Thursday, March 3, 2022

Wednesday's sectional scoreboard, 3/2

 Three days after men's Class A top seed Troy was upset by Gloversville, two more top seeds fell at Cool Insuring Arena.

In Class D, Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville upset the top team in the division, Argyle, 53-34. The Scots were held to just 10 points in the first half, and never threatened. Paetyn Logan-Dillenbeck led three OESJ players in double figures with 17 points. OESJ only managed 6 points in the 4th quarter, but by then, of course, the game was already decided. OESJ will play the winner of tonight's North Warren-Northville game on Saturday morning.


Over in Class B, it'll be an all-Colonial Council final, as Catholic Central, which hasn't won a sectional title since 1982 when they were in Class A, and coached by local icon Don Bassett, shocked Tamarac, 74-71.

Danny Bologna led the Crusaders with 21 points. Tamarac's top two scorers, Zach Rice & Joey Poulin, had 26 & 21 points, respectively, as the Bengals were denied an opportunity to bring a sectional title to the Wasaren League.

On Saturday, the Crusaders will meet Ichabod Crane, which hasn't won a sectional title since 1967, when they were in Class C.

Tonight, the Class A semi-finals will follow the North Warren-Northville game. The Foothills Council is assured of at least one team reaching Saturday's final.

Friday:

Class C: Fort Plain vs. Maple Hill, 5 pm.
Class CC: Greenwich vs. Stillwater, 6:45 pm.

Saturday:

Class D final, 11 am.
Class B: Ichabod Crane vs. Catholic Central, approximately 12:30 pm.
Class A final TBA.
Class AA: CBA vs. Green Tech, 3:30 pm.

On the women's side, the Class A final will be an all-Suburban Council affair, as Burnt Hills & Averill Park will meet for the 3rd time this season.

Carlie Rzeszotarski had 20 points, and Callie Chevalier added 14, as Burnt Hills blew out Queensbury, 53-33. Rzeszotarski and Chevalier will finish their basketball careers after this season, as both are committed to playing volleyball in college (Colgate & Slippery Rock, respectively). Chevalier collected her 1,000th career point in Wednesday's win.

Amelia Wood had 24 points, and Taylor Holohan added 22, as Averill Park, looking for their 8th straight sectional title, and 12th overall under coach Sean Organ, defeated Catholic Central, 77-50. As for the Lady Crusaders being in Class A while the boys are in Class B? Don't ask. Gabriella DiBacco, daughter of men's coach Guy DiBacco (or is she his niece?), had 10 points to support Tanavia Turpin's team high 14 points.

Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College:

Class C: Greenwich vs. Duanesburg, 11 am.
Class B: Fonda-Fultonville vs. Schalmont, 12:45 pm.
Class A: Averill Park vs. Burnt Hills, 2:30 pm.
Class AA final TBA.
Class D: Saratoga Catholic vs. Hartford, 4:15 pm.

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