(Glens Falls)
Stillwater narrowly held off Greenwich 61-50 in a hard fought Class CC semi-final contest. Jaxon Mueller led the way for the Warriors with 30 points. Stillwater will play Chatham at the Cool Insuring Arena on Friday March 3rd for the championship.
The Warriors held a small 3-point lead heading into the fourth period. This test of two ultra competitive teams was headed towards an epic finish, for these Wasaren League rivals, through the first twenty-four minutes of action.
The Warriors concluded the tilt with clutch play as they overshadowed Greenwich by 8-points at the cruicial moment of the contest. Greenwich were trailing by four points, 47-43, with three minutes left in the game when Stillwater's Jaxon Mueller went on a 6-0 run himself to give the Warriors some breathing room. Stillwater were clutch at the foul line making 23 of 30 attempts on the night.
Stillwater used an impressive first eight minutes and took hold of the ball game on their way to a significant first quarter lead 16-9.
The Witches played with purpose in the third quarter and outscored Stillwater by 6 points.
Stillwater managed to be ahead at each frame closures by advantages of 7, 9, 3, & 11.
The Witches produced a rally in the second half but they fought to the end.
Jaxon Mueller put forth a strong offensive game for Stillwater with 30 points. Lukas Lilac splashed in 11 points. James Cocozzo collected 8 points. Carter Wichelns had 8 points.
Stillwater shot stellar from the free throw line as they produced 76.7%, 23 of 30.
The Warriors held a small 3-point lead heading into the fourth period. This test of two ultra competitive teams was headed towards an epic finish, for these Wasaren League rivals, through the first twenty-four minutes of action.
The Warriors concluded the tilt with clutch play as they overshadowed Greenwich by 8-points at the cruicial moment of the contest. Greenwich were trailing by four points, 47-43, with three minutes left in the game when Stillwater's Jaxon Mueller went on a 6-0 run himself to give the Warriors some breathing room. Stillwater were clutch at the foul line making 23 of 30 attempts on the night.
Stillwater used an impressive first eight minutes and took hold of the ball game on their way to a significant first quarter lead 16-9.
The Witches played with purpose in the third quarter and outscored Stillwater by 6 points.
Stillwater managed to be ahead at each frame closures by advantages of 7, 9, 3, & 11.
The Witches produced a rally in the second half but they fought to the end.
Jaxon Mueller put forth a strong offensive game for Stillwater with 30 points. Lukas Lilac splashed in 11 points. James Cocozzo collected 8 points. Carter Wichelns had 8 points.
Stillwater shot stellar from the free throw line as they produced 76.7%, 23 of 30.
Jacob Ziehm paced Greenwich with 20 points. Joe Skiff poured in 16 points.
Greenwich used expert marksmanship to make 7 hoops from long range.
Jacob Ziehm made 4 three-pointers.
The Witches shot with superb accuracy from the stripe as they made 75%, 9 of 12.
Greenwich used expert marksmanship to make 7 hoops from long range.
Jacob Ziehm made 4 three-pointers.
The Witches shot with superb accuracy from the stripe as they made 75%, 9 of 12.
Box Score
SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
Stillwater | 16 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 61 |
Greenwich | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
Stillwater | Greenwich | |||||
FGM - | 18 | 17 | ||||
FTM - | 23 | 9 | ||||
FTA - | 30 | 12 | ||||
FT% - | 76.7% | 75.0% | ||||
3PtM - | 2 | 7 | ||||
Stillwater | ||||||
Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
Reese Hotaling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Thomas McDonough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Jay Gannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lukas Lilac | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Brody Burdo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mattias Lemerande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
James Cocozzo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Shea Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jacob Niznik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jaxon Mueller | 9 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 30 | |
Carter Wichelns | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Greenwich | ||||||
Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
Matthew Conlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Cal Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Amani Raphael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jacob Ziehm | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | |
Jack Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bradley Brophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Joe Skiff | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
Robert Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Joe Radovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ryan Ingber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ryan Alling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Game Flow Chart