It's under 5 months until both opening nights. I caught myself saying that to Pittsfield's Peyton Steinman this week and had to stop for a second - it's creeping up quickly! Over 2 months of recruiting so far, and now is no time to take a break. Adding a couple games to the list tonight.
Where I'll be - I've talked to more boys than girls, so these past few days have been a conscientious effort to play catch-up. Today is no different, as it'll (probably) be a couple girls games that get my attention. Starting off at Albany Academy - the girls' one - as they take on Fonda. Fonda won the first one by just under 20, but AAG has a very solid junior in 5'11" Emily Padalino. By far the best player on her team and in serious need of help, she averages 20.5 points per game and has scored 308 of her team's 564 on the year. I already know she can play - watched this team against Schalmont, and unfortunately missed out on Emily while having a brain fart moment and waiting by the wrong door. Whoops. Fonda is led by senior Emily Parslow (22 ppg), but they have a couple non-seniors worth a look - namely sophomore point guard Julianna Taylor, averaging 12 per game with 25 threes. After a slow start, she's been averaging 15 over the last 8 games.
Really hoping to have enough time to run to Scotia after for their girls' game against South Glens Falls. The 13-2 Tartans have a bit of a dynamic duo, with one of them being a junior in Caitlin Estes (16 ppg, 26 3s). You know what you'll get from her - double digits in all 15 games with a season high of 21, which was against the team they're playing tonight. SGF is no slouch of a team, now at 11-5, and their 3 leading scorers are underclassmen. Junior guard Rylee Coon leads the way (11 ppg), with sophomore post Claire Carpenter adding 9. If I can't make this one, I'm going to head to Albany HS for their boys' game against Schenectady. Already talked to Schenectady's Tobias Holmes earlier this week; Neftali Lind and Mekhi Spotter-Hale are next...
How about some highlights from last night coming from people I've already watched and talked to?
- Holy Names 6'0" junior De'Ja Deas had a game-high 21 points in their 51-36 W over Lansingburgh. She's averaging 14.5 per game, with this being her 3rd time over 20 on the season. Lansingburgh junior Gessica Patregnani (15.3 ppg) had a team-high 16 in the loss.
- Poland sophomore Shiane Irwin chipped in 18 points for the Tornadoes in their 61-38 W over Old Forge. You could almost call that an off game for her - that broke a streak of 5 straight games scoring 20+ points and her lowest output in almost a month, with her scoring average running up to 20.9 per game.
- Frankfort-Schuyler sophomore Danielle Caivana had 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals in their 70-61 W over Little Falls. That comes on the heels of a 24 point, 5 assist performance the night before. She's up to 13.7 points per game on the year (41 threes), with just under 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals from the diminutive guard. Of course, F-S was led by junior Danielle Migliore, a St. Bonaventure verbal commit, with 26.
- Cooperstown junior Liz Millea dropped a game-high 23 in her team's 63-37 W over Dolgeville. She's been lighting it up all year, averaging 23.3 points with 42 threes and 3.6 steals per game. She's dropped 46 in a game this season, is now at 1,055 points for her varsity career, and with the interest she's getting, Migliore may not be the only CSC Class of 2016er to go D1.
- All about Peyton Steinman in Pittsfield last night. The sophomore point guard dropped 28 in their 57-29 2nd half blasting of Wahconah. She's up to 20.5 per game on the year and although she certainly doesn't force things and easily could be a great pass-first point guard, she's on track to be a 1,500+ point scorer in high school. After scoring 20+ once in her first 6 games, she's done it in 5 of her last 8. Wahconah sophomore point guard Ashley Zink had a team high 10 in the L.
- Hoosac Valley sophomore Fallon Field had herself a night, dropping a season high 23 in their 66-41 blasting of Taconic. She averages 14.4 per game and has a nice balance - physical, plays tough D, can shoot the cheese (21 threes) but loves to get to the line. Junior Madi Ryan had just 5, but that's an exception compared to the norm - matches a season low for the shooter, averaging 10.7 on the season. She had 18 apiece in her previous two games.
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