HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT RESULTS: WEEKEND EDITION
Greg Dedrick
ccSCOOP Sports Editor
While some tournaments were wrapping up Saturday, others were just kicking off, and a number of local teams competed in games over this holiday break. The Dollars for Scholars event held at Taconic Hills came to a close on Saturday with the Clippers of Germantown capturing both the boys’ and girls’ titles. The Lady Titans fell in the title game, while the boys from Taconic Hills won their first game of the year in the consolation game of their event.
On the girls’ side of things, Ichabod Crane competed in the consolation game of the Glens Falls Tournament, New Lebanon was in the consolation game of the Argyle Tournament, and Hudson fell in the opening round of the Holy Names tournament before competing in the consolation game Sunday. In non-tournament action, Chatham hosted Catskill in Patroon Conference action.
Besides Taconic Hills and Germantown, who were competing in the same event, the only other boys’ team in tournament action was New Lebanon, who faced off with Argyle in the consolation game of Argyle's tournament. Ichabod Crane met Broadalbin-Perth in nonleague action, while Chatham traveled to Catskill in a league game on Saturday.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Germantown 51—Taconic Hills 33
The Clippers remained undefeated and captured the Dollars for Scholars Tournament championship with an easy victory over Taconic Hills. Germantown immediately establishes itself as one of the premier teams in Class D with this impressive victory over the Class B Titans. Germantown used their size advantage and a blistering defensive effort to take the contest easily.
After struggling in the first game of the tournament 6' junior Taylor Race got on track in this game, posting 12 points, 8 rebounds, 8 steals, and 8 assists. After seeing Race play this past weekend. I have to say that if there is a better interior passing post player in Section II, I have yet to see her. With her height and length, Race is a versatile and dangerous player on both ends of the court. Point guard Suzy Wright really helped the Clippers offense push the action, with 19 points and 9 rebounds. After posting a huge double-double in the first game of the tournament, Caitlin Briggs put up another solid outing, going for 9 points and 11 rebounds. For the Titans, only Rachel Preusser hit double digits, finishing with 14 points.
Germantown has this entire week off before returning to action on Monday, January 5, and Wednesday, January 7. First up is a home game against winless Loundonville Christian, then a trip to undefeated Berlin.
Taconic Hills started off their league slate 2-0 before dropping their next two and will return to action on January 5, 6, and 9. Tough road trips to Rensselaer and Coxsackie-Athens precede a just as difficult home match with Hudson.
Hudson 38—Holy Names 72
Gloversville 31—Hudson 55
The Bluehawks traveled to the Holy Names Tournament over the weekend and walked away with third place. Hudson was outscored by 20 points in the first quarter of their game against Holy Names and never recovered, as the host school handily defeated them.
In the consolation game, Hudson squared off with Gloversville and came away with an easy win. Hudson jumped out to a 20-2 lead after one quarter and extended the lead to 32-8 at halftime. Meghan Keeler led the way with 14 points, including 4 three-pointers, while Shavonda Cousins added 13 in the win.
Hudson returns to action next week hosting Rensselaer Tuesday before traveling to Taconic Hills on Friday.
Schuylerville 22—Ichabod Crane 50
A day after falling to host school Glens Falls in the first round of their tournament, Ichabod Crane captured third place with a victory over Schuylerville. The Riders jumped out to a 15-point lead after one quarter and outscored the Black Horses by 12 in the fourth en route to the win. Ten players scored for ICC, led by Rebecca Smith's 10 points. Courtney Barry and Sarah Wheeler each added 8 points, while Alli Pullen chipped in with 6.
The Riders return to action Tuesday against Hoosic Valley. Next week the Riders match up in a pair of early season rematches as they travel to Gloversville Monday before hosting Mount Anthony of Vermont on Wednesday.
Hartford 47—New Lebanon 20
After dropping the opening game of the Argyle Tournament, the Tigers fell in the consolation game to Hartford. New Lebanon kept the game close early, falling behind by just 2 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, however, the Tigers struggled to score and only put up 3 points while allowing 11. After being outscored by 4 in the third quarter, the Tigers were outscored 13-0 in the fourth.
Only four players scored for New Lebanon, led by Geneva Furlano, who scored 12 points. Jessica Colon added 4, while Alannah Carpinello and Lauren Sears each scored 2. The Tigers have a full slate of games scheduled for next week, starting with a home game against Waterford on Monday. Tuesday the Tigers head to Coxsackie-Athens, and they travel to Heatly on Wednesday. New Lebanon closes out the week with a Friday trip to undefeated Germantown.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Waterford 61—Germantown 71
The Clippers captured the Dollars for Scholars Tournament at Taconic Hills High School on Saturday with a ten-point victory over Central Hudson Valley League rival Waterford. After a tight first quarter that saw the Clippers jump to a four-point lead, they extended their lead to 9 heading to the half. Although Waterford fought back, the Clippers held on for the win. Sophomore Cody Broast led the way with 20 points, while fellow sophomores Thomas Griffin, Larry Niebling, and Mike Wyannt added 13, 12, and 11 points respectively.
Germantown returns to action with two Central Hudson Valley League games next week—first hosting Loudonville Christian on Tuesday, then heading to Berlin on Friday.
Mount Everett 54—Taconic Hills 59
The Titans notched their first win of the year on Saturday as they won the consolation game of their own Dollars for Scholars Tournament. The Titans used a pivotal 21-11 run in the second quarter to help lead them to the victory. Charlie Van Deven led the way with 21 points, including 11 from the free-throw line. Dylan Ruffner added 10 in the win, while Mike Jacobsen pitched in with 9.
Taconic Hills returns to action with three Patroon Conference games next week. They start off by hosting league-leading Maple Hill on Monday and then Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday. On Friday, the Titans make the short trek to Hudson.
New Lebanon 47—Argyle 62
The Tigers fell in the consolation game of the Argyle Holiday Tournament on Saturday. The Tigers fell behind early and never came up with the defensive stops to make the comeback. Kodiak Mullins led the way for the Tigers as he scored a career-high 20 points. Bryan Potter added 15 in the loss.
New Lebanon returns to action next Tuesday when they host league power Waterford before traveling to Heatly on Friday.
Ichabod Crane 53—Broadalbin-Perth 68
The Riders dropped a nonleague game against Broadalbin at Scotia on Saturday. The Riders were behind just one point after one quarter, but Broadalbin steadily added to their lead over the middle quarters. Derick Horn scored 19 points to lead ICC as he hit double digits for the second consecutive game. Senior guard Sean Shattenkirk added 11, while Ben Gevlin scored 9. Josh Ingham and Chris Larm each added 6 in the loss.
ICC returns to action with two games next week. First up is a Tuesday home stand against Greenville, before they travel to Chatham on Thursday.
