Key Stat: The Witches held Moriah to 13 points thru the first three periods.
Take Away: Greenwich stifled Moriah defensively finishing with 23 steals in the run and hung 20 or more points on the board in each of the first three frames, in notching the one-sided decision and staying perfect at 12-0 on the season.
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Key Stat: Greenwich held the Fordians to single scoring numbers in every period.
Take Away: The Witches put four players in doubles and cruise to their 11th win in as many outings.
Mechanicville 65 Emma Willard 51
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Ella Zecca 28 Molly DiSiena 18 Jesters – Audrey Shields 32
Take Away: After dropping their first game of the year, Mechanicville hasn’t lost since running their winning streak to 11 with the victory over Emma Willard.
Cambridge 45 Hoosick Falls 39
Leading Scorers: Cambridge – Ashley Moses 14 Panthers – Ava Case 18, 4 3’s MacKenna Roberson 11
Key Stat: Cambridge bottomed six of seven free throws in the final frame to close out the “W”.
Take Away: Cambridge trailed 13-7 after eight minutes of play but took the lead in the third quarter and sealed the win with clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.
Canajoharie 56 Spa Catholic 53
Leading Scorers: Canjo – Megan Blakeslee 16, 3 3’s Zionne Robarge 14 Saints – Sophia Ryan 26
Key Stat: Canajoharie outscored the Saints 22-9 in the fourth quarter.
Take Away: Spa Catholic took a 44-34 lead into the final period but Canajoharie caught fire and posted the come-from-behind win over the Saints.
Key Stat: Stillwater made more free throws than Mechanicville attempted connecting on 15 of 22 while the host squad converted 9 of 14 from the stripe.
Take Away: Stillwater, ranked #2 New York state, Class B, took the short trip into Mechanicville to face the #15th ranked Class B squad in a much-anticipated matchup that didn’t disappoint.
Stillwater ran out to a 14-3 lead just three minutes in before Mechanicville slowly crawled back in, trimming the deficit to one at 35-34 heading into the break.
Late in the third period and into the start of the final frame the visitors again opened up a double-digit lead and with 3:15 remaining held a 63-50 advantage.
But Mechanicville stormed back and pulled to within one on a Richardson triple with :03 left before Stillwater ran out the clock.
With the win Stillwater moves to 11-0, 8-0 on the year while Mechanicville goes to 8-2, 7-2 for the season.
Key Stat: Tamarac held the Fordians to single scoring numbers in three of the four periods.
Take Away: Tamarac outscored Waterford 33-15 after the break to earn the road win.
Mechanicville 47 Hoosick Falls 35
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Sophia Tamasi 14 Molly DiSiena 9 Panthers – Aava Case 11 Mackenna Roberson 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville held an 18-7 edge in made twos.
Take Away: Mechanicville slowly pulled away building a 42-27 lead after three quarters and closed out the home “W”.
Greenwich 45 Stillwater 40
Leading Scorers: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 24 Stillwater – Miranda Price 14 Maddie Chatt 12
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored Stillwater 19-8 in the final frame.
Take Away: Stillwater held the high-scoring Witches to 26 points over the first three periods, but Greenwich used a big fourth frame to escape with the road win.
Leading Scorers: Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 20 Logan Starks 15 Cruz Goverski 15 Joe Devito 13 Cambridge – Tully Maher 11 Luke MacDougal 10
Key Stat: Mechanicville ran out to a 33-6 lead after one.
Take Away: Everyone who dressed for Mechanicville scored points with four reaching doubles as the home squad hangs 100 in the one-sided decision.
Hoosick Falls 55 Tamarac 36
Leading Scorers: Panthers – Carson Glover 15, 3 3’s Connor McNeil 12 Andrew Sparks 11, 3 3’s Bengals – Adam Rice 17 Cam Edmonds 12
Key Stat: The Falls held a 10-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Panthers trailed 19-15 at the break but outscored the Bengals 40-17 in the second half to post the comeback “W” at home.
Hoosic Valley 62 Spa Catholic 39
Leading Scorers: Valley – Gabe Coffin 23, 5 3’s Isaac Wiley 11 Dem Neary 10 Saints – Ronan Rowe 10
Key Stat: The Valley doubled up Spa Catholic 38-19 over the final two frames.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley trailed 12-11 after the first period but pulled away with a big second half where more than half their points came on made triples.
Tamarac 47 Glens Falls 42
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Myanna Faraj 18 Kayla Beaudoin 13, 3 3’s Morgan Hayden 10 GF – Gianna Endieveri 13
Key Stat: Tamarac edged in front with a 15-11 third quarter.
Take Away: In a close game throughout that was knotted 21-all at halftime, the visitors took the lead in the third, and held on for the victory in moving to 8-2 on the season.