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(Troy)

CBA rallied past Mekeel Christian 57-49 in a Class AA sectional quarter-final matchup. The Brothers will take on Saratoga for the right to play for the championship on March 2nd at the Cool Insuring Arena.

The Brothers used a fourth quarter recovery as they ground out a victory versus Mekeel Christian 22-12 as time wound down. Eighth grader Jayden Osinski scored 11 of his team high 16 points in the final frame to help CBA to the win.

Mekeel Christian held a slim 2-point margin at the beginning of the fourth quarter. This encounter on the hardwood entertained the crowd through the third quarter as the game had ten lead changes.

Spurned on by a first-class performance in the last half the Brothers outscored Mekeel Christian 35-21 in the final sixteen minutes. That was as they flipped the script of the first half when Mekeel Christian sprinted out to a 28-22 lead at the midway point.

Mekeel Christian held a small 3-point lead at the outset of the second period.

The Brothers used a determined effort in the third quarter and outscored Mekeel Christian by 4 points.

The Brothers had a triplet in double figure scoring. Jayden Osinski put forth a strong offensive game for the Brothers with 16 points. Kaelen Leak secured 14 points. Matt Sgambati netted 13 points.
The Brothers shot with sterling accuracy from the charity line as they showed out at 90.9%, 20 of 22.

The Lions had a triplet in double figure scoring. Isiah Rose led Mekeel Christian with 21 points. Terrence Robinson contributed 13 points. Nykim Taylor bagged 12 points.
Mekeel Christian drilled 4 baskets from downtown.

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Box Score

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
CBA	12	10	13	22	0	57
Mekeel Christian	15	13	9	12	0	49


			CBA	Mekeel Christian

		FGM -	17	19
		FTM -	20	7
		FTA -	22	12
		FT% -	90.9%	58.3%
		3PtM -	3	4

CBA

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
LJ LaVigne	0	0	0	0	0
Kaelen Leak	4	1	5	5	14
Samuel Ruggles	0	0	0	0	0
JT Vogel	1	0	3	3	5
Jayden Osinski	5	1	5	5	16
Ryan Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Sgambati	6	1	0	1	13
Matt Picard	0	0	0	0	0
George O Leary	0	0	0	0	0
Oreolawumpa Odutayo	1	0	4	4	6
Aiden Wine	0	0	3	4	3
Bryce Cadet	0	0	0	0	0

Mekeel Christian

Name	FGM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PTS
Isiah Rose	7	2	5	6	21
Nykim Taylor	5	1	1	2	12
Amarri Barnhill	0	0	0	0	0
Oryan DeJesus	1	0	1	2	3
Terrence Robinson	6	1	0	2	13
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

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(Troy)

In an intense back-and-forth battle, Shaker outlasted Green Tech 58-54 to secure the Class AAA Section 2 championship at Hudson Valley Community College. Shaker now moves into NYSPHSAA regional action. Green Tech had won the previous three large school sectional finals.

Shaker started strong, taking a 14-10 lead after the first quarter and held slim margins after every period ending horn. The Blue Bison opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to give themselves some breathing room after leading by one point at the start of the final frame. They extened their lead to 52-39 with 3:59 left in the game. Green Tech then rattled off an 11-0 run to make the score 52-50 with 1:23 remaining. However, Shaker's Marcelin Mukendi made two baskets in the lane and Bless Demand made two free throws to seal the victory.

Green Tech fought hard, coming from down double digits in the fourth period cutting the deficit to two points but couldn't get any closer after Shaker's run to start the quarter. They were paced Indavier Barnes leading the way with 20 points, U’Mier Graham contributed 16 points and 12 rebounds, Ramere Brown added 16 points as well.

The Soaring Eagles struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just one of nine three-point attempts. Shaker connected on 9 of 20 three point shots.

The Blue Bison were led by Class AAA tournament MVP Bless Demand, who scored 17 points, including three three-pointers, while also dishing out six assists. Marcelin Mukendi added 14 points and two three-pointers, while Tye Mariano contributed 11 points. Shaker’s balanced attack and efficiency from three-point range proved to be the difference. This was the Blue Bison's first sectional championship in boys basketball since 1992.

Despite Green Tech’s strong rebounding presence and a late fourth-quarter push, Shaker’s defensive effort and clutch playmaking in the closing minutes sealed the victory.

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	Class: AAA Final			NYSPHSAA: Section 2					Date: March 9				Site: HVCC

	Visitor 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	0	1								2	0	1			1
1	Bless Demand (MVP)	6	16	3	10	2	4	2	3	5	3	17	2			6
2	Melvin Brown*	3	7	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	8	3			2
3	Tye Mariano	4	8	3	6						1	11
4	Marcelin Mukendi	5	7	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	14	1			2
10	Ryan Church											0
11	Vince Milano											0
13	Kwame Boakye											0
22	Kiernan Casey											0
24	Anthony Tleiji	3	4					1	4	5	5	6				1
33	Sam Rayburn											0
55	Will Hartman	1	2					0	2	2	5	2	1
												0
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	Team							2	1	3
	Total	22	45	9	20	5	8	7	13	20	21	58	8	9	0	12
	Total FG %: 1st Half	9-17 53					Game						Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	4-6 67					Game						Rebounds			1
	FT % : 1st Half	3-6 50					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*	6	11	1	4	7	7	1	2	3	4	20	3
1	Ayden Taylor	0	0								3	0	1
2	Ramere Brown	8	15	0	4			0	5	5	5	16	1
3	Alexander John											0
4	Tyler Hemmingway											0
5	Gregory Sherrills	0	1			0	4	1	2	3	2	0
10	Emeri Hooks											0
11	Juliez McLean	0	2	0	1						1	0
12	Rayon Baker											0
21	U'Mier Graham*	4	8			8	9	8	4	12	3	16			1	1
22	Olivan Owens	0	3			2	2	0	3	3	3	2	1		2	1
23	Houston Shortell											0
30	Jayden Mikel
32	Jakai Arrington
								1	2	3		0
	Total	18	40	1	9	17	22	11	18	29	21	54	6	11	3	2

	Total FG %: 1st Half	9-21 43					Game						Deadball
	3-Pt FG %: 1st Half	1-6 17					Game						Rebounds		4
	FT % : 1st Half	4-5 80					Game

	Officials: O'Neil, Fryer, Ortiz				Shaker			14	11	9	24		58
	*All Tourney P. Tenney (Colonie) JJ Osinski (CBA)				Green Tech			10	13	10	21		54

(Troy)

Catholic Central knocked off Columbia 64-63 to win the Class AA sectional title. The Crusaders held off multiple Columbia possessions in the closing seconds to advance to regional play later this week. The quarter scores will tell you a lot of the story of how this game went. (1st quarter: Columbia by 1, 2nd Quarter: Columbia by 1, 3rd Quarter CCHS by 2, 4th Quarter: CCHS by 1)

I said before the sectionals started in my preview article: "This (Class AA girls) is probably my favorite classification this season of all 12 boys/girls brackets." It lived up to the pre-game expectation and beyond.

Catholic Cental opened up 5 point lead in the fourth quarter after a Kristen Foglia three pointer with 3:18 left in the game. After two Alivia Landy free throws and a Kendyl Ouimette three point play the game was tied at 61 with 2:38 left. Another Ouimette runner in the paint the Blue Devils took a 63-61 lead with 2:05 remaining. Tanavia Turpin hit one of two free throws with 1:46 left in the contest to cut the Crusaders deficit to one point.

With 1:07 left in the game Kristen Foglia spotted a streaking Akarri Gaddy for a layup and Catholic Central regained the lead 64-63. We fast forward to the closing seconds after a CCHS steal and then empty free throw attempts to one last chance for Columbia with the ball. Their attempt was defended well and came up just short.

El'Dior Dobere led Catholic Central with 15 points, Tanavia Turpin and Kristen Foglia added 13 points each.

Alivia Landy scored a game high 28 points for Columbia, Kendyl Ouimette scored 20 points.

I've put together some "crunch time" highlights from the fourth quarter to show how the teams battled in the last frame and to the final whistle.

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