With no games tonight due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (and a possible winter storm moving in to wreck tomorrow's schedule), let's take a look at the games of interest in high school sports this week.

Tuesday
Girls basketball - Granville at Tamarac, 6:30 p.m.
The Bengals fell off the pace being set by Hoosic Valley in the Wasaren League when they fell to Greenwich last week. They have an opportunity later in the week to pull themselves back into the race when they take on the Indians, but first they must deal with the Golden Horde and junior Emily Fuller, who has a hot hand at the free throw line and is deadly from beyond the arc.

Girls basketball - Watervliet at Mechanicville, 7 p.m.
The Cannoneers are reeling. After winning their first eight games this season, they have since dropped three in a row to some top teams in the Colonial Council: Cohoes, Ravena, and Holy Names. 'Vliet was without their star point guard, Ailayia Demand, for the first two of that stretch thanks to a suspension, and Demand only saw action in the second half against Holy Names. Will her return to the starting lineup against the Red Raiders, another team with their sights on the Colonial Council title, spark the Cannoneers, or will the slide continue?

Boys basketball - Albany Academy at Albany, 7 p.m.
The Cadets had been undefeated against local competition, running through games against Lansingburgh, Bishop Maginn, and Green Tech before dropping a 75-67 game at Schenectady on Friday. The independent Cadets will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak against the Falcons in their final game of the season against a team from the area.

Wednesday
Wrestling - Shenendehowa at Columbia, 6 p.m.
The two powerhouses of local wrestling clash on the mat in East Greenbush. The Plainsmen come into the showdown as the top ranked team among large schools in New York State, but both are undefeated in dual meets this year. Can the 12th-ranked Blue Devils, led by undefeated Matt Greene at 130 pounds and coming off a first place showing at the Chris Hernandez Memorial Tournament in Yonkers this weekend, score the upset, or will Shen, riding a streak of 51 consecutive Suburban Council dual wins, roll toward sectionals with their top ranking intact?

Thursday
Boys basketball - Bethlehem at Shenendehowa, 7 p.m.
There aren't an awful lot of teams that have the potential to give the Plainsmen a good game. The Eagles, jockeying for position with Mohonasen at the top of the South Division in the Suburban Council, are one of those teams, but they will depend on a big game from seniors Jordan Sperber and Scott Clas if they are going to keep pace with Shen. The Plainsmen still undefeated in conference and boasting a number of talented players on their roster who could burn you if you give them the opportunity.

Friday
Boys basketball - Schuylerville at Hoosick Falls, 6 p.m.
This one is remarkably simple. Unbeaten in conference Schuylerville against one-loss in conference Hoosick Falls in a contest that could well determine the Wasaren champion. The Panthers have been waiting for this rematch ever since they fell by one to the Horses in Schyulerville on December 15. If they win, it's back to square one in the race for the title. If they lose, the Horses are probably going to ride away with the championship.

Boys basketball - Mohonasen at Shaker, 7 p.m.
A big matchup between a pair of outstanding squads. The Blue Bison's only losses on the season are to Shenendehowa and Colonie, while the Warriors will be desperate for a victory, especially if Bethlehem loses to Shen the night before. The real treat for the fans? Both of these sides know how to score in bunches, so expect a shootout at Shaker.

Girls basketball - Holy Names at Cohoes, 7 p.m.
Two teams that had been looking up at Watervliet for much of this season now find themselves tied for the Colonial Council lead. Both tallied wins over the Cannoneers in the last two weeks, and the winner of this game will control their own fate for the Colonial Council title. The Tigers will be looking for big nights from My'Asia Alston and Bailei Tetrault to earn the win, while Holy Names turns to Sarah Agan and Mary Kate Murray in search of the season sweep over Cohoes.

Girls basketball - Tamarac at Hoosic Valley, 7 p.m.
The Indians have two hurdles to clear to claim the Wasaren title. The first is Greenwich, a team the Indians defeated by 26 points back in December, and the other is Tamarac, who lost by 30 to Hoosic Valley on their home court on December 14. If the Indians are going to be stopped, the Bengals are going to have to go to Schaghticoke to make it happen, but sophomore Cassidy Chapko is tough to handle from the outside, and senior Taylor Sullivan is tough to battle on the glass.

Girls basketball - Albany at Bishop Maginn, 7 p.m.
The Lady Falcons will be looking to put a serious clamp down on their Big 10 lead when they travel to Lincoln Park to face the Griffins. Following Maginn's upset loss at CCHS last week, Albany now has a two-game lead on the rest of the Big 10, as Maginn and Schenectady each have two losses in the conference. The Lady Falcons can put away the Griffins with a win, but Bishop Maginn can throw the Big 10 race into doubt if they can snag the victory.

Girls basketball - Shenendehowa at Bethlehem, 7 p.m.
Just as in the boys' contest the previous night, the girls' matchup features a pair of teams at the top of their division in the Suburban Council, including an undefeated Shenendehowa. The Eagles are trying to keep pace with Colonie in the South Division, and the Plainsmen, led by Emily Weber, Allie Setter, and Mary Kate Cusack, present a huge challenge for the Eagles.

Saturday
Girls basketball - Taconic Hills at Maple Hill, 7 p.m.
The last time Katie Roth and the Wildcats took on the second-place team in the Patroon Conference was last week when they traveled to Greenville. They promptly destroyed the Spartans to the tune of a 53-15 final. Talented both offensively and defensively, Maple Hill's closest conference game of the season thus far came in Craryville against the Titans, a game they won by "only" 27 points. If you want to see the Wildcats in a game that may have some semblance of drama to it, this one could be the only one left before sectionals.