Hoosick Falls vs. Cambridge in Section 2 Class C Finals Friday
The Section 2 Class C Girls Finals will be held at Hudson Valley Community College on Friday, March 1, beginning at 7:45 pm. Hoosick Falls will play Cambridge in a Wasaren League team only final. Cambridge, now starting four sophomores and a freshman, defeated Hoosick Falls earlier this season, 58-33, but Hoosick Falls is easily playing its best basketball of the season right now. It will certainly be an uphill battle for the Panthers to defeat the once beaten Indians but you just never know. Make the trip to Troy and root for your favorite team in this great, good natured ‘doesn’t matter what the sport, it’s between the communities’ rivalry.
Hoosick Falls 14 10 9 6 39
Maple Hill 7 5 11 5 28
Tuesday, 2/26. Sectional semifinals played at Colonie High School. The #7 seed Hoosick Falls Panthers put another high seed team’s season to an end when they defeated the #3 seed Maple Hill Wildcats. The Wildcats grabbed an early lead but the Panthers erased that deficit and took a lead of their own in the first. With a ten to fifteen point advantage, Hoosick Falls would maintain that lead throughout the remainder of the game. Logan Thayne scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, seven of them offensive and seven defensive. Madeline Walker brought down 13 rebounds of her own.
Warrensburg 13 5 19 12 49
Cambridge 11 25 12 16 64
Tuesday, 2/26. Sectional semifinals played at Colonie High School. The number one seed Cambridge Indians trailed by two at the end of a back and forth first quarter. The Indians then rallied in the second quarter to score 25 points and hold the Warrensburg Burghers to five points to take a 36-18 lead. Sophie Phillips scored 20 points, Lily Phillips had 13, Stasias Epler chipped in 11 and Ruth Nolan added 10.
Fonda 6 22 13 11 52
Tamarac 10 11 11 9 41
Tuesday, 2/26. Sectional semifinals played at Averill Park High School. The Lady Braves of Fonda, the #13 Class B seed, continued their Cinderella march through the sectionals by defeating the #1 seed Tamarac Bengals Tuesday evening. Using a 22 point second quarter to erase a four point deficit and grab a seven point advantage, the Lady Braves went on to the win. The Tamarac Bengals Syryta Faraj scored 12 points, Fonda’s Abigail Lombardoni led her team with 28 points. Fonda now will face Mechanicville in the Class B finals. That game is scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 3, at 11 am at Hudson Valley Community College.
Greenwich 6 17 13 14 50
Cambridge 19 16 20 14 69
Wednesday, 2/20. Cambridge took the lead early and cruised to the win. Lilly Phillips scored 23 points, Sophie Phillips had 21 and Stasia Epler added 11.
Hudson 11 11 11 14 47
Tamarac 11 14 14 13 52
Wednesday, 2/20. Class B number one seed Tamarac dueled with the Hudson Lady Bluehawks in a close game throughout. Nine players scored for the Bengals, with Emily Erickson leading the way with 13 points and Jordyn Sorel adding 11.
Hoosick Falls 0 13 18 18 49
Hoosic Valley 14 7 7 8 36
Wednesday, 2/20. Hoosick Falls Lady Panthers gave the #2 seed Hoosic Valley Indians a one quarter head start then dominated the remaining three quarters to move on in sectional play. Down 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, the Panthers outscored the Indians 49-22 over the final three quarters to grab the win. Hoosick Falls scored seven points in the first minutes of the second quarter to begin the run, chipping at the Indians lead until finally tying the score at 28 all at the 1:41 mark of the third quarter. With 1:15 left in the third, the Panthers took a 30-28 lead and pulled away from the Indians from that point on. Logan Thayne led the way with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Grace Wysocki and Madeline Walker each scored 12. Lillian Hickey had eight huge steals for the Panthers.