(3/6/25)

(Columbia's Kendyl Ouimette and Sarah Rainville from eariler in the season. Photo by Ed Bemiss.)

 

Columbia powered past Averill Park with a decisive 65-43 victory on Thursday night, fueled by dominant performances from Kendyl Ouimette and Sarah Rainville. The Blue Devils move on to the Class AA title game on Monday at HVCC vs Catholic Central at 6:00 pm.

The Blue Devils set the tone early, storming out to a 20-8 lead in the first quarter. Averill Park fought to keep pace but struggled to close the gap as Columbia continued its strong play on both ends of the court. By halftime, Columbia held a comfortable 32-20 advantage and extended its lead further with a 19-point third quarter.

Ouimette and Rainville led the charge for Columbia, each finishing with 19 points. Alivia Landy also contributed with 11 points, helping Columbia maintain control throughout the game.

Averill Park was led by Elizabeth Hansen’s 13 points and Kayleigh Ahern’s four three-pointers, which accounted for all of her 12 points.

 

 

(Averill Park)

Columbia grabbed the win over Burnt Hills 63-44 in a Class A sectional quarter-final matchup.  Alivia Landy and Kendyl Ouimette led the victors on offense stepping up big-time as they combined for 36 points. Columbia moves on to play top seeded Averill Park at HVCC on February 28th at 6 p.m.

The Blue Devils stormed out of the locker room and started the game in style racing to an ample first quarter lead of 20-5. They put together an imposing effort guarding the hoop and grabbed control of the frame.

Columbia dominated the first half and led 35-17.
 
Burnt Hills played much better in the second half but everytime they cut their deficit near ten points Columbia made some clutch plays to extend the lead.

The Blue Devils were in control at all quarter stoppage by advantages of 15, 18, 18, & 19.

Columbia had three shooting stars in double figure scoring. Alivia Landy guided the Blue Devils with 19 points. Kendyl Ouimette added 17 points. Sarah Rainville bagged 10 points. Sophie Bissaillon popped in 8 points.
Columbia made 5 baskets from behind the three point line.
Kendyl Ouimette made 4 three-pointers.
The Blue Devils shot with sterling accuracy from the free throw line as they churned out 76.9%, 20 of 26.

Grace O'Connor paced the Spartans with 17 points. Ella Blesi registered 13 points. Peyton Felix added 6 points. MK Lescault dropped 5 points.
Grace O'Connor nailed 3 three-pointers.

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Box Score

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Burnt Hills 5 12 12 15 0 44
Columbia 20 15 12 16 0 63
             
             
      Burnt Hills Columbia    
             
    FGM - 16 19    
    FTM - 9 20    
    FTA - 15 26    
    FT% - 60.0% 76.9%    
    3PtM - 3 5    
             
Burnt Hills            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Ella Neary 0 0 0 0 0  
MK Lescault 2 0 1 2 5  
Ella Blesi 5 0 3 5 13  
Sarah Robbins 1 0 0 0 2  
Sadie Jerzak 0 0 0 0 0  
Danielle DeBonis 0 0 1 2 1  
Peyton Felix 2 0 2 2 6  
Margaret Lescault 0 0 0 0 0  
Abigail Goodell 0 0 0 0 0  
Lillian Morse 0 0 0 0 0  
Grace O Connor 6 3 2 4 17  
Mackenzie Cahan 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Columbia            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Mia Williams 0 0 0 0 0  
Lauren Angelo 0 0 0 0 0  
Kendyl Ouimette 4 4 5 6 17  
Sarah Rainville 3 0 4 6 10  
Natalie Faas 1 0 1 2 3  
Ella Hebler 1 0 4 4 6  
Justine Senecal 0 0 0 0 0  
MaKiyah Bethea 0 0 0 0 0  
Julia Harbour 0 0 0 0 0  
Alivia Landy 7 0 5 6 19  
Jenna Lallier 0 0 0 0 0  
Sophie Bissaillon 3 1 1 2 8  
Makenzie Williams 0 0 0 0 0  

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(Troy)

Top seed Duanesburg stayed undefeated as they chalked up a victory against Galway 63-34 in Class C sectional play. Jeffrey Mulhern was a walking bucket for the group that came out on top leading the way with 20 points. The Eagles move on to the semi-final round and face Berne-Knox at Cool Insuring Arena on 2/27 at 8 p.m.

Duanesburg stormed out of the locker room and took hold of the ball game on their way to a generous first quarter lead 16-6. They restricted their opponent with a magnificent defensive effort and were in command during the frame.

The Golden Eagles lost ground 31-12 at the half. Duanesburg performed effectively in the second stanza turning a 10-point first quarter lead into a 19-point halftime edge.

Duanesburg asserted their dominance and led at all quarter buzzers by advantages of 10, 19, 21, & 29.

Jeffrey Mulhern showed the way for Duanesburg with 20 points. Ethan Thompson netted 9 points. Peyton Fall scored 8 points.
The Eagles made 8 baskets from downtown.
Duanesburg shot excellent from the charity line as they were efficient at 68.4%, 13 of 19.

Thomas Villano and Josh Lovelass sparked the offense for Galway with 8 points each. Casey Clarke poured in 6 points. Christopher Maher scored 4 points. Zach Kenyon contributed 4 points.

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Box Score

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Galway 6 6 10 12 0 34
Duanesburg 16 15 12 20 0 63
             
             
      Galway Duanesburg    
             
    FGM - 13 21    
    FTM - 7 13    
    FTA - 16 19    
    FT% - 43.8% 68.4%    
    3PtM - 1 8    
             
Galway            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Carson Eagan 0 0 1 2 1  
Casey Clarke 3 0 0 0 6  
Josh Lovelass 3 1 1 2 8  
Christopher Maher 1 0 2 4 4  
Jackson Flint 0 0 0 0 0  
Joey DeVellis 1 0 0 0 2  
Ryan Pudney 0 0 0 0 0  
Zach Kenyon 2 0 0 1 4  
Gavin O'Neil 0 0 1 2 1  
Thomas Villano 3 0 2 5 8  
Colin Anderson 0 0 0 0 0  
             
Duanesburg            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Michael Leak 1 0 4 5 6  
Vanz Llamasares 2 1 0 0 5  
Murphy Hyde 2 0 0 0 4  
DJ Mattice 0 0 0 0 0  
Ethan Thompson 3 2 1 3 9  
Owen Lohret 1 0 1 1 3  
Peyton Fall 3 2 0 0 8  
Jeffrey Mulhern 6 2 6 8 20  
Grant Raymond 0 0 0 0 0  
Kyle Williams 2 0 1 2 5  
Lucas Negron 0 0 0 0 0  
Lucas Losito 0 0 0 0 0  
Ryan Martin 1 1 0 0 3  

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(3/7) - (3/9/25) 

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.

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(Hailey Monroe of Northville in last year's sectional final. Photo by Ed Bemiss.)

(Boys)

 

    BOYS          
Date Team League Record Overall Class Score  Win %
3/8/2025 Glens Falls Foothills Council 22-0 #2 A 78 86.41%
  Catholic Cent. Colonial Council 14-8 #21 A 51 13.59%
               
3/8/2025 Mechanicville Wasaren League 18-5 #27 B 59 54.15%
  Greenville Patroon Conference 19-4 #33 B 56 45.85%
               
3/9/2025 Green Tech Independent 13-7 #3 AAA 58 50.84%
  Shaker Suburban Council 17-2 #4 AAA 58 49.16%
               
3/9/2025 Niskayuna Suburban Council 16-5 #7 AA 69 70.34%
  Troy Colonial Council 18-5 #12 AA 56 29.66%
               
3/9/2025 Loudonville Christian Independent 12-6 #58 D 58 72.92%
  Germantown Patroon Conference 3-16 #73 D 43 27.08%
               
3/9/2025 Berne-Knox Western Athletic Conference 22-0 #15 C 62 60.55%
  Duanesburg Western Athletic Conference 21-2 #24 C 55 39.45%

(Girls)

   

    GIRLS          
Date Team League Record Overall Class Score  Win %
3/7/2025 Colonie Suburban Council 15-5 #2 AAA 54 54.88%
  Albany Suburban Council 17-3 #4 AAA 51 45.12%
               
3/7/2025 Shaker Suburban Council 18-2 #1 AAA 58 59.20%
  Shen Suburban Council 15-6 #7 AAA 52 40.80%
               
3/8/2025 Voorheesville Colonial Council 14-7 #21 B 46 52.26%
  Mechanicville Wasaren League 17-5 #22 B 44 47.74%
               
3/8/2025 Greenwich Wasaren League 23-0 #10 C 53 68.44%
  Stillwater Wasaren League 21-2 #14 C 41 31.56%
               
3/8/2025 Albany Academy Colonial Council 18-4 #6 A 54 63.03%
  Broadalbin-Perth Foothills Council 20-1 #11 A 45 36.97%
               
3/8/2025 Northville Western Athletic Conference 19-2 #20 D 56 79.26%
  Saratoga Catholic Wasaren League 13-9 #47 D 36 20.74%

 

 

(Troy)

A dominant third quarter propelled Colonie to a 56-41 victory over Albany on Friday night in the Class AAA Semi-Final round. The Raiders built an early lead and put the game out of reach with a decisive 25-point surge after halftime. The Wolf Pack move on to face Shaker in the Championship game at HVCC on 3/10 at 7:45 pm. This is a rematch of last year's final with Colonie trying to repeat as champions.

Colonie set the tone early, jumping out to a 15-6 lead in the first quarter. Albany fought to stay in the game, closing the gap slightly by halftime, but Colonie's explosive third quarter proved to be the difference. The Raiders outscored Albany 25-13 in the period, allowing them to cruise through the final minutes despite scoring just four points in the fourth quarter.

Colonie was led by Olivia Hoffman and Ella Trimarch each with 17 points. Aliyah Pearson netted 8 points.

Azera Gates paced Albany with 11 points. Janae Byrams and Jasanii Francis-Torres each had 8 points.

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  1. Boys: 2/24/23 Greenwich vs Hoosick Falls
  2. Girls: 3/7/25 Shenendehowa vs Shaker
  3. Girls: 2/25/23 Northville vs Bishop Gibbons
  4. Girls: 3/8/25 Saratoga Catholic vs Northville
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