Key Stat: Stillwater ran out to a 34-3 lead after eight minutes of play.
Take Away: Stillwater put four players in doubles and ended this one early building a 46-11 halftime advantage on their way to the one-sided decision in a Class B regional at Shenendehowa on Tuesday. #1 Stillwater advances to a state quarterfinal on Saturday at SUNY Potsdam where they’ll face #4 Canton, a squad Stillwater defeated 83-60 in December.
Leading Scorers: Albany Academy – Alex Leonard 15, 3 3’s Bella Vincent 14 Liana Williams 12 Eva Gitto 11 Mechanicville – Tanner Eiseman 9
Key Stat: Academy held Mechanicville to single scoring numbers in every period.
Take Away: Albany Academy put four players in doubles, won every quarter and slowly pulled away, earning the win and the Class B championship at HVCC on Saturday. Mechanicville finishes an excellent season at 18-5 including a trip to the Class B finals.
Key Stat: A 16-6 first frame gave Duanesburg a double-digit cushion.
Take Away: Duanesburg held the explosive Witches attack to single numbers in three of the four periods and did just enough offensively to capture the Class C title on Saturday at HVCC. Greenwich wraps an outstanding year at 22-1 including a Wasaren championship and a trip to the Class C finals.
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.
