Queensbury girls soccer falls to Burnt Hills in Class A semifinals

Written by Staff Report on October 25, 2022. Posted in Community, Sports.

MECHANICVILLE — The Queensbury varsity girls soccer team was unable to complete a late comeback on Tuesday, falling 2-1 to #3-seed Burnt Hills in the Section 2 Class A sectional semifinals.

Much of the first half went without scoring, until Ella Blesi finished a corner kick to give Burnt Hills a 1-0 lead with 29 seconds until halftime. Burnt Hills continued to apply pressure in the second half, and extended the lead to 2-0 when Blesi finished a feed from M.K. Lescault with 10 minutes remaining.

Queensbury had a late push, and senior Bayley Duffy converted a free kick from 40 yards away to cut the deficit to 2-1 with two minutes remaining. The Spartans were unable to find the game-tying goal, however, and Burnt Hills held on for the victory.

Blesi scored both goals for Burnt Hills, with Lescault adding an assist. Estella Mackey stopped one shot for the winning side. Duffy scored the lone goal for Queensbury, while Shea Canavan made 12 saves in goal during the loss.

Burnt Hills advances to face #1-seed Columbia in the Class A sectional championship at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stillwater High School.