Boys Bball from Thursday & Friday

After a day off from games due to the snow on Wednesday boys basketball got back into the swing of things on Thursday.

THURSDAY

Hawthorne Valley at New Lebanon

After their inspiring play late against Germantown earlier in the week the Wildcats came into New Lebanon looking for an upset but ran into a Tigers squad who is playing some great basketball right now. The Tigers jumped out to an 8 point lead after one and added to their lead in the middle quarters before Hawthorne Valley fought back some in the fourth before falling 58-43.

Bryan Potter again led the Tigers in scoring finishing with 16 points including a trio of triples. Mike Gavrity finished with 15 while Todd Ferguson added 11 in the win. Sjaak Smeele tallied 17 points for the Wildcats while Christian Peterson added 14, but the major factor was 6'7" Emil DeJong being held scoreless in the loss.


FRIDAY

Coxsackie Athens at Taconic Hills

The winless Titans came out fast and took a 3 point lead into the second quarter before the Indians settled in and took over en route to a 66-47 win. The Indians outscored the Titans 33-17 in the second half.

Nate Tailleur hit double digits yet again for the Indians finishing with 16 points while teammates Nathan Barbour and Dan Hanson scored 13 and 12 respectively. For the Titans Mike Jacobsen scored a game high 23 points despite not hitting a three pointer. Jacobsen was one of 7 Taconic Hills players to score but the only one to reach double digits.


Ichabod Crane at Chatham

In a classic Columbia County rivalry the Riders remained unbeaten as they pounded the young yet talented Panthers 64-41. The Riders used a 14-6 first quarter advantage and an 18-8 final quarter to get the win.

Chris Larm recorded a double double for ICC going for 24 points and 12 boards. Derick Horn finished with 14 points for the Riders while Tanner Wolfe added 12. Despite not scoring, senior guard Josh Ingham did a fantastic job in the second half slowing down Chatham's Will Gauthier.

Gauthier finished with a Panther high 24 points, but 15 of those came in the first half. Gauthier was one of just four Panthers who scored in the contest.


Hudson at Rensselaer

In a game that was closed to the public the Rams remained unbeaten and kept Hudson winless after a 60-49 game. The Rams took a two point lead into the half but pushed it to seven heading into the final quarter before sealing the game on a 20-16 run in the fourth.

Chris Britt scored a game high 26 points including 9 of 14 from the free throw line. Britt scored 11 of his points in the final quarter to lead the Rams while also adding 10 rebounds for the game. Mico Perez- De Los Santos added 14 in the win.

For Hudson nine different players got into the scoring column, but just one, Larell Roberts hit for double digits, finishing with 16 points.


Greenville at Maple Hill

The Wildcats blew out the Spartans 76-36 in Patroon Conference action. Maple Hill outscored Greenville in every quarter as they cruised to the victory to remain unbeaten.

Sean Danaher scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds for Maple Hill while David Briggs and Chris Despart added 15 and 14.

Not a single Greenville player reach double digits while their two big scorers, Ross Bentley and John Hicks combined for just 15 points.


Cairo Durham at Catskill

The Cats remained undefeated after a hard fought 61-46 win over the Mustangs Friday night. Catskill jumped out to a 4 point lead after one quarter and extended that to 16 heading into the half. As always the Mustangs did not let up as they cut their deficit to 8 heading into the final quarter but could not close the gap.

Dean Forrester scored a game high 19 points for Catskill. Hassan Spencer added 18 while teammate Jonathan Hall added 10. Three other Cats also got into the scoring action.

Brett Zimmerman led Cairo with 17 points while Cian McGeever scored 13 and Jonathan Halligan added 10.