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Friday, March 8, 2019

Section 2 State Schedule - March 9th & 10th:

Here's the schedule for all 10 local teams still playing in the NYSPHSAA State Tournaments this weekend:

All games are SATURDAY 3/9, unless noted.

Boys Hockey
D2: Queensbury Spartans vs. John Jay-Cross River-1 - 9:30AM at HarborCenter, Buffalo.

State Championship Sunday 3/10, 12:00PM at HarborCenter, Buffalo

Boys Basketball
AA: Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks vs. West Genessee-3 - 3:45PM at SRC Arena, Syracuse
A: Troy Flying Horses vs. Jamesville-Dewitt-3 - 1:45PM at SRC Arena, Syracuse
B: Glens Falls Indians vs. Ogdensburgh Free Academy-10 - 4:30PM at SUNY Potsdam
C: Lake George Warriors vs. Moriah-7 - 2:00PM at Beekmantown High School
D: St. Johnsville Wolfpack vs. Wells-7 - 2:45PM at Hudson Valley CC, Troy

Girls Basketball
AA: Shenendehowa Plainsmen vs. West Genessee-3 - 5:30PM at SRC Arena, Syracuse
B: Mechanicville Red Raiders vs. Canton-10 - 2:45PM at SUNY Potsdam
C: Cambridge Indians vs. Moriah-7 - 12:00PM at Beekmantown High School
D: Bishop Gibbons Golden Knights vs. Westport-7 - 1:00PM at Hudson Valley CC, Troy

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Full Broadcast: NYSPHSAA Class C Championship - Lake George vs. Waterville

Due to popular request, we have uploaded our radio call of the NYSPHSAA Class C Boys Basketball Championship between the Lake George Warriors and the Waterville Indians.

The game was a close battle between two good teams, making for a great championship game.  But the game was best known for the Joel Wincowski shot that came with 1.6 seconds left to go that gave the Lake George Warriors the State Championship.

After the jump is the full broadcast, edited down to exclude the commercial breaks. In addition, the pregame, halftime and postgame report were not archived. During the broadcast, we mention a special "Plays of the Year", which will be made available online in a separate blog entry soon.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Boys Basketball: A quick guide to all 20 teams

At 10AM Friday Morning, the first of 15 basketball games to be played at the Glens Falls Civic Center will tip off, culminating in five state champions being crowned on the hardwood floor.

Many of these teams have seen the insides of the Glens Falls Civic Center before, including the return of Mount Vernon, who has an unprecedented 10 state titles.  Bridgehampton makes their first appearance in Glens Falls in well over 15 years, and Section 2 will fill the Glens Falls Civic Center as three teams will play on Friday and Saturday.

Let's take a look at each of the teams, starting with the Class D teams.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

NYSPHSAA State Championships: Champion-bearers

The twenty teams with travel plans set for Glens Falls next weekend for the NYS Basketball Championships combine for thirty state championships spread among ten teams.  

After the jump, the list of the twenty teams, how many titles they have won, and when the last time they hosted the plaque at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

NYSPHSAA Boys Basketball Championships Schedule

The field of 20 teams making their way to the Glens Falls Civic Center for the NYSPHSAA Boys Basketball Championships is set.

The three-day event begins on Friday morning with the Class D Semifinals, and wraps up on Sunday with the Class A and AA Championships.

The championships for all five classifications will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel, Channel 50 in the Glens Falls/Queensbury area.

For ticket purposes, the event is broken down into five sessions, with general admission giving you access to all games within a single session.  Tickets can be purchased online through the Glens Falls Civic Center, or through the NYSPHSAA website.

The list of teams coming to Glens Falls is after the jump.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Regional Semifinal Preview

Three of our Section 2 boys teams will be in action on Wednesday as the state tournament kicks into full swing.

Lake George and Scotia will travel north to Plattsburgh, where Northern Adirondack and Peru await them at SUNY Plattsburgh.  Meanwhile, Class D's champions, Germantown, will play Section 10's Harrisville at Saratoga High School.

More about the games after the jump.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Thoughts From The Press Box: Sectionals

Two games remain on the docket, with the Class AA Championships being held at the Times Union Center on Tuesday, but for us, our sectional season is over.

And what a fun sectional season it has been.

First, I was hoping to be able to write every day about the past day's activities, but other projects and home life prevented some of those blogs from being authored.

In addition, I was hoping to be able to recap my thoughts about the games I was at for broadcasts, but couldn't do that either, for the same reasons.

But I have some time now.  First, I'll offer my reflections on the games we were honored to be a part of, and then reflect upon the sectional tournament as a whole.

All that begins after the jump.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Our interview with Joel Wincowski

On Friday, we had the opportunity to talk for a few minutes with Lake George Warrior Joel Wincowski.

We got to talk about the community support he received as his Lake George Warriors won the NYSPHSAA State Championship two years ago, the family support he receives as he continues to grow and excel as a basketball player, and passing Jimmer Fredette as the highest scoring player in Section 2 history and the ceremony at Lake George High School on February 24th.

We ran the interview during the halftime of our Section 2 Class C Championship coverage between the Lake George Warriors and the Waterford Fordians.  As there were several at the game at Colonie High and were not able to catch our broadcast, and more who live further away and cannot listen to our station, we've uploaded the interview here.

After the jump, our interview with #4, Joel Wincowski.

Anatomy of a championship: Lake George


The Lake George Warriors won their Class C Championship with a team effort.  Dave Jones stressed during our interview conducted on Friday that the players on the court know their roles, even if they're not the one who will be putting up the shot.

In any given play, Andrew McGowan will set up near the paint, ready to battle with one or two bodies to grab the rebound.  Joel Wincowski will bring the ball into the front court, and will try to set up a shot.  But if he can't find one, he'll try to use McGowan for a block on the pick and roll at the top of the circle.

If that works, Wincowski will get long enough of a look to take an outside shot, or drive the lane for the easy two.

But if that doesn't work, Wincowski has options.  He can either try to pass the ball around to set up a better opportunity, or give it to Kyle Jones.  If Jones is all alone, he may throw it up for a 3.

If Dylan Hubbard is on the court, he could be the recipient of Wincowski's pass.

On the other end of the court, the five on the floor work together to seize good looks and to force turnovers.  One of the players Dave Jones spoke of on Friday was Zeke Reynolds, who has a knack for stepping in the passing lane to either come up with the ball cleanly, or tip it enough to force an inbound pass.

In short, Wincowski has 33 points per game, but the reason why the Lake George Warriors won the Section 2 Class C Championship is not solely because of him.

They won because of the team atmosphere.  Like Wincowski has stated, the team has become one happy family.

A family that's heading to Plattsburgh for the State Regional Semifinals.

Team effort leads to Lake George title

The Lake George Warriors warm up prior to their
Sectional Championship game against Waterford
COLONIE - Joel Wincowski scored a season-low 23 points, but found support inside as Andrew McGowan catapulted to nine fourth quarter points as the Lake George Warriors captured the Section 2 Class C title with their 60-28 win over Waterford-Halfmoon Fordians.

It is the second sectional championship in three years for the Lake George Warriors, now 22-1 this season.

Wincowski scored 11 of his 23 points in the first quarter as the Warriors jumped out to a 16-6 lead, an opposite of what happened Wednesday night in Watervliet when the Lake George Warriors fell 12 points back of the Hoosic Valley Indians before they came back to take command in the third quarter.

Wincowski had help all around the front court.  Dylan Hubbard launched 3 threes for nine points, and Kyle Jones scored 8 points.  During the fourth quarter, Wincowski on several occasions found an open Andrew McGowan in the paint, which led to McGowan scoring 12 points for the Warriors.

The Lake George Warriors hoist the Section 2 Class C
Championship trophy after their 60-28 win.
On the other end of the court, Dave Jones changed up his defense during the game.  Starting with a zonal defense, the Warriors changed into a full court press, which led to some Fordian turnovers.  The changes in defense also led to some tough looks for Kyle Fairclough.  Wednesday's hero against Greenwich with 21 points, Fairclough was held to less than half his average with only 5 points.

Josh Orton was also held to less than his average.  The 21 point per game Fordian managed to score 15 points against the Warriors.

The game was never in doubt for the Warriors, who built a 28-10 lead at the half.  Waterford came out and scored the first points of the third quarter behind loud crowd support, forcing Dave Jones to take a timeout.  But off the timeout, the Warriors used their full-court power to keep Waterford at bay, and then pulled further away with a 23 point fourth quarter.

Armed with the Sectional Championship, the Lake George Warriors will travel north to SUNY Plattsburgh, where they will meet the Section 7 champion, Northern Adirondack, on Wednesday.  The Bobcats claimed the Section 7 Class C title with a 59-46 win over Ticonderoga.

#3-WATERFORD FORDIANS vs. #1-LAKE GEORGE WARRIORS
Saturday, March 7th, 4PM at Colonie High School, Colonie, NY

WATERFORD
1-Kyle Fairclough      0    0    3    2    5
4-Jace Davey           0    0    2    0    2
20-Josh Orton          4    2    8    1   15
24-Christian Jones     2    2    0    2    6
TOTALS                 6    4   13    5   28

LAKE GEORGE
3-Kyle Jones           3    0    2    3    8

4-Joel Wincowski      11    5    4    3   23
11-Dylan Smith         0    4    0    0    4
21-Dylan Hubbard       0    3    0    6    9
30-Steve Colletti      0    0    0    2    2
33-Duncan Mularz       2    0    0    0    2
44-Andrew McGowan      0    0    3    9   12
TOTALS                16   12    9   23   60

THREES: WATERFORD (2) - Fairclough-1, Orton-1; LAKE GEORGE (8) - Jones-2, Wincowski-3, Hubbard-3

TECHNICALS: WATERFORD (1) - Bench

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Sectional Championships Set

As Section 2 continues to work hard to rearrange the Sectional Championships after damage to the Glens Falls Civic Center's exterior forced the move, we now know where all five of the Section 2 Boys Basketball Championships will be held.

The D, C and B will be at Colonie High School, the A will be at Guilderland High, and the AA will remain in its previously set location at the Times Union Center.

Full details after the jump...

South High Marathon Dance: Our interview

The South High Marathon Dance steps off tomorrow evening (March 6th and 7th) as students raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable organizations across our area.

During our broadcast on February 6th at South Glens Falls, I had the opportunity to talk with the principal of South Glens Falls High School, Carla Biviano and one of the chairpersons of the dance, Mackenzie.

After the jump is the part of the interview that aired again during our February 28th broadcast during the Class D Girls Quarterfinals at Warrensburg.  There's a few pieces that were edited out, for either time-sensitive information or due to a loud gym while the cheerleaders were performing at the start of the halftime show.

Let's help this South High Marathon Dance exceed $600,000 this year!  Go Bulldogs!

Wincowski drops 24 as Warriors advance to Class C Championship

WATERVLIET - Joel Wincowski scored 24 points and fetched 12 rebounds as the Lake George Warriors defeated the Hoosic Valley Indians 56-47 to advance to the Section 2 Class C Championship.

The Warriors will face Waterford, who defeated Greenwich 49-32 earlier in the evening.

The Warriors started off quiet, going down early before a Joel Wincowski three put the Warriors up 15-14.  The Indians stormed back, scoring the next 12 points as they built a 26-15 lead with the help of John Rooney's nine 2nd quarter points.

Lake George would storm back to close to within two at the half, and then continued the warm streak by outscoring Hoosic Valley 20-11 in the third quarter with the help of Wincowski's 8 points in that pivotal quarter.

He would finish with 24 points as he would pass Robert Phelps for 11th all-time scoring in New York State.  His career total now sits at 2,479 points, 7 points behind Felipe Lopez for 10th.

Kyle Jones became the Warriors key contributor behind the arch, scoring 15 points on 5 threes.  Dylan Hubbard was also a threat from long range, scoring 9 points.

For John Rooney, he finished his high school basketball career with 15 points, scoring only two during the second half.  The 2014 NYS Small School Player of the Year finishes with 624 points during the 2014-15 season.  Dan Joslin gave the Indians scored 17 points, and Matt Epsey scored 10 points.

The game was moved to Watervliet after exterior structure damage at the Glens Falls Civic Center forced the move.  All games that were scheduled for the Civic Center have been moved, including Saturday's Sectional Championship.

The time and location for the Class C Sectional Championship is not official at this time, and will be announced at a later time.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

BREAKING: Civic Center wall collapses, Section 2 Semis moved



That collapse has forced more rearranging of Section 2 Semifinals.  Here's tonight's changes:

CLASS D SEMIFINALS:
North Warren vs. Fort Ann - Will now be played at 5PM at Saratoga High School.  As a result, tonight's Class D Girls Semifinals will be at 6:30PM & 8PM respectively.

CLASS C SEMIFINALS
Waterford vs. Greenwich / Hoosic Valley vs. Lake George - Will now be at 6:30PM & 8PM at Watervliet High School.

The schedule will also force tomorrow's & Friday's semifinals to be moved, however, the details remain fuzzy about those at this time.

We are planning on making it over to Watervliet High School to cover tonight's Lake George/Hoosic Valley game live on FOX Sports Radio 1230 beginning at 7:50PM.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Sectional Semifinals POSTPONED

Buckle up.

Due to the pending winter storm that is slated to hit our area, the Section 2 Committee has postponed all the basketball games that were on tonight's docket for the Glens Falls Civic Center.

With these changes, the schedule now reads as follows:

Schedule changes in BOLD.

Class A Semifinals - Thurs 3/5 at Glens Falls Civic Center
1-Scotia vs. 4-Amsterdam - 8PM
2-Troy vs. 3-Averill Park - 7:30pm

Class B Semifinals - Fri 3/6 at Glens Falls Civic Center
1-Hoosick Falls vs. 13-Ravena  - 7:30PM
7-Voorheesville vs. 3-Schalmont - 6PM

Class C Semifinals - Wed 3/4 at Glens Falls Civic Center
4-Hoosic Valley vs. 1-Lake George - 8PM
2-Greenwich vs. 3-Waterford - 6:30PM

Class D Semifinals - All games at Glens Falls Civic Center
1-Germantown vs. 5-Argyle - Thurs 3/5 5PM
2-North Warren vs. 3-Fort Ann - Wed 3/4 5PM

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Sectional Thoughts: Day 8

First ...
From Merriam-Webster:

speculation

noun spec·u·la·tion \ˌspe-kyə-ˈlā-shən\
: ideas or guesses about something that is not known
: activity in which someone buys and sells things (such as stocks or pieces of property) in the hope of making a large profit but with the risk of a large loss

Yeah.  Alliteration doesn't work with Sectional Speculations.  Soundings also sounds good, but that doesn't work either.

Second ...
Calling Tuesday "Day 1" is like stating the NCAA Tournament starts on Thursday with the Round of 64.  Traditionalists will feel that way, but the tournament starts with the four games played on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The same applies to Sectionals.  The tournament began last Friday, making yesterday ... Day #8

Now onto the games...

Friday, February 27, 2015

Sectional Scoreboard - Friday Quarterfinals

Boys
CLASS B
Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
8-Schuylerville 51, 1-Hoosick Falls 58
5-Mekeel Christian Academy 76, 13-Ravena 78 (OT)
7-Voorheesville 61, 2-Broadalbin-Perth 59 (OT)
6-Cohoes 50, 3-Schalmont 59

Semifinals - Tues 3/3 at Glens Falls Civic Center
1-Hoosick Falls vs. 13-Ravena  - 8PM
7-Voorheesville vs. 3-Schalmont - 6:30PM

CLASS C
Quarterfinals
8-St. Johnsville 46, 1-Lake George 68
5-Middleburgh 56, 4-Hoosic Valley 68

Semifinals - Wed 3/4 at Glens Falls Civic Center
4-Hoosic Valley vs. 1-Lake George - 8PM

Girls
CLASS A
Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
8-Holy Names 39, 1-Troy 64
5-Scotia 60, 4-Amsterdam 45
7-Mohonasen 34, 2-Averill Park 66
11-Hudson Falls 30, 3-Glens Falls 37

Semifinals - All games Tues 3/3 at Colonie High
5-Scotia vs. 1-Troy
3-Glens Falls vs. 2-Averill Park

CLASS C
Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
1-Hoosic Valley 54, 8-Middleburgh 44
5-Mekeel Christian Academy 58, 4-Greenville 38
2-Greenwich 73, 7-Canajoharie 46
3-Maple Hill 38, 6-Lake George 44

Semifinals - All games Tues 3/3 at Cohoes High
5-Mekeel Christian Academy vs. 1-Hoosic Valley - 7:30PM
6-Lake George vs. 2-Greenwich - 6PM

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Boys
CLASS AA
Quarterfinals - all games Saturday 2/28 at Hudson Valley Community College
I4-Schenectady vs. S1-Shenendehowa - 7PM
I2-Catholic Central vs. S3-Bethlehem - 2PM
I1-Green Trech vs. I5-LaSalle - 5:30PM
I3-CBA vs. S2-Guilderland - 4PM

CLASS C
Quarterfinals
10-Hadley-Luzurne vs. 2-Greenwich - Sat 2/28 12:30PM at Hudson Valley Community College
11-Spa Catholic vs. 3-Waterford - Sat 2/28 11AM at Hudson Valley Community College

CLASS D
Quarterfinals - All games Sat 2/28 at Stillwater High School
9-Warrensburg vs. 1-Germantown - 2:30PM
5-Argyle vs. 4-Northville - 1PM
7-Loudonville Christian vs. 2-North Warren - 4:30PM
6-Fort Edward vs. 3-Fort Ann - 6PM

Girls
CLASS B
Quarterfinals - All games Sat 2/28
1-Hoosick Falls vs. 9-Mechanicville - 7:30PM at Hoosick Falls
5-Ichabod Crane  vs. 4-Tamarac - 6PM at Hoosick Falls
2-Watervliet vs. 10-Voorheesville - 7:30PM at Watervliet
3-Cohoes vs. 6-Schalmont - 6PM at Watervliet

CLASS D
Quarterfinals - All games Sat 2/28
9-Bolton vs. 1-Fort Edward - 7:30PM at Fort Edward
5-North Warren vs. 4-Heatly - 6PM at Fort Edward
7-Hartford vs. 2-Warrensburg - 7:30PM at Warrensburg High - ON FOX SPORTS 1230
6-Fort Ann vs. 3-Argyle - 6PM at Warrensburg High - ON FOX SPORTS 1230

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Sectional Speculations: Day 1

Sectional Scoreboard: Day 1
Sectional Scoreboard: Complete Tournament

1. Joel Wincowski
First, congratulations to Joel Wincowski.  The Lake George Standout scored 34 on his way to bypassing Jimmer Fredette for the most career points scored.

Wincowski scored his 21st point with two minutes left to play in the second quarter.  There was a timeout to celebrate the accomplishment, to which Jimmer Fredette's father, Al, presented the new career points leader with a game ball.

The UMBC commit now stands at 2,418 points, 13th in NYS.  He's unlikely to top the state's number one, Lance Stephenson, who scored 2,946 in his five seasons with Abraham Lincoln of the PSAL (New York City).  But he will move himself closer to the state's top 10 as long as the Lake George Warriors continue to progress in the tournament.

It's fun to see Joel Wincowski play, as he has great sight and intelligence to find the best plays possible, whether it's him driving the lane for the bucket or finding the open teammate.  We haven't seen much of him ... only being able to broadcast three games in the last two years, and only observe one other (Section 2 Semifinal last year vs. Spa Catholic), but we've seen enough to know that he is getting better with his young age, and look forward to seeing how he performs when he makes it to UMBC for collegiate ball this fall.

Lake George has a maximum of 7 games left in their season (three games left in the Section 2 tournament, then four games in the NYSPHSAA tournament).  They continue their push to make it to the Glens Falls Civic Center on Friday when they face St. Johnsville at Hudson Valley Community College on Friday at 5PM.

2. Maple Hill
While we're talking Joel Wincowski, we also have to talk Maple Hill.  A big thanks needs to go out to their team and their coaches for being very understanding about the accomplishment that was about to take place on Lake George's court by allowing the ceremony to take place after Wincowski scored the bucket to overtake Jimmer Fredette for the record.

They could have declined the ceremony.  They could have requested that the game take place and then allow a ceremony to take place during the half or after the game.  But they allowed the ceremonial break to take place, and were great sports about it.

3. Lake George
Finally, in regards to Joel Wincowski, it was great that Joel Wincowski was able to celebrate this accomplishment on his home court.  It was the last time Wincowski will ever play a Section 2 game on that court, as the remaining games in his career will take place on neutral sites.

He got to celebrate it with his fans, his classmates, his teachers and most importantly, his family.  When Jimmer Fredette passed Chris Ciaccio for the all-time lead in 2007, it was in the NYSPHSAA Semifinals against McKinley at the Glens Falls Civic Center.  According to the Bonnie Naumann recap for The Post-Star, the crowd acknowledged his accomplishment by standing ovation once an announcement was made over the P.A., but there was no pause like what happened Tuesday night.

That's what makes Wincowski's accomplishment even better.

4. Joe Cremo
One last comment regarding milestones before we talk the other games in Section 2.

Now that Joel Wincowski has surpassed Jimmer Fredette, it would be nice to see another great athlete in Section 2 surpass the 2,000 mark in Joe Cremo.  The Scotia senior is another athlete that is fun to watch, and currently sits with 1,924 points heading into the Class A Quarterfinals this Sunday, when the Tartans begin their postseason run with a game against the winner of tonight's Lansingburgh/Glens Falls game.

5. Hadley-Luzurne Representing
The Lake George Warriors are not the only Class C Adirondack League team heading to the quarterfinals.  The Hadley-Luzurne Eagles squeezed by the Canajoharie Cougars 64-62 to move onto the next round, when they face the Greenwich Witches on Saturday, 12:30PM at Hudson Valley Community College.

The Eagles have shown signs of improving when they squeaked by North Warren back in January, and their win over the Western Athletic Conference opponent supports their growth.

6. Away Difficulties
The Hadley-Luzurne Eagles were one of only three away teams come away from an opponent's gym with a victory on Tuesday.  In Class AA, LaSalle knocked off Shaker with a low-scoring 43-37 affair in Latham.

The Cadets move on to face the Independent top seed Green Tech on Saturday over at Hudson Valley Community College.

Meanwhile, over in Class B...

7. Patroon Difficulties
The Ravena Indians became the third away team to win on Tuesday when they knocked off the Patroon Conference champs.

Coming in as the #13 seed, the Ravena Indians were not intimidated by a Catskill team that had lost only one game all season, knocking them out of the tournament with the 73-69 win.  A member of the Colonial Council, Ravena suffered tough losses against good teams in Cohoes and Schalmont as they made their way to the Class B sectionals.

The Catskill Cats won easily against conference teams in the Patroon Conference, going unbeaten in league play as they suffered only one loss at the hands of Section 9's Saugerties.

In all, it was a tough evening for Patroon Conference members as they suffered four losses on Friday.  The conference's second place team, Hudson, dropped out after a 60-44 loss to the defending sectional champions, Voorheesville.  Cairo-Durham found Hoosick Falls too difficult to handle, as the Panthers more than doubled up on Cairo-Durham in the 62-30 win.  The Maple Hill Wildcats couldn't continue the momentum of winning their play-in game as they dropped to the Lake George Warriors 81-53 in the Class C Round of 16.  And Rensselaer found Hoosic Valley hard to handle as the Indians defeated the Rams 63-44.

There are no teams remaining in the Patroon Conference in this year's sectionals.

8. REMATCH!
A rematch is on the docket on Friday in Class B.

The Broadalbin-Perth Patriots quickly took care of the Granville Golden Horde in their 67-44 win.  The Patriots, seeded #2 in the tournament, won their third straight as Ryan Dingman scored 22 points in the win.  Meanwhile, Voorheesville scored 15 from Sean Nolan as they knocked off Hudson 60-44.

The two wins sets up a rematch from last year's Sectional Championship at the Glens Falls Civic Center.  In that game, Broadalbin-Perth started slow, surrendering an 11-0 run, as they fell to the Blackbirds 61-37.  According to media reports, the result left a sour taste for the Patriots, and have been longing for this opportunity since the March 1st championship last year.

The two teams will play this Friday, 6:30PM at Shenendehowa High School.

9. Old friends Reunite
Over at Hudson Valley Community College, two former conference-mates will meet again Friday night at 8PM.

The Hoosick Falls Panthers, as previously noted, won easily over Cairo-Durham 62-30.  Meanwhile, the Schuylerville Black Horses needed a comeback to surge past the Ichabod Crane Riders in their 68-63 win.

The win sets up a Hoosick Falls/Schuylerville match on Friday, the first time the two teams have met since Schuylerville departed for the Foothills Council at the end of the 2013-14 school year.  As members of the Wasaren League, the two teams swapped which team swept the two league meetings since the 2008-09 season, with Hoosick Falls sweeping the latest pair of games.

10. Fourth Quarter Woes
The Burnt Hills Spartans went to the half tied with the Queensbury Spartans at 27 a piece.  In the third quarter, Burnt Hills claimed the lead at 36-34.  However, Queensbury caught fire while Burnt Hills felt an icy-cold draft from outside.

The end result ... Queensbury outscored Burnt Hills 27-2 on their way to a 61-38 win at the Blue Gym to advance to the Quarterfinals in Class A.  Brett Rodriguez scored 20 points for the Queensbury Spartans in the win, and Keeghan O'Leary added 14.  Alex Wellington scored 12 for Burnt Hills.

Queensbury now faces Amsterdam at 1PM on Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College.  In the first meeting on January 23rd, Amsterdam made things tough for Queensbury with a full-court pressure as they beat the Spartans 77-63 at the Blue Gym.

11. Double High
Last year Mohonasen and South Glens Falls played to the wire, with Mohonasen walking away with the 58-55 win.  So when these two teams met last night, you had to think it was going to be a close affair.

Especially as the Bulldogs kept it close as they were only down 6 entering the fourth quarter.  They came back, and forced overtime with Mohonasen, which turned into a double overtime session.  However, Mohonasen advanced to the quarterfinals after beating South Glens Falls 79-72.

Mohonasen will now face Troy on Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College.

Section 2 Basketball Sectionals: Round of 16 Day 1 (Tues 2/24)

Tuesday scoreboard:

BOYS
CLASS AA
Round of 16 - all games Tuesday 2/24
S1-Shenenedehowa - BYE
S5-Columbia 66, I4-Schenectady 83
S7-Saratoga 42, I2-Catholic Central 64
I6-Albany 68, S3-Bethlehem 73
S8-Colonie 39, I1-Green Tech 58
I5-LaSalle 43, S4-Shaker 37
I7-Bishop Maginn 40, S2-Guilderland 84
S6-Niskayuna 60, I3-CBA 73

Quarterfinals - all games Saturday 2/28 at Hudson Valley Community College
I4-Schenectady vs. S1-Shenendehowa - 7PM
I2-Catholic Central vs. S3-Bethlehem - 2PM
I1-Green Trech vs. I5-LaSalle - 5:30PM
I3-CBA vs. S2-Guilderland - 4PM

CLASS A
Round of 16
1-Scotia - BYE
9-Lansingburgh at 8-Glens Falls - Wed 2/25 7PM
4-Amsterdam - BYE
12-Burnt Hills 38, 5-Queensbury 61
2-Troy - BYE
10-South Glens Falls 72, 7-Mohonasen 79 (2OT)
3-Averill Park - BYE
11-Bishop Gibbons at 6-Gloversville - Wed 2/25 7PM

Quarterfinals - all games Sunday 3/1 at Hudson Valley Community College
8/9 Winner vs. 1-Scotia - 6PM
5-Queensbury vs. 4-Amsterdam - 1PM
7-Mohonasen vs. 2-Troy - 4:30PM
6/11 Winner vs. 3-Averill Park - 2:30PM

CLASS B
Round of 16 - All games Tues 2/24
16-Cairo-Durham 30, 1-Hoosick Falls 62
9-Ichabod Crane 63, 8-Schuylerville 68
13-Ravena 73, 4-Catskill 69
12-Watervliet 47, 5-Mekeel Christian Academy 71
18-Granville 44, 2-Broadalbin-Perth 67 
10-Hudson 44, 7-Voorheesville 60
14-Johnstown 51, 3-Schalmont 61
11-Mechanicville 47, 6-Cohoes 69

Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
8-Schuylerville vs. 1-Hoosick Falls - 8PM at Hudson Valley Community College
5-Mekeel Christian Academy vs. 13-Ravena - 6:30PM at Hudson Valley Community College
7-Voorheesville vs. 2-Broadalbin-Perth - 6:30PM at Shenendehowa HS
6-Cohoes vs. 3-Schalmont - 5PM at Shenendehowa HS

CLASS C
Round of 16
16-Maple Hill 53, 1-Lake George 81
9-Berlin 51, 8-St. Johnsville 60 
13-Rensselaer 44, 4-Hoosic Valley 63
12-Fort Plain 67, 5-Middleburgh 69
18-Whitehall 34, 2-Greenwich 70 
10-Hadley-Luzurne 64, 7-Canajoharie 62
14-Berne-Knox-Westerlo at 3-Waterford - Wed 2/25 7PM
11-Spa Catholic at 6-Stillwater - Wed 2/25 7PM

Quarterfinals
8-St. Johnsville vs. 1-Lake George - Fri 2/27 5PM at Hudson Valley Community College
5-Middleburgh vs. 4-Hoosic Valley - Fri 2/27 8PM at Shenendehowa High School
10-Hadley-Luzurne vs. 2-Greenwich - Sat 2/28 12:30PM at Hudson Valley Community College
6/11 Winner vs. 14/3 Winner - Sat 2/28 11AM at Hudson Valley Community College

CLASS D
Round of 16 - All games Wed 2/25 at Heatly High School
9-Warrensburg at 8-Heatly - 7:30PM
10-Doane Stuart vs. 7-Loundonville Christian - 6:00PM

GIRLS
CLASS AA
Round of 16
1-Shenendehowa - BYE
9-Ballston Spa at 8-Guilderland - Thur 2/26 6PM
4-Shaker - BYE
12-Bishop Maginn at 5-Columbia - Thur 2/26 6PM
2-Bethlehem - BYE
10-Saratoga 39, 7-Catholic Central 64
3-Albany - BYE
11-Niskayuna at 6-Colonie - Thur 2/26 6PM

Quarterfinals - All games Mon 3/2
8/9 Winner vs. 1-Shenendehowa - 7:30PM at Shenendehowa
5/12 Winner vs. 4-Shaker - 6PM at Shenendehowa
7-Catholic Central vs. 2-Bethlehem - 7:30PM at Shenendehowa
6/11 Winner vs. 3-Albany - 6PM at Shenendehowa

CLASS A
Round of 16 - All games Tues 2/24 at 6PM
1-Troy - BYE
9-South Glens Falls 46, 8-Holy Names 52
4-Amsterdam - BYE
5-Scotia - BYE
2-Averill Park - BYE
10-Queensbury 37, 7-Mohonasen 42
3-Glens Falls - BYE
11-Hudson Falls 49, 6-Lansingburgh 43

Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
8-Holy Names vs. 1-Troy - 7:30PM at Troy
5-Scotia vs. 4-Amsterdam - 6PM at Troy
7-Mohonasen vs. 2-Averill Park - 7:30PM at Averill Park
11-Hudson Falls vs. 3-Glens Falls - 6PM at Averill Park

CLASS B
Round of 16 - All games at 6PM
16-Corinth 30, 1-Hoosick Falls 55
9-Mechanicville at 8-Fonda-Fultonville - Wed 2/25
13-Ravena at 4-Tamarac - Wed 2/25 
12-Hudson at 5-Ichabod Crane - Wed 2/25 
15-Coxsackie-Athens at 2-Watervliet - Wed 2/25 
10-Voorheesville at 7-Johnstown - Wed 2/25 
14-Broadalbin-Perth at 3-Cohoes - Wed 2/25 
11-Taconic Hills at 6-Schalmont - Wed 2/25

CLASS C
Round of 16 - All games Tues 2/24 at 6PM
17-Spa Catholic 21, 1-Hoosic Valley 61
9-Fort Plain 40, 8-Middleburgh 68
13-Berne-Knox-Westerlo 40, 4-Greenville 61
12-St. Johnsville 31, 5-Mekeel Christian Academy 65
15-Galway 33, 2-Greenwich 86
10-Stillwater 32, 7-Canajoharie 34
14-Cambridge 23, 3-Maple Hill 49
11-Mayfield 27, 6-Lake George 58

Quarterfinals - All games Fri 2/27
1-Hoosic Valley vs. 8-Middleburgh - 7:30PM at Hoosic Valley
5-Mekeel Christian Academy vs. 4-Greenville - 6PM at Hoosic Valley
2-Greenwich vs. 7-Canajoharie - 7:30PM at Greenwich
3-Maple Hill vs. 6-Lake George - 6PM at Greenwich

CLASS D
Round of 16 - All games Wed 2/25 at 6PM
1-Fort Edward - BYE
9-Bolton at 8-Germantown
4-Heatly - BYE
12-Hawthorne Valley at 5-North Warren
2-Warrensburg - BYE
10-New Lebanon at 7-Hartford
2-Argyle - BYE
11-Doane Stuart at 6-Fort Ann

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Boys Basketball: Seeding Thoughts

Well, I was correct on 32 teams when it came to projecting where teams were going to be seeding.  When it comes to analyzing my predictions, if a team opted out, that seeding would be taken by the next in line (18 would become 17 and so forth).  Green indicates an exact prediction, Orange notes where I was one seed high or low on, and red means I was completely wrong (more than one seed off their actual).

Below the jump, we start with Class AA and work our way down to D in looking at the seeds.  Coming on Friday will be a preview of the Sectionals and our picks for the four teams to make it to the Glens Falls Civic Center (or in AA, the Times Union Center).