Leading Scorers: Panthers – Mackenna Roberson 28 6 3’s Warriors – Miranda Price 11
Key Stat: The Falls outscored the Warriors 18-5 in the second frame.
Take Away: After being shutout in the first period and trailing 11-0, the Panthers used a big second quarter to take an 18-16 lead into the break. Stillwater regained the lead in the third and took a 25-23 advantage into the final eight minutes, where the Falls once again came back and posted the well-earned home “W”.
Key Stat: Tamarac held Cambridge to single numbers in each of the final three periods.
Take Away: Trailing 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, Tamarac, behind a strong defensive effort came back, gradually pulling away to the win over the visitors from Cambridge.
Waterford 45 Spa Catholic 33
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Maddy Atwood 17 Saints – Ryan Loody 12
Key Stat: The Fordians outscored the Saints 21-8 in the final frame.
Take Away: Down 25-24 entering the final eight minutes, Waterford scored nearly have their game total in the fourth quarter to earn the narrow, home victory.
Leading Scorers: Bengals – Mikey D’Agostino 18 4 3’s Frankie DiPalma III 14 Dom Price 12 Joey Poulin 12 Nevin Wilkie 10 Cambridge – Mason Mac Dougal 8
Key Stat: Tamarac allowed two, first-half points.
Take Away: The Bengals put five players in doubles for the second night in a row, cruising to the road win to finish undefeated in Wasaren play. Next up for Tamarac is a Saturday 4:00 tip in Schaghticoke with Hoosic Valley, in the Wasaren title game.
Hoosic Valley 78 Berlin/New Lebanon 22
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 29 5 3’s Chris Jones 12 Logan Reilly 10 Mountaineers – Mason Stalker 11
Key Stat: The Valley held their guests to single numbers in each of the first three periods.
Take Away: The Indians put three in doubles with 10 players finding the scoring column in the one-sided decision in Schaghticoke. The Valley finishes the regular season at 17-2, 12-1 and will host Tamarac on Saturday at 4:00 in the Wasaren championship run.
Greenwich 80 Mechanicville 73
Leading Scorers: Witches – Jacob Ziehm 25 5 3’s Joe Skiff 22 Ryan Ingber 15 Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 17 Fen Egan 15 James Doty 14 Jacob Eiseman 11 Austin Rosowicz 10
Key Stat: Greenwich outscored the Raiders 52-38 after the break.
Take Away: Trailing 35-28 at halftime, the Witches used a 28-18 third frame to gain the lead and closed things out over the final eight minutes to post the home “W”.
Stillwater 60 Hoosick Falls 50
Leading Scorers: Warriors – Jaxon Mueller 22 Lukas Lilac 19 Thomas McDonough 11 Panthers – Andrew Sparks 16 3 3’s
Key Stat: The Falls held a 9-2 advantage in made threes while Stillwater held a 22-8 cushion in two-point goals.
Take Away: Leading 24-21 at the half, Stillwater held off the Panthers over the final two periods to notch the well-earned home victory.
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Key Stat: Cambridge converted 16 of 22 free throw attempts while Schenectady was just 1 of 4 from the line.
Take Away: With seconds remaining and the game tied, Nolan connected on one of two free throws to give Cambridge the road “W”.
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Tamarac 92 Berlin/New Lebanon 25
Leading Scorers: Tamarac – James Blake II 19 Mikey D’Agostino 17 3 3’s Joey Poulin 16 Tyler Sears 14 Jack Casey 12
Key Stat: Tamarac ran out to a 25-6 lead after one.
Take Away: The Bengals scored 50 first-half points and added 33 more in the third frame, cruising to the win over Berlin/New Lebanon. Tamarac put’s five players in doubles and remains undefeated in Wasaren play.
Key Stat: Cambridge held the Tigers to single numbers in the final three periods.
Take Away: Trailing 22-9 after the first frame, Cambridge chipped away over the middle two quarters then used a 16-5 advantage in the last eight minutes to post the come-from-behind victory over Class A Hudson Falls.
Waterford 43 Berlin/New Lebanon 18
Leading Scorers: Fordians – Rachel McOmber 13 Maddy Atwood 12 Piper Morris 10 Mountaineers – Lilly Gardell 6
Key Stat: Waterford jumped out to a 14-0, first period lead.
Take Away: The Fordains started fast, building a 25-3 halftime advantage and cruised to the road “W” over the Mountaineers.
Fair Haven 66 Hoosic Valley 56
Leading Scorers: Slaters – Sawyer Ramey 22 Joe Buxton 20 Sam Barber 17 3 3’s Valley – Isaiah Eckler 16 4 3’s Logan Reilly 13
Key Stat: Fair Haven outscored the Valley 37-14 after the break.
Take Away: Hoosic Valley held a 32-29 lead at the half, but Fair Haven responded after intermission taking the lead in the third and closing the game out with a 21-14 fourth frame to claim the win in a game played at the Washington Avenue Armory on Saturday. The contest saw the Indians hold a 12-6 advantage in made threes, while the Slaters held a 19-7 cushion in two-point goals. With the win Fair Haven, the #2 ranked Division II school in Vermont, remains unbeaten at 13-0 while the Valley, the #6 ranked Class C school in New York, moves to 16-2 on the year.
Leading Scorers: Valley – Isaiah Eckler 24 3 3’s Logan Reilly 16 Tyler Eddy 12 Warriors – Lukas Lilac 18 Thomas McDonough 15 Jaxon Mueller 11
Key Stat: Hoosic Valley connected on 21of 38 from the free throw line while Stillwater converted 9 of 16.
Take Away: Stillwater, 14-4, 9-3, jumped out to a 20-11 lead after the first eight minutes, but the Indians won each of the last three periods to earn the narrow victory in Schaghticoke. With the win the Valley, 16-1, 11-1, clinches the North Division of the Wasaren and will face Tamarac in the championship game next Saturday.
Key Stat: Waterford held the Falls scoreless in overtime.
Take Away: The Fordians caught the Panthers in the final quarter and pitched a shutout in the extra session to notch the home “W”.
Mechanicville 66 Voorheesville 64
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 20 Fen Egan 11 James Doty 10 Blackbirds – Seth Wilson 21 3 3’s Carson Carrow 12
Key Stat: The Raiders converted 20 of 25 from the free throw line while Voorheesville connected on 10 of 14.
Take Away: The Raiders built a 34-29 halftime advantage and used that cushion to hold off Voorheesville, posting the win at home on Thursday. Mechanicville put three players in doubles led by Richardson who scored 20 for the second straight night since returning to the lineup.
Key Stat: Greenwich held an 8-3 advantage in made threes.
Take Away: The Witches, (17-0), won every quarter, put nine players in the scoring column and remained undefeated on a night where senior point guard Niesz scored her 1000th career point. Needing 25 points to reach the milestone Niesz wasted little time, reaching the mark late in the first half, leading the #5 Class C team in the state to the home “W”.
Mechanicville 62 Berlin/New Lebanon 11
Leading Scorers: Red Raiders – Lila Christensen 12 Sophia Tamasi 11 Mountaineers – Rebecca Madsen 4
Take Away: The Raiders cruise to the one-sided home “W” and move to 13-3 on the year.
