

(Glens Falls)


(Schenectady)
The Sabres were strong out of the gate and took hold of the ball game on their way to a generous first quarter lead 13-2. They relied on their stout defense and seized momentum in the period.
The Sabres were benefitted by a robust performance in the third quarter and outscored Coxsackie Athens by 6 points.The teams put on a defensive clinic in the fourth quarter as they combined for only 11 points. Coxsackie Athens played well in the final quarter but the seconds ticked away hurting any chance of a comeback.
Arianna Brandon guided Schalmont with 22 points. Karissa Antoine chipped in 15 points. Gianna Cirilla scored 8 points.
The Sabres drained 5 hoops from long range.
Arianna Brandon made 3 three-pointers.
Schalmont shot outstanding from the stripe as they made good on 68.4%, 13 of 19.
Boxscore with play by play
Box Score
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Coxsackie Athens | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| Schalmont | 13 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Coxsackie Athens | Schalmont | |||||
| FGM - | 11 | 15 | ||||
| FTM - | 3 | 13 | ||||
| FTA - | 6 | 19 | ||||
| FT% - | 50.0% | 68.4% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Coxsackie Athens | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Julia Grounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Isabella Luvera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Molly Bartels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Riley Sitcer | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| Grace Bartels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordane Hynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baileigh Briski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Annaleese Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Schalmont | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Alaina Weekes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mikaela Frank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gianna Cirilla | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Natalia Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karissa Antoine | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Mattingly Hindes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Arianna Brandon | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| Hope Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dannah Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hope Kasowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Flow Chart



(Latham)
Mekeel Christian broke open a close contest, one that featured twelve ties or lead changes, by finishing the game on a 25-9 run after the game was all square at 36 late in the third quarter. Oryan DeJesus hit a three pointer right before the third period buzzer to start the run and give the Lions a 39-36 lead after three sessions played.
The Lions finished the final frame with clutch play as they got the better of Shaker by 13-points. They held the Blue Bison to two made field goals in the fourth quarter.
Mekeel Christian held a modest 1-point edge heading into the second quarter.
Mekeel Christian had a quartet of players in double figure scoring. Oryan DeJesus was a catalyst on offense as the main ball handler for the Lions and co-led the team with 18 points. Terrence Robinson racked up 18 points. Amarri Barnhill collected 11 points. Nykim Taylor had 10 points.
Mekeel Christian drilled 8 buckets from beyond the arc.
Amarri Barnhill nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Lions shot with great fundamentals from the free throw line as they churned out 78.6%, 11 of 14.
Boxscore with play by play
Box Score
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Mekeel Christian | 14 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 61 |
| Shaker | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
| Mekeel Christian | Shaker | |||||
| FGM - | 21 | 18 | ||||
| FTM - | 11 | 6 | ||||
| FTA - | 14 | 7 | ||||
| FT% - | 78.6% | 85.7% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Mekeel Christian | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Isiah Rose | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Nykim Taylor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Amarri Barnhill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Oryan DeJesus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| Terrence Robinson | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Daniel Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joshua Mbango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Caleb Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominic Zullo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezekiel Marcano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raymond Vanclief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicholas Manning | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Drew Ronovech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sean Hurley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zain Raza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edward David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collin Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Church | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Colby Haver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Zacharie Matulu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Jackson Rueckert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Flow Chart



(3/6/25)
Here are box scores and game stats from Thurday's action.
(Photo of Green Tech bench, from 2024. Photo by Ed Bemiss.)
| Class: AA Semi | NYSPHSAA: Section 2 | Date: March 6 | Site: CIA | ||||||||||||||
| Visitor: Flying Horses | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Troy | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 1 | Jordan Hood | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | Josiah Acevedo | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Tre'Vonte Vantry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kayne Behan | 4 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Xaul Arroyo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | Xavjon Arroyo | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vincent Adams | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Stetson Merritt | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | Aidan McBride | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jerdarius Green | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 23 | Jamil Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | Daniel Wiltshite | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Vincent Ruiz | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Nyaicar Jenkins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 57 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 7-25 28 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 3-12 25 | Game | Rebounds | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 4-8 50 | Game | |||||||||||||||
| Home: Cadets | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | LaSalle | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 0 | Nick Crudo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dan Mocorro | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Sean Moore | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Kieon Pollydore | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Tra'Dell Faison | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Max Bender | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mikih Thomas | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Davon Maloney | 7 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Trey Polaro | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | Robert Sicluna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Stephen Muliano | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 68 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 15-33 45 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 1-12 8.3 | Game | Rebounds | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 8-9 89` | Game | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Troy | 10 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Officials: G. Collar; R. Tiessier; A. Brandon | LaSalle | 18 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Class: AAA Semi | NYSPHSAA: Section 2 | Date: March 6 | Site: CIA | ||||||||||||||
| Visitor: Wolf Pack | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Colonie | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 0 | Andrew Hulett | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Peter Tenney | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Bryce Esannason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ryan Klouse | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Julius Semedo | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Mason Grimes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Crason Desmarais | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Ethan Peck | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 21 | Chase Brown | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Derrick Harris | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Michael Jewett | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Luke Seaver | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 43 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 6-21 29 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 1-6 17 | Game | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 1-2 50 | Game | |||||||||||||||
| Home: Blue Bison | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Shaker | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 0 | Brandon Makoyi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Bless Demand | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Melvin Brown | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Tye Mariano | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Marcelin Mukendi | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | Ryan Church | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vince Milano | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Kwame Boakye | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Kiernan Casey | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Anthony Tleiji | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 33 | Sam Rayburn | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 55 | Will Hartman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 55 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 11-24 46 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 3-8 37.5 | Game | Rebounds | 4 | |||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 0-1 0 | Game | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Colonie | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Officials: Jennings, Clear, J. Grogan | Shaker | 14 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Class: AAA Semi | NYSPHSAA: Section 2 | Date: March 6 | Site: CIA | ||||||||||||||
| Visitor: "Brothers" | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | C.B.A | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 1 | Jack Hulett | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Jack Donohue | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Austin osinski | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | Ibukunoluwapo Odutayo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | Aidan Good | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brandt Cadet | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Jason Vogel | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Jayden Osinksi | 5 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 23 | Jason Cox | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Amare Coffil | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 33 | Jacob Bowden | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | Sebastian Dorcelus | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 9-25 36 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 4-13 31 | Game | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 2-2 100 | Game | |||||||||||||||
| Home: "Soaring Eagles" | Total FG | 3 point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Green Tech | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FT | FTA | OFF | DEF | TOT | PF | Points | S | TO | BLK | A | |
| 0 | Indavier Barnes | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| 1 | Ayden Taylor | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Ramere Brown | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Alexander John | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tyler Hemmingway | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gregory Sherrills | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | Emeri Hooks | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Juliez McLean | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rayon Baker | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | U'Mier Graham | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 22 | Olivan Owens | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | Houston Shortell | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Jayden Mikel | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Jakai Arrington | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 53 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Total FG %: 1st Half | 12-23 52 | Game | Deadball | ||||||||||||||
| 3-Pt FG %: 1st Half | 1-5 20 | Game | Rebounds | 4 | |||||||||||||
| FT % : 1st Half | 1-5 20 | Game | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | ||||||||||||
| Notes: tech - Graham halftime | CBA | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Officials: Hendersen, Kousak, Jansen | Green Tech | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 53 | |||||||||||


(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.



