(Clifton Park, NY)
Shenendehowa seized a down to the wire victory over Averill Park 54-50 in a tough as nails (518) hoop tilt.
The Plainsmen held a modest 1-point edge at the start of the fourth quarter. With the game tied at 50 and less than a minute remaining Shenenedehowa's Simone Walker stole an inbound pass, rushed up the court, and connected with a cutting Rylee Carpenter for the go ahead basket.
The game featured fourteen different lead changes between these two talented squads.
Shenendehowa held a modest 1-point edge at the start of the second quarter. However, Averill Park took a 25-20 lead with two minutes remaining in the half. Meghan Huerter of Shen followed with a personal 7-0 run to give the Plainsmen a lead.
The contest was a toss up as the teams went to the first half stoppage with Shenendehowa out in front. Kaitlyn Watrobski nailed a buzzer beating three pointer at the half.
Shenendehowa held the lead at every quarter buzzer by margins of 1, 3, 1, & 4.
The Plainsmen had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Meghan Huerter paced the Plainsmen with 13 points. Rylee Carpenter poured in 12 points. Kaitlyn Watrobski dropped 11 points. Bella Stuart sank 6 points.
Michelina Lombardi led the Warriors with 14 points. Amelia Wood racked up 10 points. Anna Jankovic finished with 9 points. Kelsey Wood had 9 points. Allison Lapinski popped in 8 points.
The Warriors shot outstanding from the free throw line as they made 76.5%, 13 of 17.
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By Ed Bemiss
(Schenectady, NY)
Schalmont outlasted Cobleskill 44-40 in a battle atop the Colonial Council.
Schalmont came up with a final stanza push as they bested Cobleskill 15-7 as time wound down. After trailing 38-31 with 5:46 left in the contest the Sabres closed the game on a 13-2 run.
Cobleskill held a modest 1-point edge at the beginning of the second quarter.
The two squads struggled to grab a foothold as the teams went to the first half locker room break with Schalmont nudging ahead.
Cobleskill made a charge out of the break, after they trailed at the half, and took the lead 33-29 going into the last quarter. They used an 11-0 run in the last four minutes of the frame to go ahead.
Schalmont had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Payton Graber paced Schalmont with 17 points. Haley Burchhardt contributed 13 points. Karissa Antoine had 12 points.
The Sabres knocked down 6 trey balls.
Payton Graber made 4 three-pointers.
Schalmont shot excellent from the charity stripe as they made 66.7%, 8 of 12.
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(Schenectady, NY)
Bishop Gibbons beat Fonda 86-68 in a showdown of Western Athletic Conference squads. Rodney Parker and Nacier Hundley combined to score 47 points for the victors.
After a Jackson Atty three pointer gave Fonda a 42-40 lead early in the third quarter, Bishop Gibbons went on a monster run of 29-7 to close out the frame. The Golden Knights outscored Fonda by 18 points coming out of the break and turned a two point halftime lead into a 20 point margin headed into the fourth quarter. Rodney Parker exploded for 15 points in the 3rd quarter.
Bishop Gibbons held a small 3-point lead heading into the second quarter. The opening two quarters were ultra competitive as the teams went to the first half stoppage with Bishop Gibbons nosing in front.
Bishop Gibbons led at every period ending horn by margins of 3, 2, 20, & 18.
Both lineups played an up-tempo style of hoop in this high scoring entertaining match-up. Don't be surprised if both of these teams are being talked about as top contenders when the Class B sectionals brackets get released next month.
Bishop Gibbons had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Rodney Parker paced the Golden Knights with 25 points. Nacier Hundley added 22 points. Omari Carmon dropped 20 points.
The Golden Knights buried 7 baskets from downtown.
Jackson Atty led the Braves with 20 points. Jake Shaw registered 16 points. Colin Kowalski added 9 points.
Fonda made 9 trifectas.
Colin Kowalski nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Braves shot with superb accuracy from the charity stripe as they made 75%, 9 of 12.
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(Hudson, NY)
Maple Hill defeated Coxsackie-Athens 72-63 in a Patroon Conference match-up. Blake Decker and Rian Jewett combined to score 40 points for the Wildcats.
The game was part of the Patroon Conference Coaches vs Cancer two day event at Columbia Greene Community College.
The Wildcats seemed focused right from the jump and darted in front to gain a significant first quarter lead 20-12.
Defense reigned supreme in the 2nd quarter as the teams scored only 20 points. The Indians cut their deficit to six points at the half, 29-23.
The Wildcats used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored Coxsackie-Athens by 8 points. They continued their scoring run into the start of the fourth quarter as they opened up a 70-47 lead.
Coxsackie-Athens clawed back in the closing minutes of the fourh quarter but time was clearly a factor.
Maple Hill were in command at every quarter buzzer by margins of 8, 6, 14, & 9.
The Wildcats had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Blake Decker and Rian Jewett paced the Wildcats with 20 points. Benjamin Marra finished with 16 points. Dominic Hirschoff totaled 9 points.
The Wildcats made 4 buckets from long range.
Maple Hill shot with first-rate accuracy from the charity stripe as they made 82.8%, 24 of 29.
Coxsackie-Athens shot exquisite from the free throw line as they produced 66.7%, 8 of 12.
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(Troy, NY)
Schalmont outlasted La Salle 62-61 in what turned out to be a tremendous clash of Colonial Council sides. The Sabres, who trailed by 22 points in the opening half, took their only lead of the night with three seconds left in the game on an Austin Redmond basket off of a Trent Randle assist.
Sparked by a great team effort in the second half the Sabres outscored the Cadets 41-21 in the final two periods. That was the opposite of the first half when the Cadets sprinted out to a 40-21 lead at the midway point.
La Salle were strong out of the gate and darted in front to gain a hefty first quarter lead 23-11.
The Cadets played well in the second period turning a 12-point first quarter lead into a 19-point halftime edge. La Salle's length on the defensive end caused problems early for Schalmont.
Schalmont used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored La Salle by 10 points. They outscored La Salle 16-6 in the final eight minutes and closed the game on a 12-1 run.
Schalmont had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Jake Sanford paced the Sabres with 17 points. Shane O Dell racked up 15 points. Tyler Pepicelli poured in 10 points. Trent Randle dropped 8 points.
The Sabres connected on 9 trey balls.
Jake Sanford nailed 4 three-pointers.
Schalmont shot with superb accuracy from the charity stripe as they made 69.2%, 9 of 13.
The Cadets drained 7 buckets from long range.
Bo Catherwood made 6 three-pointers.
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