02/21/2024




SPORTS STAFF

South Glens Falls seized a down to the wire victory over Averill Park 71-70 in a Class AA sectional tilt. Brady Smith was an offensive spark plug for the Bulldogs with 25 points. South Glens Falls advances to play La Salle on 2/25 at Siena College.

As both teams refused to go away quietly the meeting went to double overtime where South Glens Falls overtook Averill Park. The contest was tied at 50 after regulation and tied at 61 after the first overtime.

Averill Park held a slight 1-point advantage heading into the fourth period. 

Focused play in the second half helped as South Glens Falls outscored Averill Park 47-39 in the final two quarters and (OT). That was different than earlier in the game as they flipped the script of the first half when Averill Park built a 31-24 lead at the midway point.

Averill Park and South Glens Falls were all square after one period of play.

The Warriors played as a cohesive squad in the second stanza turning a tied game into a 7-point halftime control. However, South Glens Falls took advantage of great halftime adjustments and cut their deficit to one point heading into the fourth quarter.

South Glens Falls maximized their play in the third quarter and outscored Averill Park by 6 points.

The teams put on a defensive clinic in the fourth quarter as they combined for merely 21 points.

South Glens Falls had three shooting stars in double figure scoring. Brady Smith led South Glens Falls with 25 points. Ryan Fitzsimmons contributed 17 points. Landon Casey bagged 12 points. Liam Brennan sank 9 points. Jack Gutowski racked up 8 points.
South Glens Falls buried 7 hoops from long range.
Ryan Fitzsimmons made 5 three-pointers.

Jacob Phelps was an offensive spark plug for Averill Park with 24 points. Benicio Morelli registered 14 points. Cavan Hicks poured in 9 points. Tyler Bradley bagged 8 points.
Averill Park drilled 9 trifectas.
Benicio Morelli nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Warriors shot stellar from the charity stripe as they produced 76.5%, 13 of 17.





SCORE BY QUARTER1234OTFINAL
Averill Park15169102070
South Glens Falls15915112171
       
       
   Averill ParkSouth Glens Falls  
       
  FGM -2425  
  FTM -1314  
  FTA -1724  
  FT% -76.5%58.3%  
  3PtM -97  
       
Averill Park      
       
NameFGM3PMFTMFTAPTS 
Benicio Morelli531214 
Cavan Hicks41009 
Charlie Ratigan10224 
Declan Flanigan11124 
Jack Behan21227 
Jacob Phelps817924 
Tyler Bradley32008 
       
South Glens Falls      
       
NameFGM3PMFTMFTAPTS 
Brady Smith1103925 
Jack Gutowski20448 
Landon Casey511212 
Liam Brennan11699 
Ryan Fitzsimmons650017 




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