Tamarac 6 15 17 10 48
Cambridge 24 13 7 12 56
Monday, 2/11. Wasaren League Championship game between division leaders Cambridge and Tamarac held at Mechanicville High School.
After the Cambridge Indians rained 3-pointers on Tamarac’s defense throughout the first quarter, taking a 24-6 lead, Tamarac spent the remainder of the game chipping away at that lead.
Jumping out to an 18 point lead on shots that only had eyes for the center of the hoop, Cambridge looked like they were going to embarrass the Bengals. Tamarac regrouped somewhat in the second quarter to hold its own and keep the lead from becoming larger.
All really good things must come to an end and the hot shooting of the Indians did just that. At the same time the Bengals were doing some scoring of their own. Slowly but surely the Bengals whittled away at the Cambridge lead. By the end of the third quarter, the Bengals were nipping at the heels of the Indians, 38-44.
Fortunately for Cambridge, their shooting touch returned. They didn’t have the net smoking like earlier in the game, but enough to hold their own. The Indians never gave up the lead, but the Bengals made it exciting.
Lilly Phillips had 17 points, Stasia Epler had 16 and Ruth Nolan added 14 for Cambridge. Emily Erickson had 21 points and Syrita Faraj chipped in 14 for Tamarac.
Last year in this championship game, Cambridge got out to an early big lead then Tamarac came back to pull out a win when they kept their wits about them and Cambridge appeared to panic. Same scenario this year, different outcome. This time the Indians didn’t panic and just kept doing what they do, they are a more experienced team now and that may have been the difference.
Lake George 19 16 16 17 68
Warrensburg 9 12 16 14 51
Saturday, 2/9. Adirondack League Championship played at Stillwater High School. Senior Graceann Bennett, who is headed to Georgetown University on a basketball scholarship, led the Lake George Warriors to the championship with 29 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and five steals. It was Lake George’s fifth straight league title.
Berlin 4 8 4 6 22
Greenwich 33 19 15 16 83
Tuesday, 2/5. Molly Brophy scored 25 points for Greenwich in the win.
Spa Catholic 1 2 14 10 27
Hoosick Falls 16 18 12 2 48
Friday, 2/8. Logan Thayne scored 24 points to lead the Hoosick Falls Panthers over Saratoga Catholic Central. SCC was never in the game as the Panthers got out to a 34-3 halftime lead.