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Without the 50 degree evening.
It'll be about 30 degrees colder when the Queensbury Spartans take to the field to play the Cornwall Green Dragons tonight at 8 p.m. at Dietz Stadium in Kingston.
But otherwise what both teams will see are almost carbon copies from what they saw last year when the two teams met in last year's Class A State Semifinal game at Dietz.
Queensbury won that game, 36-27, on their way to the State Championship the following week.
In that game, Cornwall leaned towards their passing game, trying to beat the Queensbury secondary with wide routes. Mike White, Cornwall's star quarterback, threw 7-for-10 for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns until an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the game. Jason Bailey came on in relief, completing 9 of his 15 passes for 144 yards.
130 of those yards on 8 catches were completed to Kobie Thomas, Matt Robinson caught 6 passes for 110 yards and Tyler Peddie caught 2 for 31 yards.
All four of those players are still on the roster for the Cornwall Green Dragons. Jason Bailey has completed 161 of his 240 passes this year, with nearly 2,400 yards. He has thrown 30 touchdowns against 7 interceptions. Tyler Peddie has become Bailey's favorite deep target, catching 29 passes for 615 yards. 14 of those 29 passes were brought in for a touchdown.
Kobie Thomas has caught the most passes from Bailey, catching 42 passes for 531 yards and 6 touchdowns. Matt Robinson has 531 receiving yards this year, scoring 6 touchdowns. His 88 yards against Rye was the most of the regular receivers for first-year coach Michael Connolly's squad.
The receiver Queensbury didn't see last year is senior Mike Reilly. He has 433 receiving yards on 35 catches this year, finding the end zone 4 times.
The rushing attack for Cornwall is led by Kevin Gangemi, who has churned up 1,039 yards on 181 carries, scoring 13 times for the Green Dragons.
For Queensbury, Brett Rodriguez scored two touchdowns last year, rushing for 103 yards on 10 carries. Erik Wettersten and Chris Goudy also had carries for John Irion's offense.
This year, Tyrell Adams has taken over the reigns as leading rusher, surpassing Rodriguez in weeks 8 and 9 when Rodriguez's play was limited due to a shoulder injury. Tyrell Adams has 963 yards on 75 carries this year, scoring 15 touchdowns on the ground. He scored one against Massena last week on the ground, and caught passes from Drew Wilson and Brett Rodriguez for two more trips to the endzone. Brett Rodriguez has 828 rushing yards this year, scoring 11 touchdowns on 74 carries. He had two carries for 65 yards, scoring a touchdown on one of those carries, and threw for a touchdown as well.
Erik Wettersten had a season high 23 yards per carry and two touchdowns when he carried for 69 yards on three carries in the Spartans 48-0 win over the Massena Red Raiders. He has 376 yards on 52 carries. And Chris Goudy has 526 rushing yards for Queensbury.
The Spartans come in with 3,731 rushing yards and 360 passing yards. The Green Dragons have nearly 2,400 passing yards, and just short of 1,600 rushing yards.
But the Green Dragons have never beat Section 2 in the State Semifinals. In four of the last five years, the Green Dragons have made it to Dietz, only to see their season come to an end at the hands of Section 2. In 2009, 2011 and 2012 it was because of Burnt Hills. Last year, their season came to an end at the hands of the Queensbury Spartans.
The Green Dragons does have a win over a Section 2 opponent this year, beating Amsterdam 50-7 at the Carrier Dome in Week 1.
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IF YOU GO: Dietz Stadium is just off Washington Avenue about a mile from the traffic circle that links Route 28 and 587 with the New York State Thruway.
Take Interstate 87 south to Exit 1W, hopping on the New York State Thruway south towards New York City.
Take Exit 19, Route 28 for Kingston. The toll will be $2.70.
When you enter the traffic circle, you will want the second exit for Washington Avenue. Exit onto the road and travel about 1 mile. Dietz Stadium will be on your right, across the road from a Greyhound Bus Station.
Parking is free, however could be limited as the Class D Semifinal game precedes the Queensbury game which Cambridge will be taking on Chester at 4PM.
This year Section 2 will be treated as the home team for all except the Class AA Semifinal, so you'll be sitting on the right side of the stadium where the press box is set up.
IF YOU DON'T GO: We'll have coverage of the Class A State Semifinals beginning at 7:45PM live from Dietz Stadium on FOX Sports Radio 1230. In addition, the game will be carried on the other local radio station as well as television coverage on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (Channel 50 on most Time-Warner Cable systems) beginning at 8PM.
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