(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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  By Ed Bemiss

(Troy)

Shen took the victory in a workman like manner vs. Colonie, 53-39, in a hard fought Class AA semi-final game. Kaleigh Montanez played expectionally well on the attacking side of the floor for the Plainsmen popping in 24 points. The Plainsmen built on their unwavering second half play as they led at the end of the third period and at the closing tick of the clock.

Shen now moves on to play Albany in the championship game on Saturday at HVCC.

Colonie held a modest 1-point edge at the start of the second quarter.

Shen produced as a complete unit in the second stanza turning a 1-point first quarter deficit into a 6-point halftime edge. 

 

The Plainsmen struck while the iron was hot, taking advantage of a cold spell by the Garnet Raiders, with a determined performance in the thid period and led 36-24 headed to the fourth quarter.

The offenses clicked in the fourth quarter as they generated a plethora of shot making skills 32 points.

Kaleigh Montanez led Shen with 24 points. Jillian Huerter contributed 11 points. Grace Almeida scored 6 points.
The Plainsmen produced 8 baskets from long distance.
Kaleigh Montanez made 5 three-pointers.

Ava Pearson put forth a strong offensive game for the Garnet Raiders with 13 points. Gabby Martin got in the book with 10 points. Macie Trimarchi poured in 8 points. Bella Franchi totaled 6 points.
The Garnet Raiders buried 5 baskets from downtown.
Ava Pearson nailed 3 three-pointers.

 

Box Score with full play by play HERE: 

 

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Game flow chart:

  By Ed Bemiss

(1/17/25) 

Game score projections for today's boys and girls games. Listed are each team, their league, overall record, current computer ranking, classification, projected score for tonight and chance of winning the game.

By clicking the team name that will take you that team's schedule page. 

(Photo above is of Alivia Landy from Columbia driving against Colonie's Olivia Hoffman earlier in the season.)

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(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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