Queensbury boys soccer pulls away from Patriots

BROADALBIN — The Queensbury varsity boys soccer team pulled away in the second half on Wednesday, scoring three unanswered goals to earn a 4-1 win over Broadalbin-Perth.

The Spartans struck first in just the third minute, with Luke Eichen burying a pass from Ethan Moger to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Patriots’ goalie Alden Goldman made several stops to keep the deficit at one, and Broadalbin-Perth tied the score in the 22nd minute when Jake Holland headed a corner kick home, making it 1-1.

After going into halftime tied, Queensbury came flying out to start the second half, scoring twice in the span of four minutes to take a 3-1 lead. Max Roca connected on a free kick in the 49th minute, and Ethan Moger buried a shot from distance in the 53rd minute.

Roca added his second goal later in the half, finishing another free kick from just outside the box. The Queensbury defense stood tall in the final minutes, and the Spartans wrapped up a 4-1 victory.

Roca scored two goals and added an assist for the Spartans. Moger had a goal and an assist, while Eichen added a goal. Holland scored the Patriots’ lone goal, with the assist going to Alex Rogers.

Jake Afsar-Keshmiri earned the win in goal, making one save. Goldman stopped four shots in the loss for Broadalbin-Perth.

Queensbury improves to 10-1-4 overall, and 9-1-2 in the Foothills Council with the victory. The Spartans will finish the regular season with a home contest against Amsterdam tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.