On Friday, Feb. 23, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys' basketball faced off against Saratoga Catholic at Siena College in the Section 2, Class C quarterfinals. The Bulldogs won 67 to 53.

Last Thursday, Dec. 28, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team took on Community Health Academy of the Heights from the New York City Public Schools Athletic League in the BKW Holiday tournament. The Bulldogs pulled away in the second half to win 99-61.

In the last game of the seventh annual holiday tournament on Tuesday evening, Dec. 27, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team took on Cairo-Durham in the semifinals. Both teams traded leads late before the Mustangs took the Bulldogs to overtime. The Bulldogs won, 69 to 64.

On Thursday, Dec. 23, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys basketball team played a non-league game against Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School. The Bulldogs’ fast-pace defense made the Indians’ turn the ball over as the Bulldogs won 68 to 45.

On Feb. 16, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys basketball team was itching to get back on the hardwood since COVID-19 hit. The State, which designated basketball as a “high-risk” sport, finally gave the sport the green light with the help from Albany County and BKW school board to return.

Playing to a packed gym, Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s basketball teams — both the boys and the girls — were champions at the annual Holiday Tournament they hosted this past weekend at the high school.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo basketball fans packed the gym in Berne for a thrilling ride this past weekend as the Bulldogs battled to try to win Class C titles. On Friday, the boys, seeded 15th, suffered a close loss, 54 to 52, against Rensselaer, the 18th seed.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs boys took to the lanes and the court on Friday afternoon in critical Western Athletic Conference games early in the season. The basketball team played Middleburgh in a packed gym at home and battled in the second half to hold onto a 63-to-58 win.

Starting off on the right foot: Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team played Friday evening at home at full strength for the first time all season — football injuries had earlier sidelined several players. The Bulldogs beat Fort Plain High School decisively — 76 to 52.

On Friday evening, Dec. 16, Berne-Knox-Westerlo hosted Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons at home, holding their own for the first half but then losing, 81 to 58.