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(Averill Park vs Bethlehem Class AA)

Averill Park beat Bethlehem 62-39 in the Class AA final as they captured their tenth straight Section 2 title. Arianna Verardi put forth a strong offensive game for the Warriors with 20 points.

Averill Park jumped out to a 12-7 first quarter lead.

The Eagles lagged behind 24-9 at the half.

The Warriors outscored Bethlehem by 12 points in the third quarter.

Averill Park asserted their dominance and led at each quarter stoppage by advantages of 5, 15, 27, & 23.

The Warriors had three players in double figure scoring. Arianna Verardi showed the way for the Warriors with 20 points. Kayleigh Ahern contributed 14 points. Taylor Holohan tallied 12 points and was named Class AA tournament MVP. Tatiana Tune accumulated 8 points.
Averill Park shot great from the foul line as they attained 74.1%, 20 of 27.

The Eagles had a triplet in double figure scoring. Caroline Davis led the Eagles with 13 points. Anna Walston racked up 11 points. Katherine Bannigan collected 10 points. Kaitlyn Robbins had 5 points.
The Eagles manufactored 4 buckets from long range.

 
 
Box Score
 
SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Bethlehem 7 2 8 22 0 39
Averill Park 12 12 20 18 0 62
             
             
      Bethlehem Averill Park    
             
    FGM - 13 20    
    FTM - 9 20    
    FTA - 14 27    
    FT% - 64.3% 74.1%    
    3PtM - 4 2    
             
Bethlehem            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Anna Walston 4 1 2 3 11  
Caroline Davis 4 0 5 9 13  
Kaitlyn Robbins 2 1 0 0 5  
Katherine Bannigan 3 2 2 2 10  
             
Averill Park            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Abigail Colwill 0 0 1 2 1  
Addison Alvey 0 0 0 2 0  
Arianna Verardi 7 0 6 7 20  
Aubrey Wilson 1 0 0 0 2  
Kayleigh Ahern 4 2 4 4 14  
Lillian Wohlleber 2 0 1 3 5  
Tatiana Tune 2 0 4 4 8  
Taylor Holohan 4 0 4 5 12

  

(Colonie vs Shaker Class AAA)

Colonie prevailed over Shaker 66-49 in the Class AAA Championship game. Ella Trimarchi and Aliyah Pearson combined to score 38 points for the Raiders.

The Raiders bolted from opening whistle and rushed out to a first quarter lead 14-8.

Shaker trailed at the half 24-14

The Raiders were in command at all period closing whistles by splits of (+) 6, 10, 12, & 17.

Ella Trimarchi guided the Raiders with 20 points. Aliyah Pearson added 18 points. Gabby Martin scored 8 points. Grace Baumann finished with 8 points.
Colonie manufactored 9 trifectas.
Aliyah Pearson made 6 three-pointers.
The Raiders shot 81.8%, 9 of 11, from the charity stripe.

Sierra Carter was an offensive spark plug for the Blue Bison with 14 points. Peyton Hoblock splashed in 10 points. Sofia Lanni poured in 9 points. Giada Lanni bagged 6 points.
The Blue Bison shot 81%, 17 of 21, at the free throw line.
 
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS by Brian Derenzo
 
  

  
Box Score
 
SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Shaker 8 6 22 13 0 49
Colonie 14 10 24 18 0 66
             
             
      Shaker Colonie    
             
    FGM - 13 15    
    FTM - 17 9    
    FTA - 21 11    
    FT% - 81.0% 81.8%    
    3PtM - 2 9    
             
Shaker            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Giada Lanni 3 0 0 0 6  
Jayla Geter 2 0 0 0 4  
Lexi Carrington 1 0 3 4 5  
Maeve Tobler 0 0 0 0 0  
Sierra Carter 3 2 2 2 14  
Sofia Lanni 2 0 5 6 9  
Tori Russo 0 0 1 2 1  
Peyton Hoblock 2 0 6 7 10  
             
Colonie            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Aliana Payne 3 0 1 1 7  
Aliyah Pearson 0 6 0 0 18  
Ella Trimarchi 7 1 3 4 20  
Gabby Martin 2 1 1 2 8  
Gianna DeGonza 0 0 0 0 0  
Grace Baumann 3 0 2 2 8  
Kendall Abraham 0 0 0 0 0  
Olivia Hoffman 0 1 2 2 5  
Sydney Pleat 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
 
 

(Valatie)

In spite of an all-star scoring effort from Ryan Carroll of Holy Names, the Panthers were defeated by Ichabod Crane 53-33. Carroll scored a game high 19 points. Carolina Williams paced Ichabod Crane with 16 points.

Holy Names and Ichabod Crane were all square after one period of play. Ichabod Crane used a 12-0 spurt during the middle portion of the second quarter as they dominated the frame and led 27-15 at the half.
 
Ichabod Crane continued their strong play in the third quarter by getting out in transition to push the pace and extended their halftime lead. The Riders dug in on the defensive end keeping the quality shooters from Holy Names off balance throughout the second half.

The Riders had a trio of players in double figure scoring. Carolina Williams paced Ichabod Crane with 16 points. Ashley Ames poured in 13 points. Abigail Dolge tallied 10 points. Delaney More finished with 8 points. Alexa Barkley racked up 6 points.
Ichabod Crane used expert marksmanship to make 4 baskets from long distance.

Ryan Carroll led Holy Names with 19 points. Sophia Bologna racked up 5 points. Riley Good added 4 points.
Holy Names splashed 7 baskets from downtown.
Ryan Carroll nailed 5 three-pointers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FULL GAME VIDEO
 
  

Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Holy Names 8 7 12 6 0 33
Ichabod Crane 8 19 18 8 0 53
             
             
      Holy Names Ichabod Crane    
             
    FGM - 17 26    
    FTM - 6 5    
    FTA - 12 13    
    FT% - 50.0% 38.5%    
    3PtM - 7 4    
             
Holy Names            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Sophia Bologna 2 1 2 2 5  
Fiona Donlon 0 0 0 0 0  
Cassie Bellinger 0 0 0 0 0  
Ryan Carroll 11 5 2 5 19  
Riley Good 2 0 0 1 4  
Kylie McLaughlin 0 0 2 4 2  
Lauren Murray 0 0 0 0 0  
Emily Bellinger 0 0 0 0 0  
Tanner Poissant 2 1 0 0 3  
Paulina Pantoja 0 0 0 0 0  
Morgan Brewer 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Ichabod Crane            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Abigail Dolge 5 1 1 4 10  
Emma Holmberg 0 0 0 0 0  
Haley Ames 0 0 0 0 0  
Carolina Williams 8 1 1 1 16  
Alexa Barkley 3 1 1 2 6  
Delaney More 3 0 2 6 8  
Julia Rivers 0 0 0 0 0  
Rylee Dunn 0 0 0 0 0  
Ashley Ames 7 1 0 0 13  
Malati Culver 0 0 0 0 0  
Ava Heffner 0 0 0 0 0

 

(Averill Park)

 

Albany Academy grabbed the win over Saranac 46-30 in a Class B Sub-Regional game. The Bears move on to the Regional Final vs. Gouverneur on Saturday at SUNY Potsdam at 1 p.m.


Albany Academy used a stifling defense, holding the Spartans to two made field goals in the second half, to break open a close contest.

The Bears held a slim 3-point margin at the start of the fourth quarter. An Emily Thornton corner three pointer, with 1:27 left in the thrid period, off of an Alex Leonard pass gave Academy a 30-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter. It would be the last time the Bears trailed or were tied.

Albany Academy outscored Saranac 16-3 in the final frame, including scoring the last twelve points of the contest, holding the Spartans scoreless for the final six minutes of the game to secure the win.

Saranac held a modest 3-point edge at the commencement of quarter two.

The outcome was still in limbo as the teams went to the first half intermission with Saranac grabbing a slight lead. The Spartans led by as many as six points in the first half and made Albany Academy work on offense with their tough zone defense.

Alex Leonard showed the way for the Bears with 16 points. Eva Gitto netted 9 points.
The Bears manufactored 7 buckets from three point range.
Alex Leonard made 3 three-pointers.

Layla Pellerin helped the cause for Saranac with 13 points. Brenna Ducatte racked up 10 points.
The Spartans produced 4 trey balls.
Layla Pellerin nailed 3 three-pointers.

Full game VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

  

 

  Stats

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Saranac 15 9 3 3 0 30
Albany Academy 12 11 7 16 0 46
             
             
      Saranac Albany Academy    
             
    FGM - 12 14    
    FTM - 2 9    
    FTA - 2 14    
    FT% - 100.0% 64.3%    
    3PtM - 4 7    
             
Saranac            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Brenna Ducatte 4 0 2 2 10  
Layla Pellerin 5 3 0 0 13  
Lily Brown 1 0 0 0 2  
Mchenna Brown 1 1 0 0 3  
Molly Denis 1 0 0 0 2  
             
Albany Academy            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Alex Leonard 6 3 1 2 16  
Bella Vincent 1 1 1 2 4  
Emily Thornton 1 1 0 0 3  
Eva Gitto 2 1 4 4 9  
Kira Ostovar 0 0 1 2 1  
Liana Williams 1 0 2 4 4  
Maggie Zeyak 1 1 0 0 5  
Morgan Vien 2 0 0 0 4  

 

 

(Clifton Park)

 

Stillwater is moving on to the Class B Regional Final as they defeated Northeastern Clinton 71-34. The Warriors now play Canton from Section X on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. in Potsdam.
 
Stillwater led 34-3 after the first quarter, 46-11 at halftime, and 67-25 after three periods.
 
The Warriors placed four in double digit scoring as Jaxon Mueller netted 17, Carter Wichelns and James Cocozzo 15 each, and Lucas Lilac 13 points.
 
Logen Magoon paced Northeastern Clinton with 17 points.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS from the site's twitter account by Carlin DeMarinis
 
Box Score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Colonie)

Colonie held off Schalmont 57-49 in a back and forth game that produced nine lead changes. Jayla Tyler was a force on the offensive end of the floor for the Garnet Raiders leading the way with 21 points.

The Garnet Raiders produced a last period push getting the better of the Sabres 24-16 after the game was tied (33-33) after the third quarter.

Colonie held a slight 1-point advantage heading into the second quarter. The opening two quarters were ultra competitive as the teams went to the first half locker room break with Schalmont nosing in front.

The two squads refused to give ground through three quarters as the score was tied at 33. Both teams had five point leads at different parts of the frame.

The offenses caught fire in the fourth quarter as they generated 40 points.

Jayla Tyler led Colonie with 21 points. Gabby Martin collected 12 points. Ava Pearson dropped 8 points. Bella Franchi popped in 8 points.
The Garnet Raiders used expert marksmanship to make 8 hoops from long range.
Jayla Tyler made 3 three-pointers.

Payton Graber and Karissa Antoine paced the Sabres with 18 points each. Haley Burchhardt added 8 points.
Schalmont drilled 6 trifectas.
Payton Graber nailed 4 three-pointers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
FULL GAME VIDEO
 
  

Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Schalmont 8 11 14 16 0 49
Colonie 9 7 17 24 0 57
             
             
      Schalmont Colonie    
             
    FGM - 26 29    
    FTM - 3 7    
    FTA - 8 13    
    FT% - 37.5% 53.8%    
    3PtM - 6 8    
             
Schalmont            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Siena Hallberg 2 1 0 0 3  
Mikaela Frank 0 0 0 0 0  
Gianna Cirilla 1 0 0 0 2  
Payton Graber 11 4 0 0 18  
Justina Spezza 0 0 0 0 0  
Karissa Antoine 8 1 3 6 18  
Sara Kindlon 0 0 0 0 0  
Arianna Brandon 0 0 0 0 0  
Haley Burchhardt 4 0 0 2 8  
Ashley Boyd 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Colonie            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Megan Dwire 1 0 0 0 2  
Kassidy Flayter 0 0 1 2 1  
Jayla Tyler 12 3 0 2 21  
Gabby Martin 5 2 4 4 12  
Aly Boissy 0 0 0 0 0  
Sydney Genovese 0 0 0 0 0  
Imani McNeil 0 0 0 0 0  
Macie Trimarchi 2 0 1 2 5  
Ava Pearson 5 2 0 1 8  
Bella Franchi 4 1 1 2 8

 

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