GLENS FALLS – After trailing Scotia-Glenville by 13 points in the opening half of Thursday’s Foothills Council boys championship game, the Glens Falls Indians rallied to topple the defending league champion Tartans 71-68 at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Joseph Girard III hit a 3-pointer with 6.6-seconds left to play and delivered four free throws in the final seconds to lift the Indians to victory.
Girard finished with 31 points, including six 3-pointers, while Tony Green chipped in with 21 points.
Christian Corner delivered a 28-point effort for Scotia-Glenville, while Rhys Teneyke added 14 and Sean Degraffenreid chipped in with 12.
The Indians finished with 12 3-pointers in the game, while the Tartans finished with 10.
Glens Falls 71, Scotia-Glenville 68
Scotia-Glenville17 17 17 17 – 68
Glens Falls17 14 21 19 – 71
Scotia-Glenville
Clune 3-2-8, Corker 6-13-28, Degraffenreid 3-4-12, Martin 2-1-6, Teneyke 5-0-14. Totals: 19-20-68
Glens Falls
Balcom 1-0-3, Brady 2-0-4, Girard 9-7-31, Green 8-1-21, Owens 1-1-3, Sampson 2-0-5, Stamatel 2-0-4. Totals: 25-9-71.
3-point goals: Scotia-Glenville 10 (Rhys Teneyke 4, Christian Corker 3, Sean Degraffenreid 2, Trevor Martin); Glens Falls 12 (Joe Girard III 6, Tony Green 4, Dylan Balcom, Aaron Sampson).
