Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Joey Devito 20 Colin Richardson 19 Cruz Goverski 17 Bengals – Adam Rice 31
Key Stat: Mechanicville jumped out to a 24-6 lead at the end of the first.
Take Away: Mechanicville started fast and cruised to the road win over the Bengals, moving to 13-5, 9-5 on the year,
Hoosick Falls 43 Hoosic Valley 41
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Mat Kempf 11, 3 3’s Valley – Chris Jones 16 Isaac Wiley 10
Key Stat: The Falls held the Hawks to three, first quarter points.
Take Away: The Falls led 29-19 at the break before the Valley trimmed the deficit to 35-33 heading into the final eight minutes where the home squad held off the visitors from Schaghticoke on Senior Night for their eighth straight win.
Spa Catholic 66 Greenwich 54
Leading Scorers: Saints – Tyler Hicks 22, 4 3’s Hunter Failes 12 Ronan Rowe 11, 3 3’s Witches – Ryan Ingber 20 Joe Radovich 10
Key Stat: The Saints held a 10-4 edge in made threes.
Take Away: Spa Catholic used a decisive fourth frame, outscoring their guests 16-7 to earn the home “W” and improve to 11-7 on the season.
Key Stat: Emma Willard used a big third period to build a double-digit lead.
Take Away: Tied 32-32 at the break the visitors parlayed a solid third frame into the road win over Mechanicville on a night where Shields, on a transition bucket early in the first period, joined the 1000 career points club.
Key Stat: Greenwich held the Saints to single scoring numbers in each of the first three quarters.
Take Away: The Witches led 19-5 after the first eight minutes and cruised from there, moving to 17-0 on the season with the home “W”.
Hoosick Falls 57 Waterford 39
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Ava Case 26 Mackenna Roberson 15 Fordians – Maddy Atwood 17
Key Stat: The Falls outscored Waterford 19-4 in the third period.
Take Away: Leading 24-22 at the break the Falls used a dominant third frame to take control and closed out the road win over the Fordians.
Cambridge 54 Hartford 36
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Sam Crandall 20, 3 3’s Tanagers – Alawanh Dunda 9 Cailin Severence 9, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Cambridge held the visitors to 12 first half points.
Take Away: Cambridge doubled up the Tanagers 24-12 by halftime and rode that cushion to the win on Senior Night, led by the only senior on the Cambridge squad, Crandall, who added five steals and five rebounds to go with a 20-point night.
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Kobe Edmonds 29, 4 3’s Adam Rice 25 Chatham – Tate VanAlstyne 19, 3 3’s Jacob Taylor 12
Key Stat: Tamarac sealed the win with a 20-12 fourth quarter.
Take Away: Holding a slim lead entering the final frame, Tamarac used a 20-point fourth along with big scoring nights from Edmonds and Rice to notch the nonleague “W” at home.
Leading Scorers: Saints – Aidan Crowther 16, 3 3’s Tyler Hicks 11 Fordians – Derrick Pontore 17 Logan Kelly 14
Key Stat: An 18-10 first period gave the Saints a working margin.
Take Away: Spa Catholic built a 27-16 lead by halftime and rode that cushion to the road win over the Fordians.
Hoosick Falls 61 Mechanicville 55
Leading Scorers: Falls – Andrew Sparks 18, 3 3’s Richie Stifter 14 Aiden Fleming 10 Mechanicville – Cruz Goverski 14
Key Stat: The Panthers held a 9-3 edge in made threes.
Take Away: Trailing 42-41 entering the final frame, the Falls uses a 20-13 fourth to earn the home “W”.
Greenwich 62 Tamarac 55
Leading Scorers: Witches – Cal Curtis 25, 5 3’s Jack Saunders 12 Omar DeJesus 10 Bengals – Adam Rice 27 Kobe Edmonds 23, 3 3’s
Key Stat: Greenwich held an 8-3 advantage in made triples.
Take Away: Trailing 31-20 at the break, Tamarac took the lead with a 23-9 third period and held off the Bengals for the home win.
Stillwater 80 Cambridge 37
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 20 Lukas Lilac 13 Cambridge – Luke MacDougall 14
Key Stat: A 25-11 first quarter for Stillwater set the tone in this one.
Take Away: Stillwater built 30-point halftime lead and cruised to the home victory in a game that saw every Stillwater player score points.
Emma Willard 62 Hoosick Falls 43
Leading Scorers: Jesters – Audrey Sheilds 39 Panthers – Ava Case 22, 4 3’s Mackenna Roberson 15, 4 3’s
Key Stat: Emma Willard outscored their guests 28-22 after the break.
Take Away: Nursing a 24-21 advantage at halftime, the Jesters took control with a 21-10 third frame and closed out the win behind a monster night by Shields.
Key Stat: Greenwich held a 10-4 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Witches built a 44-20 lead by the break, put four players in doubles and continued their unbeaten season with the road win in Cambridge.
Mechanicville 49 Voorheesville 27
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Ella Zecca 18, 5 3’s Hannah Woodword 12 O. Allington 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville won every quarter.
Take Away: Mechanicville led 24-14 at the half and steadily pulled away for the road “W” over the Blackbirds.
Emma Willard 56 Waterford 44
Leading Scorers: Audrey Shields 42 Fordians – Maddy Atwood 29
Key Stat: Emma Willard converted 11 of 14 from the free throw line while Waterford connected on 4 of 9.
Take Away: The Jesters ride a huge night from Shields to the home victory over Waterford.
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Leading Scorers: Bengals – Adam Rice 32 Kobe Edmonds11 Jacob Price 10 Fordians – Matt Soden 14, 4 3’s Derrick Pontore 14
Key Stat: Tamarac held a 23-9 advantage in two-points goals.
Take Away: The Bengals won each of the first three periods building a 47-38 lead heading onto the final frame, where they held off the Fordians to earn the win on Big Red Day in Tamarac. With the victory the Bengals improve to 6-6 in league play.
Hoosick Falls 47 Tamarac 39
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Ava Case 20 Mackenna Roberson 17 Bengals – Myanna Faraj 20, 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Falls connected on 10 of 21 free throws while Tamarac converted 2 of 5 attempts from the stripe.
Take Away: Hoosick Falls parlayed a 31-16 halftime cushion into the road “W” in Clum’s Corners.
Leading Scorers: Saints – Sophia Ryan 23, 4 3’s Ryan Looby 17, 3 3’s Addison Whitbeck 13 Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 20, 4 3’s Tatum Hickey 14, 4 3’s Ava Case 14
Key Stat: The Saints used a 17-12 third period to build an eight-point lead heading into the final frame.
Take Away: In a close game throughout that saw both teams put three players in doubles, and shoot the three-ball well, the Saints held off the Falls late to earn the road win.
Stillwater 82 Mechanicville 67 (Wednesday)
Leading Scorers: Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 31 Kaelan Leak 29, 6 3 3’s Carter Wicheins 12 Thomas McDonough 11 Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 30, 6 3’s Cruz Goverski 14
Take Away: Stillwater built a 36-19 advantage by the break and held off the visitors from Mechanicville.