High schools: Schenectady boys' basketball beats Averill Park

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Schenectady came out strong to start the second half to put its Suburban Council boys’ game at Averill Park out of reach en route to a 48-37 win.

Damari Holder led the Patriots with 21 points.

Marquis Hamby led a trio of scorers in double figures for Troy in a 61-40 road win against Niskayuna.

CBA steadily expanded its lead over Columbia on its way to a 60-26 victory.

As the Brothers’ defense held the Blue Devils’ down, Hagen Foley had his way en route to 27 points.

Despite a 29-point night from Sam McGarrahan, Schuylerville dropped a 59-46 Foothills Council matchup to South Glens Falls.

T.J. Kelley and Jake Houle scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to propel Waterford-Halfmoon past Saratoga Central Catholic 57-48.

Robbie Bolen III had 20 points for the Saints.

Alex Barnhill poured in 18 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to push Mekeel Christian Academy past Schalmont 65-58 in a non-league contest.

Tyler Pepicelli paced the Sabres with 17 points, including five of the team’s nine threes.

Galway swept its season-opening home-and-home against Corinth 57-26 behind another strong performance from Brendan Shader. Shader finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, completing the series with 39 points over the two nights.

In Suburban Council girls’ basketball action, Averill Park locked down on the defensive end to take down Schenectady 63-24. The Warriors’ also received a commanding offensive performance from Amelia Wood, who finished with 22 points.

Janessa Jones scored 11 points for the Patriots.

Olivia Olsen delivered 34 points for Niskayuna as it pulled away from Troy in the second half for a 57-39 win.

Jenalyse Alarcon led the Flying Horses with 14.

Meghan Huerter hit six 3-pointers by as the senior scored 22 to lead Shenendehowa past Saratoga Springs 65-53.

The Blue Streaks’ Natasha Chudy led all scorers with 29 points.

In Foothills Council action, South Glens Falls powered its way past Schuylerville 71-24.

Sydney Hart and Hannah Breen led the Bulldogs with 26 points and 19 points, respectively.

In the Wasaren League, the trio of Ashley Upson (15 points), Molly O’Reilly (13), Ryleigh Dempsey (12) paced Saratoga Central Catholic to victory over Waterford-Halfmoon 57-34.

Mekeel Christian Academy got a road win at Mohonasen in non-league play 43-37. Promise Mitchell dropped in a game-high 17 points for the Lions. Maraya Davis added 12.

Shenendehowa defeated Saratoga Springs in Suburban Council boys’ swimming 103-71. Ryan Eldred pulled out two individual victories for the Plainsmen in the 50 and 100 free, as well as swimming on two top relays of the meet in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. He was joined on the medley relay by another multi-event winner, Ethan Rogowski, who took home triumphs in the 100 back and 100 fly.

Calvin and Connor Baird paced the Blue Streaks. The pair were on the team’s winning 400 freestyle relay team, Connor won the 200 individual medley, and they also combined for three individual second-place finishes and a second place in the 200 free relay.

Adam Lovless had the high triple with a 674, and Mark Sgambato had the top single with a 255 in Gloversville’s 4-0 win over Hudson Falls in a Foothills Council boys’ bowling match.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
SUBURBAN COUNCIL
SCHENECTADY 48, AVERILL PARK 37
Schenectady 11 9 16 12 — 48
Averill Park 11 7 6 13 — 37
Schenectady Scoring: Edge 1-1-3, Gomez 3-2-10, Haggray 3-0-6, Holder 8-1-21, Johnsen 1-0-1, Mayfield 1-4-7. Averill Park scoring: Apfel 2-0-2, Carbone 1-0-2, Carter 1-0-2, Clemenzi 4-1-9, Galuski 2-1-6, Hansen 0-1-1, McCue 3-0-6, Romer 2-1-5, Sullivan 1-2-4. Scoring totals: Schenectady 16-9-48. Averill Park 14-8-37.

CBA 60, COLUMBIA 26
CBA 13 13 26 8 — 60
Columbia 3 6 7 10 — 26
CBA scoring: Buhmaster 2-0-6, Clement 0-1-1, Foley 10-4-27, Harrison 3-0-6, Hicks 4-0-11, Hubbard 0-1-1, Pitcher 1-0-2, Volans 2-0-4, Wine 1-0-2. Columbia scoring: Celustka 0-5-5, Hanna 1-0-3, Ouimette 2-2-7, Sapienza 1-1-3, Strevell 2-0-4, Walters 1-0-3, Sergio Zewou 0-1-1. Scoring totals: CBA 23-6-60, Columbia 17-9-26.

TROY 61, NISKAYUNA 40
Troy 14 20 17 10 — 61
Niskayuna 7 12 13 8 — 40
Troy scoring: Rodriguez 5-0-13, Dawud-Soto 4-1-9, Wolfe 1-0-2, Hamby 7-0-16, Peterson 1-0-2, Cummings 3-2-9, Caldwell 4-2-10. Niskayuna scoring: Coleman 1-0-2, Equiza 1-0-3, Eldaye 5-2-12, O’Brein 1-0-2, Evens 3-1-8, Giammattei 1-0-3, Parker 5-0-10. Scoring totals: Troy 24-5-61, Niskayuna 17-3-40.

FOOTHILLS COUNCIL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS 59, SCHUYLERVILLE 46
Schuylerville 17 3 13 13 — 46
South Glens Falls 14 17 8 20 — 59
Schuylerville scoring: Abruscato 1-0-2, L. Sherman 3-0-8, O. Sherman 12-3-29, Dow 1-1-3, McGarrahan 2-0-4. South Glens Falls scoring: Aday 2-0-5, Delisle 2-1-5, Lilac 2-0-6, Stimpson 1-2-5, Vanwagenen 4-1-11, Woodard 9-6-27. Scoring totals: Schuylerville 19-4-46, South Glens Falls 20-10-59.

WASAREN LEAGUE
WATERFORD-HALFMOON 57, SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC 48
Waterford 10 15 23 9 — 57
Spa Catholic 12 18 12 6 — 48
Waterford-Halfmoon scoring: Poniore 3-1-7, Kelley 9-2-22, Houle 9-2-20, Bodin 3-0-6, Cassin 1-0-2. Saratoga Central Catholic scoring: Barile 3-0-7, Bolen 6-4-20, Day 5-1-12, Fizer 2-0-6, Khoury 1-0-3. Scoring totals: Waterford-Halfmoon 25-5-57, Saratoga Central Catholic 17-5-48.

NON-LEAGUE
MEKEEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 65, SCHALMONT 58
Mekeel 20 17 15 13 — 65
Schalmont 24 8 15 11 — 58
Mekeel Christian Academy scoring: Barnhill 11-3-26, Fallen 3-3-11, Jahnel 3-0-6, Kane 4-0-12, Roddy 3-2-10. Schalmont scoring: Clifford 2-2-8, Coom 2-0-4, Parker 7-1-15, Pepicelli 6-0-17, Randle 6-0-14. Scoring totals: Mekeel Christian Academy 24-8-65, Schalmont 23-3-58.

GALWAY 57, CORINTH 26
Corinth 3 12 5 6 — 26
Galway 15 14 9 19 — 57
Corinth scoring: Allen 1-0-2, Dumas 2-4-8, Guilder 2-0-4, Sorbera 4-0-12. Galway scoring: Aldean 1-0-2, Boudreau 2-0-4, Flint 6-0-13, Kenyon 1-0-2, Lovelass 1-0-2, Pleasant 1-2-5, Shader 9-0-22, Smith 2-0-4, Villano 1-1-3. Scoring totals: Corinth 9-4-26, Galway 24-3-57.

HOOSIC VALLEY 60, BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO 52
BKW 14 14 9 14 — 52
Hoosic Valley 11 13 18 18 — 60
Berne-Knox-Westerlo scoring: Pulliam 4-13-21, Edwards 1-0-2, Toomey 4-0-8, Brink 1-5-7, Lafkeditis 4-5-14. Hoosic Valley scoring: Rafferty 2-0-5, Eddy 3-0-9, Carner 1-2-5, Reilly 3-8-15, Eckler 3-4-12, Finkle 3-0-6, Rowe 3-2-8. Scoring totals: Berne-Knox-Westerlo 14-23-52, Hoosic Valley 18-16-60.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
SUBURBAN COUNCIL
AVERILL PARK 63, SCHENECTADY 24
Averill Park 13 18 17 15 — 63
Schenectady 8 0 9 7 — 24
Averill Park scoring: Burdick 1-0-2, Gelder 6-0-13, Holohan 4-1-9, Jankovic 4-0-9, Lombardi 3-2-8, Wood 8-6-22. Schenectady scoring: Bigelow-Smith 0-2-2, Hernandez 3-0-6, Jones 5-0-11, Washington 2-0-5. Scoring totals: Averill Park 26-9-63, Schenectady 10-2-24.

NISKAYUNA 57, TROY 39
Niskayuna 17 10 12 18 — 57
Troy 4 17 11 7 — 39
Niskayuna scoring: Birmingham 2-1-3, Endres 2-1-5, Gasco 1-0-2, Meally 1-0-2, Olsen 14-6-34, Schmidt 5-1-11. Troy scoring: Alarcon 5-1-14, Brown 1-0-2, Chapman 3-2-9, Dewer 2-0-4, George 3-0-8, McNall 1-0-2. Scoring totals: Niskayuna 24-9-57, Troy 15-3-39.

SHENENDEHOWA 65, SARATOGA SPRINGS 53
Shenendehowa 18 19 14 14 — 65
Saratoga Springs 13 8 15 17 — 53
Shenendehowa scoring: J. Huerter 5-0-12, Carpenter 5-1-13, Carey 5-0-11, M. Huerter 7-2-22, Lee 1-2-4, Delisle 1-0-3. Saratoga Springs scoring: Spain 2-0-5, Ray 3-0-7, Claeson 1-0-2, Chudy 12-5-29, Wise 3-0-6, Patnode 2-0-4. Scoring totals: Shenendehowa 24-5-65, Saratoga Springs 23-3-53.

FOOTHILLS COUNCIL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS 71, SCHUYLERVILLE 24
South Glens Falls 15 14 26 16 — 71
Schuylerville 5 2 5 14 — 24
South Glens Falls scoring: Hailey Breen 2-0-4, Hannah Breen 6-3-19, Hallenbeck 1-0-2, Hart 9-7-26, Maille 1-0-2, McDonough 6-0-12, Roberge 1-0-2. Schuylerville scoring: Bodnar 1-0-2, Pflieger 3-2-10, Barton 2-1-5, Kilburn 1-0-2, Buff 1-0-3, Tavares 1-0-2. Scoring totals: South Glens Falls 28-10-71, Schuylerville 9-3-24.

WASAREN LEAGUE
SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC 57, WATERFORD-HALFMOON 34
Spa Catholic 26 8 13 10 — 57
Waterford 5 4 11 14 — 34
Saratoga Central Catholic scoring: O’Reilly 4-1-13, Upson 5-1-15, Dempsey 6-0-12, Cornell 1-1-4, Wengert 1-0-2, Motler 2-2-6, Cronin 2-0-4, McDonald 1-0-1. Waterford-Halfmoon scoring: Belonat 3-1-7, Paul 2-0-4, Rich 2-0-4, Morris 4-0-8, Atwood 3-1-7, Pitcher 1-0-2, Forutilli 1-0-2. Scoring totals: Saratoga Central Catholic 22-5-57, Waterford-Halfmoon 16-2-34.
NON-LEAGUE
MEKEEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 43, MOHONASEN 37
Mekeel 12 6 15 10 — 43
Mohonasen 7 9 9 12 — 37
Mekeel Christian Academy scoring: Barnhill 2-1-6, Davis 4-3-12, Galarneau 2-0-4, Mbango 1-0-2, Mitchell 6-5-17, Taylor 1-0-2. Mohonasen scoring: Fleming 1-0-2, Lennon 3-0-6, Petrocci 1-4-7, Pietrefesa 1-0-2, Quenneville 3-0-6, Richmond 4-0-11, Whipple 1-1-3. Scoring totals: Mekeel Christian Academy 16-9-43, Mohonasen 14-5-37.

BOYS’ SWIMMING
SUBURBAN COUNCIL
SHENENDEHOWA 103, SARATOGA SPRINGS 71
200 medley relay — Shenendehowa (Homan, Fitzgerald, Rogowski, Eldred), 1:41.64; 200 freestyle — Xavier Silaika (Shen), 1:53.18; 200 individual medley — Conner Baird (SS), 2:01.26; 50 freestyle — Ryan Eldred (Shen), 22.04; Diving — Jake Miller (Shen), 195.90; 100 butterfly — Ethan Rogowski (Shen), 54.56; 100 freestyle — Ryan Eldred (Shen), 49.23; 500 freestyle — Brian Miller (Shen), 5:08.09; 200 freestyle relay — Shenendehowa (Silaika, Rudd, Miller, Eldred), 1:35.36; 100 backstroke — Ethan Rogowski (Shen), 55.90; 100 breaststroke — Wyatt Martin (SS) 1:10.52; 400 freestyle relay — Saratoga Springs (Baird, Baird, Baringer, Zheng), 3:32.33.

BOYS’ BOWLING
FOOTHILLS COUNCIL
GLOVERSVILLE 4, HUDSON FALLS 0
G (3,601) – Lovless 242-674, Sgambato 255-652, Tallon 214-598, Griffiths 215-591. HF (2,566) – Wallach 203-574.
SOUTH GLENS FALLS 4, SCOTIA-GLENVILLE 0
SGF (3,666) – Bickford 233-683, Jones 255-672, Hall 223-648, Sharpe 275-623. SG (3,125) – Allen 213-595, Swiatocha 222-590.
SOUTH GLENS FALLS 4, BROADALBIN-PERTH 0
SGF (3,757) – Jones 290-781, Hall 278-689, Bickford 247-650, Baker 221-572. BP (2,940) – Goebel 216-577, Filmer 223-558, Pavone 214-553.