ESTers in Action: December 5

Tuesday marked the first night of the winter season that was somewhat busy in the Capital District. The Suburban Council schedule tipped off, with most Suburban teams in action. There was also a full slate of games in the Colonial Council, and the Patroon and WAC saw action as well. The upstate NY schedule as a whole is still not truly in full swing as there's been very limited action in the Mid-Hudson & Hudson Valley regions - and Vermont & Massachusetts haven't tipped off at all yet - but time for the first installment of 'ESTers in Action'. A quick shot of how some of the 2017 EST participants - either in the summer league or one-day events - did in games Tuesday, separated by section.


Section 2

- Colonie started off their Suburban Council schedule with a 65-32 W over Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. 2019s Kyara Triblet and Aliyah Wright led the way in the scoring column, finishing with 15 & 14 points, respectively.

- Averill Park continued their early-season tear with a 86-39 W over Guilderland. St. Anselm signee Stephanie Jankovic led all scorers with 20 in the win. St. John Fisher commit Mallory Wood added 17 points, and 2019 EmmaLee Morgan contributed 13. 2021 Valencia Fontenelle-Posson paced Guilderland in defeat with 13.

- The Shen train rolled to a 79-12 victory over Troy in their opener. St. Francis (BK) signee Alexandra Tudor led 4 in double figures with 18 in the win. Le Moyne signee Cameron Tooley added 15, and 2019 Cat Almeida finished with 11.

- LIU Brooklyn signee Shyla Sanford and 2019 Maddy Malicki scored a game high 19 points apiece in Shaker's 50-41 victory at Albany. The two combined to hit 5 threes and attempt 23 free throws. 2018 Lexi DeBeatham added 9 points & 10 rebounds in the win. 2018s Aubrey Halloran and Haille Hart finished in double figures for Albany; Halloran had a team high 14, and Hart - a Clarion signee - added 10.

- 2018 Allie Pacatte continued a solid start to her final season at Cobleskill-Richmondville with a game high 16 points, this one in a 55-43 setback at Voorheesville.

- It was another blowout Colonial Council win for Catholic Central, and 2020 Ahniysha Jackson topped all scorers with 25 in the 77-25 victory over Lansingburgh.

- Kyra Oeffler, a 1,000+ point scorer at Heatly headed to play at Sage next season, finished with a game high 13 points in their 32-27 win over New Lebanon.

- Columbia was able to win their Suburban Council opener, getting past Ballston Spa 45-32. In a balanced offensive showing, 2019 Lauren Obermayer finished with 10 points and 2019 Lexi Van Vorst, now handling more of the true PG duties, had 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

- Although she didn't participate in EST this year due to obligations on the softball field - what she'll be doing at D2 New Haven next year - this is worth mentioning. 2 year ESTer Ava Fitzmaurice, a 2018 at Greenville, dropped a game & career high 43 points in their 71-57 come-from-behind W at Catskill. This comes one game after Ava surpassed the 1,000 point mark.

Section 3

- Bishop Grimes 2019 Abby Wilkinson finished with a game high 19 points in their 56-32 W over Marcellus.

- Samantha Doupe (Phoenix 2018), already a 1,000+ point scorer, had 19 points in their 59-55 setback against Homer.

- Auburn 2019 Stef Gera went for 12 points & 6 assists in a game that 5 players on her team scored in double figures. They were able to beat Nottingham, 72-45.

- Chittenango 2020 Ally Shoemaker finished with 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals, and a block in their 53-35 setback at Hannibal.

- Jaelyn Vleer-Elliott, a standout 2021 at Brookfield, contributed a game high 13 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks in their 35-23 W over Cherry Valley-Springfield.

- Sydney Lusher (Oneida 2021) finished with 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists in their 56-39 loss to Utica Notre Dame. Lusher is averaging just under 10 assists per game to start the season.

- Alyssa Stevenson (South Jefferson 2019) finished with 11 points (tied for the game high), 8 rebounds, and 3 steals in their 40-30 W over league rival General Brown.

- Brooke Jarvis (CBA 2020) led all scorers with 16 points in their 59-23 W over Solvay.

- Lexie Roe (Fayetteville-Manlius 2021) finished with a team high 12 points, all coming from beyond the arc, in their 43-27 setback to Oswego.

Section 4

- Laycee Drake (Hancock 2021) dropped a game high 31 points in Deposit-Hancock's 72-50 W over Walton. This was 5 days removed from her last game against Walton, where she had 23 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 12 steals.

- Stamford came away with another blowout W to start the season, this one 62-22 over Davenport. 2018 Haley Steenland paced the victors with 15 points, 2019 Madison Hoyt had a double-double with 12 points & 11 rebounds, and 2021 Melanie Hoyt added 12 points.

Section 7

- Bolton took home a 44-36 victory over Schroon Lake, and 2018 Maddy Pratt led the way in the victory with 22 points.

- Crown Point 2019 Hannah Palmer led all scorers with 19 points in their 77-16 beatdown of Minerva-Newcomb.