(Guilderland, NY)
Troy slipped past Guilderland 71-65 in a tough as nails Section 2 basketball tilt. Jenalyse Alarcon led the victors with 25 points in a back and forth game that featured sixteen lead changes. An Alaina Holmes bucket with two minutes left in the game put Troy in front for good.
The Flying Horses produced a last period push as they eclipsed the Dutchmen 27-15 by the conclusion of the frame. That late run iced the game.
Focused play in the second half helped as the Flying Horses outscored the Dutchmen 47-33 in the final two frames. That was reverse of the first half when the Dutchmen built a 32-24 lead at the midway point.
Guilderland held a small 1-point lead at the beginning of the second quarter.
The Lady Dutch played as a complete unit in the second frame turning a 1-point first quarter lead into a 8-point halftime edge. Guilderland torched the nets with six three pointers in the opening half.
The Flying Horses placed four players in double figure scoring. Jenalyse Alarcon paced the Flying Horses with 25 points. Nadia Brown contributed 15 points. Makya Chapman totaled 11 points. Alaina Holmes finished with 10 points. Jakaiya Dewer powered in 8 points.
Valencia Fontenelle-Posson led the Lady Dutch with 25 points. Bella Gitto racked up 15 points. Graycen Dubin added 9 points.
Guilderland splashed 7 trifectas.
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By Ed Bemiss
(Duanesburg, NY)
Duanesburg dropped Berne-Knox 65-48 in a high energy Western Athletic Conference tussle. The contest lived up to its pre-game expectation between two teams near the top of Class C in Section 2. Madison Meyer led the Eagles with 18 points. She also scored her 1000th career point on a free throw in the first half.
The Eagles held a slight 4-point advantage going into the final frame. Duanesburg ended the game in great form as they outscored the Bulldogs by 13-points when it mattered most.
Berne-Knox held a small 2-point lead at the beginning of the second quarter.
The two squads struggled to grab a foothold as the teams went to the first half break with the game tied 26-26.
Duanesburg exhibited great effort out of the break, after being all knotted up at the half, and took the lead 43-39 going into the fourth period.
Duanesburg had a trio of players players in double figure scoring. Madison Meyer paced the Eagles with 18 points. Hannah Mulhern collected 16 points. Allison O Hanlon scored 14 points.
Duanesburg made 8 trifectas.
Hannah Mulhern made 3 three-pointers.
The Eagles shot with exceptional form at the free throw line as they produced 67.9%, 19 of 28.
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(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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(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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(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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