(Colonie)
Catholic Central pulled away in the fourth quarter versus Shaker 55-49 in battle of top girls teams in the area at the Pep Sand Tip Off Classic in Colonie. El Dior Dobere ignited the offense for the Crusaders netting 24 points.
The Crusaders used a critical 10-0 run at the start of the fourth quarter as they surpassed the Blue Bison 16-8 to secure the win. Shaker rallied from a double digit deficit to grab a 41-39 edge after the third period horn.
Both teams scratched and clawed to score the ball in the opening quarter as they combined for only 16 points.
The Crusaders built a 9-point halftime bulge, 25-16.
Offense out shined the defense in the third quarter as the teams combined for 39 total points. Shaker took the game by storm out of the locker room, in the wake of their first half deficit, which enabled them to take the lead 41-39 moving on to the last quarter. The Blue Bison outscored the Crusaders 25-14 in the frame.
Shaker put together a comeback attempt in the second half but it fell just short.
The Crusaders placed three in double figure scoring. El Dior Dobere put forth a strong offensive game for the Crusaders with 24 points. Kristen Foglia registered 13 points. Tanavia Turpin collected 12 points.
The Crusaders splashed 5 hoops from deep.
Kristen Foglia nailed 3 three-pointers.
Shaker had a triplet in double figure scoring. Sofia Lanni led the Blue Bison with 15 points. Peyton Hoblock added 14 points. Malia Jackson scored 10 points. Jayla Geter sank 7 points.
Shaker knocked down 4 balls from long range.
Full game VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Stats
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Catholic Central | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 55 |
| Shaker | 6 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| Catholic Central | Shaker | |||||
| FGM - | 18 | 16 | ||||
| FTM - | 12 | 13 | ||||
| FTA - | 30 | 22 | ||||
| FT% - | 40.0% | 59.1% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Catholic Central | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Amia Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| El Dior Dobere | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | |
| Tanavia Turpin | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |
| Kristen Foglia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| Akarri Gaddy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Shaker | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Peyton Hoblock | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Jayla Geter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Sofia Lanni | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Malia Jackson | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
| Giada Lanni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aaliay Powell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
(Valatie)
The Crusaders held a modest 1-point edge at the start of the fourth quarter. This duel was a physical battle through the first twenty-four minutes of action.
Focused play in the second half helped as Ichabod Crane outscored Catholic Central 35-25 in the final two quarters. That was reverse of the first half when Catholic Central sprinted out to a 21-14 lead at the midway point.
Ichabod Crane were strong out of the locker room and started the game in style racing to a hefty first quarter lead 14-7. They relied on their stout defense and played with great enthusiasm throughout the frame. Yet, Catholic Central perked up in the second quarter and outscored Ichabod Crane by 14 points. The Crusaders shutout the Riders in the second frame with suffocating defense.
Catholic Central played sound basketball in the second stanza turning a 7-point first quarter deficit into a 7-point halftime advantage.
Carolina Williams put forth a strong offensive game for Ichabod Crane with 16 points. Delaney More added 13 points. Ashley Ames had 8 points. Alexa Barkley accumulated 6 points.
The Riders made 4 trey balls.
Tanavia Turpin led Catholic Central with 17 points. Brenna Graber got in the book with 11 points. El Dior Dobere added 8 points.
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Catholic Central | 7 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
| Ichabod Crane | 14 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 49 |
| Catholic Central | Ichabod Crane | |||||
| FGM - | 19 | 17 | ||||
| FTM - | 6 | 11 | ||||
| FTA - | 14 | 20 | ||||
| FT% - | 42.9% | 55.0% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Catholic Central | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Brenna Graber | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Delaney Pratt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| El Dior Dobere | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| Maddie Finn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Samantha Drake | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tanavia Turpin | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |
| Ichabod Crane | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Abigail Dolge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Alexa Barkley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Ashley Ames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Carolina Williams | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
| Delaney More | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Malati Culver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
(Albany)
Boys: Fonda vs Catholic Central
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Boys
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Girls
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Girls
Broadablin-Perth 38
Queensbury 33
Summer Perry tallied 11 points, Emily Siis 10 points for the Patriots in this Foothills Council showdown.
Shea Canavan led all scorers with 23 points for the Spartans
