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| Queensbury's Brett Rodriguez looks to inbound the ball with Glens Fall's Dylan Balcom defending. |
At one point in time, the scoreboard read 10 for the visitor to the home team's 2.
Doug Fraser was notably upset about something, which earned him a technical foul.
Joe Girard III sank both free throws, giving the Glens Falls Indians the 25-24 lead.
That technical seemed to ignite the Queensbury offense, who went on a 18-1 run to end the second quarter to lead 42-26 at the halftime break.
Queensbury would extend their lead to 20 before Glens Falls started chipping away the lead, getting it to within 7 before Glens Falls's foul troubles of the second half started eating their chances away, resulting in the Indians tallest player, Alex Wright, to foul out.
The game took many twists. Up until that 18-1 run, it looked like the game was going to be close throughout, resembling the game played at Glens Falls High School two years prior where Sam Sax drove the lane and scored the game-winning lay-up with under three seconds left.
Then it seemed like a blowout was imminent. Credit the Indians, they never gave up, allowing them to chip away at the Spartans lead. But as noted above, the foul troubles, which was the inverse of what the first half brought, saw Queensbury being in the double bonus instead.
The win makes Queensbury an early favorite to be the North Division winner in the new-look Foothills Council, which became a ten-team, two-division conference with the addition of Amsterdam and Schuylerville.
Queensbury improves to 3-0 in the council, and 3-1 overall. Their one loss was to Green Tech, who are the defending state champions in Class AA. The Spartans will begin their holiday schedule by traveling to Burnt Hills on Monday. The Indians, who have lost two of their last three games, have no games scheduled during their holiday break, and will resume play on January 6th as they face the Schuylerville Black Horses.
The two teams will meet again at Queensbury on Tuesday, February 3rd.
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LOOSE ENDS: Will Springstead noted it on his Post-Star blog, and I'll note this here... looks can be deceiving. Queensbury's Bailey Dray doesn't have the look of a basketball player, but if you underestimate him, he's going to burn you from near and far. He's got the quick step and the conscious ability to distribute the ball easily to the hands of an open teammate.
It's part of the reason why he scooped up a season-high 27 points in the victory.
Joe Girard III is going to give Jimmer Fredette's records a run. The eight grader is averaging better than 23 points per game, and could have brought in more if the Glens Falls Indians weren't silenced during the second quarter. Girard has fundamentals to work out, but could easily join the list of 30 point-per-game scorers in the years to come.
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NEXT UP: Our next Friday Night Hoops broadcast will be on Friday, January 2nd, when we travel to Argyle for the Argyle Tournament. The first game will feature Heatly taking on North Warren at 6:30PM, then Ticonderoga will play Argyle at 8PM.
Our first hockey broadcast will hit the air on Monday, December 29th, when we air the first day of the Rivermen Tournament live from the Glens Falls Recreation Center. The Queensbury Spartans will take on the Rye Garnets and the Glens Falls/Hudson Falls/South Glens Falls Rivermen will take on the Beekmantown Eagles. Coverage begins at 5:20PM on FOX Sports Radio 1230.
And check here for the full winter schedule.
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