Streaks gymnasts top Bison in opener
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY » Saratoga Springs’ varsity gymnastics, the 16-time defending Section II champions, opened its dual meet season with a convincing 166.95150.35 win over Shaker on Monday night.
Saratoga Springs secured four out of the top five all-around scores led by Ava Dallas’ firstplace all-around score of 35.10. The Blue Streaks’ Sophia Damiano was second all-around with a 34.05, Kate Dellaratta third with a 32.00 and Megan Wishart took fifth with a 31.00.
Shaker’s top all-around finisher was Brianna Morris who was fourth with 31.95 points.
Saratoga gymnasts captured the top spot in all four individual events. Dallas won the vault (9.00), the floor exercise (8.90) and the bars (8.70) and Emily Ward won the beam (8.90). The Blue Streaks’ next dual meet is Thursday against Guilderland at 6 p.m. at the Wilton YMCA.
Girls basketball
SCHUYLERVILLE 50, JOHNSTOWN 47 » Emily Vallee scored 19 poitns and Cassie Patrick added 13 for the Black Horses in a Foothills Council win over Johnstown Monday night.
Anna Lee scored 13 points for Johnstown in defeat. GLOVERSVILLE 63, SOUTH GLENS FALLS 46 » Mackenzie Collier scored a gamehigh 24 points for the Bulldogs but it wasn’t enough in a Foothills Council defeat. Harmony Philo led Gloversville with 22 points.
Youth basketball
WILTON, N.Y. » The following are results from the Town of Wilton Recreation’s Jr. NBA youth basketball league from December 16: DIVISION 1 Hawks 25, Warriors 21: Chase Palmer 10, Carter Reardon 4; Grady Ostrander 7, Max Sawicz 4. Cavs 27, Heat 16: Cole Whitman 14, Max Britten 7; Brady Girard, Franklin Horn, Damon Kelly 4. Knicks 26, Celtics 21: Bobby Morris 20, Jackson Dunbar 6; Landon Lockrow 8, Sammy Bagan 5. Lakers 19, Thunder 12: James Voorhies 12, Andrew Wells 4; Reese Lemos 6, Mason Sleicher 4. DIVISION 2 Lakers 22, Cavs 17: Micah Poag 8, Kaden Wright 8; Danny Larkin 14, Morgan Guilder 1. Thunder 40, Blazers 37: Owen Mongan 14, Jackson Howell 13; Rowan Armstrong 18, Ronan Rowe 12. Warriors 20, Magic 7: Aidan Faulkner 8, Noah Rosettie 5; Jack Doyle 4, Joseph Krason 2. Knicks 27, Celtics 14: Tyler Weygand 21, Ben Slavett 5, Jack Gutowski 9, Sean Kelleher 2. DIVISION 3 Knicks 30, Timberwolves 29: Hunter Ingram 11, Jacob Durkee 9, Nick Scalo 7, Thomas Maurer 7. Celtics 41, Hawks 28: Arieon Rose 15, Braden Crowley 7; Bryant Savage 16, Zach Delaney 4. Rockets 29, Lakers 19: Drew Crossett 10, Carter Wood 8; Alex Cutler 6, Riley McGlynn 4. DIVISION 4 Timberwolves 47, Warriors 25: Josh Foley 12, Clayton Wilhelm 11; Ben Hull 7, Caleb Carpenter 6. Cavs 43, Celtics 19: Jacob Aday 18, Chase Corbett 10; Zane Burnett 8, Christian McGrath 4. Hawks 40, TrailBlazers 32: Charles DeRizzo 11, Frankie Laniewski 8; Jason Viger 10, Julian Silva Forbes 9.
YMCA
The following are scores from the Saratoga Regional YMCA’s youth basketball league: ROTARY JUNIOR DIVISION SARATOGA FINANCIAL SERVICES 31, MEXICAN CONNECTION RESTAURANT 25 » In a close game, Saratoga Financial outlasted Mexican Connection 31-25. Alex Cutler dropped in 12 points and teammate Ryan Boyle added another 8 points in the victory. Nick Scalo led his team in scoring with 11 points along with 7 points from Yankiel Bracero in the loss. SARATOGA PBA 30, PJ BAR-BQSA 19 » In a defensive battle PBA got 9 points apiece from Steve Bebee and Emylyn Tineo while Jack Foster added another 8 points in the win. PJ’s was led by Caleb Beverly with 7 points and Jacob Armer and Jordon Cousar both scored 5 points. SENIOR DIVISION SARATOGA FIREFIGHTERS 54, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY BLAKE, REALTORS 36 » In a very physical game the Firefighters got off to a 18-point first half lead over BHHS, Blake Realtors and went on to a 54-36 victory. Noah Rourke exploded for a team-high 21 points and Enyer Tineo scored 13 points while Curtis Bennifield added 12 points for the Firefighters. Ian Fisk had a game-high 27 points while Jake Graham and Tim Leary both contributed 5 points for the Realtors. VILLAGE PHOTO 55, CUDNEY’S LAUNDERERS 34 » Village Photo used a smothering pressure defense in the secodn half to earn a win over Cudney’s 55-34. The victors got 19 points from Jose Garcia along with 12 points apiece from Donald Steves and Patrick Deschaine. Cudney’s got 13 points from Hunter Regels, Lydia Green added 7 points and Tom Leary had 6 points in the loss.