Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Section 2 Boys Basketball Sectionals - Day-by-Day Schedule

February 15th
Class B 1st Round
All tip times @ 7:00PM
17-Hudson Falls at 16-Cohoes
18-Broadalbin-Perth at 15-Greenville

Class C 1st Round
All tip times are 7:00PM
17-Saratoga Catholic at 16-Cambridge
20-Galway at 13-Fort Plain
18-Rensselaer at 15-Berne-Knox
19-Duanesburg at 14-Hadley-Luzerne

February 19th
Class B Round of 16
All tip times are 7:00PM
16/17 at 1-Schalmont
9-Cobleskill at 8-Schuylerville
13-Voorheesville at 4-Catskill
12-Coxsackie at 5-Fonda-Fultonville
15/18 at 2-Glens Falls
10-Tamarac at 7-Johnsville
14-Bishop Gibbons at 3-Watervliet
11-Mechanicville at 6-Hudson

Class C Round of 16
All tip times are 7:00PM
16/17 at 1-Lake George
9-Stillwater at 8-Schoharie
13/20 at 4-Chatham
12-Greenwich at 5-Mayfield
15/18 at 2-Hoosick Falls
10-Hoosic Valley at 7-Canajoharie
14/19 at 3-Maple Hill
11-Waterford at 6-Granville

February 20th
Class AA Round of 16
All tip times are 7:00PM
9-Schenectady at 8-LaSalle
13-Guilderland at 4-CBA
12-Shaker at 5-Green Tech
10-Albany at 7-Colonie
11-Niskayuna at 6-Columbia

Class A Round of 16
All tip times are 7:00PM
9-Scotia-Glenville at 8-Queensbury
13-Bishop Maginn at 4-Mekeel Christian
12-Burnt Hills at 5-Lansingburgh
10-Ballston Spa at 7-Amsterdam
11-Catholic Central at 6-Mohonasen

Class D Round of 16
All tip times are 7:00PM
9-Loudonville Christian at 8-New Lebanon
13-Salem at 4-Hartford
12-Whitehall at 5-North Warren
10-Fort Edward at 7-Northville
11-Hawthorn Valley at 6-Argyle

February 22nd
Class B Quarterfinals
3/14 vs. 6/11 Winner - 5:00PM at Shenendehowa
4/13 vs. 5/12 Winner - 6:30PM at Shenendehowa
2/15-18 vs. 7/10 Winner - 6:30PM at HVCC
1/16-17 vs. 8/9 Winner - 8:00PM at HVCC

Class C Quarterfinals
1/16-17 vs. 8/9 Winner - 5:00PM @ HVCC
4/13-20 vs. 5/12 Winner - 8:00PM @ Shenendehowa

February 23rd
Class AA Quarterfinals
All games at HVCC
4/13 vs. 5/12 - 2:00PM
6/11 vs. 3-Shenendehowa - 4:00PM
7/10 vs. 2-Saratoga 5:30PM
8/9 vs. 1-Bethlehem - 7:00PM

Class C Quarterfinals
3/14-19 vs. 6/11 Winner - 11:00AM @ HVCC
2/15-18 vs. 7/10 Winner - 12:30PM @ HVCC

Class D Quarterfinals
All games at Stillwater High School
4/13 vs. 5/12 - 1:00PM
6/11 vs. 3-Fort Ann - 2:30PM
7/10 vs. 2-Germantown - 4:30PM
8/9 vs. 1-St. Johnsville - 6:00PM

February 24th
Class A Quarterfinals
All games at HVCC
4/13 vs. 5/12 - 1:00PM
6/11 vs. 3-Averill Park - 2:30PM
7/10 vs. 2-Gloversville - 4:30PM
8/9 vs. 1-Troy - 6:00PM

February 25th
Class C Semifinals at COOL Insuring Arena
Top Bracket Semifinals - 5:00PM

Class B Semifinals at COOL Insuring Arena
Bottom Bracket Semifinals - 6:30PM
Top Bracket Semifinals - 8:00PM

February 26th
Class C Semifinals at COOL Insuring Arena
Bottom Bracket Semifinals - 5:00PM

Class AA Semifinals at COOL Insuring Arena
Bottom Bracket Semifinals - 6:30PM
Top Bracket Semifinals - 8:00PM

February 27th
Class D Semifinals
All games at COOL Insuring Arena
Bottom half - 5:30PM
Top half - 7:00PM

February 28th
Class A Semifinals
All games at COOL Insuring Arena
Bottom half - 5:30PM
Top half - 7:00PM

March 1st
Class C Finals at COOL Insuring Arena
Semifinal Winners - 5:30PM

Class B Finals at COOL Insuring Arena
Semifinal Winners - 7:15PM

March 2nd
Class D Finals at COOL Insuring Arena
Semifinal Winners - 2:00PM

Class A Finals at COOL Insuring Arena
Semifinal Winners - 4:00PM

Class AA Finals at COOL Insuring Arena
Semifinal Winners - 6:00PM

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Ranking Section 2's Top 5:

One person's top 5 rankings for Section 2's basketball, through February 5th's games:

CLASS AA:
1 - Bethlehem (18-0)
2 - Saratoga Springs (16-2)
3 - Shenendehowa (13-6)
4 - CBA (11-5)
5 - LaSalle (9-8)

Thoughts: Bethlehem has nearly ran the table in the Suburban Council, but has to survive a Friday Night showdown with Troy in order to better their chances.   Troy is looking to better their "A" resume, and a win over the top squad in AA will give their seeding push a much needed boost.   Saratoga Springs has losses against Bethlehem and Troy.  Shenendehowa's losses to Bethlehem and Saratoga Springs are by a combined 7 points, and with both of those games allowing less than 50 points, the Plainsmen could still be a strong threat. 

CLASS A:
1 - Gloversville (16-1)
2 - Troy (15-3)
3 - Mekeel Christian Academy (11-2)
4 - Lansingburgh (13-5)
5 - Averill Park (12-5)

Thoughts: Gloversville's lone loss so far is a December match against the Glens Falls Indians, though the two teams will meet again on Monday with the Foothill Council title on the line.   Troy's spot at #2 takes into consideration their Cool Insuring Arena loss to Schalmont this past weekend.   Mekeel Christian Academy's going to be making a big push for the #1 seed this weekend when they meet Albany Academy at the Washington Armory.  After that, Lansingburgh and Averill Park could flip-flop for who is the #4 team in Class A.

CLASS B:
1 - Glens Falls (16-1)
2 - Schalmont (18-0)
3 - Fonda-Fultonville (16-3)
4 - Catskill (16-3)
5 - Watervliet (12-5)

Thoughts: Let's face it, Class B is preparing for yet another fun Sectional Playoff ride.   The #1 seed is going to come down to either Glens Falls and Schalmont.   Schalmont raised its tournament profile with their win over Troy at Cool Insuring Arena this past weekend in the Sunmark Shootout, keeping their record blemish-free.   Glens Falls has the one loss, to Petals High of Mississippi when they were playing in Florida back in December.  It comes down to how much the Sectional Seeding committee looks at that non-conference match, baring any other losses the rest of the regular season here.  Fonda -Fultonville and Catskill both make strong cases to be the #3 seed.  And given the strength of Class B, there's no guarantee any of these four teams make it to Cool Insuring Arena for the semifinals/finals.

CLASS C: 
1 - Lake George (19-0)
2 - Hoosick Falls (15-1)
3 - Maple Hill (16-2)
4 - Mayfield (15-4)
5 - Granville (14-5)

Thoughts: Lake George is the clear choice for the #1 seed thanks to their shutdown of the Hoosick Falls Panthers at Cool Insuring Arena a couple weeks ago.   The Panthers are a solid #2 seed, with Maple Hill staring at the #3 seed for now.   This classification is to packed on the front end that a loss can still drop a team down several spots heading into next week's Sectional Seeding meeting in Saratoga Springs. 

CLASS D:
1 - Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville (15-3)
2 - Germantown (13-4)
3 - Fort Ann (14-5)
4 - Hartford (11-7)
5 - Argyle (10-9)

Thoughts: Argyle is starting to catch rhythm and that earns them the nod over North Warren for #5.   The Scots are not a team the top teams of Class D want to face now that Peyton Lufkin is healthy.   But the Sectional Seeding Committee takes a look at the season as a whole, which gives St. Johnsville the nod for the #1 seed for now, but Germantown is lurking in the distance.