(Averill Park, NY)
Averill Park hangs on to beat Colonie.
-A match-up between 2 of last year's Sectional Champions didn't disappoint as Colonie and Averill Park battled to the final whistle with Averill Park winning 57-53.
-Colonie jumped out to a 10-2 start but Averill Park stormed back with a 17-2 run to take the lead in the 2nd quarter. Anna Jankovic of the Warriors buried a three pointer right at the halftime buzzer to extend the Averill Park lead to 4 at the break, 26-22.
-In the 2nd half, Averill Park built their largest lead of the night 11 points, 48-37, with just under 6 minutes left in the game. It was then Colonie's turn to answer. The Garnet Raiders used a 15-5 run capped off by an Aliyah Wright three pointer with 0:37 seconds left to bring to deficit to 1, 53-52.
-Averill Park was able to seal the victory with 4 free throws in the closing minute, 2 by Amelia Wood and 2 by Kelsey Wood, for a 57-53 win.
-Averill Park took advantage of 48 free throw attempts hitting 31 for 65%. Colonie was 12 of 16 from the line for 75%.
-The Garnet Raiders were led in scoring by Kyara Triblet and Aliyah Wright both with 14 points. Wright also added 6 assists. Alivia Paeglow chipped in with 9 points and Makayla Blake netted 8 points. Aliyah Wright became the Colonie girls basketball all time leading scorer surpassing Kelly Charette’s record of 1282 points.
-Averill Park was led in scoring by Amelia Wood with a game high 21 points and Kelsey Wood added 13 points. Anna Jankovic and Olivia Kelley both had 8 points each.
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| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Colonie | 10 | 22 | 37 | 53 |
| Averill Park | 8 | 26 | 42 | 57 |
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| Colonie | Averill Park | |
| 3 | 3PT SHOOTING | 2 |
| 12-16 | FREE THROWS | 31-48 |
| 75% | FT % | 65% |
| 2 | LEADS | 1 |
| 8 | LARGEST LEAD | 11 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Colonie | Aliyah Wright #3 | 14 |
| Colonie | Kyara Triblet #5 | 14 |
| Averill Park | Amelia Wood #33 | 21 |
| Averill Park | Kelsey Wood #34 | 13 |
| Colonie | Lead Changes | Averill Park |
| 2 | *** Colonie: Aliyah Wright #3 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 07:52] *** | 0 |
| 12 | *** Colonie: Kyara Triblet #5 2 PT FG MADE [2Q 07:10] *** | 10 |
| 12 | Averill Park: Olivia Kelley #44 FT MADE [2Q 06:19] | 13 |
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By Ed Bemiss
(Schenectady, NY)
Schalmont defeats Hudson Falls in non-league action.
-The Sabres of Schalmont raced out to a 16-4 first quarter advantage and never looked back beating Hudson Falls 49-33.
-Schalmont placed three players in double figure scoring led by Haley Burchhardt with 20 points, Payton Graber with 13 points and Emily Lenehan netting 12 points.
-Hudson Falls was led in scoring by Brinley Inglee with 19 points.
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| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Hudson Falls | 4 | 16 | 22 | 33 |
| Schalmont | 16 | 31 | 42 | 49 |
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| Hudson Falls | Schalmont | |
| 2 | 3PT SHOOTING | 5 |
| 5-12 | FREE THROWS | 10-19 |
| 42% | FT % | 53% |
| 0 | LEADS | 1 |
| 0 | LARGEST LEAD | 23 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Hudson Falls | Brinley Inglee #14 | 19 |
| Hudson Falls | Mikayla Varney #15 | 5 |
| Schalmont | Haley Burchhardt #20 | 20 |
| Schalmont | Payton Graber #4 | 13 |
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By Ed Bemiss
(Burnt Hills, NY)
Saugerties survives in overtime against Burnt Hills.
-Dior Johnson scored 53 points to help Saugerties beat Burnt Hills 73-71 in a wild back and forth contest.
-Saugerties started quickly on a 12-2 spurt to open up its largest lead of the night. Burnt Hills then replied with their own 13-2 run to take a 15-14 lead on a Branson Otis basket to beat the 1st quarter buzzer.
-Dior Johnson nailed a three pointer with just over a minute left in the half to cut the Sawyers deficit to 1 at the half, 29-28
-An Aidan Giaguinto basket as the third quarter ended gave Burnt Hills a 47-44 lead heading into the final frame.
-Saugerties grabbed the lead midway through the 4Q and pushed the lead to 5, 57-52, with two minutes left in the game. Burnt Hills responded with 5 straight points from Jack Wyatt, to force overtime, including this clutch three pointer.
-In overtime Saugerties took the lead from the start and after back to back three pointers by Dior Johnson held a 69-65 advantage. Although never trailing in the extra session the Sawyers had to survive a furious Burnt Hills rally to hang on 73-71.
Box Score with full play by play HERE:
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | End 4Q | Final |
| Saugerties | 14 | 28 | 44 | 57 | 73 |
| Burnt Hills | 15 | 29 | 47 | 57 | 71 |
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| Saugerties | Burnt Hills | |
| 6 | 3PT SHOOTING | 11 |
| 13-16 | FREE THROWS | 6-8 |
| 81% | FT % | 75% |
| 11 | LEADS | 10 |
| 10 | LARGEST LEAD | 6 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Saugerties | Dior Johnson #1 | 53 |
| Saugerties | Liam Schoonmaker #34 | 11 |
| Burnt Hills | Jack Wyatt #24 | 31 |
| Burnt Hills | Branson Otis #34 | 15 |
| Saugerties | Lead Changes | Burnt Hills |
| 2 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 07:14] *** | 0 |
| 5 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 3 PT FG MADE [1Q 06:22] *** | 2 |
| 14 | *** Burnt Hills: Branson Otis #34 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 00:00] *** | 15 |
| 19 | *** Saugerties: Alex Mooers #0 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 06:49] *** | 17 |
| 19 | *** Burnt Hills: Aidan Giaguinto #22 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:52] *** | 20 |
| 21 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:43] *** | 20 |
| 21 | *** Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:12] *** | 23 |
| 40 | *** Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 3 PT FG MADE [3Q 01:41] *** | 43 |
| 44 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [3Q 00:56] *** | 43 |
| 44 | Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 FT MADE [3Q 00:42] | 45 |
| 53 | Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 FT MADE [4Q 04:16] | 52 |
| 59 | *** Saugerties: Conor Staby #50 2 PT FG MADE [5QQ 03:46] *** | 57 |
| 66 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 3 PT FG MADE [5Q 02:13] *** | 63 |
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By Ed Bemiss
(Burnt Hills, NY)
Warriors win battle vs. the Spartans.
-Averill Park scored the first nine points of the game vs Queensbury and rode their hot 1st half shooting from beyond the arch to earn a 67-48 victory. The Warriors made nine three pointers on the night and used a stingy half court defense to hold of a 4th quarter rally from the Spartans.
-Zach Price led all scorers with 22 points for Averill Park. Vinny Carucci added 11 points.
-Queensbury was led by 17 points from Matthew Chase and Nathan Johnson chipped in with 10 points.
Box Score with full play by play HERE:
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Queensbury | 10 | 20 | 36 | 48 |
| Averill Park | 23 | 39 | 55 | 67 |
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| Queensbury | Averill Park | |
| 5 | 3PT SHOOTING | 9 |
| 11-16 | FREE THROWS | 10-12 |
| 69% | FT % | 83% |
| 0 | LEADS | 1 |
| 0 | LARGEST LEAD | 22 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Queensbury | Matthew Chase #2 | 17 |
| Queensbury | Nathan Johnson #32 | 10 |
| Averill Park | Zach Price #5 | 22 |
| Averill Park | Vinny Carucci #33 | 11 |
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By Ed Bemiss
(Voorheesville, NY)
Voorheesville wins Class B clash.
-In a rematch of last year's Section 2 Class B final, Voorheesville defeated Tamarac 63-56.
-The Blackbirds used a 10-2 run late in the second quarter to turn a 3 point deficit to a 5 point haftime lead, 26-21, over Tamarac. It's a lead that they would never relinquish. Voorheesville were paced in scoring by Olivia Barringer's 21 points, Claudia Reilly added 12 points.
-Tamarac, which trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half, cut the deficit to four points with 5 minutes left in the game but would never get any closer. The Bengals had three players in double figure scoring led by Emily Erickson with 16 points, Syrita Faraj added 13 points and Jordyn Sorel chipped in with 10 points.
Box Score with full play by play HERE:
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | Final |
| Tamarac | 11 | 21 | 37 | 56 |
| Voorheesville | 10 | 26 | 47 | 63 |
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| Tamarac | Voorheesville | |
| 2 | 3PT SHOOTING | 2 |
| 20-26 | FREE THROWS | 9-12 |
| 77% | FT % | 75% |
| 5 | LEADS | 3 |
| 4 | LARGEST LEAD | 15 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Tamarac | Emily Erickson #2 | 16 |
| Tamarac | Syrita Faraj #25 | 13 |
| Voorheesville | Olivia Barringer #24 | 21 |
| Voorheesville | Claudia Reilly #23 | 12 |
| Tamarac | Lead Changes | Voorheesville |
| 1 | Tamarac: Emily Erickson #2 FT MADE [1Q 06:13] | 0 |
| 4 | *** Tamarac: Emily Erickson #2 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 05:23] *** | 2 |
| 4 | Voorheesville: Jenny Bogart #21 FT MADE [1Q 03:31] | 5 |
| 7 | *** Tamarac: Kate Machnick #23 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 02:16] *** | 6 |
| 7 | *** Voorheesville: Olivia Barringer #24 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 02:01] *** | 8 |
| 10 | *** Tamarac: Lizzie Machnick #3 3 PT FG MADE [1Q 01:43] *** | 8 |
| 17 | *** Tamarac: Kate Machnick #23 2 PT FG MADE [2Q 04:46] *** | 15 |
| 19 | *** Voorheesville: Caroline Hunt #14 2 PT FG MADE [2Q 01:55] *** | 20 |
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By Ed Bemiss
