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(Glens Falls)

Berne-Knox-Westerlo, the defending New York State Class C champions, repeated as sectional champions, pulling away in the second half to defeat Stillwater 54-33 at Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls.

The teams battled evenly early, with both sides scoring 15 points in the opening quarter. BKW began to gain control in the second, outscoring the Warriors 21-10 to take a 36-25 lead into halftime.

Defense took over after the break.

The Bulldogs suffocated Stillwater’s offense in the third quarter, holding the Warriors to just one point while pushing the lead to double digits. BKW continued to control the game in the fourth, closing out the 21-point victory to secure the program’s second straight Section 2 title.

Dayne Coates paced the offense with 16 points. Class C tournament MVP Shake Kirker added 13 points and 11 rebounds, anchoring a strong inside presence, while Jayden Buie added 14, knocked down four three-pointers.

Stillwater was led by Rocco Schneller, who finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Tye Morris added seven points, while Mason Wagner chipped in six. Stillwater, the #7 seed coming into the tournament, had a great run to the finals.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo will now turn its attention to the state tournament as the Bulldogs look to defend their state crown.

 

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  Class C Semi     NYSPHSAA:  Section 2 Date: 3/2/2026         Site:  HMA-GFalls
                                   
  Visitor  Total  FG  3 point       Rebounds              
No. Stillwater FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
1 Caleb Vacula-Adams 1 1         0 1 1 1 2         1
2 Mason Wagner* 2 8 2 5     1 9 10   6   1     5
3 John McDonough                     0          
4 Tye Morris* 3 11 1 5     1 2 3 4 7   1     2
5 Ryan Brown 0 0               1 0          
10 Nick Rose                     0          
11 Aidan Callanan 1 2 0 1           2 2          
14 Johnny Williams 0 1               4 0         1
20 Vincent Festa 0 1                 0          
22 Lucas Sheldrick                     0          
23 Vincent Parella 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 4 5 1 4   1      
24 Gary Williams 0 0                 0   1      
32 Rocco Schneller 5 14 2 5     3 8 11 1 12          
55 Logan Surakan                     0          
                                   
  Team             2 0 2              
         Total 13 43 6 19 1 2 8 24 32 14 33   4 19 0 9
  Total FG %: 1st Half           Game 30         Deadball  
  3-Pt  FG %: 1st Half           Game 32         Rebounds   1
  FT  %        : 1st Half           Game 50                
                                   
  Home: Bulldogs  Total  FG  3 point       Rebounds              
No. Berne-Knox-Westerlo FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
0 Jayden Buie 5 12 4 8           1 14   1   1 1
1 Dayne Coates* 7 17 2 7     5 2 7 1 16   2     3
2 Justin Stevens                     0          
3 Shake Kirker (MVP) 4 12 2 4 3 5 2 9 11 2 13   2   1 1
4 John Meacham                     0          
5 Matt Dwyer                     0          
21 Blake Terrell 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 4   1      
23 George Wright 1 6 0 3 2 6 3 8 11 2 4   1   1 5
24 Brady Quay                     0          
30 Dane Delorm                     0          
32 Patrick Lendrum                     0          
35 Henry Ferguson                     0          
50 Chris Dwyer 1 2     1 2 2 3 5   3   2   2 1
55 Marshall Stevens                     0          
         Total 20 55 8 22 6 13 14 22 36 8 54   9 10 5 11
                                   
  Total FG %: 1st Half           Game 80         Deadball  
  3-Pt  FG %: 1st Half           Game 36         Rebounds   4
  FT  %        : 1st Half           Game 46                
                1 2 3 4 OT Final      
  Refs:       Stillwater   15 10 1 7     33      
  *All Tourney  Dave Redgrave Jr (Spa Cath) BKW   15 21 7 11     54      
  Myles Matttson (Cambridge)                            

 

(East Greenbush)

Columbia took the loss vs. Albany Academy 54-42, in a matchup of two of the top girls' teams in the area. 

The Bears had great energy right from the tip off and raced out to a 13-2 lead after the first quarter. They held the Blue Devils without a made field goal in the period.

Columbia started to get things going in the second quarter as they outscored Albany Academy 13-12, but still trailed 25-15 at the half.
 
The Bears maximized their play in the third quarter and outscored Columbia by 7 points.

Columbia dug in and fought back in the final quarter but their early deficit hurt any chance of a comeback.

Albany Academy were on top at all frame finishes by advantages of 11, 10, 17, & 12.

The Bears had three shooting stars in double figure scoring. Eva Gitto was an offensive spark plug for the Bears with 14 points. Alex Leonard racked up 12 points. Morgan Vien poured in 10 points. Bella Vincent tallied 8 points.
The Bears produced 9 trey balls.
Eva Gitto nailed 3 three-pointers.

Columbia had a triplet in double figure scoring. Kendyl Ouimette and Ella Hebler led the Blue Devils with 12 points each.  Alivia Landy bagged 10 points.
Columbia buried 4 trifectas.
 
(Photo above is of Eva Gitto of Albany Academy from earlier in the season)

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SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Albany Academy 13 12 19 10 0 54
Columbia 2 13 12 15 0 42
             
             
      Albany Academy Columbia    
             
    FGM - 20 16    
    FTM - 5 6    
    FTA - 8 7    
    FT% - 62.5% 85.7%    
    3PtM - 9 4    
             
Albany Academy            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Eva Gitto 5 3 1 2 14  
Liana Williams 1 1 1 2 4  
Morgan Vien 4 2 0 0 10  
Emily Thornton 1 0 0 0 2  
Marianna Bischoff 0 0 0 0 0  
Annabel Conway 0 0 0 0 0  
Bella Vincent 3 1 1 2 8  
Maggie Zeyak 2 0 0 0 4  
Kira Ostovar 0 0 0 0 0  
Madison Leonard 0 0 0 0 0  
Alex Leonard 4 2 2 2 12  
             
Columbia            
             
Name FGM 3PM FTM FTA PTS  
Kamryn Dougherty 0 0 0 0 0  
Molly Sapienza 1 1 0 0 3  
Addison Angelo 0 0 0 0 0  
Kendyl Ouimette 4 2 2 2 12  
Sarah Rainville 1 0 0 0 2  
Maddy Marra 1 1 0 0 3  
Ella Hebler 6 0 0 1 12  
Addelyn Panasci 0 0 0 0 0  
Holly Thorpe 0 0 0 0 0  
Alivia Landy 3 0 4 4 10  
Lenora Gamello 0 0 0 0 0  
Makenzie Williams 0 0 0 0 0  
Gabriella Hartman 0 0 0 0 0

 

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(Mulhern 1000th point)

Jeff Mulhern's 1000th career point video for Duanesburg. The Junior scored it in style as he broke away for a slam.

 
  
 
 (Photo above of Jeff Mulhern earlier in the year.)
 

 

(Glens Falls)

Hudson used a dominant second half surge to capture the Section 2 Class A championship Saturday night, rallying past Lansingburgh 51-46 at the Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls. The Bluehawks scored the last six points of the game to finsh their comeback.

The Knights controlled much of the first half, building a 28-16 advantage behind strong shooting and interior play. Lansingburgh shot 11-of-25 from the field in the opening two quarters and received balanced scoring from several players, including Terrance Allen and Cory Miles, who helped pace the early offense.

Hudson, however, flipped the game after halftime.

Trailing by 12, the Bluehawks exploded for a 21-point third quarter to seize momentum and erase the deficit. Hudson’s defense tightened while the offense found rhythm, turning a double-digit halftime deficit into a 37-37 tie entering the fourth quarter.

Tournament MVP Keith Robinson led the comeback with a game-high 23 points. Gannon Logue added 15 points, knocking down three three-pointers, while Kameryn Clarke controlled the glass with 11 rebounds and chipped in six points.

Lansingburgh made one final push in the fourth, and had a five point lead 44-39 in the fourth quarter, but could not hold off the final Hudson push.

Terrance Allen paced the Knights with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Cory Miles and Josiah Acevado each added 10 points.

Hudson’s defensive effort after halftime proved decisive. After scoring just 16 points in the first half, the Bluehawks held Lansingburgh to only 18 second-half points.

With the win, Hudson claims the Section 2 Class A championship and advances to the NYSPHSAA state tournament.

 

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  Class A Final     NYSPHSAA:  Section 2 Date: 3/7/2026         Site:  HMA-GFalls
                                   
  Visitor: Knights  Total  FG  3 point       Rebounds              
No. Lansingburgh FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
0 Carson Genevive 1 7 0 3     1 2 3 2 2   1      
1 Cory Miles 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 4 4 2 10   1      
2 Josiah Acevado* 4 14 0 7 2 2 1 3 4 3 10         3
3 Jerome Lewis 2 8 1 3     3 2 5 3 5   2     1
4 Elijah Flowers                     0          
5 Qualon McFarlane                     0          
10 Ryan Metcalfe                     0          
11 Nathon Strock                     0          
12 Vincent Faulkner, Jr.                     0          
13 Chase Luste                     0          
15 Terrance Allen* 6 16 0 3 3 3 3 5 8 4 15   1      
21 Kornell John 2 5         1 7 8 3 4       2 1
23 Brayden Wilinson                     0          
24 Giovanni Austin                     0          
34 Jordan Reyes                     0          
  Team                     0          
         Total 18 54 3 19 7 8 9 23 32 17 46   5 11 2 5
  Total FG %: 1st Half 11-25  39       Game 33         Deadball    
  3-Pt  FG %: 1st Half 3-9  33.3       Game 16         Rebounds   1
  FT  %        : 1st Half 3-4  75       Game 87.5                
                                   
  Home: "Blue Hawks"  Total  FG  3 point       Rebounds              
No. Hudson FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
0 Deondre Campbell                     0          
1 Troy Dante                     0          
2 Gannon Logue* 5 9 3 6 2 2 1 2 3 2 15          
3 Ryan Conte 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 1   0          
4 Kameryn Clarke 2 4 0 0 2 4 3 8 11   6       1  
5 Keith Robinson (MVP) 6 12 2 4 9 13 0 10 10 1 23   6     5
10 Amarion Perry 0 2     0 2 1 1 2 3 0         1
11 Elijah Walker 0 5         1 1 2 2 0   1      
12 Eli Conte 1 3 1 3     1 3 4 1 3         5
13 Markel Johnson 2 2         1 2 3 4 4       1 1
15 Jadiel Diaz                     0          
22 Capri McGroff                     0          
23 Deangelo Beebe                     0          
24 Taydence Morrison                                
         Total 16 40 6 14 13 25 8 28 36 13 51   7 14 2 12
                                   
  Total FG %: 1st Half 4-17  23.5       Game 40         Deadball    
  3-Pt  FG %: 1st Half 1-7  14       Game 43         Rebounds   6
  FT  %        : 1st Half 7-14  50       Game 52                
                1 2 3 4 OT Final      
  Refs: J. Ortiz, K. Henderson, M. Sardella Lansingburgh   11 17 9 9     46      
  *All Tourney Tyler Bradley (Averill Park) Hudson   5 11 21 14     51      
  Brady Girard (Glens Falls)                              

 

 

(Troy)

 

Albany Academy used a strong second half to break open a tight contest on their way to capturing the Class A title. This is the Bears fourth straight sectional title.
 
Holy Names jumped out to a 12-8 opening quarter lead but Albany Academy bounced back to take a 20-18 lead into the break.
 
Albany Academy was led in scoring by Alex Leonard with 13 points, Amia Rodriguez 10 points and a trio of players scoring eight points. (Morgan Vien, Nayla Macon, and Madison Leonard.)
 
Maggie Volmer paced Holy Names with 16 points, Ella LaBoissiere and Julia Viglucci nine points each and Jeniyah Wood 8 points.

  

 

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