News & notes

 It's one thing when an opposing team's fans will make waving gestures with their arms in an effort to distract a free throw shooter. It's another when it's augumented with an overhead flatscreen television.

With 0.7 seconds left in regulation Friday, Niagara used the big screen to show various flashing images, which may or may not have distracted Siena's Brendan Coyle to the point where he missed two free throws that would've won the game for the Saints. Instead, the Purple Eagles escaped with a 69-68 win.

Siena falls to 4-5 (0-1 MAAC) with the loss.

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The one problem Troy High's women's basketball team has had the last two seasons, regardless of who was coaching, was half-or-full-court trap defenses.

As Will Harris and the Lady Horses discovered Friday, it's still a problem.

Playing in Burnt Hills' tournament, Troy ran into a consistent trap defense that allowed Broadalbin-Perth defenders to double team, sometimes triple team, whomever had the ball. The Lady Patriots pulled away in the 2nd half to defeat Troy, 62-39. Burnt Hills defeated Scotia-Glenville in the nightcap, and will play the Patriots today, while Troy meets Scotia.

A previously scheduled non-league game between Troy & Schenectady has been postponed, though, as usual, the information was not given to the press in time. Troy (1-1) will start Colonial Council play next week.

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The rest of Friday's women's hoops:

Averill Park 55, Niskayuna 38.

Ballston Spa 56, Glens Falls 42.

Corinth 41, Hudson Falls 29.

Walnut Grove (Georgia) upset Queensbury, 48-40.

Columbia 57, Bethlehem 48.

Duanesburg 34, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 19.

Cobleskill-Richmondville 37, Northville 30.

Galway 41, Mayfield 40.

OESJ 86, Canajoharie-Fort Plain 7.

Hoosic Valley 47, Lansingburgh 25.

Hoosick Falls 69, Emma Willard 31.

Amsterdam 66, Hudson Falls 56. Not sure if this was also on Friday.

Men's basketball:

Wells 59, Northville 56 (OT).

Duanesburg 50, King's School 44.

Albany Academy 72, Collegiate (Virginia) 48.

Saratoga 67, Ballston Spa 59.

Shaker 72, Bethlehem 31.

Greenville 71, Taconic Hills 67.

Rensselaer 50, Chatham 32.

Amsterdam 71, Hudson Falls 58.

Canajoharie 74, Hadley-Luzerne 34.

Cohoes 65, Stillwater 39.

Tamarac 52, Ichabod Crane 49.

Maple Hill 52, Ravena 48.

Hoosic Valley 52, Canton 38.

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 8, St. Mary's 2. St. Mary's represents Section 6.

LaSalle & Plattsburgh skated to a 2-2 draw.

Canton 6, Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 2.

CBA 8, Lake Placid 6.

McQuaid 4, Saratoga 1.

Fayetteville-Manilus 6, Bethlehem 1.