(Castleton)
Maple Hill pulled away in the second half to earn a 51–37 home victory over Catholic Central in non-league action.
Catholic Central came out strong, taking a 15–11 lead after the first quarter. The Crusaders opened up a 27-18 lead but the Wildcats finished the frame in good form but Catholic Central held a slim 29–26 advantage at halftime.
The game changed mid-way through the third period when one of the Crusaders top players, Gabriella Di Bacco, went down with an injury and didn't return. At the time of her leaving the game she had 14 points and Catholic Central had a 33-28 lead. Maple Hill held the Crusaders to one made field goal over the final 12 minutes of the game to grab the win.
Maple Hill tightened up defensively after the break, limiting the Crusaders to just eight points over the final two quarters while steadily building separation on the scoreboard.
A 15–2 advantage in the fourth quarter sealed the win as Maple Hill improved to 12–5 on the season.
Rosilee Forrest led Maple Hill with 17 points, while Lexi Gibson added 13. Addison Loszynski chipped in nine points, and Abby Palmer and Alexa Eaton combined for 12 to round out the scoring.
Catholic Central was paced by Emma Sagendorf and Gabriella Di Bacco, who each scored 14 points. Ava Oeffler added seven for the Crusaders.
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(Duanesburg)
Video of Allison O'Hanlon's 2000th point. The Senior is heading to Siena College next year to play.
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(Albany)
Albany Academy raced out to a 20-6 advantage and went on to beat Mekeel Christian 81-63 in local high school prep action.
The Cadets led 51-34 at the half. Mekeel Christian played well in the second half but they couldn't make up for their early deficit.
Jack Louridas scored 31 points to pace Academy. Cyrus Matia added 16 and Elijah Taylor and Logan Rodriguez 10 points each. Josh Hyman had 9 point.
Nykim Taylor led Mekeel Christian with 19 points, Kingston Daley 12 points.
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(Troy)
Hudson held off a late rally to win a 78-75 thriller vs. La Salle. The Bluehawks held multiple double digit leads in the second half but the Cadets kept battling back and cut their deficit to one point with 20.6 seconds left in the game after a Donte Lane runner, making it 76-75 Hudson. After breaking the press, the Bluehawks found Gannon Logue alone under the basket for the game sealing bucket. La Salle's last second attempt to tie fell short.
Hudson led 25-17 after one period and 42-37 at the half. The teams played on even terms in the third quarter and La Salle outscored Hudson 18-16 in the fourth quarter.
Keith Robinson led Hudson with 33 points, Gannon Logue added 14 points, Ryan Conte and Elijah Waker 9 points each.
Max Bender and John Mulino scored 25 points each for La Salle. Dante Lane chipped in with 15 points
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