Northeastern Clinton's (2) drives to the hoop past the defender for the score as the Cougars get the 28-22 road victory. It would be a battle inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference of Section VII in girls' basketball between the host Plattsburgh Hornets and the visiting Northeastern Clinton Cougars in an early-season tilt. The game would start well for the visiting Cougars, who took a 7-2 lead after the first quarter in a defensive battle. The Hornets would answer back quickly in the section quarter with 5 points in the first minute to tie the game at 7, but the Cougars would finish the half on a 9-4 run to take the 16-11 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Hornets would show their muscle, scoring 7-1 to take an 18-17 lead into the final eight minutes of the game. In that final quarter, the Cougars would get their shot back and goon toto have an 11-4 quarter to secure the 28-22 victory on the nig, their first win of the season, and go to 1-2 while the Hornets fall to 1-3 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Aubree Mulligan (15) drives through the defender from the three-point line for the score. Gallery

Seton Catholic's (14) with the crossover and takes it by the Wells defender (15) and drives to the basket. It would be a matchup within the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, with the Seton Catholic Knights hosting the Wells Wildcats in Plattsburgh in an early-season contest. It would be a defensive battle through the first quarter, with the Wildcats holding a slim 4-3 lead. In the second quarter, the Wildcats found their offense and pulled away with a 12-3 quarter, taking a 16-6 lead into the break. When the teams returned for the second half it would be the defensive contest that we started the game with as the Wildcats would win the half 10-6 and they would secure the 26-12 win, In the winning effort the Wildcats would stay perfect on the season as they go to 3-0 while the Knights fall to 1-3 on the season. Gallery

It would be the opening tip of the game between Seton Catholic's (3) and Wells (44), and the game is on. Gallery

Peru's Madi Marino (3) with the the three from the top of the key as part of a two point night. After over a 15 year hituas it would be the return of the Section VII Champions and on the first night it would be the girl's taking center stage and the second game of the day would see a battle inside the top 15 as it would be the #11 Saranac Spartans from Class B taking on #12 Peru Nighthawks from Class A. The Spartans would start by taking control of the game in the first quarter as they would have a 13-5 lead on the Nighthawks after the first eight minutes. The second quarter would be more evenly matched as the Nighthawks would win slightly with a 14-13 quarter, but the Spartans would have the 26-19 lead at the break. When the teams returned for the second half, the Spartans found their groove again, had a 12-8 quarter, and took the 38-27 lead into the final stanza. In the fourth and final quarter, the Spartans would put the closing marks on the game with a 12-7 quarter and secure the 50-34 victory. In the winning effort for the Spartans, Breanna Ducatte would lead the way with 18 points as they go to 16-3 on the season, enter the New York State tournament, and play the Section II champion on March 12th. As for the Peru Nighthawks, they will fall to 17-4 on the season as Reese Duprey would lead the way with 18, and they are also headed to the New York State tournament and will play the winner from Section II. Gallery

Saranac's PAige Ubu (2) with the drive and takes it around the defender on the score drive as part of a three-point night. Gallery

Schroon Lake's Briella Emment (4) with the rainbow shot from the corner as the Vikings would get the 52-39 victory. It would be the opening game of the Girls' Section VII Champions Challenge, and it would see the #9 Moriah Vikings from Class C take on the #11 Schroon Lake Wildcats from Class D at the Cinton Community College gym. The game would start very evenly matched with a 14-13 lead for the Schroon Lake Wildcats. When the second quarter rolled around, the Vikings took control of the game with a great showing on a 15-4 quarter and took the 28-18 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Wildcats would be able to get their game back again, but the Vikings' offense would stay hot as well, and the Vikings would win the quarter 16-14 and take the 44-32 lead into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter would be another tight one, as defense would be the name of the game. The Vikings would win the quarter 8-7 and secure the 52-39 win. In the winning effort for the Vikings, Emma Harrington would lead the way with a 30-point game as they go to 18-4 on the season as they head into their New York State Tournament game against the Lisbon Golden Knights. As for the Schroon Lake Wildcats, they would fall to 14-7 on the season as Olivia Hartwell would have 17 points on the night as they head into their New York State Tournament game against the Chateaugay Bulldogs with a berth in the final four on the line. Gallery

Moriah's Maggie Speschock (24) with the three from the wing.Gallery

Schroon Lake's Olivia Hartwell (12) drives the hoop for the score as part of a game high 29 points as the Wildcats are crowned the Class D Champions. We would have the second game of the day on championship Saturday from the Clinton Community College gym as part of Section VII Championship Saturday. It would feature the #2 Schroon Lake Wildcats and the #4 Chazy Eagles for the Class D title, and after the first quarter, we would have nothing decided as the game would be deadlocked at 13. However, in the second quarter, the Wildcats would start to pull away as they would have a 13-7 quarter and take the 26-20 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, it would stay tight as the Wildcats would edge out the quarter at 12-10 and take the 38-30 lead into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter, the Wildcats could seal the game away as they would go on a 13-3 run to secure the 51-33 victory and win the Class D title. In the winning effort for the Wildcats, Olivia Hartwell would lead the way with a 29-point game as they go to 14-6 and advance to the New York State Tournament, where they will take on the winner of Section X on March 15th. As for the Chazy Eagles, Carly Lapierre would lead the way with 12 points as their season would end at 13-8. Gallery

Chazy's Stephaine Barriere (1) with the drive to the hoop along the baseline as part of a six point afternoon. Gallery