14 months ago, South Glens Falls was in a lot of ways like Troy High's women's basketball team, struggling. Troy beat the Bulldogs in the 3rd place game of the Averill Park Tip-Off Tournament, but things were different this season, as the Bulldogs lost to host Averill Park in the finals, while Troy finished last after losing to Columbia.
And, so, went the season. South High posted the best record in the Foothills Council at 17-3 going into today's matinee, while Troy suffered a historically bad regular season, finishing at 1-19, and having lost seven in a row entering play today.
The upside for Troy is they not only got coach Steve Lombard back after he missed last week's regular season finale at Bethlehem, but they added four extra players off either the JV roster or the undefeated women's modified team, I couldn't tell, and none of the extra players even entered the game. Seems the newcomers were there as observers only, and ineligible to play. Another mistake in a season full of them at Troy.
Troy led briefly in the first quarter, but then, South High went on a 7-0 run to end the frame, and never trailed again. The problems were there for all to see. Troy's defense left one Bulldog wide open for three if her teammates could find her. The offensive rebounds were few & far between until a second half run got Troy as close as nine points, but that would be as close as it'd get, as South High extracted a measure of revenge, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 53-41 win.
The reward for South Glens Falls? A 3rd meeting with league rival Queensbury, only this time on neutral ground at Catholic Central's Monsignor Burns Gym. While CCHS is now based in Latham, they still play their home basketball & volleyball games at the Lansingburgh gym.
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The only other game completed at press time saw another matchup of Suburban Council vs. Foothills Council, as Burnt Hills crushed Scotia-Glenville, 69-34. Gary Bynom's Spartans advance to face Suburban rival Columbia on Thursday.
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