(Glens Falls, NY)

 -Glens Falls in front of a huge crowd at the Cool Insuring Arena defeated top seeded Schalmont to capture the Class B sectional crown. Joseph Girard III scored 52 points to help the Indians win their 2nd title in three years.

-Schalmont jumped out to a hot start and after a Shane O'Dell three pointer, with just under a minute left in the opening quarter, the Sabres were up 12-3. Glens Falls rallied in the 2nd quarter and after a Trenton Girard three pointer late in the first half the Indians seized control of the contest and sparked an 18-2 scoring run into the second half.

(Trenton Girard three pointer late in 1st half)

-Joseph Girard II was named the Class B tournament MVP and scored 52 points. Trenton Girard chipped in with 11 points.

-Shane O'Dell led Schalmont with 20 points. L.J. Randle added 18 points.

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Glens Falls

(Joseph Girard III)

 (Nicholas Danahy)

Schalmont

 (Shane O'Dell)

 (L.J. Randle)

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By Ed Bemiss

(Troy, NY)

 -Averill Park captured their sixth straight Class A title game beating Queensbury 50-41 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

-Averill Park's tough team defense was once again the star of the show as they limited easy looks and virtually nothing for Queensbury in transition. The Warriors led at every quarter point and at one point had their lead at 13 points, 31-18, midway through the 3rd quarter. Queensbury fought back in the fourth quarter and eventually cut the Averill Park lead to six points, 44-38, with under two minutes left in the game but couldn't get it any closer.

-Averill Park was led in scoring by Kelsey Wood with 14 points. Olivia Kelley and Anna Jankovic both added 9 points.

-Hope Sullivan paced Queensbury with 13 points. Hailey Ballard netted 12 points.

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Queensbury

(Hope Sullivan)

 (Hailey Ballard)

Averill Park

 (Kelsey Wood)

 (Olivia Kelley)

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(Troy, NY)

 -Mechanicville used a 17-0 run, starting late in the first half, to gain control of the game and defeat Fonda 56-43 in the Class B championship game at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

-Fonda the #13 seed looked as if their magical sectional run would continue on as they jumped out to an eight point lead, 22-14, just before halftime. Right before the end of the half Mechanicville got a couple buckets from Ashley Higgins and Gianna Cavotta to cut their deficit to 21-19 at the break. Those baskets were the start of the Red Raiders big run.

-Fonda was led in scoring by Abigail Lombardoni who had 15 points, Marilyn Whitcavitch added 9 points. Whitcavitch was a force on both ends of the court in the first half helping the Braves get out to their first half lead.

-Mechanicville placed three in double figure scoring led by Amy DiSiena with 14 points, Charli Goverski 13 points and Jada Brown added 11 points.

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Fonda

(Abigail Lombardoni)

 (Marilyn Whitcavitch)

Mechanicville

 (Amy DiSiena)

 (Charli Goverski)

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(Troy, NY)

 -Top seeded Shenendehowa knocked off their Suburban Council rival Saratoga, 62-54, to capture the Class AA sectional crown at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

-Shen used a 16-0 run in the first half to turn an eight point deficit into an eight point lead, a lead that they would never give up. The Plainsmen margin grew to as big as 17, 52-35, with just under six minutes left in the game. However, Saratoga used a big 15-2 run to cut their deficit to four points, 54-50, with just over a minute left in the contest.

-With Shenendehowa in possession, Kaitlyn Watrobski buried a monster three pointer to give the Plainsmen the cushion they would need to survive against the Blue Streaks.

 (Kaitlyn Watrobski huge three pointer in the final minutes)

-Shenendehowa used a balanced attack as eight players entered the scoring column and three were in double figure scoring. Anna Milham had 15 points, Kaitlyn Watrobski 13 points and Catherine Almeida added 10 points.

-Dolly Cairns led all scorers with 27 points for Saratoga. Kerry Flaherty added 18 points.

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Saratoga

(Dolly Cairns)

 (Kerry Flaherty)

Shenendehowa

 (Anna Milham)

 (Kaitlyn Watrobski)

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By Ed Bemiss