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Averill Park won a tense battle against Shenendehowa 51-50 in contest between the top two teams in the Section2basketball.com rankings. Amelia Wood played expectionally well on the attacking side of the floor for the winners going off for 18 points. She also sealed the victory with a steal as time expired in the contest.

The Warriors jumped out to a 19-14 lead after one period. They built their lead up to twelve points, 30-18, with just under four minutes left in the first half. Shenendehowa fought back and cut the deficit to eight points at the half, 32-24, after a Kaleigh Montanez bucket right before the haltime buzzer.
 
Shen made up more ground in the third quarter cutting into the lead and trailing by five points, 37-42, after three quarters. They closed the frame on a 7-1 run after trailing by eleven points mid-way through the third period, 41-30.
 
The Warriors extended their lead nine points at the start of the final quarter but once again the Plainsmen dug in on the defensive end and cut the margin to one point, 51-50, with less than thirty seconds left. After a timeout Averill Park had a couple of chances to extend the lead but couldn't get the ball to drop and the Plainsmen regained possession. Shenendehowa had one last chance to go ahead with less then eight seconds left on the clock, however Amelia Wood stole a pass and the clock ran out.

Averill Park were in command at every period closing whistle by plus 5, 8, 5, & 1.
 
Shenendehowa put together a comeback attempt in the second half but the Warriors hung on.

Amelia Wood took control of the offense for Averill Park with 18 points. Taylor Holohan poured in 13 points. Michelina Lombardi had 9 points.
Averill Park shot great from the charity stripe as they produced 81.3%, 13 of 16.

Jillian Huerter paced the Plainsmen with 18 points. Kaleigh Montanez registered 11 points. Bri Carey accounted for 9 points.
The Plainsmen splashed 8 trifectas.
Kaleigh Montanez nailed 3 three-pointers. Bri Carey with 3.
 
 
FULL GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Shenendehowa 14 10 13 13 0 50
Averill Park 19 13 10 9 0 51
             
             
      Shenendehowa Averill Park    
             
    FGM - 18 18    
    FTM - 6 13    
    FTA - 8 16    
    FT% - 75.0% 81.2%    
    3PtM - 8 2    
             
Shenendehowa            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Jillian Huerter 8 1 1 2 18  
Sarah Jacques 0 0 0 0 0  
Kaleigh Montanez 4 3 0 0 11  
Abby Sheehan 0 0 0 0 0  
Maya Carpenter 2 1 0 0 5  
Bri Carey 3 3 0 0 9  
Cam Wilders 0 0 3 4 3  
Anna Cholakis 0 0 0 0 0  
Sam Hansen 0 0 0 0 0  
Abby Stuart 0 0 0 0 0  
Gabby Stuart 0 0 0 0 0  
Miranda DeMura 0 0 0 0 0  
Grace Almeida 0 0 0 0 0  
Emily Delisle 0 0 2 2 2  
Madelyn Cozzens 1 0 0 0 2  
             
Averill Park            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Bailee Lange 1 0 3 4 5  
Kayleigh Ahern 0 0 0 0 0  
Elizabeth Hansen 0 0 0 0 0  
Michelina Lombardi 4 1 0 0 9  
Arianna Verardi 1 0 1 2 3  
Taylor Holohan 5 0 3 4 13  
Logan Barsalow 0 0 0 0 0  
Tatiana Tune 1 0 1 1 3  
Elizabeth Aiossa 0 0 0 0 0  
Hannah Stewart 0 0 0 0 0  
Maisie Dawson 0 0 0 0 0  
Amelia Wood 6 1 5 5 18  

 

 

(Albany)

 

Albany Academy raced out to a double digit first quarter lead on their way to knocking off Green Tech, 57-41, in a matchup of two of the top boys teams in the area.

The Cadets led 21-8 after one period and 34-22 at the half. The were paced in scoring by Ras Elijah Godbolt's 18 points. Cyrus Matia added 12 points and Jack Louridas 11 points.

Green Tech gained some traction in the second half after trailing by double digits early on. Ramere Brown and Olivan Owens had 12 points each for the Eagles. Indavier Barnes chipped in with 9 points.

Full game VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

  

 



 

(Game recaps from 12/17/24)

 

Girls

 

Galway @ Warrensburg
 
NL Girls Basketball
 
FINAL :   Galway 37    Warrensburg 29
 
Score by Qtr
Galway    8    6    7   16  =  37
Warrensburg  8   8  10  3  =  29
 
 
 
Galway
B. Cameron   2-0-2=6
A. Spadaro  0-2-0=6
E. Anderson  1-0-1=3
Kiera Allen  8-0-0=16
K. Becker 0-0-1=1
L. Jessop  2-0-0=4
M. Kanaby  0-0-1 = 1
Total -  13-2-5=37
 
 
Warrensburg
A. Fiorentino   1-0-1=3
Elli York  5-1-3=16
C. O'Donnell  1-0-1=3
Z. Baker  1 -0-1=3
M. Fruda  1-0-0=2
C. Baker  1-0-0=2
Total -  7-1-6=29
 
Elli York also had 13 rebounds.  

 Shaker 72

Albany 52

After being all square after one quarter Shaker pulled away from the Falcons. Sofia Lanni scored 21 points and Malia Jackson 18 points for the Blue Bison.

Azera Gates led Albany with 21 points


Colonie 61

Saratoga 19

Colonie raced out to a 24-3 opening quarter lead and never looked back. Aliyah Pearson had 14 points and Olivia Hoffman 8 points for the Wolf Pack.

Jordan Gennoy paced Saratoga with 5 points.


Niskayuna 56

Guilderland 47

The Silver Warriors outscored the Lady Dutch 30-23 in the second half to pull away. Ciarra Gonzalez led all scorers with 23 points, Skye Linyear added 20 points and Natalie Birmingham 10 points for Niskayuna.

Brooke Lilley tallied 21 points for Guilderland.


Averill Park 61

Ballston Spa 27

The Warriors were led by Kayleigh Ahern's 22 points and Arianna Verardi chipped in with 15.

Aubrey Kramer scored a game high 10 points for the Scotties.


Albany Academy 76
Ichabod Crane 21
 
Academy 
Alex Leonard 15
Liana Williams 13
Eva Gitto 10
 
Ichabod Crane 
Rapport 13
 



Boys

   1   2   3   4  Total
Shaker HS 18 18 15 9 60
Albany 2 13 6 11 32

VISITORS: Shaker HS
Player Name      No.  Time  +/- 2FGM 2FGA 2FG% 3FGM 3FGA 3FG% FGM FGA FG%  FTM FTA FT%  Points Assts OReb DReb Fouls Block Def  Steal T-over Chg Tkn Fouled Eff TS% Custom 1 Custom 2
Brandon Makoyi 0 11:23 +16 2 3 67% 0 0 0% 2 3 67% 1 2 50% 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 64% 0 0
Bless Demand 1 25:01 +31 2 3 100% 2 4 50% 5 7 71% 2 2 100% 12 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 88% 0 0
Melvin Brown 2 22:49 +25 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0 0 0% 7 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 125% 0 0
Tye Mariano 3 25:52 +31 3 5 80% 4 7 43% 7 12 58% 0 0 0% 18 2 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 20 70% 0 0
Marcelin Mukendi 4 25:14 +23 3 4 75% 0 2 0% 3 6 50% 1 4 25% 7 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 45% 0 0
Sean Hurley 5 00:00 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Vincent Milano 11 07:17 0 0 0 0% 0 1 0% 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0% 0 0
Osbert Boakye 13 04:36 -3 0 0 0% 0 1 0% 0 1 0% 1 2 50% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 26% 0 0
Kiernan Casey 22 04:36 -3 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Anthony Tlejji 24 14:34 +18 3 3 100% 0 0 0% 3 3 100% 0 1 0% 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 87% 0 0
Samuel Rayburn 33 11:29 +1 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0
Patrick Hartman 55 06:57 -4 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 4 50% 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 72% 0 0
Team Events       0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Totals       17 20 85% 6 16 38% 23 36 64% 7 15 47% 59 15 1 21 9 1 1 2 6 0 0 72 69% 0 0

 

HOME: Albany
Player Name      No.  Time  +/- 2FGM 2FGA 2FG% 3FGM 3FGA 3FG% FGM FGA FG%  FTM FTA FT%  Points Assts OReb DReb Fouls Block Def  Steal T-over Chg Tkn Fouled Eff TS% Custom 1 Custom 2
Davon Jonas 0 00:00 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Troy Treece 1 10:19 -7 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 100% 0 0
Ja’Seem Kane 2 21:44 -21 1 5 20% 0 0 0% 1 5 20% 2 4 50% 4 1 5 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 14 29% 0 0
Sincere Allah 3 18:19 -31 0 4 0% 0 3 0% 0 7 0% 3 5 60% 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 16% 0 0
James Campbell 4 10:37 -13 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0% 0 0
Naje Byum 5 17:45 -3 4 6 67% 0 1 0% 4 7 57% 0 2 0% 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 50% 0 0
Richard Wright 11 18:07 -17 2 6 33% 1 2 50% 3 8 38% 0 2 0% 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 39% 0 0
Rasahn Johnson 12 12:58 -8 1 5 20% 0 0 0% 1 5 20% 0 2 0% 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 8 17% 0 0
Arron Johnson 13 00:00 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Ewan McNaughton 14 00:51 +3 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Devonaire Deas 21 11:30 -8 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0
Jose Munoz 22 18:11 -28 0 1 0% 0 1 0% 0 2 0% 1 2 50% 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 17% 0 0
Jasyi Nelson 24 04:05 +3 0 0 0% 1 2 50% 1 2 50% 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 75% 0 0
Darell Cornwell 35 15:23 -5 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 100% 0 0
Team Events       0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0
Totals       10 31 32% 2 9 22% 12 40 30% 6 17 35% 32 10 15 20 11 5 1 9 11 0 0 41 33% 0 0
 

 
Hoosic Valley 55
Greenwich 40
 
Dem Neary 22 points and Landon Reilly scored 17 for the winners.
Radovich 11 points for the Witches
 
Niskayuna 68
Guilderland 52
 
Daniel Smalls scored 35 for the Silver Warriors, Jake McDonald 14, Poem Staten 10 points.
Tyler Witazek netted 27 for Guilderland. Jackson Eberz 16 points.

 
 BOYS BASKETBALL GAME REPORT
DATE 12/17/24
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL
Ballston Spa 7 7 15 20 49
Averill Park 8 16 12 17 53
Ballston Spa 2PM 3PM FTM FTA TOTAL
Hill 1 2
Phillips 1 2
Cornick 2 2 2 8
Fodera 2 4 2 2 18
Pritchard 3 2 2 8
Acton 3 1 2 2 11
Averill Park 2PM 3PM FTM FTA TOTAL
Bradley 1 2 4 6 12
Flanigan 2 6 6 12
Spencer 1 2
Phelps 4 2 2 10
Morelli, B 1 2 8
Morelli, M
Matthews 1 1 2 2 7
Floge 1 2

 

Check out the latest bracket projections using the updated Section2Basketball.com computer rankings. Every tournament takes into account each team's current ranking and their current path to the title. Teams are broken down into 4 different categories based on their overall chance to win it all according to the rankings. They are as followed:

Each team is automatically classified into 4 categories based on their pre-tournament odds of winning their respective bracket. Here’s the key:

>= 25% chance to win= Favorite

>= 10% & < 25% chance to win= Contender

>= 5% & < 10% chance to win= Dark Horse

< 5% chance to win= Long Shot

 

Girls Bracket Breakdown

 

Boys Bracket Breakdown

(Castleton)

Maple Hill seized a down to the wire victory over Hoosick Falls 54-47 in the Class C sectionals. The Wildcats were clutch from the free throw line late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. They avance to play Corinth in the quarter-finals on Wednesday February 23rd.
 
Maple Hill led from start to finsh but Hoosick Falls refused to go away quietly as they rallied a couple of times from double digit deficits. The Panthers closed the gap to three points, 41-38, early in the fourth period. Maple Hill's Bella Seeberger responded with five consecutive points for the Wildcats to extend the lead back to eight points. The Panthers wouldn't quit and made another charge after a Olivia Estes hoop they got as close as four points, 48-44, with just over three minutes left in the game. However, that was as close as Hoosick Falls would get.

The Wildcats performed well in the second stanza turning a 4-point first quarter lead into a 10-point halftime advantage. Their defense in the passing lanes was effective in limiting Hoosick Falls on the offensive end of the floor as they extended their lead.

Maple Hill were in command at all quarter stoppages by margins of 4, 10, 10, & 7.

Isabella Seeberger and Addison Loszynski paced Maple Hill with 12 points each. Alyssa Martin tallied 9 points. Sydney Rogers accounted for 9 points. Sophia Chevrier powered in 6 points.
The Wildcats produced 9 hoops from long range.
Alyssa Martin made 3 three-pointers. Sydney Rogers added 3.

Olivia Estes helped the cause for the Panthers with 24 points. Amber MacNeil got in the book with 13 points. Ava Case collected 7 points.
 
 
FULL GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Hoosick Falls 11 8 12 16 0 47
Maple Hill 15 14 12 13 0 54
             
             
      Hoosick Falls Maple Hill    
             
    FGM - 16 17    
    FTM - 12 11    
    FTA - 21 17    
    FT% - 57.1% 64.7%    
    3PtM - 3 9    
             
Hoosick Falls            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Mackenna Roberson 0 0 1 2 1  
Grace Houghton 0 0 0 0 0  
Tatum Hickey 0 0 0 0 0  
Ava Case 2 1 2 2 7  
Marley McLellan 0 0 2 4 2  
Rylie Niles 0 0 0 0 0  
Jordan Hill 0 0 0 0 0  
Lyric Kriner 0 0 0 2 0  
Amber MacNeil 4 2 3 5 13  
Olivia Estes 10 0 4 6 24  
Sameen Shaukat 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Maple Hill            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Alyssa Martin 3 3 0 0 9  
Emily Coffey 0 0 0 0 0  
Addison Loszynski 4 0 4 7 12  
Rachael Frazier 0 0 0 0 0  
Sydney Rogers 3 3 0 0 9  
Eva Hirschoff 0 0 0 0 0  
Isabella Seeberger 4 2 2 4 12  
Sophia Chevrier 1 1 3 4 6  
Samantha Manning 0 0 0 0 0  
Rebecca Hall 2 0 2 2 6  
Isabella Thomas 0 0 0 0 0  
Addison Prest 0 0 0 0 0  

 

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