Black Horses win 2nd in a row behind 20-2 3rd Quarter over old rival

GREENWICH - Nick Budesheim led the Black Horses with 13 points as the Schuylerville Black Horses won their second game in a row with a 55-44 victory over the Greenwich Witches.

The Black Horses found themselves down 20-12 after the first quarter as Sam Howard used 2 three point shots in a 10 point opening stanza effort for the Greenwich Witches, but slowly chipped away at the lead as Budesheim scored 7 second quarter points in a 13-9 quarter for the Black Horses.

Greenwich came away with the halftime lead 29-25, but saw that lead evaporate as the Black Horses outscored the Witches 20-2 in the third quarter to gain a lead that Schuylerville would not relinquish.   Luke Pemrick would score the lone two points for Greenwich in the third quarter, both from the charity stripe. 

Greenwich would attempt to come back in the fourth quarter, but the Black Horses managed the clock in the closing stages of the fourth quarter to preserve the win. 

It was the second win in a row for Schuylerville, who had dropped four straight against tough Foothills Council teams prior to squeaking past Broadalbin-Perth by two points in their effort last Friday.  The Black Horses next travel to face Joe Girard III and the Glens Falls Indians as they return to Foothills Council action next Friday.

In addition to Budesheim's 13 points, Stranton Sherman scored 12, Caiden Rutland had 3 three point buckets on his way to 11 points, and Paul Harshbarger found himself in double digits for Schuylerville.

For Greenwich, Sam Howard started hot with 15 first half points, but was held silent for much of the second half as the Black Horses defense started focusing on him.   He added a free throw on his way to a total of 16 points for the Witches.   John Walsh, the team's leading scorer, was held to 9 points.

The Witches next face the Wasaren League leading Hoosick Falls Panthers next Friday.

The non-conference meeting was the fifth since Schuylerville left the Wasaren League for the Foothills Council in the fall of 2014.   Since the move, the Black Horses have won five straight against the school that's only six miles away from campus.

2018 Winter Sports Schedule

FOX Sports Radio 97.9/1230 will air 8 basketball and two hockey broadcasts, most on Friday nights, as part of their High School Sports winter coverage.

Of the games selected for broadcast, four games will feature Foothills Council matches, and three will feature Adirondack League games, as well as a non-conference game during the holiday break.

The coverage began on Friday, December 7th as the Fort Ann Cardinals hosted the North Warren Cougars in a rematch of the Section 2 Class D playoffs.  The following two weeks features Foothills Council teams, as South Glens Falls travels to play Queensbury and then Hudson Falls in back-to-back weeks. 

With a limited slate of Friday games available on December 28th, our weekly coverage will shift to a Saturday night non-conference match between Schuylerville and Greenwich.

The following week we head to the ice rink to check out what's going on in the CDHSHL with the first night of the Rivermen Tournament, as Plattsburgh takes on Adirondack, the combination of Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, South Glens Falls and Warrensburg students, then Northern Clinton takes on Queensbury in the nightcap.

After a week off, our Friday night coverage resumes with a pair of Adirondack League matches.   First, the Argyle Scots take on the Fort Ann Cardinals in a game that could be a preview of the postseason, then the Lake George Warriors take on the Corinth Tomahawks the following Friday. 

Our regular season coverage wraps up with our two looks at Joe Girard III as the Glens Falls Indians host the Scotia Tartans on February 1st, then hit the road as they play the Schuylerville Black Horses the following Friday. 

As in past cases, our local coverage will include pre and post game coverage, featuring comprehensive previews and interviews with coaches and players.   Pregame coverage for all games will begin approximately 10 minutes prior to tip (or faceoff in the case of hockey), with start time varying based on league and whether or not prior JV/modified games run late. 

Thoughts from the Road Trip & Press Box: Glens Falls overcomes deficit, season-wide injuries

When Glens Falls punched their ticket to make it into the State Championship with their win over Marlboro in Middletown in Week 12, my mind was set.  With a Noon kickoff in Syracuse, I wanted to stay the night Friday night to give myself the ability to ease my way into the broadcast on Saturday at the Carrier Dome.

My previous three trips to Syracuse (in 2012, 2013 and 2014) were day trips, arriving in Syracuse to do the game and then get out afterwards.  After the jump, a first person recount of the journey to Central New York, and of the State Championship game between the Glens Falls Indians and the Batavia Blue Devils.

Frost scores season high 20 points as Fort Ann freezes North Warren's offense in 67-50 win.

FORT ANN - The Fort Ann Cardinals (5-0) pieced together an 11-0 run to start the second quarter as they pulled away from the North Warren Cougars (2-2) 67-50 in Adirondack League action on Friday.

Dylan Frost led the Cardinals with a season high 20 points as the Cardinals pulled away in the second and third quarters, after being down 20-17 to close out the first quarter.   Fort Ann began the 2nd quarter with an 11-0 run to build a lead they wouldn't relinquish, outscoring North Warren 41-14 in the middle two stanzas.

The Cougars got 10 points from Anthony Girard, but was held silent in the second half as the Cardinals made it hard for North Warren to get points in the paint.

The Cardinals also tipped several cross-court passes and grabbed many offensive rebounds to give them second and third chances, something the Cougars had a hard time defending against.

North Warren would outscore the Cardinals in the 4th quarter, but Fort Ann had the game well in hand with as much as a 26 point lead at one point in the game.