(Photo by Crysta Ryan)

Bethlehem uses balanced attack to beat Troy in Suburban Council action.

-After a slow starting 1^st quarter by both teams, Bethlehem used a 14-2 spurt in the first 5 minutes of the 2^nd quarter to build a double-digit margin. A Will Davis bucket at the halftime buzzer gave the Eagles a 34-20 halftime lead over the Flying Horses.

-Bethlehem maintained a double digit lead the whole third quarter and took a 45-32 lead into the 4Q.

-Troy used an 18-10 run to start the 4Q to cut the lead to 5 (55-50) after a Latyce Faison three pointer with 1:40 left in the game. The Flying Horses cut the lead to 3 points twice in the final minute and then eventually got the deficit down to 1 point with 0:04 left in the game after a Nazaire Merritt three point play.

Bethlehem was then fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws to give them a 2 point lead (59-57). Troy was forced to go the length of the floor after the made free throw and couldn’t get a shot off as time expired, giving Bethlehem the 59-57 win.

 (Photo by Crysta Ryan)

Bethlehem’s leading scorers were Braden Laclair with 12 points, Erik Salo had 11 points and Jakob Laclair had 10.

Troy’s Kevin Ledesma-Mora led the way with 17 points and Nazaire Merritt had 15 points.

Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:

Troy video highlights

Bethlehem video highlights

Game Flow 

CBA uses strong 2^nd half defense to pull away from Shaker in Suburban Council action.

Game notes:

-CBA took a 1-point lead after the first quarter (11-10). Neither team had a lead over 2 points the whole quarter.

-CBA opened up a 5 point lead early in the 2Q after a Justin Caulfield three pointer. Shaker quickly regained the lead after back to back three pointers by Connor Mchugh. The Brothers of CBA got the lead back but then Shaker’s Sloan Seymour hit back to back three pointers helping Shaker take a 4 point lead into the break (31-27).

-Drew Signor and Pryce Wasula of CBA started to find some space in the paint and the Brothers outscored the Blue Bison 22-11 in the 3Q giving them a 49-42 lead.

-Shaker’s Connor Mchugh scored with just under 4:00 left in the game to bring the Blue Bison within in 2 points (49-47), capping off a 5-0 run. That would be Shaker’s only basket of the final quarter and that's as close as they would get the rest of the game. CBA made some free throws down the stretch to win 58-48.

Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:

CBA video highlights

Shaker video highlights

Game Flow 

Shenendehowa wins an instant classic over Averill Park, 57-56, on three-pointer by Catherine Almeida with 0:03 left in the game. 

Game Notes:

-After a bucket by Averill Park’s Kelsey Wood with 3:23 left in the 1Q the Warriors jumped out to their biggest lead of the night of 6 (10-4), forcing a timeout from Shen. The Plainsmen responded with a 10-0 run to close the quarter led by Catherine Almeida’s 7 points.

-A three-pointer by Megan Gillooley gave Shen their largest lead of the night of 7 (20-13) less than 2 minutes into the 2Q. Averill Park charged back with their own 11-3 run and regained the lead with 2:36 left in the half. Shen scored the last 7 points of the half to lead 32-26 at the break.

-Averill Park tied the game at 34 mid-way through the 3Q after 2 free throws from Kelsey Wood. The teams traded scores the rest of the way and a Stephanie Jankovic basket beats the 3Q buzzer to give the Warriors a 42-40 lead heading into the 4Q.

-The Warriors quickly built a 5-point lead early in the 4Q but a three-pointer by Shen’s Cameron Tooley knocked the margin back to 2 with 6:30 left in the game. Averill Park continued to hold a small lead throughout the quarter until Cameron Tooley hit another three-pointer to tie the game at 50 with 1:33 left in the game.

- After the tie at 50 both teams went back and forth (play by play below for last 1:30) until Stephanie Jankovic gave the Warriors a 2 point lead with 14 seconds left. After a timeout Shen’s Catherine Almeida knocked down a clutch three-pointer from the top of the key to give the Plainsmen a 1 point lead 57-56. A last second shot by Averill Park didn't fall and Shen hung on for the win.

Cameron Tooley led Shen with 20 points, Catherine Almeida had 15 points and Alexandra Tudor added 13. Stephanie Jankovic paced Averill Park with 21 points, EmmaLee Morgan had 14 points and Kelsey Wood chipped in with 13

Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:

Win % probability during the game.

Averill Park video highlights

Shenendehowa video highlights

Game Flow 

Hudson pulls away from Maple Hill in the 2nd half to win 79-63 in a Patroon Conference match-up.

Game notes:

-Maple Hill jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the 1Q after a Tyler Hanrahan bucket. Hudson fought back to tie the game at 9 after a Nytrell Franklin three-pointer with 3:14 left in the 1Q. The teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter until Franklin hit another three-pointer right before the buzzer to give Hudson a 16-13 lead.

-The Wildcats regain the lead after a Nate Mannion basket with 5:30 left in the half. They stretched their lead out to 9 (36-27) following a Nick Butler hoop with under 2:00 remaining in the 2Q. Hudson’s Jeremy Ramirez hit 2 three-pointers in the last minute to cut the deficit to 2 points at the half. Maple Hill took a 38-36 lead into the locker room.

-Hudson tightened up it’s defense in the 3Q holding Maple Hill scoreless for the first 6 minutes of the quarter, while going on a 12-0 run, to give them a 55-46 edge heading in the 4Q. The Bluehawks outscored the Wildcats 19-8 after the break.

-Hudson continued to lead by double digits in the 4Q as Dayquan Griffin was effective scoring in the paint and the Bluehawks made their free throws down the stretch (12 of 16 for the game) to win 79-63.

Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:

Hudson video highlights

Maple Hill video highlights

Game Flow