Beekmantown's Iasia Mosley (23) with the contested layup over Plattsburgh's Amara Gorham as the Eagles get the overtime 43-36 victory. It would be a Section VII Class A Girls' Basketball playoff tilt from Beekmantown High School as the #2 Beekmantown Eagles would host the #3 Plattsburgh Hornets for the right to play for a sectional title against #1 Peru Nighthawks at Clinton Community College next weekend. The game would start well for the upset-minded Hornets, who jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but the Eagles would chip away, and the Hornets would have a 17-13 lead at the end of the quarter. The Eagles would keep coming in the second quarter and send the game to the intermission tied at 22 on a 9-5 quarter. When the teams returned for the third quarter, defense would be the name of the game, as the Eagles would take a 29-27 lead into the fourth quarter thanks to a 7-5 quarter. In the fourth quarter, the game would stay tight, and Ava Weiss for the Hornets would hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to send the game to overtime tied at 33. In the end, the home Eagles would take control in the fourth quarter and get the 43-36 victory. In the winning effort, the Beekmantown Eagles go to 9-11 and will advance to the Section VII Class A finals against the Peru Nighthawks on the last game of championship weekend. Gallery

Indian Lake/Long Lake (1) with the deep jumper for the score as the Orange get the 30-26 victory. It would be the last home of the season for the Seton Catholic Knights as they would host the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange in girls' basketball inside the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, with playoff seeding on the line. The game would start slowly, with the Orange leading 8-2 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, defense would be the name of the game, as there would be a total of three baskets scored. The Knights would win the quarter 4-2, as the Orange had a 10-6 lead at the break. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Knights were hot, scoring 1 point and taking an 18-1 lead into the fourth. In that fourth quarter, the Orange would find their shot and nearly double their score in one quarter with a 14-8 quarter and get the 30-26 victory. In the winning effort for the Orange, they go to 4-10 on the season, while the Seton Catholic Knights go to 3-13 as the regular season is done this weekend. Gallery

Chateaugay's Irreyln Laplante (12) breaks in past the defenders and lays it off the window for the score as the Bulldogs get the 52-35 victory. The #1-ranked team in New York State Class D would travel to Plattsburgh to take on Section VII Class A and see if they can continue their undefeated season. It would be tight through the first quarter, but both teams would have their offenses humming, as the #1 Bulldogs would be just a bit better, leading 15-13. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs would stay hot as they would double up the Hornets with a 12-6 quarter and have the 27-19 lead as they hit the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Bulldogs showed no signs of slowing, as they posted a 13-7 quarter and took a 40-26 lead into the fourth. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs would put the final touches on the Hornets with a 12-9 quarter as they secured the 52-35 victory. In the winning effort, the Bulldogs stay perfect on the season at 16-0 as they have their last regular season game Thursday against Canton. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, they fall to 10-8 as they will end their season at Moriah on Wednesday night. Gallery

Lake Placid's Ella Moodey (11) breaks in and lays it off the window for the score as the Blue Bombers get the 25-17 victory. It would be a matchup in Girls Basketball section VII, with the Lake Placid Blue Bombers and Seton Catholic Knights battling, as they have just a couple of weeks left in the regular season and are going for that all-important playoff seeding. It would be a slow start for both teams as they looked to gain their footing, as the Blue Bombers would have the 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Blue Bombers would find their footing as they would have an 11-6 quarter and take the 18-12 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, it was a defensive contest, with the Blue Bombers holding on for a 7-5 halftime lead and a 25-17 victory. In the winning effort, the Blue Bombers go to 5-10 on the season, and for the Knights, they fall to 3-10. Gallery

Peru's Reese Duprey (5) with the block on Plattsburgh's Olivia Lamountain (3) as she drove to the hoop. It would be the #17 Peru Nighthawks traveling to the next town over and taking on the Plattsburgh Hornets as they look to stay undefeated inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. The game would be tight through the first quarter, as both teams were feeling each other out and were tied at 10. In the second quarter, though, we would see the true Nighthawks come out, as they would have a 21-7 quarter to take a convincing 31-17 lead into the halftime break. When the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would do their best to keep it close, but they couldn't get any closer, as the Nighthawks led 20-15 at halftime and secured the 51-32 victory. In the Nighthawks' winning effort, they go to 12-2 on the season, while the Plattsburgh Hornets fall to 8-6. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Ava Weiss (14) with the mid-range jumper for the score as the Hornets would defeat the Eagles 52-29. It would be a return to Champlain Valley Athletic Conference action, as we are in the last month of the season, and teams are starting to make that playoff push. The Plattsburgh Hornets would host crosstown rival Beekmantown Eagles in girls' basketball action. The game would start well for the home Hornets, as they jumped out to a 12-2 lead after the first quarter. The Hornets would keep their foot on the gas in the second quarter as they would have aa19-2 quarter behind some great defense and take the 31-4 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Eagles would find their offense and play with the Hornets, as they would have a 12-11 quarter, but the game would still be 42-16 as they entered the fourth. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles would again stay with the Hornets, 13-10, but the deficit would be too much, as the Hornets held on for the 52-29 victory. In the winning effort,t the Hornets would go to 7-4 on the season while the Eagles would fall to 4-3. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Olivia LaMountan (3) with the jumper from the wing over Boquet Valley's Charlee Orciani (14) for the score. It would be the third game of the day in the 2026 Clinton Community College Holiday Classic, featuring the Boquet Valley Griffins and the Plattsburgh Hornets, as the Hornets would look to win both on the week. The game would get off to a great start for the Hornets, who ran out to a 25-3 lead before the break. In the second half, the Griffins would do their best to get back in the game, but their slow start would kill them, as the Hornets would get the 35-19 victory. In the winning effort, the Hotnets would go 2-0 but finish second to the Saranac Spartans on point difference. As for the Griffins, they would go 0-2 on the week and end up fourth as they both look to conference play and a run at the sectionals. Gallery

It would be the battle of 12's from the top of the key as Saranac's Lily Brown (12) goes over Maloe Sadie Varin (12) for the score as the Spartans get the 44-41 victory. It would be the start of the second day of the 6th annual Clinton Community College Holiday Classic, and it would begin with a matchup between Section X and Section VII, pitting the Malone Huskies against the Saranac Spartans. The game started well for the Huskies, who jumped out to a 13-5 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, though, the Spartans would start to find their shot, scoring 12 points and trailing by a slim 18-16 at the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Spartans kept their hot hand going, scoring 15 points and taking a 31-22 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Huskies mounted a great comeback attempt and even had a chance to tie the game and force overtime in the final 2 seconds with a three-point attempt, but it came up short, and they would fall 44-41. In the winning effort for the Spartans M, Addison Graigner would lead the way with 13 points as they gowent-0 in the tournament. As for the Hus, Raegan McArddle would have me high, high 20 points, but they would finish the tournament 0-2 with competitive games. Gallery