Tuesday roundup

The more things change, the more they stay the same between Troy High & Averill Park.

Since entering the Suburban Council in 2015, Troy's boys' basketball team has owned the Warriors in much the same way the Averill Park women have dominated Troy's women.

Tonight was no different. With the games running concurrently for a change due to concerns about weather prompting the boys' game at Zotto Gym to start an hour earlier than normal, the Averill Park women ran their current winning streak over Troy to five in a row, limiting the Lady Horses to just 5 points combined in the 2nd & 3rd quarters en route to a 70-35 rout. Troy (3-7 league, 6-7 overall) saw their two game overall winning streak come to an end, as Jenalyse Alarcon was the lone Trojan in double figures with 10 points. Kelsey Wood led all scorers with 27 points to lead the Lady Warriors (8-3 league).

Meanwhile, in Troy, it was the other way around. Latyce Faison led Troy with 20 points, and Nazaire Merritt added 17, as Troy handed Dave Pugilese's Warriors another loss, 54-44. Troy (9-0, 10-1) sent Averill Park back into a 2nd place tie in the Gray division with Columbia, which snapped a 2 game losing streak in beating Schenectady, 74-73. The Patriots have now lost four in a row, and it's not going to get any easier, not when they have to host Kingston tomorrow, and play Saratoga on Friday. Schenectady is now 5 games behind Troy, and falling fast.

Troy hosts Niskayuna on Friday----weather permitting---before heading to Kingston themselves on Sunday.
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With snow in the forecast for Friday & Saturday, please check with your schools to see if your team is playing as scheduled on those days. The Saturday storm is supposed to hit in the late afternoon, which could impact LaSalle's hockey match at Hudson Valley Community College vs. the Capital District Jets. Other options include checking www.schedulegalaxy.com, and finding your school's link there, or league sites such as the Colonial Council.
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Albany Times-Union columnist James Allen had a feature piece today on Catholic Central junior sharpshooter Jackson Brown. Seems basketball is in the kid's blood for a good reason. His father is UAlbany men's coach Will Brown, whose Great Danes are struggling. Anyone care to guess where Jackson will play his college ball in 2021?

Methinks Coach Brown is a music fan, and named his son after singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.