BROADALBIN – When Broadalbin-Perth and Amsterdam met on Jan. 20 the Rams used a big second-quarter scoring surge to build a big enough lead to hold of Broadalbin-Perth for an 81-75 victory.
Tuesday the teams met again only this time on the Patriots’ home court and again the second quarter became a crucial block in the victory.
After outscoring Amsterdam 15-4 in the first quarter, the Patriots put together a 25-point second quarter to take a 38-19 halftime lead and cruised to a 74-56 Foothills Council victory Tuesday night at Broadalbin-Perth High School.
The Patriots victory was costly to the Rams as they entered the game tied with Scotia-Glenville at the top of the Foothills Council South standings. The loss, coupled with the Tartans’ 73-50 victory over Johnstown, gave Scotia-Glenville the South title and advanced the Tartans to the league championship game against North champions Glens Falls at the Glens Falls Civic Center Thursday night.
“This was a big game for us,” Broadalbin-Perth coach Tucker Gifford said. “Any time we play a school as close to us as Amsterdam, it is big and this has become a good rivalry. The last time we played them it was not a good result for us. Tonight we didn’t have lapses and when we needed a big play, we got one.”
Amsterdam (13-4 overall, 10-3 Foothills) put the first points of the game on the board before the Patriots’ Michael Mann got a hot hand to hit three 3-pointers and a basket for 11 of BP’s 13 first-quarter points to take a 13-4 lead.
Colby Hartz took over the scoring for the Patriots in the second quarter, notching eight points to go with 3-pointers from Mann and Joey Ladipo to outscore the Rams 25-15 in the quarter to take a commanding 19-point halftime lead.
One of the keys to the success was Preston Taylor’s defense on the Rams Kory Bergh, who scored 25 points against the Patriots when the met in January. Taylor held Bergh to two first-half points.
Amsterdam won the third quarter 22-19 with the help of Anthony Aponte’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer but trailed 57-41 heading into the fourth quarter.
Mann continued to have the hot hand for the Patriots as he delivered a pair of long-range bombs in the Patriots 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter and turn back the Rams for the 74-56 win.
Mann, who got the start Tuesday night, connected for seven 3-pointers in his game-high 24-point performance. Vincenzo DiCaterino finished with 16 points and Hartz chipped in with 14.
Taylor, who had 27 points in the first meeting, finished with seven points for the Patriots, who improved to 15-4 overall and 9-4 in Foothills play.
“There were two parts to that [Mann getting the start],” Gifford said. “Mike gave us the early spark we needed and Connor Pingitore came in as the sixth man, which is what Mike has been doing the past couple of weeks. Connor gave us the spark we needed off the bench. Tonight was a total team effort.”
Bergh came on late, hitting a pair of second-half 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 13 points and Tysean Hanna finished with eight.
Broadalbin-Perth 74, Amsterdam 56
Amsterdam4 15 22 15 – 56
Broadalbin-Perth13 25 19 17 – 74
Amsterdam
Aponte 1-1-4, Bergh 5-1-13, L. Fedullo 2-0-4, M. Fedullo 2-0-4, Garner1-0-2, Hanna 3-2-8, Holloway 3-0-6, Rhodes 1-5-7, D. Stanavich 1-2-4, B. Stanavich 2-0-4. Totals 21-11-56.
Broadalbin-Perth
DiCaterino 7-2-16, DiMaio 1-0-3, Hartz 6-2-14, Ladipo 1-0-3, Mann 8-1-24, Person 1-0-2, Pingitore 2-1-5, Taylor 3-0-7. Totals 29-6-74.
3-point goals: Amsterdam 2 (Bergh 2, Aponte); Broadalbin-Perth 10 (Mann 7, DiMaio, Ladipo, Taylor).
Queensbury 50, Gloversville 43
QUEENSBURY – The Dragons rallied from 25-16 halftime deficit to take a one-point lead into the fourth quarter.
However, the Spartans came on to outscore Gloversville 18-10 in the final stanza to pick up the league win.
Sam Poulin led the Dragons (8-11 overall, 5-8 Foothills) with 18 points, while Alex Reppenhagen finished with eight and Taylor McCredie had seven.
Brett Rodriguez led Queensbury with 21 points, while Patrick Conway had eight points and Justin Troelstra grabbed 11 rebounds to go with his six points.
Queensbury 50, Gloversville 43
Gloversville4 12 17 10 – 43
Queensbury9 16 7 18 – 50
Gloversville
McCredie 2-3-7, Mee 1-0-3, Jo. Nails 1-1-3, Poulin 6-4-18, Reppenhagen 3-1-8, Royal 1-0-2, Stewart 0-2-2. Totals 14-11-43.
Queensbury
Conway 3-0-8, Dennett 3-1-7, Homkey 0-2-2, Rodriguez 7-7-21, Troelstra 2-2-6, Zita 3-0-6. Totals 18-12-50.
3-point goals: Gloversville 4 (Poulin 2, Mee, Reppenhagen); Queensbury 2 (Conway 2).
Glens Falls 67, Hudson Falls 59
GLENS FALLS – Joseph Girard III finished with 22 points to lead Glens Falls to a Foothills Council North Division win over Hudson Falls.
Aaron Sampson scored 16 points for Glens Falls (16-3 overall, 11-2 Foothills), while Tony Green added 13.
The Indians will face Scotia-Glenville on Thursday at the Glens Falls Civic Center in the Foothills Council Championship game at 7:30 p.m.
Gent Shala and Cam Jett each scored 18 points to lead Hudson Falls (9-9 overall, 4-9 Foothills).
Glens Falls 67, Hudson Falls 59
Hudson Falls9 14 23 13 – 59
Glens Falls18 18 13 18 – 67
Hudson Falls
Jett 5-6-18, Lane 3-0-6, Maddison 3-0-8, Ovitt 3-1-7, Casey 1-0-2, Shala 7-4-18. Totals 22-11-59.
Glens Falls
Holness 2-1-6, Balcom 2-0-4, Sampson 6-3-16, Girard 7-7-22, Green 5-1-13, Owens 1-0-2, Schliff 2-0-4. Totals 25-12-67.
3-point goals: Hudson Falls 4 (Jett 2, Maddison 2); Glens Falls 5 (Green 2, Holness, Girard, Sampson).
Schuylerville 57, South Glens Falls 54
SCHUYLERVILLE – The Black Horses held on in a hard-fought game to secure the second-place spot in the Foothills North standings.
Clayton Patrick led Schuylerville with 19 points, while Will Griffen and Zach Pierce had 12 points apiece and Joshua Signor added 11.
Matthew Higgins led South High with 19 points.
Schuylerville 57, South Glens Falls 54
South Glens Falls16 8 17 14 – 55
Schuylerville20 6 16 15 – 57
South Glens Falls
Buser 2-0-5, Higgins 7-4-19, Kohanek 1-0-2, Stone 1-03, Styzcynski 5-3-13, Whitaker 3-5-12. Totals 21-12-54.
Schuylerville
Dunkel 1-0-3, Griffen 5-0-12, Patrick 7-3-19, Pierce 4-4-12, Signor 5-0-11. Totals 22-8-57.
3-point goals: South Glens Falls 4 (Buser, Higgins, Stone, Whitaker); Schuylerville 5 (Griffen 2, Patrick 2, Signor)
Colonial Council
Lansingburgh 68, Fonda-Fultonville 40
LANSINGBURGH – Jahidi Wallace finished with 16 points to lead Lansingburgh to a win over Fonda-Fultonville.
The Knights outscored FFCS 24-9 in the third quarter on their way to the victory.
Davonte Jones scored 12 points for Lansingburgh, while Jio Canty added 10.
Dan Parslow scored 18 points for FFCS (2-16 overall, 2-11 Colonial).
Lansingburgh 68, Fonda-Fultonville 40
Fonda-Fultonville5 12 9 14 – 40
Lansingburgh15 12 24 17 – 68
Fonda-Fultonville
Parslow 7-0-18, Geniti 2-0-6, Atty 3-2-8, Warner 3-1-7, Springer 0-1-1. Totals 15-4-40.
Lansingburgh
Covington 2-0-6, Downs 1-0-3, Teta 1-0-3, Canty 4-0-10, Jones 3-6-12, Zadorian 1-0-3, Dolan 1-0-2, Kempster 2-5-9, Wallace 5-6-16. Totals 22-17-68.
3-point goals: Fonda-Fultonville 6 (Parslow 4, Geniti 2); Lansingburgh 7 (Covington 2, Canty 2, Downs, Teta, Zadorian).
Northern Basketball League
Wells 68, Minerva-Newcomb 28
WELLS – Justin Foster and Nick Taylor each scored 18 points to lead Wells to a win over Minerva-Newcomb.
The Indians outscored the Mountaineers 22-4 in the first quarter on their way to the victory.
Stephen Beach finished with 11 points for Wells (9-7 overall).
Caleb Winter scored 15 points to lead Minerva-Newcomb.
Wells 68, Minerva-Newcomb 28
Minerva-Newcomb4 9 6 9 – 28
Wells22 17 19 10 – 68
Minerva-Newcomb
Dunbar 1-0-2, Hill 0-1-1, Winter 5-3-15, LaCourse 2-0-5, LaRose 0-3-3, Deshetsky 1-0-2. Totals 9-7-28.
Wells
Foster 7-0-18, Stone 2-0-4, Earley 1-1-3, Beach 4-3-11, Taylor 7-2-18, Trezise 1-0-2, Bolebruch 3-0-6, Young 1-4-6. Totals 26-10-68.
3-point goals: Minerva-Newcomb 3 (Winter 3); Wells 6 (Foster 4, Taylor 2).
