(Maple Hill's Halle Feldman from earlier in the season. Photo by Ed Bemiss.)
Every tournament takes into account each team’s current ranking and their current path to the title. Teams are broken down into 4 different categories based on their overall chance to win it all according to the rankings. They are as followed:
Each team is automatically classified into four categories based on their pre-tournament odds of winning their respective bracket. Here’s the key:
>= 25% chance to win= Favorite
>= 10% & < 25% chance to win= Contender
>= 5% & < 10% chance to win= Dark Horse
< 5% chance to win= Long Shot
Softball Brackets from 518softball.org
Computer Rankings link Here:
Game by game score projections are listed below the bracket predictions.
Class AAA
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class AAA | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Champ | Projection | |
| Colonie 1 | 100.00% | 63.70% | 34.036% | 34.036% | Favorite |
| Shenendehowa 2 | 100.00% | 56.72% | 30.893% | 30.893% | Favorite |
| Shaker 3 | 100.00% | 43.28% | 20.691% | 20.6905% | Contender |
| Saratoga Springs 4 | 50.75% | 18.60% | 7.434% | 7.434% | Dark Horse |
| Guilderland 5 | 49.25% | 17.70% | 6.947% | 6.947% | Dark Horse |
Class AA
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings and thoughts on each classification.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class AA | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| Rd 16 | QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Projection | |
| Burnt Hills 1 | 100.00% | 77.29% | 46.43% | 27.81% | Favorite |
| Bethlehem 4 | 100.00% | 64.40% | 32.98% | 18.12% | Contender |
| Averill Park 2 | 100.00% | 52.55% | 32.72% | 16.59% | Contender |
| Ballston Spa 7 | 94.38% | 47.13% | 29.32% | 14.84% | Contender |
| Columbia 6 | 100.00% | 60.21% | 25.16% | 10.69% | Contender |
| Troy 5 | 100.00% | 35.60% | 13.31% | 5.39% | Dark Horse |
| South Glens Falls 3 | 100.00% | 39.79% | 12.76% | 4.20% | Long Shot |
| Niskayuna 8 | 59.30% | 15.14% | 5.26% | 1.82% | Long Shot |
| Queensbury 9 | 40.70% | 7.57% | 2.02% | 0.53% | Long Shot |
| Amsterdam 10 | 5.62% | 0.31% | 0.03% | 0.002% | Long Shot |
Class A
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class A | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Champ | Projection | |
| Ichabod Crane 1 | 88.65% | 52.07% | 30.779% | 30.779% | Favorite |
| Hudson Falls 2 | 71.98% | 41.98% | 21.31% | 21.308% | Contender |
| Scotia-Glenville 3 | 71.66% | 38.67% | 18.761% | 18.7606% | Contender |
| Glens Falls 5 | 55.12% | 26.59% | 14.046% | 14.046% | Contender |
| Schalmont 4 | 44.88% | 19.50% | 9.322% | 9.322% | Dark Horse |
| Cohoes 7 | 28.02% | 10.14% | 2.940% | 2.940% | Long Shot |
| Lansingburgh 6 | 28.34% | 9.21% | 2.526% | 2.526% | Long Shot |
| Broadalbin-Perth 8 | 11.35% | 1.84% | 0.318% | 0.318% | Long Shot |
Class B
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class B | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| Rd 16 | QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Projection | |
| Chatham 1 | 100.00% | 90.63% | 66.41% | 46.005% | Favorite |
| Tamarac 2 | 100.00% | 71.52% | 49.82% | 23.253% | Contender |
| Catholic Central/NDBG 4 | 94.89% | 67.23% | 24.22% | 12.507% | Contender |
| Hoosick Falls 3 | 83.34% | 58.28% | 25.78% | 9.210% | Dark Horse |
| Schuylerville 10 | 66.55% | 22.01% | 11.84% | 3.664% | Long Shot |
| Mechanicville 5 | 77.25% | 28.51% | 6.58% | 2.385% | Long Shot |
| Taconic Hills 6 | 50.33% | 18.32% | 4.75% | 0.935% | Long Shot |
| Voorheesville 11 | 49.67% | 17.94% | 4.61% | 0.897% | Long Shot |
| Coxsackie-Athens 8 | 59.32% | 6.48% | 1.85% | 0.461% | Long Shot |
| Cobleskill 7 | 33.45% | 6.47% | 2.44% | 0.450% | Long Shot |
| Fonda 9 | 40.68% | 2.90% | 0.62% | 0.114% | Long Shot |
| La Salle 14 | 16.66% | 5.46% | 0.77% | 0.078% | Long Shot |
| Corinth 12 | 22.75% | 3.46% | 0.28% | 0.040% | Long Shot |
| Watervliet/Heatly 13 | 5.11% | 0.80% | 0.03% | 0.002% | Long Shot |
Class C
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class C | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| Rd 16 | QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Projection | |
| Greenwich 1 | 88.57% | 69.01% | 55.34% | 43.055% | Favorite |
| Galway 2 | 89.12% | 59.20% | 38.73% | 16.418% | Contender |
| Maple Hill 3 | 72.75% | 46.60% | 23.25% | 8.325% | Dark Horse |
| Berne-Knox-Westerlo 4 | 78.08% | 47.05% | 15.34% | 8.091% | Dark Horse |
| Stillwater 8 | 75.21% | 23.64% | 13.96% | 7.794% | Dark Horse |
| Granville 5 | 68.65% | 35.54% | 10.25% | 4.948% | Long Shot |
| Saratoga Catholic 10 | 57.77% | 23.94% | 12.55% | 3.843% | Long Shot |
| Duanesburg 6 | 50.92% | 21.82% | 8.01% | 1.981% | Long Shot |
| Schoharie 11 | 49.08% | 20.60% | 7.39% | 1.778% | Long Shot |
| Mayfield 7 | 42.23% | 14.57% | 6.53% | 1.609% | Long Shot |
| Hoosic Valley 14 | 27.25% | 10.99% | 3.06% | 0.549% | Long Shot |
| OESJ/Waterford 16/17 | 11.43% | 3.99% | 1.49% | 0.510% | Long Shot |
| Cambridge 12 | 31.35% | 10.61% | 1.68% | 0.509% | Long Shot |
| Whitehall 9 | 24.79% | 3.35% | 1.11% | 0.338% | Long Shot |
| Lake George 13 | 21.92% | 6.80% | 0.84% | 0.207% | Long Shot |
| Fort Plain 15 | 10.88% | 2.30% | 0.48% | 0.045% | Long Shot |
Class D
Predictions for each tournament generated by the season long computer rankings.
Full Bracket Projections
| Class D | Winning | Winning | Winning | Winning | Computer |
| Rd 16 | QT. Final | Semi | Champ | Projection | |
| Salem 1 | 100.00% | 67.64% | 36.21% | 36.207% | Favorite |
| Argyle 3 | 91.47% | 52.80% | 29.12% | 29.119% | Favorite |
| Fort Ann 2 | 100.00% | 46.18% | 21.97% | 21.967% | Contender |
| Hartford 5 | 79.58% | 29.80% | 12.21% | 12.209% | Contender |
| Germantown 4 | 20.42% | 2.57% | 0.38% | 0.381% | Long Shot |
| Northville 6 | 8.53% | 1.02% | 0.12% | 0.117% | Long Shot |
Score projections will be updated daily. I will also track how the seedings do against the computer rankings. Higher seed is awarded a win if higher seed wins. A loss if higher seed loses. Computer rankings will get a win if higher ranked team wins. Will get a loss if higher ranked team loses according to the computer rankings.
Seedings (39-15)
Computer Rankings (41-13)
| Seeding | Rankings | ||||||
| Date | Team | Class | Overall | Score | Win % | ||
| 5/19/2025 | OESJ | C | #51 | 12.8 | 84.29% | W | W |
| Waterford | C | #73 | 4.2 | 15.71% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Ballston Spa | AA | #6 | 13.5 | 94.38% | W | W |
| Amsterdam | AA | #47 | 0.0 | 5.62% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Berne-Knox-Westerlo | C | #31 | 10.0 | 78.08% | W | W |
| Lake George | C | #60 | 3.4 | 21.92% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Catholic Central/NDBG | B | #21 | 15.6 | 94.89% | W | W |
| Watervliet/Heatly | B | #63 | 1.7 | 5.11% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Schuylerville | B | #25 | 7.9 | 66.55% | L | |
| Cobleskill | B | #38 | 4.3 | 33.45% | W | ||
| 5/20/2025 | Coxsackie-Athens | B | #41 | 8.8 | 59.32% | L | L |
| Fonda | B | #49 | 6.8 | 40.68% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Duanesburg | C | #45 | 7.7 | 50.92% | W | W |
| Schoharie | C | #48 | 7.5 | 49.08% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Galway | C | #26 | 12.4 | 89.12% | W | W |
| Fort Plain | C | #62 | 2.0 | 10.88% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Granville | C | #39 | 9.7 | 68.65% | W | W |
| Cambridge | C | #57 | 5.6 | 31.35% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Greenwich | C | #17 | 12.6 | 88.03% | W | W |
| OESJ | C | #51 | 2.6 | 11.97% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Hoosick Falls | B | #24 | 11.6 | 83.34% | W | W |
| La Salle | B | #52 | 3.3 | 16.66% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Maple Hill | C | #32 | 10.8 | 72.75% | W | W |
| Hoosic Valley | C | #58 | 5.6 | 27.25% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Saratoga Catholic | C | #40 | 8.4 | 57.77% | W | |
| Mayfield | C | #46 | 6.8 | 42.23% | L | ||
| 5/20/2025 | Mechanicville | B | #28 | 10.7 | 77.25% | W | W |
| Corinth | B | #55 | 4.3 | 22.75% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Niskayuna | AA | #18 | 7.8 | 59.30% | L | L |
| Queensbury | AA | #23 | 5.8 | 40.70% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Stillwater | C | #30 | 10.7 | 75.21% | W | W |
| Whitehall | C | #56 | 4.9 | 24.79% | |||
| 5/20/2025 | Taconic Hills | B | #33 | 5.5 | 50.33% | L | L |
| Voorheesville | B | #34 | 5.4 | 49.67% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Averill Park | AA | #5 | 5.0 | 50.53% | W | W |
| Ballston Spa | AA | #6 | 4.9 | 49.47% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Berne-Knox-Westerlo | C | #31 | 7.6 | 54.61% | L | L |
| Granville | C | #39 | 6.6 | 45.39% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Burnt Hills | AA | #3 | 9.5 | 78.06% | W | W |
| Queensbury | AA | #23 | 3.0 | 21.94% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Chatham | B | #8 | 13.2 | 90.96% | W | W |
| Fonda | B | #49 | 1.8 | 9.04% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Hudson Falls | A | #15 | 8.2 | 71.98% | W | W |
| Cohoes | A | #27 | 3.2 | 28.02% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Ichabod Crane | A | #13 | 11.6 | 88.65% | W | W |
| Broadalbin-Perth | A | #44 | 1.4 | 11.35% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Maple Hill | C | #32 | 8.1 | 63.63% | W | W |
| Duanesburg | C | #45 | 5.1 | 36.37% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Saratoga Springs | AAA | #9 | 5.3 | 50.75% | W | W |
| Guilderland | AAA | #10 | 5.2 | 49.25% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Glens Falls | A | #20 | 5.7 | 55.12% | W | |
| Schalmont | A | #22 | 4.6 | 44.88% | L | ||
| 5/21/2025 | Bethlehem | AA | #4 | 7.3 | 64.40% | L | L |
| Troy | AA | #12 | 4.1 | 35.60% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Catholic Central/NDBG | B | #21 | 8.3 | 68.04% | W | W |
| Mechanicville | B | #28 | 4.3 | 31.96% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Galway | C | #26 | 8.9 | 59.39% | W | W |
| Saratoga Catholic | C | #40 | 6.8 | 40.61% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Hartford | D | #50 | 11.0 | 79.58% | W | |
| Germantown | D | #66 | 4.0 | 20.42% | L | ||
| 5/21/2025 | Greenwich | C | #17 | 10.5 | 71.79% | L | L |
| Stillwater | C | #30 | 5.6 | 28.21% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Hoosick Falls | B | #24 | 8.0 | 70.08% | W | W |
| Voorheesville | B | #34 | 3.6 | 29.92% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Scotia-Glenville | A | #19 | 8.5 | 71.66% | L | L |
| Lansingburgh | A | #29 | 3.6 | 28.34% | |||
| 5/21/2025 | Columbia | AA | #11 | 5.7 | 60.21% | L | |
| South Glens Falls | AA | #16 | 3.5 | 39.79% | W | ||
| 5/21/2025 | Tamarac | B | #14 | 9.1 | 76.19% | W | W |
| Cobleskill | B | #38 | 3.0 | 23.81% | |||
| Seeding | Rankings | ||||||
| Date | Team | Class | Overall | Score | Win % | ||
| 5/22/2025 | Argyle | D | #36 | 12.5 | 91.10% | W | W |
| Northville | D | #71 | 1.1 | 8.90% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Shenendehowa | AAA | #2 | 6.2 | 61.29% | W | W |
| Shaker | AAA | #7 | 3.7 | 38.71% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Colonie | AAA | #1 | 7.0 | 62.02% | W | W |
| Saratoga Springs | AAA | #9 | 4.4 | 37.98% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Burnt Hills | AA | #3 | 7.1 | 64.24% | W | W |
| Troy | AA | #12 | 4.0 | 35.76% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Averill Park | AA | #5 | 6.4 | 64.03% | W | W |
| South Glens Falls | AA | #16 | 3.3 | 35.97% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Ichabod Crane | A | #13 | 6.1 | 56.49% | W | W |
| Glens Falls | A | #20 | 4.7 | 43.51% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Hudson Falls | A | #15 | 8.7 | 69.74% | W | W |
| Lansingburgh | A | #29 | 4.4 | 30.26% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Chatham | B | #8 | 8.7 | 66.33% | W | W |
| Catholic Central/NDBG | B | #21 | 5.1 | 33.67% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Tamarac | B | #14 | 7.5 | 61.72% | W | W |
| Hoosick Falls | B | #24 | 4.9 | 38.28% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Stillwater | C | #30 | 8.9 | 59.97% | W | |
| Granville | C | #39 | 6.7 | 40.03% | L | ||
| 5/27/2025 | Galway | C | #26 | 7.9 | 59.27% | W | W |
| Maple Hill | C | #32 | 5.9 | 40.73% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Salem | D | #37 | 7.5 | 63.49% | W | W |
| Hartford | D | #50 | 4.6 | 36.51% | |||
| 5/27/2025 | Argyle | D | #36 | 5.8 | 52.13% | W | |
| Fort Ann | D | #42 | 5.4 | 47.87% | L | ||
| 5/29/2025 | Colonie | AAA | #1 | 5.1 | 50.52% | L | L |
| Shenendehowa | AAA | #2 | 5.0 | 49.48% | |||
| 5/29/2025 | Burnt Hills | AA | #3 | 5.4 | 57.28% | W | W |
| Averill Park | AA | #5 | 3.8 | 42.72% | |||
| 5/29/2025 | Hudson Falls | A | #15 | 6.2 | 50.47% | L | |
| Ichabod Crane | A | #13 | 6.1 | 49.53% | W | ||
| 5/29/2025 | Chatham | B | #8 | 7.5 | 60.09% | W | W |
| Tamarac | B | #14 | 5.3 | 39.91% | |||
| 5/29/2025 | Galway | C | #26 | 8.0 | 51.90% | L | L |
| Stillwater | C | #30 | 7.6 | 48.10% | |||
| 5/29/2025 | Salem | D | #37 | 6.0 | 54.73% | L | L |
| Argyle | D | #36 | 5.0 | 45.27% |
(Averill Park)
Full game video highlights of the Class D semi-final round game between Hartford vs Salem. Hartford held on for a 56-50 win. They advance to the Class D final on March 2nd at HVCC vs Bishop Gibbons.
The Tanagers started the game down 11-0 and battled their way back to a close game by halftime. Late in the fourth quarter Hartford's Cailin Severance hit a three pointer to give them a one point lead 46-45. Then Salem's Sophia Keys scored to tie the game at 49 with two minutes left in regulation. Freshman Mckenzie Johnson of Hartford went four for four in the closing seconds from the free throw line to seal the win.
Full game videos from Section 2 basketball action.
Here are some links to complete game videos from games covered over the past few seasons. The links can be shared with players and fans. The recap, if there was one completed for that game, is listed below the game video link so you can gain some context from the video. That will help out especially with the older videos that don't have the score overlay visible. Keep in mind the videos may not be perfectly filmed as normally I'm doing live scoring (entering each basket on a tablet), along with filming game action, and at the same time posting updates to social media. Enjoy!
Girls: Guilderland vs Colonie 2/20/21
Boys: Duanesburg vs Maple Hill 2/19/21
Boys: Averill Park vs Niskauna 2/13/21
Girls: Maple Hill vs Cambridge 3/7/20
Boys: Niskayuna vs Shenendehowa 3/3/30
Boys: Colonie vs Green Tech 3/3/20
Boys: Fort Plain vs Waterford 3/3/20
Boys: Hoosick Falls vs Mechanicville 3/2/20
Boys: Glens Falls vs Schalmont 3/2/20
Boys: Rensselaer vs Lake George 3/2/20
Boys: Hudson Falls vs Lansingburgh 3/1/20
Boys: Queensbury vs Gloversville 3/1/20
Boys: Saratoga vs Colonie 2/29/20
Boys: Niskayuna vs Bethlehem 2/29/20
Boys: Berne Knox vs Fort Plain 2/29/20
Boys: Waterford vs Granville 2/29/20
Girls: Hudson vs Maple Hill 2/14/20
Girls: Troy vs Averill Park 2/13/20
Girls: Saratoga vs Shenendehowa 2/11/20
Girls: Cobleskill vs Ravena 2/8/20
Boys: Saratoga vs Averill Park 2/4/20
Boys: Shenendehowa vs Maine Endwell 2/1/20
Boys: Mechanicville vs Schoharie 2/1/20
Boys: Northville vs Fort Ann 2/1/20
Boys: Schalmont vs LaSalle 1/31/20
Girls: Catskill vs Hudson 1/26/20 (First half video only)
Boys: Fonda vs Bishop Gibbons 1/29/20
Boys: Maple Hill vs Coxsackie 1/26/20
Girls: Cobleskill vs Schalmont 1/24/20
Girls: Averill Park vs Shenendehowa 1/14/20
Girls: Berne Knox vs Duanesburg 1/10/20
Girls: Troy vs Guilderland 1/7/20
Boys: Niskayuna vs Mohonasen 12/27/19
Boys: Catskill vs Mekeel Christian 12/27/19
Girls: Hoosick Falls vs Mohonasen 12/27/19
Girls: Burnt Hills vs Mekeel Christian 12/27/19
Girls: New Hartford vs Amsterdam 12/27/19
Boys: Columbia vs Averill Park 12/21/19
Boys: Mekeel Christian vs Green Tech 12/10/19
Boys: Mohonasen vs Ichabod Crane 12/6/19
Boys: Watervliet vs Catholic Central 11/30/19
Boys: Bishop Maginn vs Lansingburgh 11/30/19
Girls: Albany vs Shaker 11/29/19
Boys: Albany Academy vs FDA 3/24/19
Boys: Glens Falls vs Cardinal O'Hara 3/24/19
Boys: Albany Academy vs Park School 3/23/19
Boys: Glens Falls vs South Bronx Prep 3/23/19
Girls: Cambridge vs Watkins Glen 3/16/19
Girls: Cambridge vs Maple Grove 3/15/19
Boys: Glens Falls vs Olean 3/15/19
Girls: Westport vs Bishop Gibbons 3/9/19
Girls: Averill Park vs Jamesville-DeWitt 3/5/19
Girls: Saratoga vs Shenendehowa 3/2/19
Girls: Queensbury vs Averill Park 3/2/19
Girls: Fonda vs Mechanicville 3/2/19
Boys: Schalmont vs Glens Falls 3/1/19
Boys: Lake George vs Hoosick Falls 3/1/19
Boys: Mekeel Christian vs Troy 2/28/19
Boys: Mohonasen vs Gloversville 2/28/19
Boys: Fort Ann vs Germantown 2/28/19
Girls: Holy Names vs Averill Park 2/27/19
Girls: Amsterdam vs Queensbury 2/27/19
Girls: Hoosick Falls vs Maple Hill 2/26/19
Girls: Cambridge vs Warrensburg 2/26/19
Boys: Watervliet vs Glens Falls 2/25/19
Boys: Mayfield vs Lake George 2/25/19
Boys: Gloversville vs Ballston Spa 2/24/19
Boys: Mohonasen vs Averill Park 2/24/19
Boys: Lansingburgh vs Mekeel Christian 2/24/19 (end of 1H and 2H.)
GAME RECAP
Boys: CBA vs Green Tech 2/23/19
Boys: Canajoharie vs Hoosick Falls 2/23/19
Boys: Granville vs Maple Hill 2/23/19
Boys: Mayfield vs Chatham 2/22/19
Boys: Fonda vs Catskill 2/22/19
Girls: Gloversville vs Holy Names 2/21/19
Girls: Lake George vs Maple Hill 2/20/19
Girls: Cobleskill vs Ichabod Crane 2/16/19
Girls: Saratoga vs Colonie 2/5/19
Boys: Glens Falls vs Amsterdam 1/27/19
Boys: Lake George vs Hoosick Falls 1/27/19
Boys: Green Tech vs Shenendehowa 1/27/19
Boys: Park School vs Albany Academy 1/27/19
Boys: Cohoes vs Stillwater 1/27/19
Boys: OESJ vs Hoosic Valley 1/27/19
Girls: Cambridge vs Mechanicville 1/26/19
Girls: Colonie vs Albany 1/25/19
Girls: Watervliet vs Albany Academy 1/25/19
Boys: Watervliet vs Mekeel Christian 1/19/19
Girls: Albany vs Shenendehowa 1/18/19
Boys: Catskill vs Maple Hill 1/16/19
Boys: La Salle vs Watervliet 1/15/19
Girls: Shaker vs Guilderland 1/11/19
Boys: Hudson vs Maple Hill 1/8/19
Girls: Tamarac vs Voorheesville 12/28/18
Boys: Saugerties vs Burnt Hills 12/27/18
Boys: Queensbury vs Averill Park 12/27/18
Girls: Hudson Falls vs Schalmont 12/27/18
Girls: Colonie vs Averill Park 12/18/18
Boys: Chatham vs Ichabod Crane 12/15/18
Boys: Shenendehowa vs Bethlehem 12/11/18
Girls: Voorheesville vs Albany Academy 12/11/18
Boys: Mohonasen vs Schalmont 12/7/18
Girls: Hoosick Falls vs Schenectady 12/5/18
Boys: Ballston Spa vs Averill Park 11/30/18
Girls: Hudson vs Maple Hill 11/28/18
Boys: Green Tech vs Bishop Gibbons 11/27/18
