(Colonie)

Duanesburg were locked in from the tip and knocked off previously unbeaten Corinth, 66-23, in a Class C semi-final matchup. The Eagles advance to the title game versus Greenwich on 3/5 at HVCC. Corinth finishes with an impressive 23-1 record on the season.

Duanesburg stormed out of the locker room and sprinted out to a nice first quarter lead, 16-0. They used a lock down mentality protecting their basket and imposed their will in the quarter. Their effort seemed relentless at times keeping a good Corinth team from even being able to set up their offense.

The Tomahawks fell behind by a score of 32-4 at the half.

Duanesburg used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored Corinth by 23 points.

The Eagles were on top at all period ending horn by separations of 16, 28, 51, & 43.

Madison Meyer paced the Eagles with 24 points. Alex Moses netted 11 points. Allison O Hanlon totaled 8 points.
Duanesburg knocked down 7 trifectas.

Emily Dingmon took led the offense for the Tomahawks with 7 points. Deandra Gill scored 6 points. Alexis Crossman collected 4 points.
 
 
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Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

 

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Corinth 0 4 4 15 0 23
Duanesburg 16 16 27 7 0 66
             
             
      Corinth Duanesburg    
             
    FGM - 8 27    
    FTM - 7 5    
    FTA - 9 13    
    FT% - 77.8% 38.5%    
    3PtM - 0 7    
             
Corinth            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Olivia Mann 0 0 0 0 0  
Caitlyn Crossman 0 0 0 0 0  
Emily Dingmon 2 0 3 3 7  
Taylor Stone 0 0 0 0 0  
Alexis Crossman 2 0 0 0 4  
Whitney Cameron 0 0 2 2 2  
Riley Dumas 0 0 0 0 0  
Maddie DeLisle 1 0 0 0 2  
Sarah Pita 1 0 0 0 2  
Alyssa Abbatantuono 0 0 0 0 0  
Deandra Gill 2 0 2 4 6  
Kerrigan Millis 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Duanesburg            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Ella Moses 1 0 0 0 2  
Alex Moses 4 2 1 4 11  
Madison Meyer 10 2 2 5 24  
Ilayna Guevara 1 0 0 0 2  
Cassidy Miakisz 2 0 0 0 4  
Kate O Hanlon 1 0 0 0 2  
Dianna Esa 1 1 0 0 3  
Lauren Capron 3 1 0 0 7  
Allison O Hanlon 3 1 1 2 8  
Hannah Mulhern 1 0 1 2 3  

 

 

(Watervliet)

 

Hudson remained undefeated on the season by beating Watervliet 86-55 in Patroon Conference action.

The Bluehawks buried 14 three pointers on their way to a wire to wire victory. Gannon Logue netted seven three pointers scoring a game high 27 points. Keith Robinson added 20 points. Hudson improves their record to 10-0. 

Hudson led at every quarter horn by margins of 5, 19, 29 and 31.

Watervliet was led by Jayden Robles 20 points, Jack Sierra chipped in with 16 points. Watervliet is now 9-3 overall.

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There have been four 1000 point career scoring milestones hit in the last couple of days on the girls side of Section 2 basketball. Catskill's Ava Edmond, Stillwater's Miranda Price, Queensbury's Shea Canavan and Azera Gates of Albany High. (Pictures below are from the schools twitter or facebook pages)

Ava Edmond

Image

https://x.com/Ladycatshoop/status/1877945117346001204

Miranda Price

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17yxq8btsB/

Azera Gates


https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15kWmM5kG7/

Shea Canavan

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12FMQPv29vZ/

 

 

(Troy)

Queensbury suffered defeat to Burnt Hills, 53-33, in Section 2 Class A sectional play. Carlie Rzeszotarski was a serious problem on the offensive end for the Spartans leading the way with 20 points. Burnt Hills will play Averill Park in the title game on Saturday at HVCC.

Burnt Hills held a slight 1-point advantage at the start of the second quarter. 
 
Queensbury had some work to do after being down 29-17 at the half. The Spartans played team basketball in the second period turning a 1-point first quarter lead into a 12-point halftime advantage. They used a critical 11-0 run from the last minute of the first quarter to the three minute mark of the second quarter which broke open a tight game that featured nine early lead changes.

The Spartans maximized their play in the third quarter and outscored Queensbury by 7 points.

Burnt Hills were in front at each period closing whistle by plus 1, 12, 19, & 20.

The Spartans had a trio of players in double figure scoring. Carlie Rzeszotarski showed the way for Burnt Hills with 20 points. Callie Chevalier knocked down 14 points including her 1000th career point. Grace O Connor scored 14 points.
The Spartans used expert marksmanship to make 7 buckets from beyond the arc.
Callie Chevalier made 4 three-pointers.

Delaney Donohue was a catalyst on offense for Queensbury with 11 points. Kendra Ballard secured 7 points. Brigid Duffy accounted for 5 points. Shea Canavan totaled 4 points.
 
 
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Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Queensbury 12 5 8 8 0 33
Burnt Hills 13 16 15 9 0 53
             
             
      Queensbury Burnt Hills    
             
    FGM - 12 20    
    FTM - 7 6    
    FTA - 9 13    
    FT% - 77.8% 46.2%    
    3PtM - 2 7    
             
Queensbury            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Delaney Donohue 4 0 3 4 11  
Brigid Duffy 1 1 2 2 5  
Kendra Ballard 3 0 1 2 7  
Angelina Bongiorno 0 0 0 0 0  
Aislynn Dixon 1 1 0 0 3  
Dyllan Ray 0 0 0 0 0  
Shea Canavan 2 0 0 0 4  
Annabelle Trowbridge 0 0 0 0 0  
Elizabeth Rowley 1 0 1 1 3  
             
Burnt Hills            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Ella Neary 0 0 0 0 0  
Mary Katherine Lescault 1 0 0 0 2  
Ella Blesi 1 1 0 0 3  
Carlie Rzeszotarski 9 0 2 7 20  
Lucy Catalano 0 0 0 0 0  
Abigail Goodell 0 0 0 0 0  
Callie Chevalier 5 4 0 0 14  
Grace O Connor 4 2 4 6 14  

 

(Troy)

Albany won a thriller against Shaker 45-40 to advance to the Class AA title game vs Shen on Saturday at HVCC. Azera Gates was the MVP on offense for the winners leading the way with 21 points.

Albany were dialed in right from the jump and sprinted out to a significant first quarter lead 16-5. They relied on their stout defense and imposed their will in the quarter.

Both teams struggled to score the ball coming out of the locker room after the half as they combined for barely 13 points in the third quarter.
 
Shaker who trailed by as many as thirteen points in the first half used a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to one point after a Kaelah Carter bucket with just under four minutes left in the game. However, Albany scored the next five points to help them seal the wire to wire victory.

The Falcons were on top at all period ending horn by separations of 11, 9, 6, & 5.

The Blue Bison put together a comeback attempt in the second half but they came up short.

Azera Gates helped the cause for Albany with 21 points. Shonyae Edmonds powered in 7 points. MeChalle Cancer added 6 points.
Albany produced 5 hoops from long range.
 
Kaelah Carter paced Shaker with 17 points. Emily Satterday contributed 11 points.
 
 
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Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

 

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Albany 16 13 5 11 0 45
Shaker 5 15 8 12 0 40
             
             
      Albany Shaker    
             
    FGM - 17 17    
    FTM - 6 5    
    FTA - 14 11    
    FT% - 42.9% 45.5%    
    3PtM - 5 1    
             
Albany            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
MeChalle Cancer 2 2 0 0 6  
Bunique Anderson 1 0 0 2 2  
Layla Ford 0 0 0 0 0  
Imani Walcott 1 0 0 0 2  
Cassidy Foley 1 1 0 0 3  
Shonyae Edmonds 3 1 0 0 7  
Christanna McCray 0 0 0 0 0  
Azera Gates 8 1 4 8 21  
Nevaeh House 0 0 0 0 0  
Falcons hoop 1 0 2 4 4  
             
Shaker            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Jaedyn Shomo 1 0 1 2 3  
Cecilia Boisvert 0 0 0 0 0  
Kristen Foglia 2 0 0 0 4  
Lexi Carrington 0 0 2 4 2  
Lauren OHagan 0 0 0 0 0  
Sierra Carter 1 0 0 0 2  
Jamie Martino 0 0 1 2 1  
Katherine Field 0 0 0 0 0  
Claire Gordon 0 0 0 0 0  
Akeana Rootes 0 0 0 0 0  
Kaelah Carter 8 1 0 0 17  
Tori Wasula 0 0 0 0 0  
Madylin Victorin 0 0 0 0 0  
Emily Satterday 5 0 1 3 11