Afton Girls Basketball defeats Worcester 50-15 in the opening round of the Afton Tip-Off Tournament. Rylee Rupakus nets a game high 16 points for the Crimson Knights. Megan Racine finishes with 10 points and 10 rebounds. McKenna Ross hits for 8 points. Azaleah Lorette scores 8 points for the Wolverines.
Norwich Girls Basketball defeats Sidney 60-49 in a non-league contest at home. Josey Ryan goes off for a game high 28 points for the Purple Tornado. Emma Urgo powers in 13 points and Kerragan Reid chips in 7 points. Brynley Ryan nets 6 points and gets credit for her great defense. Bella Conroy paces the Sabers with a team best 21 points. Ayla Gronwall chips in 10 points and Nayla Miley finishes with 6 points.
Stamford/Jefferson Girls Basketball clips South Kortright/Andes 52-51 on the road in a DL rivals clash. A late bucket by McKenna Hoyt seals the victory. McKenna stacks up 26 points and 12 rebounds for S/J. Tierney Turney contributes 15 points. Carlee Dropp sinks 16 points to pace SK/A. Madysen Reeves piles up 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 steals. Kennedy Quarino goes for 9 points and 5 rebounds.
Hunter-Tannersville Girls Basketball trips up Gilboa-Conesville/Roxbury 51-26 in a DL contest at home. Lily Constable stacks up 17 points (3 threes) and 6 steals to lead HTC. Jude Sabugueiro chips in 9 points and 6 blocks. Madison Cline records 8 points and Madeline Fromer grabs 5 rebounds. Calleigh Porter nets 8 points for GCR.
Deposit-Hancock Girls Basketball defeats Franklin 29-14 in the opening round of the Walton/Downsville Tournament. Autumn Dohanic scores a game high 10 points for the Eagles. Olivia Esolen adds 8 points.
Walton/Downsville Girls Basketball takes down Sullivan West (S9, B) 51-27 in the opening round of the W/D Tip-Off Tournament. The WarEagles will face Deposit-Hancock next. Grace Walley leads the charge with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kennedy Williams adds 8 points and 4 assists. Ava Merwin contributes 8 points and 4 steals.
Greene Girls Basketball suffers a 64-37 setback to Blue Ridge (Class-C size) from Pennsylvania in a non-league tilt at home. Mia Yahner leads GCS with a team best 13 points. Hailey Butler nets 8 points. Abigail Gelinger scores a game high 31 points including 5 threes to lead BR.
Sherburne-Earlville Girls Basketball downs Brookfield 51-24 at home in non-league action on Monday. Morgan Mikalunas pours in a career high 25 points for the Timberwolves. She also adds 8 steals. Kendall Hill contributes 13 points and Brynn Shaver grabs 8 rebounds.
Sidney Girls Basketball clips Stamford/Jefferson 68-66 in an exciting non-league clash in Stamford. S/J can’t connect on a chance to tie at the end of regulation. Nayla Miley paces the Sabers with 25 points, 3 threes and 7 steals in the victory. Chloe van der Sommen hits 5 threes and finishes with 21 points. Ayla Gronwall and Bella Conroy both chip in 9 points and 7 rebounds. Lennon Swain grabs 8 rebounds for SCS. McKenna Hoyt goes off for S/J with a crazy performance of 33 points and 26 rebounds. Tierney Turner contributes 14 points and 8 rebounds. Lillian Eklund goes for 10 points and 8 rebounds while Rose Bevilacqua rips down 7 rebounds.
Richfield Springs/ODY Girls Basketball downs Mount Markham (S3, B) 61-22 to win the RS/ODY Tournament. MVP Issy Seamon stacks up 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Eagles. Gabby Seamon and Dakota Butler are also named to the all-star team. Paige O'Connor scores 9 points and Sydney Marshall rips down 10 rebounds.
Sharon Springs Girls Basketball crunches KIPP Capital Charter School (S2, C) 60-17 in the championship game of the Duanesburg Tournament. MVP Zarie Barbic does it again with a game high 28 points for the Spartans. Peyton Barbic (all-star) adds 7 points. Isabella Cornwell and Maya Korona also score 7 points each.
Cherry Valley-Springfield Girls Basketball defeats Afton 43-32 in the championship game of the Schoharie Tournament. Mackenzie McGovern pops in 14 points to lead the Patriots. Bailey Thayer goes for 12 points and Allie Ackerman chips in 11 points. Rylee Rupakus scores 12 points for ACS. Appalonia Bushaw records 10 points and Megan Racine grabs 13 rebounds.
Richfield Springs/ODY Girls Basketball clips Laurens/Milford 43-37 in the RS/ODY Tournament. This was a non-league game. Gabby Seamon leads the charge with 14 points for the Eagles. Hailey Hosford adds 8 points. Issy Seamon stacks up 7 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Kyrah Andrades fires in 17 points for L/M. Bella Garlick pours in 14 points. Kyrah and Bella are both named to the all-tournament team.
Sharon Springs Girls Basketball takes down Duanesburg (S2, D) 50-30 in the opening round of the Duanesburg Tournament. Zarie Barbic explodes for a game high 33 points to lead the Spartans. SS will face KIPP Capital Charter School (S2, C) in the title game.
Cherry Valley-Springfield Girls Basketball tops Mekeel Christian (S2, D) 42-26 in the opening round of the Schoharie Tournament. CV-S will face Afton in the championship game. Allie Ackerman net 14 points to lead the Patriots. Bailey Thayer contributes 12 points.
Afton Girls Basketball defeats Schoharie (S2, C) 44-33 in the opening round of the Schoharie Tournament. First win for the Crimson Knights Girls program since 2022. McKenna Ross paces ACS with 15 points. Rylee Rupakus adds 13 points and Appalonia Bushaw hits for 11 points. Megan Racine grabs 10 rebounds.
Laurens/Milford Girls Basketball defeats Mount Markham (S3, B) 42-16 in the opening round of the RS/ODY Tournament. Kyrah Andrades fires in a game high 23 points for L/M. Lexi Sutphin adds 8 points and Bella Garlick nets 7 points.
Charlotte Valley/Schenevus Girls Basketball tops Hunter-Tannersville 60-31 to win the HTC Tournament. Brinlee Wright leads the way with 16 points for CV/S. Claire Clark chips in 11 points. Jordan Odell and Carleigh Reed add 10 points each. Abby Vroman nets 7 points and Hayden Marino goes for 5 points. Lily Constable rips in 15 points for HTC.
Margaretville Girls Basketball defeats Gilboa-Conesville/Roxbury 31-21 in the consolation game of the H-T Tournament. Mackenzie Hubbell leads the Blue Devils with a game high 12 points. Livia Fronckowiak adds 6 points and Kendra Balcom zips in 5 points. Jacey O'Donnell paces GCR with 11 points.
Hunter-Tannersville Girls Basketball clips Margaretville 44-41 in the opening round of the HTC Tournament. The Wildcats will face Charlotte Valley/Schenevus in the title game. Jude Sabugueiro fires in 15 points for the Wildcats. Lily Constable nets 14 points. Kendra Balcom and Mackenzie Hubbell record 13 points each for MCS.
Charlotte Valley/Schenevus Girls Basketball tops Gilboa-Conesville/Roxbury 45-19 in the opening round of the Hunter-Tannersville Tournament. Brinlee Wright pops in a game high 20 points for CV/S. Carleigh Reed nets 9 points. Calleigh Porter leads GCR with 7 points.
