The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 NYSPHSAA Class C Northern Regional champions with a 43-40 victory over the Maple Hill Wildcats. It would be the second game of the day on Regional Finals day from Clinton Community College and this time it would be on the boy's side in Class C and a battle between the top ten teams for the right to head to Cool Insuring Arena as #3 Moriah Vikings from Section VII would meet up with #6 Maple Hills Wildcats from Section II. It would be a slow start to the game as both teams would come out shooting cold and the Vikings would have a slim 6-4 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the teams would still be shooting cold on the day but the defenses would come up to the task as it would be a 7-6 quarter in favor of the Vikings giving them a 13-10 lead at the half. When the teams would return for the second half they would find their shot as both teams would score more in the third quarter than they did the whole first half as the Wildcats would have a 20-16 quarter and take a 30-29 lead into the final eight minutes of the game. In the last quarter, the game would go back and forth with the lead changing multiple timers down the stretch as the Vikings would have a 14-10 quarter and get the 43-40 victory. In the winning effort for the Moriah Vikings, Cooper Allen would lead the way with 20 points as they go to 21-2 on the season and head to the final four next weekend in Glenns Falls against the Haldane Blue Devils. As for the Maple Hill Wildcats, their season comes to an end at 21-5. Gallery

Saranac's Korbin Cranford (11) with the midrange jumper over the defender for the score as the Chiefs rout the Griffins. It would be the last game of the 2022 Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and it would pit the Saranac Chiefs and Boquet Valley Griffins with the winner being named the boy portions champion. The game would start off well for the Chiefs as they would be on fire and have a 20-3 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Chiefs would stay hot but the Griffins would find their stroke the Chiefs would win the quarter 20-16 and take a 40-19 lead into halftime. When the teams came back for the third quarter the Chiefs would continue their hot hand with a 23-4 quarter and take a 63-23 lead into the 4th quarter. In that 4th quarter with the winning a forgone conclusion the Chiefs would win the quarter 16-7 and get the convincing 70-39 victory. With the win, the Saranac Chiefs win the boy's portion of the 2022 Holiday Classic making it a clean sweep for the Saranac Chiefs at the Holiday Classic the boy's team would go to 4-5 on the season and the Griffins fall to 3-3 on the year. Gallery

Boquet Valley's Ella Lobell (15) beats the defenders and takes it down the lane and lays it off the window for the score. It would be the opening game of the 2nd day of the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and it would feature the Boquet Valley Griffins and the Peru Nighthawks in Girl's Basketball action. It would be a tight game through the first quarter as the Griffins would have a slim 9-8 lead. In the second quarter, the defenses would stay tall and the low scoring would continue with a Griffins 8-5 quarter and have a 17-13 lead as they went to the intermission. When the teams would return for the third quarter the Griffins would their offense and go on a surge for the quarter with a 16-6 and take a 33-19 lead into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter, the Nighthawks would do their best to get back in the game but it would come up short with a 13-11 quarter as the Griffins would get the 44-32 victory. In the winning effort, they would go 1-1 at the Classic and go 6-3 on the season while the Nighthawks would go 0-2 at the Classic and 3-3 on the season. Gallery

Crown Point's Trevor Harris (34) with the hard contact as he derived the paint for the basket on Boquet Valley's Jackson Hooper (3). It would be the third game of the day on the opening day of the 2022 Clinton Community College Holiday Classic as the Crown Point Panthers and the Boquet Valley Griffins in a rematch of last season's section vii class d finals and it would be seen way throughout the game. It would be a very even game from the start so even that it would be tied at 10 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, there still would be no separation as they would tie at twelve for the quarter and go into the intermission tied at 22. When the teams came back for the third quarter it would be seen that the Panthers had regrouped their approach and would have a 22-14 quarter and take a 44-36 lead into the final quarter. In that final quarter it would be low scoring but the Panthers would win the quarter at 9-6 and hold on for the 53-42 victory. In the winning effort, the Panthers would now take on the Saranac Chiefs on December 28th as they would go for the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic title and go to 6-1 on the season as the Griffins fall to 3-2 on the season. Gallery

Saranac's Brenna Ducatte (40) breaks in on the hoop in the early stages of the game for the way hoop. It would be the second game of the first day of the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic. It would feature a team from the Champlain Valley and one from the Mountain Valley inside section vii as the Saranac Chiefs would meet up with the Boquet Valley Griffins. The game would start off well for the Chiefs as they would jump out to the 12-4 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Chiefs would start to pull away in the game with a 26-8 quarter and take a 38-12 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half the Griffins would have no answer for the Chiefs as the Chiefs would win the half 37-18 and hold on for the 75-30 victory. In the winning effort, the Chiefs would go to 5-0 on the season and take on the Seton Catholic Knights tomorrow (December 28th) as they will go for the crown of the 2022 Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and the Boquet Valley Griffins fall to 5-3 season. Gallery

Boquet Valley's Jackson Hooper (3) with the breakaway layup that he would lay it off the window for two points. It would be the season opener for the Seton Catholic Knights as they would host the Boquet Valley Griffins in Mountain Valley Athletic Conference action. The first quarter would not go the way of the Knights as they were still feeling stuff out in the opener and would trail 13-2 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Knights would come alive and make a game of it with a 13-4 quarter and trail by a slim 17-15 at the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter the Griffins would find their game again, take the quarter 13-8 and the 30-23 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the defenses would step up and the Griffins would win the quarter by a slim 9-8 and secure the 39-31 victory. In the winning effort, the Griffins will stay perfect in the early season at 2-0 while the Knights fall to 1-1. Gallery