(Castleton)
Girls
Boys
(Halfmoon)
Burnt Hills held a modest 3-point edge going into the second frame. The Spartans stretched their lead out and found themselves in a great position at the midway point ahead 29-13.
The Spartans were in command at all quarter stoppage by advantages of 3, 16, 21, & 26.
Carlie Rzeszotarski put forth a strong offensive game for the Spartans with 22 points. Mary Katherine Lescault racked up 9 points. Grace O Connor added 8 points. Callie Chevalier scored 7 points.
Olivia O Meally paced the Silver Warriors with 10 points. Kathleen Birmingham netted 6 points. Ashley Mogavero connected on 5 points. Jackie Reffelt notched 4 points.
The Silver Warriors buried 4 buckets from beyond the arc.
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Burnt Hills | 11 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 54 |
| Niskayuna | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| Burnt Hills | Niskayuna | |||||
| FGM - | 24 | 14 | ||||
| FTM - | 9 | 4 | ||||
| FTA - | 18 | 6 | ||||
| FT% - | 50.0% | 66.7% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Burnt Hills | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Ella Neary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mary Katherine Lescault | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Ella Blesi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Carlie Rzeszotarski | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |
| Lucy Catalano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abigail Goodell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Callie Chevalier | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Grace O Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Mackenzie Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sarah Robbins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Niskayuna | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Sophia Boler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hawa Equiza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ryleigh Endres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashley Mogavero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ryan Famolaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aiylin Rutnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maya Buhrmaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heather Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kathleen Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Jackie Reffelt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tianna Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rebecca Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olivia O Meally | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
(Halfmoon)
The Bears ended the game in splendid fashion as they got the better of Cambridge by 8-points at the cruicial moment of the contest.
Albany Academy performed well in the second quarter turning a 5-point first quarter lead into a 9-point halftime advantage.
Albany Academy were in command at every period ending horn by leads of 5, 9, 7, & 15.
Meleena Ottati paced Albany Academy with 15 points. Saige Randolph contributed 13 points. Bella Vincent connected on 8 points. Erin Huban notched 7 points.
The Bears connected on 4 baskets from behind the three point line.
Stasia Epler sparked the offense for Cambridge with 12 points. Schuylar Nolan powered in 8 points. Daniella Mauro finished with 6 points. Chelle Daniels scored 4 points.
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Cambridge | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| Albany Academy | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 47 |
| Cambridge | Albany Academy | |||||
| FGM - | 14 | 22 | ||||
| FTM - | 6 | 7 | ||||
| FTA - | 16 | 11 | ||||
| FT% - | 37.5% | 63.6% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cambridge | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Samantha Crandall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Addison Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stasia Epler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Daniella Mauro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Megan Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chelle Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Schuylar Nolan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| Alexis Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tristann Crandall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albany Academy | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Calleigh Boord | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Morgan Vien | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sadia Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stylianna Mantzouris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saige Randolph | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Meleena Ottati | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Bella Vincent | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Erin Huban | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Emma Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(Troy)
Duanesburg punched their ticket to the Class C NYSPHSAA title game as they held off Frewsburg, 54-51. The Eagles take on Moravia tomorrow at HVCC at 5:15 p.m.
Duanesburg used their aggressive defense in the passing lanes and opened up a 30-21 lead a the half. They turned over Frewsburg 12 times in the first half.
Each team scored 18 each in the third period as Duanesburg led 48-39 headed to the final frame. The Eagles were ahead by as many as twelve points in the second half.
Frewsburg scored the first nine points of the quarter to tie the game at 48 with 6:00 remaining. Hannah Mulhern scored the next six points, the only points the Eagles scored in the last period, to open up a 54-48 lead with 1:23 left in the game. Frewsburg's Jadyn Trocki scored on a three point play with just over a minute to go and cut their deficit to three points, 54-51. After a loose ball/jump ball, with possession going to the Lady Bears, Frewsburg had a chance to tie the game but missed a well guarded shot as time expired.
Allison O'Hanlon scored a game high 21 points, Alex Moses added 12, and Hannah Mulhern 8 points.
Frewsburg was led by by Abery Harvey with 15, Taytum Jimerson netted 10 points.
Full game VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
(Troy)
Albany Academy ran out to a 25-6 first quarter lead on their way to a 73-32 win over Southwestern in the NYSPHSAA Class B semi-final. The Bears advance to the title game tomorrow at HVCC at 5:15 p.m. They will play the winner of the Utica Notre Dame vs Putnam Valley contest.
Albany Academy led 25-6 after one quarter, 35-22 at the half and 61-26 after the third period.
The Bears had three players go for twenty or more points. Bella Vincent scored 21 points, including her 1000th career point in the second half. Eva Gitto and Alex Leonard added 20 points each.
Southwestern was led by Reece Beaver's 22 points.
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