Best of the week in Section II
Honor roll
A look at the week’s top performers: Carson Carrow, Voorheesville boys' basketball: Poured in 40 points, including seven 3-pointers, as the Blackbirds defeated Cobleskill 75-52.
Si Starr, Bishop Gibbons boys' basketball: The sophomore produced 39 points and 16 rebounds to pace the Golden Knights in their 107-61 decision over OESJ.
Jaxon Mueller, Stillwater boys' basketball: The Warriors’ junior center delivered 39 points in a 95-78 triumph over Mount Anthony.
Braden Jones, Johnstown boys' basketball: Tallied a game-high 35 points as the Sir Bills beat Broadalbin-perth 64-61
Keith Robinson, Hudson boys' basketball: Topped the Bluehawks with 34 points in a 74-53 Patroon Conference victory over Cairo-durham.
Adam Myers, La Salle boys' basketball: The senior guard pumped in 34 points in an 85-57 setback against CBA and netted 27 points in a 76-53 win against Mohonasen.
Nick Verdile, Ballston Spa boys' basketball: Produced 26 of his game-high 33 points in the opening half as the Scotties knocked off Shaker 71-61.
Darien Moore, CCHS boys' basketball: The freshman tallied 33 points as the Crusaders defeated Ichabod Crane 71-40.
Alex Doin, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake boys' basketball: Led the way with 32 points in the Spartans’ 61-50 victory against Guilderland.
Jayla Hughley, Albany Leadership girls' basketball: Topped all scorers with 49 points in a 71-60 loss against Hudson and generated 37 points in an 84-40 setback to Coxsackie-athens.
Riley Sticer, Coxsackie-athens girls' basketball: Tallied a team-high 41 points in an 84-40 verdict over Albany Leadership.
Hannah Vanderzee, Ravena girls' basketball: The senior forward finished with 34 points in a 49-38 loss against Schalmont.
Janay Brantley, Catskill girls' basketball: The Stony Brook commit produced 32 points and eight assists in leading the Cats past Taconic Hills 80-34.
Angelina Dietz, Bishop Gibbons girls' basketball: Scored 32 points in a 60-21 victory over Middleburgh and netted 26 points in a 63-37 win against OESJ.
Natasha Chudy, Saratoga Springs girls' basketball: The senior standout finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds in a 66-53 loss against Colonie.
Sophia Bologna, Holy Names girls' basketball: The sophomore guard delivered 30 points as the Panthers powered past Mohonasen 59-44.
Norah Niesz, Greenwich girls' basketball: The senior scored 27 points and surpassed the 1,000-point plateau as the Witches beat Cambridge 74-30.
Drew Schiavo, Niskayuna boys' wrestling: The freshman standout improved to 32-3 after edging Schenectady’s Xavier Varga 16-14 in the 110-pound title match at the Class A sectionals.
David Ensminger, Shenendehowa boys' wrestling: Secured the 138-pound title at the Class A sectionals with a 10-6 decision over Albany’s Tabriz Khetab.
Will Hotaling, Colonie boys' wrestling: The senior elevated his record to 25-2 with a 9-4 decision over Guilderland’s Vincent Morizio in the 285-title match at the Class A sectionals.
Ralph Keeney, Ballston Spa boys' wrestling: Recorded a trio of pins to improve to 40-4 and capture the 110-pound crown at the Section II Class B tournament.
Connor Gregory, Ballston Spa boys' wrestling: The senior star upped his record to 44-2 by winning the 160-pound bracket at the Section II Class B tournament.
Darrien Insogna, Ballston Spa boys' wrestling: Produced pins in the semifinals and final to lock up the 215-pound title at the Section II Class B tournament.
Liam Carlin, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake boys' wrestling: The sophomore standout pushed his record to 32-3 with a 16-1 triumph over Averill Park’s Jamie Barlett in the 132 pound final at the Section II Class B tournament.
Gabriel Goss, Burnt Hills-ballston Lake boys' wrestling: Vaulted his record up to 27-2 with a pin at 3:14 in the 138-pound title match over William O’connor (Ballston Spa) at the Class B sectionals.
Trevor Bishop, Tamarac boys' wrestling: Edged Cobleskill’s Liam English 3-1 in the 126-pound title match at the Section II Class C tournament.
Troy Austin, Whitehall boys' wrestling: Captured the 189-pound title at the Section II Class D tournament.
Kyle Lavin, Whitehall boys' wrestling: Seeded sixth in the 145-pound bracket at the Section II Class D tournament, Lavin proceeded to beat the top three seeds capped by a pin against Salem/cambridge’s Brayton Cary in the title match.
Evan Day, Salem/cambridge boys' wrestling: The senior, who earned third at the Division II state tournament competing at 285 pounds in 2022, pinned Dalton Cooper (Duanesburg/schoharie) at 1:26 to win the 215-pound title at the Section II Class D tournament.
Tristen Hitchcock, Warrensburg/ Lake George boys' wrestling: The 2022 Division II state champion at 285 pounds required 60 seconds to register three pins to earn the championship at the Section II Class D tournament.
Mckinley Wheeler, Saratoga Springs girls' indoor track: The senior posted a top-10 time in the nation this season by winning the 3,200 meter run at the Section II state qualifier at Hudson Valley Community College with a time 9 minutes, 58.84 seconds.
Emily Bush, Saratoga Springs girls' indoor track: The junior collected a victory in the 1,500 (4:44.71) at the Section II state qualifier.
Addison Vellekoop, Guilderland girls' indoor track: The freshman reversed her finishes from the Division I championships as she won the 1,000 (2:59.17) and came in second in the 600 (1:42.00) at the Section II state qualifiers.
Amelia Mcbain, Saratoga Springs girls' indoor track: Backed up her Division I championship win in the pole vault by winning the event at the Section II state qualifier by clearing 11 feet, 6 inches.
Kara Moran, Stillwater girls' indoor track: The senior posted wins in the triple jump (36-101⁄2) and long jump (17-01⁄2) at the Section II state qualifier.
Bashir Praileau, Albany Academy boys' indoor track: Earned victories in the 55 hurdles (7.68) and long jump (22-43⁄4) at the Section II state qualifier.
Neil Howard, Taconic Hills boys' indoor track: The junior star cleared the bar at 14-6 to take the win in the pole vault at the Section II state qualifier.
Aakash Iyer, Guilderland boys' indoor track: Produced a quality performance to earn victory in a loaded 3,200 run (9:49.2) at the Section II state qualifier.
Graham Richard, Albany boys' indoor track: Collected the win in the 1,600 (4:35.77) at the Section II state qualifier.
Anthony Mainello, Troy boys' bowling: Registered a 756 triple, highlighted by a 265 high game, as the Flying Horses beat Averill Park 19-13.
Cameron Lehnert, Saratoga Springs boys' bowling: Rolled his first career 300 game and finished with a 706 triple to lead the Blue Streaks past Shenendehowa 17-15.
Ben Jenkin, Queensbury boys' Nordic skiing: Prevailed at the Mayfield Invitational, covering the 7-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 46.7 seconds.
Ciara Avery, Glens Falls girls' Nordic skiing: Secured the title at the Mayfield Invitational with a winning time of 26:23.4.
Tyler Carruthers, Adirondack hockey: Delivered two goals and three assists in a 5-4 victory over Gates-chili.
Josh Mckinney, CD Jets hockey: Highlighted a big offensive performance with two goals and three assists in a 7-3 win against Burnt Hills-ballston Lake/ballston Spa.
Team of the week
Guilderland girls' indoor track: By adding in the scores from Thursday’s shot put and weight throw events, the Lady Dutch put the finishing touches on a commanding win at the Division I sectional championships – the program’s first title – with a score of 175 points to outdistance Saratoga Springs (100) and Shenendehowa (99).
Coming up
Here’s a look at this week’s key games:
Boys’ basketball
▪ Bishop Ludden at Mekeel Christian Academy, 6 p.m. Tuesday
▪ Schenectady at Shaker, 6:30 p.m Tuesday ▪ CCHS at Lansingburgh, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday ▪ Hudson Falls at Glens Falls, 7 p.m. Tuesday ▪ Ballston Spa at Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m. Friday
▪ CCHS at Albany Academy, 7 p.m. Friday
Girls’ basketball
▪ South Glens Falls at Queensbury, 7 p.m. Monday
▪ Averill Park at Colonie, 6 p.m. Tuesday
▪ Ichabod Crane at Holy Names, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
▪ Bethlehem at Shenendehowa, 7 p.m. Tuesday
▪ Greenwich at Mechanicville, 7 p.m. Wednesday
▪ Fonda at Mayfield, 7 p.m. Wednesday
▪ Colonie at Albany, 7 p.m. Friday
Hockey
▪ Adirondack vs. Queensbury at Cool Insuring Arena, 6:45 p.m. Wednesday
▪ Saratoga Springs at Shenendehowa, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday
▪ Shenendehowa at Adirondack, 7:55 p.m. Friday
Wrestling
▪ Division I and II Sectionals at Cool Insuring Arena, 9 a.m. Saturday
Girls’ bowling
▪ Class A-B-C Sectionals at Boulevard Bowl, 9:30 a.m. Thursday