game reports

(Colonie)

Albany Academy withstood a late charge from Shaker to grab a 52-46 victory in a non-league tilt. After a slow start in the opening frame, the Cadets used a suffocating defense to gain control of the contest outscoring the Blue Bison 29-11 in the middle two frames.

Shaker jumped all over the Cadets at the start racing out to a 9-0 lead after an Andrew Church three pointer. The Blue Bison led after one period 13-8.

Defense reigned supreme in the 2nd quarter as the teams scored a scant 14 points. Albany Academy outscored Shaker 12-2 to grab the halftime lead, 20-15 after trailing by nine points early in the game. They didn't allow a Shaker shot attempt until there was 2:50 left in the second quarter. Their pressure defense wouldn't allow the Blue Bison to set up the offense.

Albany Academy finally got some offense going in the third quarter, scoring 17 points, and grabbed a 37-24 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Shaker clawed back in the final quarter, as they outscored the Cadets 22-15, but they ran out of time.

Bobby Chandler paced the Cadets with 14 points. Jack Louridas racked up 11 points. Cyrus Matia finished with 9 points. Liam Hayes scored 6 points. Mallachy Ings notched 6 points.
Albany Academy made 4 baskets from behind the three point line.

Zacharie Matulu guided Shaker with 23 points. Drew Ronovech contributed 8 points. Sean Hurley tallied 8 points.
The Blue Bison shot exquisite from the charity line as they attained 86.7%, 13 of 15.

FULL GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Albany Academy	8	12	17	15	0	52
Shaker	13	2	9	22	0	46


			Albany Academy	Shaker

		FGM -	20	15
		FTM -	8	13
		FTA -	15	15
		FT% -	53.3%	86.7%
		3PtM -	4	3

Albany Academy

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Gerard Conway III	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Chandler	5	1	3	3	14
Xavier Lopez	0	0	1	5	1
Gianni DiCerbo	1	1	0	0	3
Mallachy Ings	3	0	0	1	6
John Mahoney	0	0	0	0	0
Ras Godbolt	1	0	0	0	2
Arthur Foster	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Camoin	0	0	0	0	0
Cyrus Matia	4	0	1	2	9
Jack Louridas	4	2	1	2	11
Liam Hayes	2	0	2	2	6
Elijah Taylor	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Brennan	0	0	0	0	0
Payton Dott	0	0	0	0	0

Shaker

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Thomas Novotny	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Frazier	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Makoyi	0	0	0	0	0
Tye Mariano	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Ronovech	3	0	2	2	8
Sean Hurley	2	2	2	2	8
Zain Raza	0	0	0	0	0
Edward David	1	0	0	1	2
Collin Johnson	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Church	1	1	0	0	3
Colby Haver	1	0	0	0	2
Zacharie Matulu	7	0	9	10	23
Jackson Rueckert	0	0	0	0	0

(Troy)

Bethlehem pulled off a dramatic comeback to secure a 62-60 victory over Amsterdam in a Section 2 Class AA playoff thriller at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday.

Trailing 28-18 at halftime, Bethlehem surged back in the second half, outscoring Amsterdam 44-32 to claim the narrow win. Joe Whiting led the way with 23 points, Kiernan Barnes added 20 points. Jay Felio contributed 10 points. Joe Whiting and Brenan Martone added key baskets down the stretch.

Amsterdam controlled the game early, with Jude Flint and Caleb Miller each scoring 18 points each, for the game, to build a double-digit lead by halftime. The Rams led 50-39 after a Jude Flint three pointer with 6:36 left in the game. However, Bethlehem went on a 21-10 run to tie the game at 60 with under 0:10 left in regulation

After trading baskets in the last minute Brandon Wilcox went 2-2 from the line with seven seconds left for Bethlehem to secure the win.

The late-game effort, combined with timely free throws, lifted the Eagles to the next round of the playoffs. Bethlehem will next play Niskayuna at the Cool Insuring Arena on 3/5 at 8 pm.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

	BOYS'					Class	AA
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	HVCC

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Bethlehem	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Jay Felio	3		1		3	4	3	10
4	Kiernan Barnes	6		3		5	6	5	20
14	Brenan Martone	2		1				4	5
23	Joe Whiting	1				2	2	2	23
24	Brandon Wilcox	1				2	2	1	4







	Total	13	0	5	0	12	14	15	62



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Amsterdam	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Jalen Green							2	0
2	Audray Fowler	2		2				4	6
3	Rocco Natale	2				1	2	2	5
4	Luis Tirado	2				2	2	5	6
11	Jude Flint	7		4				2	18
21	Dominick Agresta	3		1				1	7
32	Caleb Miller	6		1		5	6	5	18








	Total	22	0	8	0	8	10	21	60


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Bethlehem	6	12	21	23		62
	Amsterdam	10	18	17	15		60

(Catskill)

Ichabod Crane suffered defeat to Catskill by 2 points, 48-46, in what turned out to be a tremendous clash of Section 2 Class B squads. The game featured nine lead changes. Janay Brantley led the Cats with 27 points, including the game winning bucket as time expired.

Catskill manufactured a great group effort in the final period as they surpassed the Riders 18-15 as the clock expired. Brantley's game winner was preceded by a clutch game tying three pointer by Alexa Barkley with less than ten seconds left in the contest. With the game tied at 46 Catskill used a timeout, with 3.9 seconds left in regulation, to setup the last second game winning play.

Ichabod Crane held a slight 1-point advantage going into the final frame.

The Riders grabbed a small 2-point lead heading into the second quarter.

The teams went to the first half intermission with Catskill gaining the upper hand. The Cats produced as a complete unit in the second stanza turning a 2-point first quarter deficit into a 5-point halftime bulge. That included a 13-0 run to give them their biggest lead of nine, 23-14, before Ichabod Crane finished the half with four straight points.

Ichabod Crane took the game by storm coming out of the half, after they trailed at halftime, and took a 31-30 lead heading into the last quarter. The Riders used a 10-0 run between the late third quarter and early fourth quarter to give them their largest lead of five points, 35-30.

The offenses fired on all cylinders in the fourth quarter as they generated a robust 33 points.

Janay Brantley paced Catskill with 27 points. Ava Edmond chipped in 10 points.

Carolina Williams guided the Riders with 14 points. Ashley Ames splashed in 13 points. Alexa Barkley collected 7 points. Malati Culver bagged 7 points.
Ichabod Crane produced 4 trey balls.
The Riders shot with first-rate accuracy from the line as they showed out at 76.9%, 10 of 13.

Boxscore with play by play

FULL GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

By Ed Bemiss

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Ichabod Crane	10	8	13	15	0	46
Catskill	8	15	7	18	0	48


			Ichabod Crane	Catskill

		FGM -	16	16
		FTM -	10	14
		FTA -	13	23
		FT% -	76.9%	60.9%
		3PtM -	4	2

Ichabod Crane

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Emma Holmberg	0	0	0	0	0
Emma Autrey	0	0	0	0	0
Ashley Ames	4	2	3	3	13
Carolina Williams	4	1	5	6	14
Alexa Barkley	3	1	0	0	7
Delaney More	2	0	1	2	5
Malati Culver	3	0	1	2	7
Katie Ogden	0	0	0	0	0
Lainey Morrison	0	0	0	0	0

Catskill

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Stevie Arp	0	0	0	0	0
Janiaha Pomales	0	0	0	0	0
Natalia DiCaprio	0	0	0	0	0
Emily Allen	0	0	0	0	0
Ava Edmond	4	0	2	7	10
Jillian Devlin	0	0	0	0	0
Alessia Salierno	2	0	0	0	4
Janay Brantley	7	1	12	14	27
Kaylee Nearey	2	0	0	2	4
Aaliyah Shook	1	1	0	0	3
Jayden Walters	0	0	0	0	0

(Troy)

Troy cruised past Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 74-52 in a Class AA playoff quarter-final tilt at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday.

The Flying Horses set the tone early, jumping out to a 15-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Senior forward Stetson Merritt led all scorers with 32 points. Kayne Behan and Josiah Acevedo provided additional firepower, scoring 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake were led by a strong effort from John Klopher, who finished with 24 points, including five three-pointers. Gus Fusco added nine points.

Troy extended its lead in the second and third quarters, outscoring BHBL 45-28 during that stretch. A late push by Burnt Hills in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit, as Troy secured a comfortable 22-point victory.

With this win, #3 Troy advances to the next round of the playoffs to play #2 La Salle at Cool Insuring Arena on 3/6 at 5 pm.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

	BOYS'					Class	AA
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	HVCC

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Burnt-Hills Ballston Lak	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Ethan Skinner	2		1		1	2	4	6
3	Danny Olmstead	0						1	0
4	Grady Osterliz	2		1		0	2	3	5
13	John Klopher	7		5		5	5	1	24
22	Gus Fusco	3		1		2	6	3	9
12	Oliver Snyder	1						2	2
33	Logan Tomlinson	0						4	0
34	Ricky Flauto-Nicklas	3						5	6




	Total	18	0	8	0	8	15	23	52



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Troy	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Jordan hood	2		1		2	4	2	7
2	Josiah Acevedo	4		2				1	10
3	Tre Vonte Vonte					1	3		1
4	Kayne Behan	4		4					12
5	Xaul Arroyo					1	4		1
12	Stetson Merritt	11		2		8	8	3	32
22	Jerdarius Green	3				2	3		8
32	Nyuicar Jenkins	1		1					3







	Total	25	0	10	0	14	22	6	74


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	BHBL	7	14	14	17		52
	Troy	15	21	24	14		74

(3/1/25)

Here are box scores and game stats from Saturday's action.

Girls Sectionals Class B

Tamarac #6 vs. Catskill #3

Tamarac 7 9 16 12 44

Catskill 7 5 18 1 31

Tamarac

Player 2 3 FTA FTM TP

M. Hayden 1 1 5

R. Sorel 2 4

Kayla Beaudoin 9 1 8 6 27

L. Darling 1 2 8

Totals 13 4 8 6 44

Catskill

Player 2 3 FTA FTM TP

C. Cummings 2 6

R. Coleman 1 2

N. Sanchez 2 4

T. Green 1 2

A. Salierno 1 2 8

A. Edmond 2 14 5 9

Totals 7 4 14 5 31

Greenville 51

Fonda 38

	BOYS'					Class	B
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	Guilderland

	Visitors "Braves"	Total FG		3 point
No.	Fonda-Fultonville	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Evan Flood					1	2	5	1
2	Brayden Wassink							2	0
3	Collin Whipple
4	Kohen Rose	2		1				1	5
5	Riley Wilson	5		2		5	6	0	17
10	Jacob Sheldon	1		0		0	0	0	2
11	Michael Jacobs
12	Mason Smith	3		1		0	2	2	7
13	Noah Balbian
14	Sam Huckans
15	Henry Sweet
33	Chris Moore
41	Jack Herigle	3				0	2	2	6
44	Nick Myers
	Total	14	0	4	0	6	12	12	38



	Home "Spartans"	Total FG		3 point
No.	Greenville	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Foster Britton	2						3	4
2	Joseph Barnes
11	Landon Smigel
12	Lucas Russell	4						2	8
20	Sean Kenna
21	Jonas Britton	6				2	4		14
22	Elijah Case
23	Jacob Rauf	3		1		4	4	3	11
25	Jack Giarruso	3		2				4	8
30	Keegan Palmeri
42	Austin MacDonald
44	Isaac McAneny	3						4	6



	Total	21	0	3	0	6	8	16	51


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Fonda-Fultonville	15	11	8	4		38
	Greenville	9	9	13	22		51

Hartford 61

Ft. Edward 50

	BOYS'					Class	D
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	Stillwater

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Ft. Edward	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Aeden Mullen	4		2					10
3	Jackson Chester	2							6
5	Calvin Boucher	5		3		2	4		17
20	Conner Tripp	4				1	1		9
42	Ares Perry	2				1	2		6
55	Joey Carner	1							2






	Total	18	0	5	0	4	7	0	50



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Hartford	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
5	Aiden Swezey	12		8		7	10		39
2	Landon Cook	2		1					5
22	Trevor Baker	1				0	2		2
34	Jesse Baker	2				2	6		6
11	Kyle Whitney	2				0	2		4
24	Joe Allen	2		1					5









	Total	21	0	10	0	9	20	0	61


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Ft. Edward	13	3	24	10		50
	Hartford	9	18	13	21		61

Voorheesville 62

Johnstown 38

	BOYS'					Class	B
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	Guilderland

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Johnstown	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Dylan Hulbert	4		1		2	2	1	11
3	Danny Brown	3		1		2	3	0	9
4	Travis Tallon	4				1	2	1	9
14	Camdon Jones	0						2	0
25	Elijah Wager								0
33	Braeden Fennessy	2		2				1	6
2	Marley Bramer	1		1					3





	Total	14	0	5	0	5	7	5	38



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Voorheesville	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
2	Tom Novotny	3		1				2	7
12	Joe Kelly	1	1						3
21	Joseph Burns	6				2	2	2	14
23	Minh TriITurnbull	3						1	9
22	Thomas Burns	5				1	2	1	11
33	Brady Eitleman	9						2	18

	Total	27	1	1	0	3	4	8	62


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Johnstown	15	2	13	8		38
	Voorheesville	16	21	16	9		62

Germantown 58

Ft. Ann 47

	BOYS'					Class
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Germantown	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
20	Kyan Anderson	2				0	1	2	4
2	Brian Gardner	6		3		4	7	0	19
3	Ethan Race	4		2				3	10
23	Logan Briggs	3				1	4	4	7
12	Aiden O'Brien	6		1		2	4	5	15
15	Nate Epp	1				1	2	1	3






	Total	22	0	6	0	8	18	15	58



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Fort Ann	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
4	Marcus Stowhas	4				2	6	4	10
12	Hunter Carpenter	2				1	2	1	5
22	Jaxen Jenkins							1	0
25	Tim Webb	1				0	2	4	2
33	Javier Hernandez	4		2				3	10
35	Kaedence Cutter	8				1	8	4	17
34	Hunter Wade	1				1	2	1	3








	Total	20	0	2	0	5	20	18	47


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Germantown	7	16	21	14		58
	Ft. Ann	13	8	14	12		47

Teams: #7 Cobleskill-Richmondville vs. #2 Mechanicville @ Guilderland HS

Score: C-R 51, Mechanicville 72

High Scorers: Mechanicville - Cruz Goverski 25, Mark Pingelski 23, Logan Starks 15. C-R - Brody Becker 14, Cooper LaBarge 10, Eli Barr 10.

Highlights: Mechanicville beats Cobleskill in the Class B quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.

Records Overall/League: Mechanicville 17-5, 9-4. C-R 14-8.

Next Game: Mechanicville will play #3 seed Voorheesville in the Section 2 Class B semifinals this Tuesday 3/4 at Cool Insuring Arena at 8:00 PM.

	BOYS'					Class	B
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-21			Site	Guilderland

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Cobleskill-Richmondville	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
0	Cooper LaBarge	3		1		2	2		10
2	Eli Barr	4		2					10
10	Caleb Hantho	2							4
14	Simon O'Neil	2				1	3		5
23	Brody Becker	7							14
22	Jerad Ellis					2	2		2
12	Nate Jones								4
5	Tyler France	1							2




	Total	19	0	3	0	5	7	0	51



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Mechanicville	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
1	Mike Santiago	1							2
2	Logan Starks	5		5					15
5	Cruz Goverski	10		2		3	4		25
10	Mark Pingleski	10		2		1	3		23
11	Alex Shakow					0	2		0
14	Chris Couser	2				3	4		7









	Total	28	0	9	0	7	13	0	72


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Cobleskill-Richmondville	13	10	15	13		51
	Mechanicville	17	17	29	13		72

La Salle 90

Mohansen 43

	BOYS'					Class	AA
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	HVCC

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Mohonasen	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
0	Tracy Battle	3		1				1	7
13	Keyon Holmes	2		1					5
20	Jordan Knight	7		2		1	2	3	17
23	Zhianier Dobbs	3				1	2	1	7
24	Dom Montayne					1	4		1
33	Daniel DelaVega							1	0
35	Nick Lott	2		2				4	6
44	Thomas Giantasio							4	0




	Total	17	0	6	0	3	8	14	43



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	La Salle	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
0	Nick Crudo	0						0	0
1	Dan Mocorro	1		1					3
2	Sean Moore	2						1	4
4	Tra'Dell Faison	7		2		8	10	2	24
11	Devon Maloney	12		1		3	3	3	30
12	Trey Polaro	2		1		2	2	2	7
21	Robert Siclura	2		2					6
24	Stephen Mulinio	3		1		3	3	1	10
3	Kiron Pollydore	2		1		1	2	1	6






	Total	31	0	9	0	17	20	10	90


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Mohonasen	10	11	17	5		43
	La Salle	17	18	26	29		90

Hawthorne Valley 78

Doane Stuart 59

	BOYS'					Class
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Doane Stuart	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
2	Kaidi Xu	2		1				2	5
5	James Calcagno							5	0
10	Julius Brown	12		7		7	6	4	36
15	Jackson Wells	2		1		2	4	2	7
20	Sam Taylor							3	0
23	Kiere Franze	3		1		4	6	3	11






	Total	19	0	10	0	13	16	19	59



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Hawthorne Valley	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
22	Oliver Towe	6				2	4	3	14
2	Noah Vomstein	10		2		4	7	4	26
15	Hugo Crane	4				2	2	2	10
13	Fabian Gitt-Henderson	5		1				3	11
4	Justin Gamiello	4		1		4	6	2	13
34	Francis Newlin	2						1	4









	Total	31	0	4	0	12	19	15	78


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Doane Stuart	13	9	18	19		59
	Hawthorne Valley	15	15	23	25		78

Boys Basketball Summary

Class B Quarter-Final

Tamarac-44

Hoosick Falls-52

Hoosick Falls outscored Tamarac 17-8 in the 3rd quarter after being down 3 at the half.

Senior Aiden Fleming had 19 points, senior Carson Glover had 14 points and 6 rebounds and sophmore Ryan Sparks added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Hoosick Falls.

Junior Sam Kuiken had 20 points for Tamarac.

Hoosick Falls moves on the the semi-finals to play Greenville on Monday at the Cool Insuring Arena at 8pm.

	BOYS'					Class	B
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site	Guilderland

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Hoosick Falls	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
3	Richie Stifter	2		1		1	1		6
10	Austin Cavanaugh	1							2
11	Carson Glover	4		1		5	7		14
12	Aiden Fleming	5		2		7	8		19
22	Ryan Sparks	4				3	7		11







	Total	16	0	4	0	16	23	0	52



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Tamarac	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
0	Jacob Price	1							2
1	Kameron Edmonds	3		1					7
2	Adam Quackenbush	2				1	2		5
4	Dylan Ryan	2							4
15	Sam Kuicken	8		1		1	2		18
30	Owen Glynn	2		1		2	2		7
3	Carter Harris					2	1		1








	Total	18	0	3	0	6	7	0	44


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Tamarac	17	4	8	15		44
	Hoosick Falls	13	5	18	17		52

Nisky 61

Queensbury 42

	BOYS'					Class
	OFFICIAL SECTION 2 BOX SCORE				Date 3-1-25			Site

	Visitors	Total FG		3 point
No.	Niskayuna	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
0	Garrett Gillooley	4		0	2				8
11	Eric Gilson	7		7					21
15	Poem Staten	5				0	1		10
20	Ryan Harrow	1							2
30	Brady Olsen	3				3	4		9
35	Daniel Smalls	5				1	2		11






	Total	25	0	7	2	4	7	0	61



	Home	Total FG		3 point
No.	Queensbury	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FT	FTA	PF	Points
3	Latrell Allen	1		1					3
4	Zanry Ward					1	2		1
5	Marcus Gooden II	3				1	2		7
11	Troy Jorgensen	8				1	2		17
22	Chase Baker	3		2					8
32	Nate Sheerer					0	2		0
33	Oliver Pratt	1		1					3
44	Mark Huffaker	1				1	2		3







	Total	17	0	4	0	4	10	0	42


		1	2	3	4	OT	Final
	Niskyayuna	14	13	16	18		61
	Queensbury	4	15	10	13		42

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