The Section II Boys and Girls Basketball tournaments wrapped up this past weekend with the boys’ championships played at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls and the girls’ championships played at Hudson Valley Community College. See the tournament results by class below:
BOYS
Class AA: #1 seed Green Tech defeated #3 seed CBA 63-54. Locally, Saratoga (#8) got knocked out by Bethlehem in the first round of the tournament, 71-66. Ballston Spa (#6) defeated Colonie 74-62 to make it to the quarterfinals where they were defeated by CBA, 58-40.
Class A: #3 seed Mekeel Christian defeated #8 seed Gloversville 64-30. #1 seed Troy was knocked out by Gloversville in a 76-72 double overtime quarterfinal game. Burnt Hills (#9) was defeated by Gloversville, 56-42, in the first round.
Class B: Underdog #6 seed Ichabod Crane had a 51-50 victory over #4 seed Catholic Central High School. Schuylerville (#7) made it the semifinals where they were defeated by eventual Class B champions Ichabod Crane, 77-64.
Class CC: #1 seed Stillwater had a 73-61 win over # 6 seed Greenwich for the championship. Stillwater defeated fellow Saratoga County school Spa Catholic, 64-42, in the quarterfinals.
Class C: #1 seed Maple Hill defeated #2 seed Fort Plain, 64-60.
Class D: In an upset, #4 seed St. Johnsville defeated #2 seed Northville, 52-45. Along the way, Johnsville had a 51-38 victory in a semifinal upset over #1 seed Argyle.
GIRLS
Class AA: #3 seed Albany defeated #1 seed Shenendehowa in a 58-52 upset. Saratoga (#7) was knocked out in the first round by Shaker, 62-39.
Class A: #1 seed Averill Park defeated #2 seed Burnt Hills, 61-46. Burnt Hills made their way to the championships after a first-round buy-in, a 61-19 win over Troy (#7) in the quarterfinals, and a 53-33 win over Queensbury (#3) in the semifinals.
Class B: #1 seed Schalmont had a 73-35 win over #6 seed Fonda. Locally, Schuylerville (#11) was defeated in the first round by Fonda, 60-40, and Johnstown was defeated in the first round by Tamarac, 61-50.
Class C: #1 seed Duanesburg had a 64-47 victory over #2 seed Greenwich. #4 seed Corinth made it to the semifinals after defeating Hoosic Valley (#13) and Maple Hill (#5), before being defeated 66-23 by Duanesburg.
Class D: #3 seed Spa Catholic made it to the finals where they were defeated by #1 seed Hartford. 73-63. During the tournament, the Saints had a 60-41 win over Argyle (#6) and a 58-40 win over North Warren (#2).
