By Steve Bradley
Going into Tuesday evenings game against Hoosic Valley, Kelly Pine needed just one point to reach 1000 points in her stellar career at HFCS. Pine scored her first points of the game on a two point field goal in the second quarter to reach the milestone.
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A varsity starter as an eighth grader, Pine has had quite a ride at HFCS. She played a major role, along with her sister Rachel, in the run to the state finals in 2014-15, her sophomore season. Paired with Megan Flynn for much of her career, the duo was the heart of the team as they ran through Wasaren League, sectional and regional games.
Coming into the 2016-17 season, Pine had 778 rebounds, 147 steals, 254 assists and 29 three-pointers.
For the rest of this season, Pine will continue to be a major headache for opposing players and coaches, who will happily and respectfully bid her farewell when her HFCS playing days come to an end. Congratulations, Kelly.
HF 27 – Hoosic Valley 29
Tuesday, December 20. Played at HFCS. (HF O 5-1, L 5-1). This game was a low scoring, defensive battle from the tip-off. Hoosic Valley is known for its defense and the Panthers matched them on each possession. At the end of the first quarter the score was HF 1 to HV 2, second quarter, HF 11- HV 9, third quarter HF 18 – HV 20. The Panthers had five two-point field goals and one three-pointer. Logan Thayne had ten points and ten rebounds while Kelly Pine had 11 rebounds and seven points.
HF 52 – Greenwich 45
Played at GCS. (HF O 5-0, L 5-0; GW O 4-2, 2-2). The Ladies used a 31-17 halftime advantage to carry them the rest of the way to a win. Greenwich staged a comeback in the third quarter, outscoring the Panthers 16-9 to get within seven but each team scored 12 in the fourth to give the Panthers the win. Kelly Pine and Liz Ryan each scored 17. Greenwich’s Olivia Barnes scored 17 points.
HFCS will host the 2016 Holiday Tournament Tuesday, December 27 and Wednesday, December 28. The Panthers play Cohoes High School on Tuesday with the game beginning at 6:30 pm. Wednesday’s game will again begin at 6:30 pm when the Ladies face Ravena High. Friday, December 30, the team will travel to Adirondack High School to play at 4:30 pm. Tuesday, January 3, the girls will make the quick trip to Bennington to face Mt. Anthony at 7:30 pm.
Other (as of December 19) results around the league were Mechanicville (3-1) defeated Cambridge (0-4), 58-39; Tamarac (4-1) defeated Stillwater (1-3), 68-46; Saratoga Catholic (1-3) defeated Waterford (0-5), 43-30.[/private]