News & notes

 Hockey season is over at RPI & Union College.

The Dutchmen were eliminated Saturday night, losing to Clarkson, 3-2, with the Knights sweeping the best of three series, 2-0.

Meanwhile, in Boston, RPI forced a 3rd game vs. Harvard with a 4-3 double overtime thriller on Saturday, but dropped the finale, 3-1, Sunday afternoon.

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The Albany Patroons suffered their first loss of the season Sunday, dropping a 97-89 decision to Lehigh Valley as the Legends gained a split of the weekend home & home series. Anthony Moe notched his 2nd straight double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds, leading four Pats in double figures.

Albany returns home on Friday to play Connecticut at the Armory.

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Sunday night, the UAlbany women's basketball team learned their seeding for the first round of the NCAA tournament. As usual, the championship committee did the Lady Danes no favors.

Colleen Mullen's club will travel to Wichita, Kansas on Friday to play the top seed in the region, Louisville. Yes, Albany's a #16 seed. Again. The bias against mid-major conferences within the committee, which gives too many spots to power 5 conferences to begin with, is so stale, bread mold wants to go on strike.

Pray for a miracle.

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When the weekend began, there were 10 Section II basketball teams vying for state titles.

This morning, that number is down to 8.

Section II did have some momentum after Averill Park routed Bishop Ludden on Saturday, but there were a couple of surprises.

Women's Class AA:

Cicero-North Syracuse went to overtime before ending Albany's season, 62-60. Shonyae Edmonds led three Falcons in double figures with 24 points in defeat. 

Women's Class B: 

Schalmont blew away Saranac, 54-30, to reach the state final four for the first time. No box score was submitted in time for publication this morning.

Women's Class C:

Duanesburg downed Northern Adirondack, 79-54. Duanesburg placed 4 players in double figures, led by Madison Meyer with 26 points.

Women's Class D:

Hartford tripped up Boquet Valley, 57-51. Karlee Nims led all scorers with 29 points.

Men's Class AA:

Green Tech needed overtime to defeat Liverpool for the 2nd time this season, 71-67. Dayshaun Walton led the Eagles with 22 points, while Victor Pharr had 17, and Zaveon Little added 16.

Men's Class A:

New Hartford got a lucky break on the last play of regulation to eliminate Mekeel Christian Academy, 49-47. A no-look hook shot by Connor Karowski found the basket at the buzzer to end the Lions' season.

Men's Class B:

Ichabod Crane blasted Plattsburgh, 75-31. Daniel Warner led the Riders with 23 points, and Brett Richards added 20.

Men's Class C:

Stillwater clipped Moriah, 55-52, in overtime.

Men's Class D:

OESJ defeated Seton Catholic, 57-47. Mason Snell shared game high honors with 18 points, matched by Seton Catholic's Alex Coupal.

Friday at Hudson Valley Community College:

Women's Class A:

Tappan Zee vs. Mendon, 10 am.

Averill Park vs. West Babylon, approximately 11:45 am.

Women's Class D:

Franklin Central vs. Sherman, 6:15 pm.

Hartford vs. Copenhagen, 8 pm.

Friday at Cool Insuring Arena:

Men's Class AA:

Mount Vernon vs. Baldwin, 6 pm.

Green Tech vs. Jamestown, approximately 7:45 pm.

Men's Class C:

Pierson vs. Newfield, 1 pm.

Stillwater vs. Salamanca, 2:45 pm.

Saturday at Hudson Valley:

Women's Class B:

Putnam Valley vs. Waterloo, 12:30 pm.

General Brown vs. Schalmont, 2:15 pm.

Women's Class C:

East Rochester vs. Millbrook, 9 am.

Newark Valley vs. Duanesburg, 10:45 am.

Saturday at Cool Insuring Arena:

Men's Class B:

Friends Academy vs. Seton Catholic (Section 4, not to be confused with the Class D school of the same name), 12:30 pm.

Alleghany-Limstone vs. Ichabod Crane, 2:15 pm.

Men's Class D:

South Kortright vs. Heuvelton, 9:30 am.

OESJ vs. Prattsburgh, 11:15 am.