The Recap: February 6

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- Argyle sophomore Kobe Lufkin dropped a game-high 38 in their runaway 87-57 W over Whitehall. He's hit 30+ in 10 games, including the last 4, and he's seen 40+ in 4 of those 10. He averages an even 31 points per game and has knocked down 64 threes this season.

- Mechanicville junior Evan Dunn had a team high 16 in their 53-44 loss to Greenwich. The crafty 6'0" point guard averages 17.8 per game, over 1/3 of it from the free throw line where he shoots over 80%.

- Justin Houck was one of 4 in double-digits for Berne-Knox-Westerlo in their 62-61 heartbreak L to Middleburgh, finishing with 13. They lost on a banked free throw with 1.2 seconds left. The pass-first junior point guard can also score when needed, and he averages 14.3 per game.

- Fort Edward junior Chris Boucher scored a game high 27 points, including 11 for 15 from the free throw line, in their comeback 60-48 W over Fort Ann. They were down 9 at halftime. Chris averages 31.4 points per game for the Flying Forts, including 49 threes and 161/231 (70%) at the free throw line - that's an average of 9 makes per game.

- Guilderland standout junior Andrew Platek had a game-high 18 points in their 68-52 W over Averill Park. The 6'4" guard averages 24.3 points per game, along with 63 made threes. Platek has received scholarship offers from Fairfield, Yale, and Albany.

- Isaiah Moak had 8 points for Averill Park in the loss to Guilderland. He's scored single digits in back to back games, which are the first two games of the season he's finished below 10 points. The strong 6'0'' junior guard is still averaging 14.5 points per game.

- Shenendehowa junior Petar Bebic had a game- and season-high 25 points in their 87-56 W over Niskayuna. This is the 4th straight game in double digits for him, and he's averaging 12.7 per game.

- Speaking of Shenendehowa juniors, Kevin Huerter added 19 in the win. The 6'5" guard leads the way with 16.7 points per game, along with facilitating the offense and wreaking havoc on D. He currently boasts offers from Albany, Siena, and Duquesne.

- Ichabod Crane junior big man Sean Daly had a game high 26 points in their 62-57 W over Cohoes. This was his season high in just his 2nd game back after being out for the better part of a month. He averages just a touch under 17 a game.

- Glens Falls 8th grader Joe Girard III had a game high 22 points in their 56-44 W over Johnstown. He plays well beyond his age - scoring 20+ in 9 straight outings, and now boasting a scoring average of 22.8 points per game with 62 threes.

- CBA sophomore Mike Wynn had a game high 23 points in their 65-54 L to CCHS. He averages 13 a game, but has put up 24 and 23 in his last two outings.

- In the same game, CBA freshman Sloan Seymour added 13 in the loss. That's right around his average - the 6'7" youngster averages 12.8.

- Schalmont junior standout Zac O'Dell poured in a game high 25 points in their 78-53 W over Voorheesville. This win all but wraps up the league title for the 14-2 Sabres. The 6'4" tweener has overcome a bit of a mid-season funk to get back to his usual output, averaging just a touch over 20 per game.

- Lansingburgh sophomore Davonte Jones had 11 points in their 56-49 loss to LaSalle. He's their leading scorer, averaging 12.9 per game. They also got 11 from 6'6" athletic sophomore Anthony Kempster, who's averaging 10.6.

- Hoosick Falls junior Connor McCart led the way with 19 points in their 52-36 W over Stillwater. He's their leading scorer with 16.3 points per game, and has scored double digits in all but 1 game.

- In the same game, Stillwater junior Mitchell Wayand had a team-high 17 in the loss. He's also a part of the 60+ three club, now at 61 after hitting 3 tonight, and he averages 21.2 per game.

- Amsterdam's Kory Bergh had a team high 20 points in their 62-59 W over Broadalbin-Perth. The electrifying point guard averages 14.2 per game for a balanced team.

- Oriskany standout junior Ryan Schmadel led the way with 20 points in a 88-39 thrashing of Owen D. Young. The 6'3" guard averages 22.3 points per game, which is a number that could be higher if not for many blowout wins and an injury that took him out of a mid-season game early in the 1st half. He's hit 30+ 6 times, 40+ once, and has already surpassed 1,000 career points.

- Herkimer junior Mitchell Scherer had 12 points in their 77-63 L to West Canada Valley. This is a low output for him - the 6'2" scrappy guard is averaging over 17 per game.

- Cooperstown freshman Tyler Bertram had a team high 17 points in their 79-39 beatdown of Dolgeville. He's averaging 19.7 per game, including 62 treys - he holds the school record for most made in a game after hitting 10 last month.

- In the same game, Cooperstown junior Christian Alexander chipped in 10 points. This was his first game after missing a little time due to illness, and is actually a season low for him. The 6'4" tweener averages 18.6 per game.

- New York Mills junior Terry Nichols had a game high 22 points in their 71-25 blasting of Remsen. The 6'1" point guard averages a sliver under 20 points per game, along with a handful of rebounds, assists, and steals. He, just like the aforementioned Schmadel, could also have higher averages across the board if not for blowout wins. They are both Class D kids who could have the same sort of impact at Class AA or A schools.

- Bailey Patella, a 6'3" junior guard from Lenox (MA), had 17 points in their easy 70-27 W over Saint Joseph. That broke a streak of 4 straight games scoring 20+ points, and he's averaging 18.9 points per game this season.

- Putnam (MA) junior Tyonne Malone was one of three on his team with 16 and added 8 rebounds in their 57-32 W over Holyoke. The 6'5" wing has scored in double digits all but 2 games, with 4 of them being 20+ point performances. He's averaging 14.8 per game, and boasts scholarship offers from St. Peter's, Manhattan, UMass, Boston University, and Sacred Heart.

- Standout Rice (VT) junior Kendrick Gray had 18 points and 15 rebounds in their 72-38 W over North Country Union. The 6'5"-6'6" wing has offers on the table from Vermont and St. Bonaventure, and plenty of other Division I programs are on the trail.

- Another Rice standout junior, Ben Shungu, added 15 points in the win. The 6'1" point guard doesn't have any offers yet, but interest from schoalrship level programs is budding.

- On the girls' end, 2 of Albany's best players got to relax a bit in a 73-40 blowout W over Schenectady. 6'1" junior tweener Leah Dollard and 5'3" freshman point guard Bridget Whelan just had a combined 8 points - they each average double digits, and they're good for 15+ in competitive games.

- Colonie 8th grade standout Aliyah Wright had a team high 16 points in their 55-38 W over Mohonasen. She's averaging 11.9 per game at the point guard spot with 36 threes and a season high of 21 points.

- In the same game, Mohonasen sophomore standout Saeeda Abdul-Aziz had a game high 22 in the loss. She's been the lone bright spot in a rough season for the Warriors, averaging 18.4 points per game on the season - just a touch under 50% of the team's points. The 5'11" tweener has also knocked down 36 threes.

- Bethlehem standout junior Jenna Giacone scored 17 points in their 69-59 W over Columbia. The 5'11" point guard, who has received serious attention from some high-octane Division I programs, averages 13.2 points per game and stuffs the stat sheet. Their opponents played without the services of sophomore standout Selena Lott, who sat for the 2nd consecutive game, presumably due to the effects of a head injury in Tuesday's outing.

- Shaker junior Audrey Martino chipped in 9 points in their 55-39 W over Ballston Spa. The pass-first point guard doesn't score much (6 ppg), but her impact on the game is felt from setting teammates up and perimeter defense. Shaker played without the services of standout sophomore CeCe Mayo.

- In the same game, Ballston Spa was led by junior Olivia Allrich and sophomore Jordan Hipwell in defeat. Allrich (11.8 ppg) had a game high 18, and Hipwell (12 ppg) added 13.

- Shenendehowa got 20 points from standout sophomore Sydney Brown in their 77-30 beatdown of Niskayuna. A 6'0" tweener, she averages 14.1 points per game and stuffs the stat sheet, especially in the rebounding category.

- In the same game, junior standout Carly Boland chipped in 17 for the Plainswomen. She leads them with 21.1 points per game, and she recently surpassed the 1,000 point mark. This was her first game in nearly a month scoring less than 20 points. Also, Samira Sangare chipped in 5 - she averages just 6 a game, but is receiving serious interest from scholarship level programs, which goes to show that she impacts the game in other ways and that Shen is just tough. Really, really tough.

- Ichabod Crane junior Paige Niemeyer had a game-high 19 points in their 54-43 W over Cohoes. The 6'0" multi-dimensional point forward averages 13.2 per game, but has picked it up a bit lately, scoring 16+ in 5 of her last 7 games. Cohoes played without the services of standout sophomore Nerea Brajac, who's been out this week due to a knee injury.

- Amsterdam sophomore Nina Fedullo had a game high 17 points in their 47-38 W over Broadalbin-Perth. She's averaging a team-high 15.2 points per game, including a season high of 35 last week. She attempts 9 free throws per game and is shooting at a 70% clip - along with attempting 10+ in 4 of her last 5 games, making 10+ in 3 of them.

- The Tougas sisters both scored in double digits again for Glens Falls in their 49-34 W over Johnstown. 8th grader Sophie led the way with 16 - the 5'10" wing leads the team in scoring at 15.3 per game. She's scored 20+ 3 times with a season high of 31. Older sister Lucy, a 5'8" sophomore pass-first point guard, added 13 to the cause. Despite looking to set up others more often than herself, she will score when necessary and averages 13.8 per game, including 20+ 3 times and a season high of 28.

- Mechanicville sophomore Julia Amodeo chipped in 6 points in their 54-37 W over Greenwich. Normally a much more potent scorer (11.5 per game, 20+ twice), her and others' attention was more focused on the defensive end, holding Greenwich standout Alexis Case to 8 points - she averaged around 30 per game coming in.

- Hoosick Falls picked up solid contributions from both of its post players in a 52-32 W over Stillwater. Junior Megan Flynn had 9 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks, and Kelly Pine, a sophomore, had 9 points and 10 rebounds. The 5'11" Pine and 5'10" Flynn are good for double-digit points and rebounds almost every time out and are integral pieces in one of the top teams in NYS in Class B.

- Mount Greylock (MA) sophomore Jenna Benzinger chipped in 8 points in their easy 49-16 W over Lenox. The 6'3" post player averages 8 per game.

- Sophomore wing Brianna Legacy had a team-high 10 for Mount Anthony (VT) girls in their 56-42 L to Champlain Valley Union. CVU has won so many consecutive games, newspapers don't even put their record down anymore because it's a foregone conclusion that they're undefeated. The streak is approaching 70 games.