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Girls Basketball

February 8, 2012

Balanced Beekmantown beats Cougars

BEEKMANTOWN — A balanced team effort was key for Beekmantown on Tuesday.

Every player got on the scoring column, with Emily Anderson scoring a season-high 22 points as the Eagles defeated Northeastern Clinton, 56-43, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls' basketball.

Shannon Ryan and Katrine Fogelstroem each scored all of their points in the first half that saw Beekmantown take a 33-19 lead into the intermission. Fogelstroem tallied 10 and Ryan added eight.

Anderson had eight in the first half then scored all of the Eagles' (11-4, 10-3) nine third-quarter points.

"It was just a strong team effort in the first half on offense and defense," Beekmantown coach Greg Waters said. "We spread the ball out and got a lot of good shots."

Justine Rabideau scored her highest total of the season with 15 points to lead the Cougars (7-8, 7-6), knocking down three triples in the process. Jordan Dominic hit two 3-pointers and added eight points.

Beekmantown 56, NCCS 43

Northeastern Clinton (43)

Southwick 1-0-2, Hebert 4-0-8, J. Rabideau 6-0-15, Dominic 4-0-10, Cartier 1-0-2, Paola 2-2-6, Favro 0-0-0, Grimshaw 0-0-0, Menard 0-0-0, Roush 0-0-0, M. Rabideau 0-0-0. Totals: 18-2-43.

Beekmantown (56)

Fogelstroem 2-4-10, McKinley 2-0-4, Wilson 1-0-2, Ryan 3-2-8, Kelly 3-0-7, Porter 0-2-2, Anderson 10-3-23. Totals: 21-11-56.

NCCS     8     11     9     15     —     43

Beekmantown     16     17     9     14     —     56

3-point goals: Northeastern Clinton (5) J. Rabideau 3, Dominic 2. Beekmantown (3) Fogelstroem 2, Kelly.

JV: Northeastern Clinton won.

Mod: Northeastern Clinton won.

PHS 45, Peru 42

PERU — Olivia Carlsson put up 11 points in the first quarter to help the Hornets take an early lead and they held on at the end.

The Indians cut a six-point halftime deficit in half by the fourth quarter and had a opportunities to tie the game.

"We missed some shots. They had three offensive rebounds in the last 1:30, but they still missed two foul shots," Peru coach Ryon O'Connell said. "We got two threes off in the last 15 seconds, and both went in and out."

Marle Curle led all scorers 18 points as the Hornets pushed their winning streak to seven games.

Brianna Hackett tossed in 13 points for Peru, and Mary Mazzella had nine.

PHS 45, Peru 42

PHS (45)

Carlsson 5-0-11, Curle 7-0-18, Keyser 1-0-2, Rotz 0-0-0, Marlow 0-1-1, Dragoon 3-0-6, Menard 1-0-2, Duquette 2-1-5. Totals: 19-2-45.

Peru (42)

Martin 0-0-0, Ma. Mazzella 3-3-9, Me. Mazzella 2-2-7, Dayton 0-0-0, Wright 0-2-2, Hackett 3-4-13, Decker 1-2-4, Passino 0-4-4, Flynn 0-0-0, Major 1-0-2. Totals: 10-17-42.

PHS     20     7     11     7     —     45

Peru     15     6     11     10     —     42

3-point goals: PHS (5), Curle 4, Carlsson. Peru (4), Hackett 3, Me. Mazzella.

JV: Peru won.

Mod: Peru won.

Seton Catholic 52 Ticonderoga 38

TICONDEROGA — Kate Schofield connected for 17 points, including three 3-pointers, in the Knights' win against the Sentinels.

Eva Zalis and Paige Spittler each chipped in with 11 points for Seton Catholic (5-9, 5-8).

"It was close until the third quarter," Ticonderoga coach Shelly Young said. "They went on a run and we couldn't stop them.

"Schofield hit some big threes at the end of the second and the beginning of the third. We just had too many turnovers in the third quarter."

Andrea Rich scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Sentinels (3-12, 1-11).

Seton Catholic 52, Ticonderoga 38

Seton Catholic (52)

Murnane 1-1-3, Spittler 5-0-11, Schofield 7-0-17, Nephew 2-0-4, Egan 1-0-3, Zalis 5-1-11, Olsen 1-0-3, Durgan 0-0-0, Clark 0-0-0. Totals: 22-2-52.

Ticonderoga (38)

Purkey 1-0-2, Moore 2-0-4, Rich 8-0-17, Austin 2-0-4, Kelly 2-0-4, Hamel 0-2-2, Campney 0-3-3, Bush 1-0-2, Jebb 0-0-0, Mars 0-0-0. Totals: 16-5-38.

Seton Catholic     9     12     19     12     —     52

Ticonderoga     8     10     5     15     —     38

3-point goals: Seton Catholic (6) Spittler, Schofield 3, Egan, Olsen. Ticonderoga (1) Rich.

Mod: Ticonderoga won.

AuSable Valley 58 Lake Placid 28

CLINTONVILLE — Meghan Strong dished out 15 assists and added seven points, and Madison Rondeau added a game-high 12 points to lead the Patriots.

Alexis Facteau added 10 for 16th-ranked AuSable Valley (12-2, 10-2), which held a 31-10 lead at the half.

Ayla Thompson led Lake Placid (2-15, 1-12) with eight points, and Dani Balestrini added seven.

AuSable Valley 58, Lake Placid 28

Lake Placid (28)

Smith 0-0-0, Potter 0-2-2, Taylor 1-0-2, Brandes 2-0-4, Kalenbach 1-1-3, Balestrini 3-1-7, Thompson 4-0-8, Uberick 1-0-2. Totals: 12-4-28.

AuSable Valley (58)

Strong 3-0-7, Saltus 4-0-9, Ryan 1-0-2, Keyser 2-0-6, Taylor 2-0-4, Rondeau 4-2-12, Snow 2-0-4, Roy 1-0-2, Loreman 1-0-2, Facteau 5-0-10. Totals: 25-2-58.

Lake Placid     6     4     10     8     —     28

AuSable Valley     12     19     20     7     —     58

3-point goals: AuSable Valley (6) Rondeau 2, Keyser 2, Strong, Saltus.

JV: AuSable Valley won

Mod: AuSable Valley won.

Saranac 49 Saranac Lake 27

SARANAC LAKE — Stephanie Linder scored nine points in the first half to help the Chiefs take a 25-17 lead and finished with 17.

Alisha Ducatte knocked down three triples and totaled 11 for Saranac (16-0, 12-0), which took a double-digit advantage in the third quarter by holding the Red Storm to three points.

"Stephanie Linder is probably the best player in the league. She always finds a way to get open," Saranac Lake coach David Zerrahn said. "For us, it was a great effort. The kids played with a lot of heart."

Nicole Viscardo led Saranac Lake (3-13, 2-11) with nine points, and Megan Kilroy added eight.

Saranac 49, Saranac Lake 27

Saranac (49)

Ka. Napper 2-2-6, Kr. Napper 0-1-1, Maye 0-0-0, Newell 0-0-0, Andre 1-0-2, Layhee 0-1-1, Marnes 1-0-3, Linder 7-3-17, Phaneuf 2-0-4, Ducatte 3-2-11, Gates 2-0-4. Totals: 18-9-49.

Saranac Lake (27)

McDonough 0-0-0, Moody 2-2-6, Kilroy 4-0-8, Kieffer 1-2-4, Orticelle 0, Viscardo 4-1-9, Ploof 0-0-0, Pschirhart 0-0-0. Totals: 11-5-27.

Saranac     14     11     9     15     —     49

Saranac Lake     7     10     3     7     —     27

3-point goals: Saranac (4), Ducatte 3, Marnes.

JV: Saranac won.

Mod: Saranac won.

MVAC Chazy 32, Keene 26

CHAZY — Olivia Seymour tossed in 12 points to help lead the Eagles over the Beavers.

Megan Reynolds added nine points for Chazy (8-8, 7-6) while Katharine Tooke chipped in with eight. Katie Thibault, Jori Cooper and Emily Favreau also had strong games for the Eagles.

"(Keene) played well down the stretch," Chazy coach Matt Devins said. "(Tucker) Geiger played with so much heart. She is a real good player down low."

Geiger paced Keene (1-12, 1-11) with 12 points. Sadie Holbrook finished with eight points.

Chazy 32, Keene 26

Keene (26)

Kowanko 0-0-0, Hall 0-0-0, McCabe 0-0-0, Jaques 0-0-0, Gothner 3-0-6, Geiger 6-0-12, Holbrook 4-0-8. Totals: 13-0-26.

Chazy (32)

Seymour 6-0-12, Thibault 0-0-0, Cooper 1-1-3, Reynolds 2-5-9, Kozak 0-0-0, Cahoon 0-0-0, Favreau 0-0-0, C. Gilmore 0-0-0, Tooke 4-0-8. Totals: 13-6-32.

Keene     4     8     4     10     —     26

Chazy     8     10     7     7     —     32

Mod: Keene won.

JV boys: Chazy won.

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