Junior A

The Junior A "Shock" went on the road to face undefeated Bethlehem in a prime time Saturday night battle. Right off the opening tip off, the "Shock" could see their opponent would be tough as Bethlehem continually broke the press and cut through the "Shocks" man to man defense. Guilderland was able to do the same against Bethlehem's defense so the lead changed hands multiple times during the early stages with GBC trailing 9-8. Then, the "Shock" changed to their patented pressure defense. Bethlehem had no answer for it and started to turn the ball over. The "Shock" got exceptional early efforts from ball hawk Shannon Mackesey (9 points, 6 assists, 8 steals), young gun Zibby Eckhardt (8 points, 9 rebounds) and bulldog Kylee Nicklas (4 points, 3 steals) as they went on a 15-5 run the rest of the half capped off by a three pointer by Mackesey to take a 23-14 lead into intermission.

The second half started off slowly as Bethlehem tried an assortment of different offenses to try and penetrate the "Shocks" defense as well as changing their defense to stop GBC's offense. Once the "Shock" was able to identify what Bethlehem was doing, they again took control of the game. Lead by young jaguar Sunshine Edwards (6 points), rising star Taylor Tewksbury (5 points, 2 rebounds), and young dynamo Emma Oliver (4 points, 2 assists), the "Shock" started to expand their lead. Bethlehem made one last run but key baskets down the stretch from young titan Danya Poskanzer (2 points, 5 rebounds) and young glider Rebecca Golderman (2 points, 2 assists) sealed the "Shocks" (2-1) second straight win, 40-26. The Junior A next play in the Turkey Trot holiday tournament.   

Junior B

Biddy A

The Biddy A “Storm” found itself in the hole early as Bethlehem jumped out to an 8-0 lead behind the scoring of Bethlehems strong forward.  After adjusting their defense to contain her, Guilderland fought its way back into the game behind the scoring of Krista Forbes (7 points) and Madison Harrigan (6 points).  With Lindsey Garrant (2 points) and Claire  Thompson playing and aggressive defense at the point and Michele Papandrea(2 points) dominating the boards Guilderland pulled close at the half 12-18.  The second half opened with Bethlehem going on another scoring spree.  Switching coverage’s, Megan Dunn, Liliya Warner (2 points) and Jill Robinson tried to get the Storm close. But despite have made 26 shots on goal and dominating the defensive boards, the Storm lost to Bethlehem 28-19.  The next face Menands in a non league contest prior to the their Thanksgiving tournament in Glenville.

Third and Fourth Grade