Spartans vs. Spartans; Queensbury Girls Fall to Burnt Hills 46-43 (OT)

The new year brought an overtime loss home for the Queensbury Varsity Girls Basketball team against Burnt Hills. In this non-league match-up, Queensbury inched ahead in the first quarter, scoring 10 points vs. Burnt Hills’ eight points; however, Burnt Hills pulled away in the second quarter, and the first half ended with Burnt Hills up, 21 to 14. In the fourth quarter, Queensbury scored 13 points to tie the score at 37, and send the game to overtime… However, Burnt Hills proved to be tough to the finish, scoring nine points in overtime to take the victory from Queensbury, with a final score of 46 to 43.

Burnt Hill’s leading scorer Mackenzie Cahan – a five foot nine Junior – drained 16 points for Burnt Hills. She was closely followed by Ella Neary – a five foot five Senior – who scored 12 points. The Queensbury girls were led by Shea Canavan – a five foot six Sophomore – with 19 points, and Dyllan Ray – a five foot nine Junior – with 12 points. 

Queensbury (3-5) will host Schuylerville (3-4) tonight, with the tip-off set for 7:00 PM.