Schuylerville Boys Soccer Overcomes South Glens Falls in OT Thriller

SCHUYLERVILLE — On Monday, September 12, the Schuylerville Black Horses squared off against the South Glens Falls Bulldogs. South High opened the scoring midway through the first half when James Thompson elevated a shot over the outstretched arms of Griffin Brophy, Schuylerville’s goalkeeper. The score remained that way until Schuylerville’s Chris Jones evened the scoreline with 13 minutes left in the match. While the momentum seemed to be with the Black Horses, South High’s Charlie Bammert slid one home with under five minutes remaining to put the Bulldogs up 2-1. With a few ticks of the clock left, Schuylerville’s Sam Tyler took advantage of a deflected pass and tied up the game 2-2 just before the final whistle. In the first few minutes of OT, Schuylerville was awarded a free kick from 30 yards out. Corey Cottrell stepped up and found the back of the net for a game winner. The game finished 3-2, in favor of the Black Horses. Schuylerville improves to 2-0-1 in the league and 2-1-1 overall. South Glens Falls moves to 1-1 in the league and 2-2 overall.