Glens Falls beats Amsterdam 74-68 on a night where Joseph Girard III breaks the NY State Boys career scoring record.
(Game notes, play by play & team highlights)
-Glens Falls closed out the 1Q on a 8-0 run to take a 17-11 lead.
-After a Glens Falls three pointer by Joseph Girard III with 5 minutes left in the 2Q the Indians open up a double digit lead of 28-18. Amsterdam fights back and cuts the deficit to 4 (34-30) at the break.
-Amsterdam's Osvauldo DeJesus goes on his own 6-0 run to start the 3Q and gives the Rams their 1st lead since the 1Q (36-34). Glens Falls immediately responds with 2 quick buckets by Joseph Girard III to regain the lead and take a 48-41 lead into the final quarter.
-The Indians stretched their lead out to 11 (58-47) with just under 6 minutes left in the game. Amsterdam once again rallied as Osvauldo DeJesus and Willie Brown paced the offense and helped the Rams cut the deficit to 3 with under 3 minutes remaining. At the 1:40 mark, left in the game, Joseph Girard III was fouled with the Indians up 4 and with a chance to break the all-time NY State Boys Basketball scoring record with his next point scored. Girard knocked down both free throws to break the record and put the Indians up by 6.
-Amsterdam would cut the deficit to 5 with 0:48 seconds left but that's as close as they would get. Glens Falls wins 74-68 in front of a packed house in Amsterdam.
Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:
|
End 1Q |
Halftime |
End 3Q |
Final |
|
|
Glens Falls |
17 |
34 |
48 |
74 |
|
Amsterdam |
11 |
30 |
41 |
68 |
|
Glens Falls |
Amsterdam |
|
|
6 |
3PT SHOOTING |
2 |
|
10-14 |
FREE THROWS |
14-25 |
|
71% |
FT % |
56% |
|
3 |
LEADS |
2 |
|
11 |
LARGEST LEAD |
2 |
|
Top Scorers |
||
|
Glens Falls |
Joseph Girard III #11 |
44 |
|
Glens Falls |
Trenton Girard #13 |
13 |
|
Amsterdam |
Osvauldo DeJesus #13 |
30 |
|
Amsterdam |
Willie Brown #1 |
15 |
Game Flow
