Boys

Greenwich 81   Hartford 46

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Joe Skiff 30  (5 3’s)      Jacob Ziehm 14             Tanagers – Ray Harrington 14

Key Stat:  The Witches held a 12-3 advantage in made threes.  

Take Away:  The Greenwich attack was firing on all cylinders scoring 45 first half points taking a 29-point cushion into the break and coasted from there to the non-league win over the Tanagers. 

Hoosick Falls 61   St. Lawrence 36

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Jake Sparks 25, 11 rebounds         St. Lawrence – Aiden Beach 22

Key Stat:  The Falls jumped out to a 22-7 lead after the first eight minutes.

Take Away:  Hoosick Falls took control with a big first period, that saw Sparks connect on 17 of his game-high 25 points and rolled to the home “W” over St. Lawrence.

Loudonville Christian 65    Cambridge 33

Leading Scorers:  Eagles – Jared Pratt 16            Cambridge – Noah Burke 10

Bethlehem 61   Mechanicville 43

Leading Scorers:  Eagles – Logan Yohe 22     Kiernan Barnes 12             Red Raiders – Colin Richardson 29

Key Stat:  Bethlehem held an 11 -3 advantage in makes from beyond the arc. 

Take Away:  The Raiders trailed 32-18 at the half but used a 17-8 third frame to pull within five heading to the fourth, where Bethlehem closed out the victory.   Richardson led all scorers with 29 points on a night where Mechanicville stepped up in class taking on the AA Eagles which will pay dividends down the road for the Raiders

Girls

Warrensburg 64    Spa Catholic 25

Leading Scorers:  Burghers – Kara Bacon 19     Elli York 12     Hope Sherman 12          Saints – Grace Schaefer 13

Duanesburg 56   Mechanicville 40

Leading Scorers:  Eagles – Allison O’Hanlon 20     Hannah Mulhern 15     Alex Moses 11     Lauren Capron 10       Red Raiders – Lila Christensen 16     Allison Kenyon 11

Key Stat:  Duanesburg connected on 15 of 20 free throws, while Mechanicville converted 6 of 12 from the stripe.

Take Away:  Duanesburg built an 18-4 cushion in the first period and rode that cushion to the home “W”. Only four Eagle players scored in the game, but all four managed to hit double figures.  

Tamarac 86   Waterford 38

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Mike D’Agostino 31 (8 3’s)      Joey Poulin 19 /17 rebounds     Frankie DePalma 11         Fordians – C. Kennedy 13

Key Stat:  Tamarac bottomed 11 triples including an 8 of 9 effort from D’Agostino who set the school record for made threes in a game.  

Take Away:  The Bengals open the season with a no-doubt “W” running out to a 42-14 halftime advantage and after the break hung 28 on the board in the third frame.  Nine Bengals scored including three in doubles led by the flame-throwing D’Agostino with 31.  

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Greenwich 57   Hadley-Luzerne 44

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Joe Skiff 22      Jacob Ziehm 15        Eagles – Josh Ellis 17

Key Stat:  Greenwich outscored the eagles 20-9 in the third frame.

Take Away:  The Witches trailed 28-21 at the break but used a big second half to secure the non-league win, in the season-opener for both squads.

Whitehall 45   Hoosic Valley 22

Leading Scorers:  Railroaders – Sam Howland 18   Madi Gould 10           Valley – Kaylee Smith 5

Key Stat:  Whitehall outscored the Indians 31-12 over the middle two quarters.  

Take Away:  The Railroaders held Hoosic Valley to single numbers in every period in posting the comfortable non-league “W”.  

Saratoga Catholic 33   North Warren 23

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Addison Whitbeck 11         Cougars – Kiki LaGuerre 13

Key Stat:  The Saints held North Warren to single digits in each of the first three periods.  

Take Away:  Spa Catholic rides a strong effort at the defensive end, to the season-opening “W” over the Cougars, with eighth grader Whitbeck leading the scoring attack.  

Saratoga Catholic 55   Loudanville Christian 39  ( Friday )

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Ronan Rowe 14     Justin Duscher 13      

Key Stat:  The Saints built a 27-11 halftime cushion.

Take Away:  Spa Catholic posts the comfortable “W” in the opening round of the Mike Beson Memorial Tournament on Friday night.

Saratoga Catholic 54   North Warren 53

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Justin Duscher 25          Cougars – Sean Evans 15     Derrick Tyrell 15

Key Stat:  The Saints outscored North Warren 24-15 over the final eight minutes.

Take Away:  Spa Catholic rides a big fourth period to the narrow victory in the championship run of the Beson Tournament.    

Waterford 69   Fort Edward 40   ( Friday )

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Derrick Pontore 31            Forts – Zach Bartholomew 14

Key Stat:  Waterford hung 46 first-half points on the board, building a 34-point cushion by intermission.

Waterford 61   Heatly 25

Leading Scorers:  Fordians – Derrick Pontore 21 / 10 rebounds      Anthony Scunziano 17 / 12 rebounds         Heatly – Ryan Sedgewick 9

Key Stat: Defensively the Fordians allowed just eight points through three quarters of play, including a shutout of Heatly in the     third period.

Take away:  Waterford captures their season opening Tip-Off Tournament in convincing fashion, posting easy “W’s” over the Flying Forts, and Hornets.  

Girls Basketball

Mechanicville 50   Cohoes 23

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Tanner Eiseman 12     Ella Zecca 11     Allison Kenyon 10       Tigers – Kaelyn Greene 6

Key Stat:  The Raiders outscored Cohoes 32-11 after the break.

Take Away:  Mechanicville put nine players in the scoring column including three in doubles, to post the comfortable season-opening victory over Cohoes.   

Ichabod Crane 64 Stillwater 41

Leading Scorers: Crane – Alex Schmidt 21 Race 15 Daniel Warner 11 Warriors – Jaxon Meuller 12 Lukas Lilac 9

Key Stat: Crane held an 8-2 advantage in made threes.

Take Away: Crane led 21-10 after the first period and was never headed in posting the victory over the Warriors in first round action of the Ichabod Crane Thanksgiving Tournament on Wednesday.

Offensive Player of the Year

Addyson Galuski
Waterford
Junior 

Defensive Player of the Year

Cate Abate
Greenwich
Senior