Albany High basketball teams
close seasons with strong playoff performances
The Albany High School
basketball teams turned in solid playoff performances to close the
2009-10 season following strong regular seasons.
The boys' team finished third in the Big 10
and enjoyed its
deepest playoff run in four years before
falling 64-43 to Big 10-champion CBA at the Times Union Center on March
2. The Falcons (13-8) beat Columbia at home in the first round of the
playoffs Feb. 25 and then overwhelmed Queensbury 82-43 in the
quarterfinals at Hudson Valley Community College two days later. Amari
Gaddy had 29 points in the win over Queensbury.
Senior
Jeremic Bennett closed his career with 18 points to lead the Falcons in
the semifinal loss to CBA. It was the Falcons' best playoff showing
since losing the 2006 Class AA championship game. You can
check out more coverage of Bennett and the Falcons in the March 2
Times Union.
The girls' team finished second in the Big
10 behind the young tandem of eighth-grader Breahanda Stratton and
freshman Emia Willingham-Hurst. Senior Fern Beetle-Moorcroft and junior
Kelsey Greene also were key contributors.
Like the boys, the Lady Falcons opened the
playoffs at home with a first-round win over Columbia, with
Willingham-Hurst leading the way with 18 points in a 61-45 victory. The
Lady Falcons (14-6) dropped a quarterfinal heartbreaker for the second
year in a row two days later, falling 63-60 in overtime to Shaker at
Colonie High School. Willingham-Hurst had 27 points in that game, and
Stratton added 15.
You can
read more about the Lady Falcons' successful season in the Jan. 22
Times Union.
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