Join us for our opening take where we discuss the roller coaster ride the basketball season is for most squads, our Divine Nine along with the announcement of our player of the week and a look ahead at upcoming games for Wasaren teams.  

Tamarac 63   Waterford 54

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.  

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Hoosic Valley 58   Mechanicville 49

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Isaac Wiley 25, 4 3’s   Landon Reilly 13, 3 3’s          Mechanicville – Colin Richrdson 20   Austin Rozowicz 13

Key Stat:  Hoosic Valley held a 10-3 advantage in made threes.

Take Away:  Holding a slim 42-39 lead entering the final frame, the Valley, led by Wiley’s 10-point period, held off the visitors from Mechanicville.

Hoosick Falls 83   Greenwich 31

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Carson Glover 35, 8 3’s   Richie Stifter 14        Witches – Cal Curtis 8

Key Stat:  The Falls held a 14-2 edge in made triples.

Take Away:  Hoosick Falls outscored the Witches 54-10 over the middle two periods in rolling the the one-sided decision at home.

Stillwater 77   Spa Catholic 51

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 30   Lukas Lilac 16   Kealan Leak 10        Saints – Tyker Hicks 19   Aidan Crowther 16, 4 3’s

Key Stat:  A 26-7 second quarter gave Stillwater control.

Take Away:  Stillwater used a 48-point first half and a 30-point night by Mueller to earn the road win over the Saints.  

Tamarac 53   Cambridge 38

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Frankie DePalma III 20, 6 3’s    Kobe Edmonds 10        Cambridge – Luke MacDougal 7   

Ket Stat:  Tamarac held their hosts to single scoring numbers in three of the four frames. 

Take Away:  Tamarac won every quarter and eased away from Cambridge for the road “W”.

Greenwich 65   Tamarac 29    (Thursday)

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 25   Adrianna Rojas 21            Bengals – Myanna Faraj 13

Key Stat:  Greenwich had 18 steals in the game.

Take Away:  The Greenwich pressure turned Tamarac over repeatedly fueling the Witches comfortable road win, their 15th “W” in as many outings.    

Spa Catholic 63   Hoosick Falls 58

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.

Hoosick Falls 64   Spa Catholic 53

Leading Scorers:  Falls – Andrew Sparks 24, 5 3’s   Carson Glover 13        Saints – Ryan Ryan Gillis 15   Ryan Hicks 10

Key Stat:  The Panthers made more free throws (14), than Spa Catholic attempted (11).

Take Away:  Trailing 12-8 after the first frame, Hoosick Falls won each of the final three periods to catch, pass, and defeat the Saints for the home win.  

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Mechanicville 56   LaSalle 40

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Ella Zecca 19, 4 3’s   Sophia Tomasi 10   Lila Christensen 10            LaSalle – Kate Gilooly 10 

Key Stat:  Mechanicville ran out to a 17-6 lead after one period.

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 28-13 halftime lead and rode that cushion to the road win over LaSalle.

Stillwater 51   Watervliet 27

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Addsion Thornton 16, 4 3’s   Miranda Price 13            Cannoneers – Zoie Wass 10

Key Stat:  Stillwater held their guests to single scoring numbers in every quarter. 

Take Away:  Stillwater earns the nonleague “W” behind a dominant defensive effort and move to 6-3,12-4 on the year.  

Emma Willard 63   Waterford 33

Leading Scorers:  Jesters – Audrey Shields 37, 3 3’s   Charlotte Lucarelli 10         Fordians – Rachel McOmber 22

Key Stat:  The Jesters outscored Waterford 18-1 in the third frame.

Take Away:  Emma Willard rides a monster night by Shields to the victory on the road.

Hoosick Falls 52   Salem 29

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 18   Ava Case 18          Generals – Sierra Phillips 12

Key Stat:  A 21-5 first period by the Panthers set the tone.

Take Away:  The Falls holds Salem to under 30 points and picks up the road “W” to even their season mark at 7-7.

Hoosic Valley 53   Waterford 45

Leading Scorers:  Valley – Isaac Wiley 23, 4 3’s   Chris Jones 11        Fordians – Derrick Pontore 13   Matt Soden 12   Logan Kelly 10

Key Stat:  Hoosic Valley held a 7-4 advantage in made threes.  

Take Away:  The Valley built a 43-31 lead heading into the final frame and closed things out for the road win, improving to 10-5 on the year.  

Hoosick Falls 80   Mt. Anthony 71

Leading Scorers:  Falls – Andrew Sparks 29, 5 3’s   Richie Stifter 14   Carson Glover 11         Patriots – Carter Thompson 20   Shemar Sookdar 17, 5 3’s    Dreland Carey 14   Kelly Callanan 13  

Key Stat:  The Panthers converted 8 of 9 free throws in the final frame.

Take Away:  In a high scoring affair between intrastate rivals, Hoosick Falls put three players in doubles, hit ten times from behind the arc, and used clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to get past the Patriots of Mount Anthony.

Mechanicville 79   Lake George 45

Leading Scorers:  Mechanicville – Colin Richardson 22, 3 3’s   Joe Devito 14    Cruz Goverski 13       LG – Darnell Johnson 14

Key Stat:  A 23-10 second period gave Mechanicville complete control.

Take Away:  Mechanicville built a 49-17 lead by the break and cruised to the nonleague win over Lake George, in moving to 12-2, 8-2 on the year.

Lansingburgh 62   Stillwater 53

Leading Scorers:  Burgh – Marcous Green 35         Stillwater – Jaxon Mueller 18   Kaelan Leak 15

Key Stat:  Lansingburgh outscored their hosts 21-12 over the final eight minutes.

Take Away:  The Burgh rides a big night from Green and a 21-point fourth to the road win over Stillwater. 

Greenwich 83   Emma Willard 44

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 28, 5 3’s   Adrianna Rojas 18, 11 rebounds   Grace Autiello 15, 5 3’s   17, 15 rebounds        Emma Willard – Audrey Shields 19, 3 3’s   C. Hunter 13

Key Stat:  A 33-16 third quarter for Greenwich decided things in this one.

Take Away:  The Witches led 38-26 at halftime and put the game away with 33, third quarter points.  Greenwich put four players in doubles and bottomed 10 triples in moving to 14-0, 7-0 on the season.      

Join us for a look around the league, a look at Monday’s schedule and our top five and player of the week selections.

Stillwater 50   Hoosick Falls 40

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Miranda Price 15   Maddie Chatt 13   Andie Luskin 12        Panthers – Ava Case 12   Mackenna Roberson 10

Key Stat: Stillwater outscored the Falls 15-7 in the final frame.

Take Away: In a close game throughout Stillwater earned the road win with a decisive fourth quarter and moves to 11-4 on the season.