(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.
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.
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.
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 |
(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 | |||||||||||
(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 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.
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.
Maple Hill buried 6 buckets from beyond the arc.
Sophia Chevrier made 4 three-pointers.
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 |
(Troy)
Middleburgh escaped with a victory over Heatly 54-44 in a high end Capital Region basketball run-in. Gage Calitri paced the winners with 23 points.
Middleburgh fired on all cylinders right from the jump and sprinted out to an ample first quarter lead 12-3. They used their incredible defensive prowess and grabbed control of the frame.
Middleburgh fired on all cylinders right from the jump and sprinted out to an ample first quarter lead 12-3. They used their incredible defensive prowess and grabbed control of the frame.
Heatly trailed 25-13 at the half.
Offense out shined the defense in the third quarter as the teams combined for a robust 34 points. Heatly used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored Middleburgh by 4 points.
Middleburgh were on top at each quarter stoppage by leads of 9, 12, 8, & 10.
Offense out shined the defense in the third quarter as the teams combined for a robust 34 points. Heatly used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored Middleburgh by 4 points.
Middleburgh were on top at each quarter stoppage by leads of 9, 12, 8, & 10.
Heatly turned up the heat in the second half but they succumbed to defeat.
Middleburgh had a trio of players in double figure scoring. Gage Calitri led the Knights with 23 points. Troy Cammer scored 17 points. Ethan Trombley collected 10 points.
Middleburgh shot with great fundamentals from the free throw line as they made 72.2%, 13 of 18.
Middleburgh shot with great fundamentals from the free throw line as they made 72.2%, 13 of 18.
Chayton Sagendorf paced Heatly with 13 points. L.J. McCarthy netted 11 points. Angelo Casale tallied 6 points. Aiden Diaz sank 5 points. Stetson Merritt picked up 5 points.
Heatly splashed 5 baskets from behind the three point line.
L.J. McCarthy made 3 three-pointers.
Heatly splashed 5 baskets from behind the three point line.
L.J. McCarthy made 3 three-pointers.
2nd Half GAME HIGHLIGHTS
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Middleburgh | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
| Heatly | 3 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 44 |
| Middleburgh | Heatly | |||||
| FGM - | 20 | 18 | ||||
| FTM - | 13 | 3 | ||||
| FTA - | 18 | 4 | ||||
| FT% - | 72.2% | 75.0% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Middleburgh | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Ethan Trombley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Gage Calitri | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |
| Kaurice Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Troy Cammer | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| Heatly | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Aiden Diaz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Angelo Casale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Anthony Carl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Chayton Sagendorf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| L.J. McCarthy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Stetson Merritt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
