Catskill edged Ichabod Crane 60-49 in a lively Class B semi-final match up. Janay Brantley showed why she's one of the best players in the area pouring in 34 points in the win. The Cats built upon their tenacious second half play as they led at the end of the third quarter and at the final tick of the clock, rallying from an eight point halftime deficit. Catskill will play Albany Academy in the Class B title game game on March 2nd at HVCC.

Catskill were assertive second half as they pulled away in the final minutes for the decisive win.

Catskill held a small 4-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter. This battle was a war on the floor through the third quarter. The Cats built an 11 point lead midway through the fourth period but with 2:00 left in the game Ichabod Crane was within six points, 51-45, after an Alexa Barkley three pointer and a Carolina Williams hoop. The Riders stole the ball and were racing towards a breakaway layup to cut their deficit to four points and put pressure on Catskill. However, Catskill's Ava Edmond raced baseline to baseline knocking the ball away and saving it to a teammate preventing an easy score and getting possession back. Catskill used that spark to score the next seven points to pull away.

Boxscore with play by play