(Troy, NY)
-Queensbury used a big first half effort to beat their Foothills rival Amsterdam and advance to the Class A final. The Spartans will take on Averill Park on Saturday, March 2nd at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.
-Queensbury jumped all over Amsterdam in the first 16 minutes racing out to a 40-17 halftime lead. What looked like a runaway contest was anything but that in the 2nd half. Amsterdam outscored the Spartans by eight points in the third quarter and even cut the deficit to single digits with under 2 minutes left in the game. The Rams just fell too far behind in the first half as Queensbury was clinical in their execution.
-Kaileigh Hunt led Queensbury with 18 points, Hope Sullivan added 15 points.
-Jackie Stanavich helped spark the second half comeback for Amsterdam and led the Rams with 16 points. Andie Gannon chipped in with 10 points.
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Amsterdam
(Jackie Stanavich)
(Andie Gannon)
Queensbury
(Kaileigh Hunt)
(Hope Sullivan)
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By Ed Bemiss
(Troy, NY)
-Top seeded Averill Park is headed back to familiar territory, the Class A title game, as they knocked off a tough Holy Names squad, 46-31. The Warriors will take on Queensbury on Saturday, March 2nd at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. They will look to capture their sixth straight Class A crown.
-Averill Park used a suffocating defense and a critical 11-0 fourth quarter spurt helped give them some breathing room late in the contest. Holy Names down 10-0 at the start of the game, clawed back throughout the game and cut their deficit to seven points (35-28) with under six minutes left in the contest. That was as close as they would get the rest of the game.
-Two of Averill Park's youngsters led the team in scoring as sophomore Anna Jankovic had 13 points and freshman Amelia Wood added 9 points.
-Saniyya Adams paced Holy Names with 11 points. Keira Cohen added 8 points.
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Holy Names
(Saniyya Adams)
(Keira Cohen)
Averill Park
(Anna Jankovic)
(Amelia Wood)
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By Ed Bemiss
(Glens Falls, NY)
-Gloversville is headed to the Class A boys championship game after knocking off Mohonasen 50-41. The Dragons will take on Troy on Saturday, March 2nd at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.
-After a back in forth first half, and with Gloversville clinging to a two point lead (25-23) midway through the third quarter, Dante Bouchard of the Dragons nailed consecutive three point baskets to help provide Gloversville the cushion they needed in the 2nd half.
-Dante Bouchard led all scorers with 21 points. His teammate Joey Rowback added 13 points.
-Chase Monroe paced Mohonasen with 12 points. Duncan Tallman added 10 points.
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Mohonasen | 12 | 19 | 31 | 41 |
| Gloversville | 5 | 20 | 37 | 50 |
| Mohonasen | Gloversville | |
| 4 | 3PT SHOOTING | 7 |
| 3--7 | FREE THROWS | 11--16 |
| 43.00% | FT % | 69.00% |
| 4 | LEADS | 5 |
| 8 | LARGEST LEAD | 9 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Mohonasen | Chase Monroe #50 | 12 |
| Mohonasen | Duncan Tallman #4 | 10 |
| Gloversville | Dante Bouchard #0 | 21 |
| Gloversville | Joey Rowback #23 | 13 |
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Mohonasen
(Chase Monroe)
(Duncan Tallman)
Gloversville
(Dante Bouchard)
(Joey Rowback)
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By Ed Bemiss
(Glens Falls, NY)
-Germantown defeated Fort Ann 44-38 and advanced to the Class D Final. The Clippers will take on OESJ on Saturday, March 2nd at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.
-After a slow start Germantown outscored Fort Ann 18-8 in the 2nd quarter and took control of the contest. The Cardinals cut the deficit to four points late in the fourth quarter but they couldn't get any closer.
-Bryan Bathrick and Dan Kellenbenz led Germantown with 15 points each.
-Luke Loso led Fort Ann with 14 points. Dylan Frost added 10.
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Fort Ann | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 |
| Germantown | 6 | 24 | 36 | 44 |
| Fort Ann | Germantown | |
| 3 | 3PT SHOOTING | 5 |
| 9--18 | FREE THROWS | 9--13 |
| 50.00% | FT % | 69.00% |
| 1 | LEADS | 1 |
| 4 | LARGEST LEAD | 10 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Fort Ann | Luke Loso #33 | 14 |
| Fort Ann | Dylan Frost #34 | 10 |
| Germantown | Bryan Bathrick #11 | 15 |
| Germantown | Dan Kellenbenz #20 | 15 |
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Fort Ann
(Luke Loso)
(Dylan Frost)
Germantown
(Bryan Bathrick)
(Dan Kellenbenz)
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By Ed Bemiss
(Glens Falls, NY)
-Top seeded Troy is headed to the Class A title game as they defeated Mekeel Christian, 74-61. Troy will take on Gloversville on Saturday, March 2nd at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.
-In a game that Troy led from the start, and was in control for most of three quarters, an Alex Barnhill steal and dunk brought the Lions to withing six points (50-44) right before the end of the third quarter. Troy's Makai Cruel made a great steal and bucket right before the 3rd quarter buzzer and helped start a game clinching 15-3 scoring run.
-Troy was led by Latyce Faison and Nazaire Merritt both with 19 points. Zaveon Little chipped in with 14 points.
-Osvaldo Dejesus scored a game high 26 points for Mekeel. Alex Barnhill added 14 points.
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Mekeel Christian
(Osvaldo Dejesus)
(Alex Barnhill)
Troy
(Nazaire Merritt)
(Latyce Faison)
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By Ed Bemiss
