GIRLS BASKETBALL: MH wins Holiday Hoopfest title

CASTLETON — Maple Hill raced out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter and went on to defeat Hoosic Valley, 58-37, to win the Holiday Hoopfest at The Hill championship on Sunday afternoon.

The Wildcats led 30-17 at halftime and 42-31 after three quarters.

Sophia Chevrier led Maple Hill with 20 points. Natasha Strock had 14.

Sami Dickinson had 11 points for Hoosic Valley. Emaleigh Peckham contributed nine.

HOOSIC VALLEY (37): Chartier 0-1-1, Czub 2-0-4, Dickinson 5-1-11, Jensen 2-3-7, Lanoue 2-1-5, Peckham 3-0-9. Totals 14-6-37.

3-pointers: Peckham 3.

MAPLE HILL (58): Berger 1-0-2, Bleau 1-2-4, Brewer 1-0-3, Chevrier 8-2-20, Haller 2-0-5, Hoffman 2-2-6, Smith 0-3-3, Strock 4-6-14, Tacy 0-1-1. Totals 19-16-58.

3-pointers: Chevrier 2, Brewer, Haller.

Heatly 45, Greenville 25

BERNE — Jordan Ries and Kierra Hope combined for 41 of Heatly’s 45 points as the Hornets defeated Greenvile, 45-25, in the consaltion game of the B-K-W Christmas Tournament on Saturday.

Ries finished with 21 points and Hope had 20 for the Hornets, who posted quarterly leads of 12-10, 25-15 and 37-19.

Natalie Krasney’s 12 points led Greenville.

GREENVILLE (25): Duncan 1-0-3, Krasney 4-4-12, Naze 1-0-3, Petit 1-0-2, Rauf 0-1-1, SanEmeterio 1-0-2, Silk 1-0-2. Totals 9-5-25.

3-pointers: Duncan, Naze.

HEATLY (45): Diaz 2-0-4, Hope 9-2-20, Ries 9-3-21, Zakrzewski 0-0-0, Seeloff 0-0-0. Totals 20-5-45.

Middleburgh 48, Greenville 39

BERNE — Natalie Krasney scored a game-high 24 points, but it wasn’t enough to revent Greenville from falling to Middleburgh, 48-39, in the opening round of the B-K-W Christmas Tournament on Friday.

The game was close in the first half, with Middleburgh up 10-7 after one quarter and Greenville coming back to even the score, 17-17, at halftime. The Knights surged ahead 32-28 after three quarters, then outscored the Spartans 16-11 in the final stanza to lock up the win.

Hallie Gasner topped Middleburgh with 16 points. Morgan Schafroth contributed 13 points.

GREENVILLE (39): Krasney 10-4-24, Misuraca 1-0-2, Naze 1-0-3, Petit 2-0-4, Rauf 2-0-4, SanEmeterio 1-0-2. Totals 17-4-39.

3-pointers: Naze.

MIDDLEBURGH (48): Bynum 0-1-1, Gasner 6-4-16, Haemmerle 2-0-5, Palmatier 1-4-7, Schaffroth 5-0-13, Wayman 1-3-6. Totals 15-12-48.

3-pointers: Schafroth 3, Haemmerle, Palmatier, Wayman.