win in Class B, moving to the semi’s where they’ll face #5 Fonda at the Cool Insuring Arena.
Schuylerville 58 Hoosick Falls 51
Leading Scorers: Black Horses – Ollie Bolduc 22, 3 3’s Luke Sherman, 19 3 3’s Panthers – Andrew Sparks 19, 5 3’s Carson Glover 16
Take Away: In a close game throughout, Schuylerville took a 39-38 into the final period and used a 19-13 quarter to earn the win in Class B.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaac Wiley 25, 5 3’s Dem Neary 15, 3 3’s Gabe Coffin 13, 3 3’s Burghers – Steve Schloss 15
Key Stat: The Valley held an 11-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: Leading 26-20 at the break, Hoosic Valley turned out the lights with a 24-6 third frame in posting the Class C quarterfinal “W” over Warrensburg. The Valley advances to the semifinal round on Monday at Cool Insuring Arena where they’ll take on top-seeded Maple Hill in a 6:30 p.m. run.
Berne-Knox 67 Spa Catholic 53
Leading Scorers: BK – Shane Kirker 23, 4 3’s AJ Wright 15 Blake Shaver 10 Saints – Tyler Hicks 25 Ryan Gillis 12
Key Stat: Berne-Knox scored 41 points after the break.
Take Away: Trailing 27-26 at the half, Berne-Knox took the lead in the third period and closed things out with a 23-15 fourth to earn the Class C quarterfinal win.
Ket Stat: Greenwich held OESJ to single scoring numbers in every period.
Take Away: The Witches put three players in doubles, bottomed 14 triples, and decided this C quarterfinal with a 28-1 second quarter. With the win top-seeded Greenwich improves to 21-0 on the year and moves to the semifinal round and a matchup with #5 Maple Hill on Monday at Averill Park.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Lila Christensen 19 Ella Zecca 17, 3 3’s Riverhawks – Emily Dingman 17 Whitney Cameron 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville doubled up Corinth 20-10 in the first period.
Take Away: Mechanicville built a 36-23 advantage by halftime and held off the Riverhawks in Class B quarterfinal action on Wednesday. With the win Mechanicville moves to the semifinal round on Sunday at HVCC where they’ll face #10 Fonda in a 6 p.m. tip.
Key Stat: Stillwater converted 15 of 23 free throw attempts while Coxsackie-Athens was just 4 of 9 from the stripe.
Take Away: Stillwater won each on the first three quarters taking a 44-30 lead into the final frame where they closed out the quarterfinal “W” in Class B. Stillwater will face top-seeded Albany Academy in a semifinal matchup on Sunday at HVCC in a 7:30 run.
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