(Castleton)
Coxsackie Athens were clutch from the free throw line in the closing seconds and survived a last second three point attempt by Maple Hill to pull out a 44-41 victory in a Patroon Conference tilt.
The Riverhawks jumped out to an 11-7 first quarter lead. Baileigh Briski, who recently became the school's all-time leading scorer at Coxsackie Athens scored all eleven points in the frame. Maple Hill trailed at the half 19-17.
After back to back three pointers by Reaghan Hellen, in the middle of the third quarter, the Riverhawks opened up a 27-19 lead. The Wildcats battled back by the end of the period to tie the game at 29 heading into the fourth quarter. Sydney Rogers and Alexa Eaton both made two three pointers each in the Maple Hill run.
After an Abigail Palmer three pointer, with four minutes left in the game, Maple Hill held a 40-38 lead. That would be the last made field goal by the Wildcats. With 2:10 left in the contest Baileigh Briski hit a layup to tie the game at 40 and then she made two clutch free throws to put the Riverhawks up 44-41 with 4.4 seconds left. Maple Hill had one last attempt to tie the game but it didn't go down.
Baileigh Briski led Coxsackie Athens with 19 points, Camryn Slater 11 points and Reaghan Hellen 9 points.
Addison Loszynski paced Maple Hill with 11 points, Sydney Rogers 9 points and Rosilee Forrest 9 points.
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(Albany)
La Salle led from start to finsh as they picked up a 77-46 win over the Stony Brook School from Long Island. The game was part of a double header played at Albany Academy. Academy defeated Portledge 90-59 in the night cap. La Salle will take on Portledge tomorrow at 12 p.m. and Albany Academy plays Stony Brook at 2 p.m.
La Salle jumped out to a 17-8 first quarter lead and led 42-16 at the break.
Tra'Dell Faison led the Cadets with 32 points, Davon Maloney added 28 points, Stephen Mulino chipped in with 10 points
Paul Coty paced Stony Brook with 13 points, Sivion David netted 11 points.
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(Albany)
Albany defeated Ballston Spa, 51-27, as part of the MVP Arena Challenge held in downtown Albany.
The Falcons jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead but the Scotties battled back to close the deficit to 15-12 at the end of the 1Q.
With Albany leading 17-12 midway through the second quarter they were whistled with a two shot foul and a two shot technical foul. Ballston Spa only connected on one of the four free throws and the Falcons then closed the half on a 9-0 run to give themselves a cushion at the break, 26-13.
Albany outscored Ballston Spa 25-14 in the second half.
(No player stats have been reported by the schools. They will be added at a later time.)
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(Troy)
Duanesburg were dialed in right from the jump and played excellent team basketball on their way to a significant first quarter lead 17-7. They used their extraordinary defensive prowess and grabbed control of the frame.
Duanesburg managed to be ahead at each period closing whistle by advantages of 10, 16, 18, & 17.
Duanesburg had a trio of players in double figure scoring. Allison O Hanlon led Duanesburg with 26 points. Madison Meyer knocked down 19 points and was named the Class C tournament MVP. Alex Moses connected on 10 points.
Allison O Hanlon made 3 three-pointers.
Duanesburg shot outstanding from the charity stripe as they made 73.7%, 14 of 19.
The Witches knocked down 4 hoops from deep.
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Greenwich | 7 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| Duanesburg | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 64 |
| Greenwich | Duanesburg | |||||
| FGM - | 16 | 23 | ||||
| FTM - | 11 | 14 | ||||
| FTA - | 17 | 19 | ||||
| FT% - | 64.7% | 73.7% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Greenwich | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Grace Autiello | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Brooke Kuzmich | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Kiley Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrianna Rojas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jocelyn Spiezio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Reegan Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Norah Niesz | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Cate Abate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Ryan Skiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| McKenna Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reese Autiello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duanesburg | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Ella Moses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Moses | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Madison Meyer | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| Ilayna Guevara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cassidy Miakisz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kate O Hanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dianna Esa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lauren Capron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Allison O Hanlon | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | |
| Hannah Mulhern | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
(Troy)
The Lady Braves were outscored 44-14 at the half. Schalmont played sound basketball in the second period turning a 5-point first quarter lead into a 30-point halftime edge. They used a 24-0 run to break open the game.
Schalmont capitalized on gritty play in the third quarter and outscored Fonda by 12 points.
The Sabres were in control at each period closing whistle by plus 5, 30, 42, & 38.
Schalmont had a triplet in double figure scoring. Karissa Antoine paced the Sabres with 24 points. Haley Burchhardt knocked down 23 points. Payton Graber tallied 15 points and was named the MVP of the Class B tournament.
The Sabres knocked down 10 buckets from long range.
Haley Burchhardt made 5 three-pointers. Payton Graber added 3.
Kieonna Christmas was the offensive catalyst for the Lady Braves leading the way with 19 points. Quincy Lake got in the book with 6 points. Kyla Smith collected 5 points. Carly Atty scored 5 points.
The Lady Braves drilled 5 trey balls.
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Fonda | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 35 |
| Schalmont | 16 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 73 |
| Fonda | Schalmont | |||||
| FGM - | 13 | 29 | ||||
| FTM - | 4 | 5 | ||||
| FTA - | 6 | 5 | ||||
| FT% - | 66.7% | 100.0% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Fonda | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Lyndsay Lombardoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyla Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Carly Atty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Quincy Lake | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Elinor Slezak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marilyn Whitcavitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maddy Mott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kieonna Christmas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Kami Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Izzy Oates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Smara Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Schalmont | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Siena Hallberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mikaela Frank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Gianna Cirilla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Payton Graber | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Justina Spezza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karissa Antoine | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
| Sara Kindlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arianna Brandon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haley Burchhardt | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Ashley Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
