game reports

(Glens Falls)

Niskayuna outlasted La Salle 70-66 to claim the Class AA sectional title, their first since 1978. Daniel Smalls and Gavin Olsen combined to score 42 points for the Silver Warriors.

Niskayuna held a slim 2-point margin heading into the second quarter.

The outcome was still in limbo as the teams went to the first half recess with Niskayuna grabbing a slight lead.

The Silver Warriors used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored La Salle by 6 points.

The offenses clicked in the fourth quarter as they generated a robust 50 points.

Niskayuna while being tested from the Cadets still led at every frame finish by separations of 2, 2, 8, & 4.

The Silver Warriors placed three in double figure scoring. Daniel Smalls showed the way for Niskayuna with 23 points and was named the tournament MVP. Gavin Olsen added 19 points. Ethan Gilson bagged 15 points. Brady Olsen knocked down 9 points.
Niskayuna drained 8 buckets from beyond the arc.
Ethan Gilson made 5 three-pointers.
The Silver Warriors shot with exceptional form at the foul line as they showed out at 76.9%, 20 of 26.

La Salle had a foursome in double figure scoring. Tra'Dell Faison sparked the attack for the Cadets with 19 points. Daniel McCue secured 14 points. Davon Maloney knocked down 13 points. Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah totaled 10 points.
La Salle drilled 5 buckets from long range.
The Cadets shot with skillful form at the charity line as they churned out 76.5%, 13 of 17.

Highlight of Niskayuna post game.

Box Score

	Class: AA Final			NYSPHSAA: Section 2					Date: 3-2-24					Site: CIA

	Visitor: "Cadets"	Total FG		3 point				Rebounds
No.	LaSalle	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	OFF	DEF	TOT	PF	Points		S	TO	BLK	A
0	Emmanuel Karkari-Mesah	3	13	2	6	2	2	3	6	9	3	10		1			1
1	Davon Maloney*	6	18	0	3	1	3	9	3	12	2	13		2		3	3
2	Sean Moore											0
3	Nicholas Crudo											0
4	Tra'dell Faison*	7	20	1	3	4	4	0	2	2	1	19					3
5	Tristan Randle											0
10	Tyler Sousa	2	3	0	1			1	2	3	3	4
11	Ethan Ayotte											0
12	Daniel Mocorro											0
21	Robert Sicluna	2	4	2	4			0	2	2	1	6				1	1
22	Daniel McCue	4	5			6	8	3	6	9	3	14		1			1
23	Liam Gendron											0
24	Kade Flynn							3	3	6	5	0				1	1
												0
	Team							1	0	1
	Total	24	63	5	17	13	17	20	24	44	18	66		4	8	5	10
	Total FG %: 1st Half	9-28 32					Game		38					Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	2-8 25					Game		39					Rebounds			1
	FT % : 1st Half	5-7 71					Game		76

	Home: "Warriors"	Total FG		3 point				Rebounds
No.	Niskayuna	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	OFF	DEF	TOT	PF	Points		S	TO	BLK	A
00	Garrett Gillooley	0	1					2	2	4	3	0				1
2	Ryan Spain											0
3	Jadan Hood	1	4	0	2	2	2	4	6	10	5	4		1
10	Rocco Foti											0
11	Ethan Gibson	5	8	5	8			1	3	4		15
12	Jake McDonald	0	0									0
15	Jordan Ronan											0
21	Kasper Matia	0	0								2	0
22	Jack DiCaptrio											0
30	Brady Olsen	2	4	1	2	4	7	4	0	4	1	9					3
31	Gavin Olsen*	7	12	0	1	5	7	3	7	10	4	19				2	1
35	Daniel Smalls (MVP)	6	22	2	7	9	10	1	4	5	3	23		3			4
												0
	Total	21	51	8	20	20	26	15	22	37	18	70		4	7	3	8

	Total FG %: 1st Half	8-30 27					Game		41					Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	6-18 33.3					Game		40					Rebounds			2
	FT % : 1st Half	5-7 71					Game		77
								1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Officials: J. Jansen, J. Dollar R. Cardona				LaSalle			12	13	14	27			66
	T - end of 3 Maloney (LaSalle)				Niskayuna			14	13	20	23			70
	*All Tourney: R. Robinson (Mekeel)
	C LaClair (Bethlehem)

(Valatie)

Catskill knocked off Ichabod Crane 47-29 in a hard fought non-league contest. Janay Brantley played expectionally well on the attacking side of the floor for the winners popping in 26 points. The Cats came roaring out of the locker room after the break and outscored the Riders 15-2 to open a comfortable margin after a close first half. They used a smothering defense to help ignite the run.

Catskill held a small 2-point lead at the start of the second quarter.
Defense reigned supreme in the 2nd quarter as the teams scored merely 12 points. Catskill played solid as a rock in the second frame turning a 2-point first quarter lead into a 6-point halftime edge.

Ichabod Crane started to feel more comfortable on the offensive end in the fourth quarter as they won the frame 16-15.

Catskill managed to be ahead at each period ending horn by splits of (+) 2, 6, 19, & 18.

Janay Brantley paced Catskill with 26 points. Hannah Konsul powered in 6 points. Aaliyah Shook netted 6 points.
The Cats buried 6 trey balls.
Janay Brantley nailed 4 three-pointers.

Ashley Ames led the Riders with 11 points. Carolina Williams netted 10 points. Delaney More tallied 8 points.
The Riders produced 4 baskets from long distance.

Box Score with full play by play HERE:

FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Game flow chart:

By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Catskill	9	8	15	15	0	47
Ichabod Crane	7	4	2	16	0	29


			Catskill	Ichabod Crane

		FGM -	23	16
		FTM -	7	1
		FTA -	15	8
		FT% -	46.7%	12.5%
		3PtM -	6	4

Catskill

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Jayden Lewis	2	0	0	0	4
Alessia Salierno	0	0	0	0	0
Nadia Pell	0	0	0	0	0
Kiana Salierno	2	1	0	0	3
Ava Edmonds	1	0	0	2	2
Hannah Konsul	2	0	2	3	6
Janay Brantley	13	4	4	7	26
Aaliyah Shook	3	1	1	3	6

Ichabod Crane

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Abigail Dolge	0	0	0	0	0
Emma Holmberg	0	0	0	0	0
Haley Ames	0	0	0	0	0
Carolina Williams	6	2	0	0	10
Alexa Barkley	0	0	0	2	0
Delaney More	4	1	1	6	8
Julia Rivers	0	0	0	0	0
Rylee Dunn	0	0	0	0	0
Ashley Ames	6	1	0	0	11

(Castleton)

Catskill outlasted Maple Hill 47-36 in an exciting game between the top two teams in the Patroon Conference. Janay Brantley led the Cats with 21 points.

The Cats had great energy right from the tip off and sprinted out to a nice first quarter lead 11-4. They clamped down on the Wildcats with a superb defensive effort and were in the drivers seat throughout the period. Catskill playing with only seven players lost Jayden Lewis less than ten seconds into the game as she hurt her leg after scoring the opening basket of the contest.

Maple Hill did an excellent job defending Catskill's Janay Brantley holding her scoreless for the first twelve plus minutes of the game. Brantley averaging thirty points a game entering tonight struggled to find her shot most of the night due to great Wildcat defense.

Maple Hill trailed the entire way but managed to close the gab to six points early in the fourth quarter. However, Janay Brantley made a huge three pointer out of a time out to push the lead back up to 9.

The offenses came to life in the fourth quarter as they generated a net scorching 36 points.

The Cats were in control at each quarter buzzer by separations of 7, 9, 9, & 11.

The Wildcats turned up the heat in the second half but it was too little too late.

Janay Brantley paced the Cats with 21 points. Hannah Konsul racked up 13 points. Aaliyah Shook finished with 6 points.
Catskill made 5 hoops from deep.
Janay Brantley nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Cats shot with first-rate accuracy from the charity stripe as they produced 70%, 14 of 20.

Sophia Chevrier led the Wildcats with 20 points. Alyssa Martin collected 6 points. Rebecca Hall had 4 points. Rachael Frazier sank 4 points.
Maple Hill buried 6 buckets from beyond the arc.
Sophia Chevrier made 4 three-pointers.

Box Score with full play by play HERE:

FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Game flow chart:

By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Catskill	11	10	7	19	0	47
Maple Hill	4	8	7	17	0	36


			Catskill	Maple Hill

		FGM -	19	19
		FTM -	14	4
		FTA -	20	12
		FT% -	70.0%	33.3%
		3PtM -	5	6

Catskill

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Jayden Lewis	1	0	0	0	2
Alessia Salierno	0	0	0	0	0
Nadia Pell	0	0	0	0	0
Kiana Salierno	2	1	0	2	3
Ava Edmonds	1	0	0	0	2
Hannah Konsul	5	0	3	5	13
Janay Brantley	8	3	8	9	21
Aaliyah Shook	2	1	3	4	6

Maple Hill

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Alyssa Martin	4	2	0	0	6
Emily Coffey	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Loszynski	0	0	0	4	0
Rachael Frazier	2	0	0	0	4
Sydney Rogers	0	0	0	0	0
Eva Hirschoff	0	0	0	0	0
Isabella Seeberger	0	0	2	2	2
Sophia Chevrier	11	4	2	6	20
Samantha Manning	0	0	0	0	0
Rebecca Hall	2	0	0	0	4
Isabella Thomas	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Prest	0	0	0	0	0

(Photo is from a game earlier in the season of Albany Academy's Alex Leonard.)

(Game recaps from 3/2/24)

Girls

Duanesburg jumped out to a 23-15 first half lead and went on to win the Class C title, 47-34 over Greenwich.

Hannah Mulhern led the Eagles with 16 points, Allison O'Hanlon 12, and Alex Moses 11.

Brooke Kuzmich scored 18 for Greenwich.

STATS

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Duanesburg	16	7	10	14	0	47
Greenwich	6	9	10	9	0	34


			Duanesburg	Greenwich

		FGM -	14	13
		FTM -	11	2
		FTA -	11	6
		FT% -	100.0%	33.3%
		3PtM -	8	6

Duanesburg

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Alex Moses	4	1	2	2	11
Allison O'Hanlon	2	1	7	7	12
Chloe Galvin	2	2	0	0	6
Hannah Mulhern	5	4	2	2	16
Kate O'Hanlon	1	0	0	0	2

Greenwich

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Brooke Kuzmich	7	4	0	0	18
Grace Autiello	1	1	0	0	3
Riley Brophy	2	0	1	2	5
Sarah Radovich	3	1	1	4	8

Albany Academy continued its dominate run through the sectionals as it beat Mechanicville 59-29 to win back to back Class B titles.

The Bears placed four in double figures with Alex Leonard getting 15 points, Bella Vincent 14, Liana Williams 12 and Eva Gitto 11.

Tanner Eiseman scored 9 points for Mechanicville.

STATS

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Mechanicville	4	8	8	9	0	29
Albany Academy	14	17	13	15	0	59


			Mechanicville	Albany Academy

		FGM -	10	20
		FTM -	8	11
		FTA -	11	15
		FT% -	72.7%	73.3%
		3PtM -	1	8

Mechanicville

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Bella Raucci	1	0	0	0	2
Ella Richardson	2	1	0	0	5
Ella Zecca	2	0	1	2	5
Emily Fumare	2	0	0	0	4
Lila Christensen	1	0	0	2	2
Molly DiSiena	0	0	2	2	2
Tanner Eiseman	2	0	5	5	9

Albany Academy

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Alex Leonard	5	3	2	2	15
Bella Vincent	5	1	3	5	14
Emily Thornton	1	0	2	2	4
Eva Gitto	3	1	4	6	11
Liana Williams	5	2	0	0	12
Morgan Vien	1	1	0	0	3

Catholic Central beat their league rival Holy Names to claim the Class A title, 62-48.

Kristen Foglia connected on five three pointers and scored 23 for the Crusaders. Tanavia Turpin added 19, Gabriella Di Bacco 11.

Sopia Bologna had a game high 26 points for Holy Names, hitting five three pointers.

STATS

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Holy Names	9	13	12	14	0	48
Catholic Central	19	13	18	12	0	62


			Holy Names	Catholic Central

		FGM -	17	18
		FTM -	8	19
		FTA -	14	36
		FT% -	57.1%	52.8%
		3PtM -	6	7

Holy Names

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Gianna Savoca	1	0	0	0	2
Jeniyah Wood	4	0	0	2	8
Lauren Murray	0	0	1	1	1
Maggie Volmer	2	0	0	0	4
Morgan Brewer	2	0	0	0	4
Ryan Carroll	1	1	0	0	3
Sophia Bologna	7	5	7	11	26

Catholic Central

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Akarri Gaddy	1	0	3	11	5
El' Dior Dobere	1	0	2	3	4
Gabriella Di Bacco	2	1	6	10	11
Kristen Foglia	8	5	2	2	23
Tanavia Turpin	6	1	6	10	19

(Glens Falls)

Green Tech were dominant in taking down top seeeded Colonie in the Class AAA title game, 75-45. Indavier Barnes was an offensive spark for the victors with 20 points. They converted fourteen three pointers as a team.

The Soaring Eagles stormed out of the locker room and took hold of the ball game on their way to a generous first quarter lead 23-9.

Colonie trailed 41-17 at the half.

Green Tech were in front at every quater buzzer by advantages of 14, 24, 27, & 30.

The Soaring Eagles had five players in double figure scoring. Indavier Barnes paced Green Tech with 20 points. U'Mier Graham powered in 15 points. Jasai Eason finished with 15 points. Ramere Brown tallied 13 points and was named tournament MVP. Haisi Mayben accumulated 12 points.
The Soaring Eagles splashed 14 hoops from long range.
Indavier Barnes nailed 6 three-pointers. Jasai Eason with 3. Ramere Brown added 3.

Cam Trimarchi led the Raiders with 14 points. Julius Reed chipped in 10 points. Andrew Hulett had 6 points. Trey Von Owens-Cody finished with 6 points.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Stats

	Class: AAA Final			NYSPHSAA: Section 2					Date: 3-2-24					Site: CIA

	Visitor: Soaring Eagles	Total FG		3 point				Rebounds
No.	Green Tech	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	OFF	DEF	TOT	PF	Points		S	TO	BLK	A
0	Indavier Barnes	7	13	6	10						3	20		1
1	Haisi Mayben	4	16	2	8	2	2	1	8	9	1	12		1			14
2	Ramere Brown (MVP)	4	9	3	6	2	2	2	3	5	2	13		1			2
3	Jasai Eason	6	7	3	3			1	2	3	3	15				1
4	Reggie Roberson	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	0	0				1
5	Gregory Sherrills	0	1	0	1							0
10	Cinsear Mobley	0	2	0	1			1	2	3		0
11	Kwasi Edge											0
12	Emerri Hooks											0
21	U'Mier Graham*	7	12			1	1	9	10	19	3	15		1		4	2
22	Olivan Owens											0
23	Naquan Hardnett											0
30	Ayden Taylor											0
32	Tigene Wimbsih											0
42	Jamier Campbell
	Total	28	61	14	30	5	5	14	25	39	12	75		4		6	18
	Total FG %: 1st Half	15-32 47					Game		46					Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	8-16 50					Game		47					Rebounds
	FT % : 1st Half	3-3 100					Game		100

	Home: Raiders	Total FG		3 point				Rebounds
No.	Colonie	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	OFF	DEF	TOT	PF	Points		S	TO	BLK	A
1	Peter Tenney	1	7	0	1			0	2	2	1	2		1
3	Makai Gordon	1	3					0	1	1		2
5	Carson Desmerais											0
10	Andrew Hulett	3	6					3	1	4		6
11	Julius Reed	4	25	2	16			2	4	6	3	10					1
12	Nasir Delvalle											0
15	Ryan Klouse	1	3	1	3			1	1	2	2	3
21	Trey Von Owens-Cody*	3	7	0	1			3	4	7	2	6		1
23	Camryn Curet	0	2	0	0			0	4	4	1	0
30	Cameron Trimarchi*	4	10	0	1	6	8	6	4	10		14		2			1
33	Julius Semedo											0
55	Lucas Seaver	0	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	1		2		1
												0
	Total	17	65	3	22	8	10	16	21	37	9	45		5	8	0	2

	Total FG %: 1st Half	5-32 15					Game		26.1					Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	2-9 22					Game		14					Rebounds			2
	FT % : 1st Half	5-6 83					Game		80
								1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	*All Tourney T Mariano(Shaker); Sgambati (CBA)				Green Tech			23	18	20	14			75
	Officials: K Henderson; R. Cleare; E Kusac				Colonie			9	8	17	11			45

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