Glens Falls Boys Soccer
Win-Loss History
| Year | Overall Record | Foothills | FH Win % | Coach | Comments |
| 2007 | 10-8-1 | 8-5-1 | .571 | Coach Shaver | |
| 2006 | 16-5-0 | 12-2-0 | .857 | Coach Shaver | Sectional Finalist |
| 2005 | 12-7-1 | 8-3-1 | .667 | Coach Shaver | Sectional Finalist |
| 2004 | 10-7-2 | 7-5-2 | .362 | Coach Shaver | |
| 2003 | 5-12-0 | 4-12-0 | .250 | Coach Shaver | |
| Total | 53-39-3 | 39-27-4 | .557 | ||
| 2002 | 2-14-0 | 0-14-0 | .000 | Coach Bailey | |
| 2001 | 4-13-1 | 4-11-1 | .250 | Coach Bailey | |
| 2000 | 4-12-1 | 3-12-1 | .188 | Coach Bailey | |
| 1999 | 4-10-1 | 4-10-1 | .266 | Coach Bailey | |
| 1998 | Coach Bailey | ||||
| 1997 | 1-16-1 | 1-14-1 | .063 | Coach Bailey | |
| 1996 | 1-16-1 | 1-14-1 | .063 | Coach Bailey | |
| Total | 16-81-5 | 13-75-5 | .140 | ||
| 1995 | 5-12-1 | 4-12-0 | .250 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1994 | 6-10-1 | 3-8-1 | .250 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1993 | 7-9-2 | 4-7-1 | .333 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1992 | 12-7-2 | 8-6-2 | .500 | Coach Harrington | Sectional Finalist |
| 1991 | 9-7-1 | 7-4-1 | .583 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1990 | 7-9-1 | 5-7-1 | .385 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1989 | 7-12-1 | 3-9-0 | .250 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1988 | 12-6-0 | 6-6-0 | .500 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1987 | 9-9-0 | 4-8-0 | .333 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1986 | 4-11-0 | 2-8-0 | .200 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1985 | 5-8-3 | 3-5-2 | .300 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1984 | 5-10-1 | 3-7-0 | .300 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1983 | 6-10-1 | 2-7-1 | .200 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1982 | 7-9-3 | 4-4-2 | .400 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1981 | 7-3-0 | 6-2-0 | .300 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1980 | Coach Harrington | ||||
| 1979 | 6-3-2 | 6-3-2 | .545 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1978 | 4-10-0 | 3-7-0 | .300 | Coach Harrington | |
| 1977 | 10-8-0 | 6-3-0 | .666 | Coach Harrington | Sectional Semi-Finalist |
| 1976 | 16-3-1 | 7-2-1 | .700 | Coach Harrington | Section Champs |
| 1975 | 14-6-0 | 4-4-0 | .500 | Section Champs | |
| 1974 | 6-6-4 | 2-3-3 | .250 | ||
| 1973 | 5-4-1 | 4-3-1 | .500 | Coach Harrington | |
| Total | 169-162-25 | 96-125-18 | .402 | ||
| Overall | 200-262-32 | 120-217-25 | .331 |
Denotes winning Foothills
Season Record
*Compiled using GFHS Yearbook data
2007 Varsity Season
Record: 8-6-1 League/ 10-8-1 Overall
| Date | Home | Visitor | Synopsis | ||
| 08/31 (NL) | Glens Falls | 2 | Lake George | 0 |
Glens Falls opened the 2007 season with a convincing win over Lake George in the first game of the Adirondack Shootout. Glens Falls was held scoreless during the first half, despite controlling the majority of possession and out shooting the Warriors 12-2. Following the half, the Indians came out strong on a pair of goals from Jon Kowalski. The first goal was unassisted, as Kowalski worked his way through the Lake George back line. The second goal came at the end of a string of passes that moved through Zach Weidner to Beau Knapp and finally on to Kowalski’s attacking run at the top of the box. Kowalski managed to get around two defenders and finally tip the ball past the grasp of Warriors keeper Cameron Jones. The Warriors held tough the remainder of the game. The Glens Falls defense, anchored by Sean Driscoll, Alex Garrett, Ryan Brown, and Peter Sliva, had a strong game in limiting the Warriors attack. |
| 09/01 (NL) | Fort Ann | 0 | Glens Falls | 4 | Glens Falls rounded out the Adirondack Shootout with a convincing 4-0 win over Fort Ann. Jon Kowalski opened the scoring in the first half off a pass fro Beau Knapp. In the second half it was all Glens Falls as Zach Weidner scored two, one off a pass from James Brown and the other on a through pass from Jon Kowalski. Keenan Round finished off the drive on a finish from the six yard box on a James Brown free kick from just outside of the box. |
| 9/8 | Chittenango | 4 | Glens Falls | 1 | GF goal by Zach Weidner/ assisted by Jon Kowalski)- 1-1 at the half. |
| 9/9 | Elmira Free Academy | 3 | Glens Falls | 0 | (Yellow Card- Ryan Conklin) 3-0 at the half. |
| 9/10 | Gloversville | 0 | Glens Falls | 3 | Glens Falls opened its 2007 Foothills season with a big win against an aggressive Gloversville side. The Indians came into the game playing their third game in three days following a busy weekend in Oneonta where they participated in the High School Hall of Fame Cup. Despite the demanding schedule, the Indians showed up to play and did so through a full team effort. Both teams had difficulty maintaining possession in the wet conditions and the game seemed to be a midfield struggle for the first fifteen minutes. Zack Sopczyk opened the scoring when he headed a high cross from the right wing by Zach Weidner. The ball hit the grass and trickled into the goal as the Gloversville defense hustled to save the goal. Glens Falls’ second goal came at the end of a string of one-touch passes that split the Gloversville midfield and ended with another cross, this time from Jamie Bruening, that was headed in at the far post by Beau Knapp. Glens Falls rounded out the second half with the third goal of the contest when Matt Distler charged down the right flank, drove a hard pass that was deflected by a Gloversville player in the box, and was blasted past the Gloversville keeper, Dan Krajcir by Ryan Conklin. |
| 9/14 | Glens Falls | 5 | Hudson Falls | 1 | The Glens Falls Indians met a fiery Hudson Falls squad in Foothills Council action. Glens Falls got the first goal of the game from James Brown (assist by Beau Knapp) who rifled a shot from 25 yards out to beat the Tigers keeper Mike Legault. Glens Falls played flat for the rest of the game as Hudson Falls slowly built momentum. Hudson Falls got the equalizer when Steven Barrett headed in a nice cross from Craig Raggi. The score at halftime was all tied up at 1-1. Following the break, Glens Falls came out hard and opened up the game on goals from James Brown (unassisted), Ryan Conklin (assist to Sean Driscoll), Jon Kowalski (unassisted), and Zack Sopczyk (assist to James Brown). The Tigers had strong games from Troy Belden and Nick Miller at midfield. |
| 9/18 | Johnstown | 0 | Glens Falls | 0 | Glens Falls and Johnstown played to a grueling double overtime 0-0 tie in Foothills Council action this afternoon. Both teams generated plenty of opportunities but neither team could convert in this fast-paced and competitive game. Both keepers, Jordan Curtis for Johnstown and Leo Boucher for Glens Falls, played primary roles in coming up with big saves to keep the sheets clean. Johnstown had standout performances by Travis Bevington and Brian Kested. Glens Falls’ Zach Weidner and Jacob McCoola did a great job converting to the defensive line to fill in for injuries and illness. |
| 9/20 | Glens Falls | 5 | Broadalbin-Perth | 1 | The first half was a 1-1 stalemate at the half as each team played an aggressive first half. B-P was first on the boards when Dan Schulz muscled through the Glena Falls backline and beat the keeper with a quick toe-poke. Glens Fall rallied toward the end of the half and got on the board when Jamie Bruening sent a beautiful cross into the box that was popped into the net by Jon Kowalski. The Indians came out of the intermission on fire recording four goals in the first twenty-five minutes of the half. Goal scorers included: Zach Weidner (assist Kowalski), James Brown on a corner kick from Jake Semmel, Beau Knapp (from Kowalski) and Keenan Round (also from Kowalski). |
| 9/25 | Glens Falls | 0 | South Glens Falls | 3 | South High opened the scoring at the five minute mark of the first half and didn’t waste any time looking back as they defeated local rivals Glens Falls 3-0 in their first meeting in Foothills Council action. Tyler Greene opened the scoring with a 25-yard rocket that was too much for keeper Leo Boucher to handle. Boucher was in position and got his hands on the ball, but the force of the shot deflected off his hands and into the net. Tyler Greene was also instrumental in the Bulldogs second goal, setting up Jonathan Bouchard who pounced on a ball that was misplayed by the Indians back line. South High rounded out the scoring with a counterattack that ran the full length of the field by taking advantage of the Indians defensive struggle to keep pace. The second half more an evenly played half. The Indians made some halftime adjustments and were able to increase their opportunities, but all attempts failed on net. South High moves to 5-0-0 in league play while the Indians had their first league loss. Glens falls faces defending league champs Scotia-Glenville on Thursday while the Bulldogs face Hudson Falls. |
| 9/29 | Glens Falls | 1 | Queensbury | 3 | The Queensbury Spartans opened up a 3-0 lead midway through the second half and held a charging Glens Falls side to just one goal in a local rivalry for third place in the Foothills Council. Mark Custer opened the scoring for the Spartans with the only goal of the first half when he netted a shot off a corner kick by Tim Hughes. Glens Falls’ failure to clear yet another corner, and the keeper’s failure to get a hold the ball, set up an easy opportunity for the visitors. In the second half, Queensbury jumped on the boards with two close goals to extend the lead by three. Tanner Kietzman and Mark Custer each scored for the Spartans. Glens Falls had a late spurt during the final fifteen minutes and finally notched a goal when Zack Weidner carried the ball down the flank and crossed the ball to an on-rushing Jon Kowalski. The Indians had another chance to score with 12:00 minutes left in the game when Kowalski was taken out in the penalty box and was awarded a PK. Kowalski’s kick was sent high over the crossbar and the Indians failed to present any further chances on net for the remainder of the contest. |
| 10/2 | Glens Falls | 2 | Gloversville | 0 | Glens Falls bounced back from two recent tough league losses to beat Gloversville 2-0 at Morse Athletic Complex. The Indians got on the boards at the early with the first of Zack Sopczyk’s two goals. Beau Knapp fed Sopczyk at the far post and Sopczyk chipped it past the Dragon’s keeper, Dan Krajcir, for the score. In the second half, Sopczyk had the only other goal of the contest. Jon Kowalski played a beautiful through ball to Sopczyk who blasted a shot on the keeper. The keeper was able to get a hand on the ball, but the momentum was too much to handle and the ball bounced into the net. With the win, Glens Falls improves to 4-2-1 in the league and 6-4-1 overall. The Dragons, drop to 1-5-1 in league play and 4-5-1 overall. |
| 10/4 | Hudson Falls | 1 | Glens Falls | 4 | Hudson Falls jumped out to a 1-0 lead 6 minutes into the game as Mike Legault played a ball over the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Ben Spilman. Glens Falls responded 10 minutes later off a rebound put in by Jake Semmel. Glens Falls was up 2-1 at half on a goal by Jon Kowalski. The Indians then scored two more in the second half when Zack Sopczyk scored both goals in the span of 5 minutes. Both teams played hard, but GF had too much fire power. Jon Miller had 17 saves for Hudson Falls. Spilman had 6 for the Indians. Kowalski, Sopczyk, and Jake McCoola had good games for Glens Falls. Mike Legault, Steve Waite, and Justin Marcellus played well for Hudson Falls. |
| 10/8 | Glens Falls | 0 | Scotia-Glenville | 4 | Scotia- Glenville once again showed why they are the team to beat in the Foothills Council with a commanding win against a shaky Glens Falls side. The Tartans scored two in the first half by capitalizing on Glens Falls defensive errors. In each case, a Glens Falls player failed to initially clear the ball in the attacking third and each time they paid dearly. Joe Hlat scooped up the first miscue and gently passed the ball into the net to beat the Indians keeper. On the second goal, the Indians midfield failed to move the ball to the flank and Dennis Carringi took advantage. In the second half, Glens Falls came out and controlled much of the early pace of the game, but couldn’t create any chances. It didn’t take long before the Tartans strengthened their lead with goals from Andrew Benaquista and Joe Hlat. The Scotia back line did a great job all afternoon by holding the Indians attack to just two shots on goal. |
| 10/10 | Glens Falls | 1 | Johnstown | 0 | The shots were flying, but neither team was able to convert for 90+ minutes due to some outstanding play by both keepers, Curtis for Johnstown and sophomore call-up Ben Spilman for Glens Falls. Sometimes it takes putting the ball in the goals four times before you get it right. Glens Falls found out the hard way that you have to do everything right in order to have the goals count. Throughout the game, the Indians managed to have three goals called back- two due to offside calls and one, in overtime, for a handball. To top it off, Glens Falls was awarded a penalty kick in the second half that was saved by Johnstown keeper Jordan Curtis. All together, both teams provided a fast-paced and entertaining, albeit frustrating, contest. Finally, in the second overtime, Glens Falls strung together several passes on the counter attack up the middle of the field. Jon Kowalski provided another highlight reel performance in receiving the ball at central midfield and threading a pass to Zack Sopczyk who netted the game winner. Both teams displayed terrific defensive performances. Kevin Hunt and Greg Hansen had a great game in limiting Kowalski, and Sopczyk. Peter Sliva, Matt Mason and Sean Driscoll reigned in the Sir Bills consistent attack of Travis Bevington and John Roth. |
| 10/12 | Broadalbin-Perth | 0 | Glens Falls | 3 | Jon Kowalski got the Indians on the board with about 5 minutes left in the first half, as he was able to beat three B-P defenders with an nice individual effort and then beat Patriot keeper Jared LaPorte with his shot. The score remained 1-0 until midway through the second half, when Beau Knapp was able to put home a rebound from a direct kick sent in by Zack Weidner. Weidner made it 3-0 just 3 minutes later on a counterattack started from a B-P corner kick. For the game, the Indians outshot the Patriots 15-11 but Broadalbin held the edge in corners 4-1. Putting in strong performances for Glens Falls were Jake McCoola, Peter Sliva, and Ben Spilman. Broadalbin received good efforts from Anad Shah, Dan Schulz, and Josh Spencer. |
| 10/15 | South Glens Falls | 2 | Glens Falls | 1 | South High and Glens Falls played a competitive back and forth match today at South Glens Falls Senior High School. The Indians got out to an early lead when Zach Weidner beat South High goalie Evan Smith. South High responded 3 minutes later with a goal by James Catillaz. The game winner came late in the 1st half with only 1:03 remaining when Kevin Hicks beat the GF keeper. The teams played a scoreless second half with both teams having opportunities to score and neither putting the ball in the net. |
| 10/17 | Scotia-Glenville | 4 | Glens Falls | 0 | Put another one in the record books for Scotia-Glenville. With their 4-0 win today, they became the Foothills Council champion. Scotia has had some outstanding league championship teams over the past 15 years, and the 2007 edition is certainly one of them. It was a well played game by both teams. In the 32nd minute of play, Scotia was able to score with a cross from Joe Hlat to Kyle Capel on the ground to make it 1-0. Soon after, Andrew Benaquista found the goal to make it 2-0 going into the half. Once again excellent goal keeping by Glens Falls Sophmore goalie, Ben Spilman, made it very difficult for Scotia to score. Nick Alescio broke thru midway into the second stanza with another assist by Hlat. A final goal was made by Jack Lewis. Credit has to be given to Glens Falls center midfielder Jon Kowalski for being a great playmaker and always dangerous. Goal keeper for Scotia was Pete Guzwich with 7 saves. Scotia had 17 shots to Glens Falls 9. |
| 10/20 | Queensbury | 0 | Glens Falls | 1 | It was a beautiful night to play indoors as Queensbury hosted Glens Falls in boy’s soccer action at the Adirondack Sports Complex in Queensbury. Glens Falls came out with the advantage on the last game of their Foothills season, finishing the league schedule on a high note in defeating their cross-town rivals. The pace of the game was fast and the atmosphere was exciting as the two teams battled for league points. Glens Falls controlled much of the pace of the game in the first half, registering twelve shots to Queensbury’s five. But on this night, the keepers (senior Ryan Fitzgerald for Queensbury and sophomore Ben Spilman for Glens Falls) were keeping each team’s attackers honest as both gave stellar performances in net. In the second half, Queensbury held the early advantage in possession and attack, but Glens Falls soon ramped up the momentum in play. The hard work paid off when Zack Weidner sent an in-swinging corner kick to the near post that bounced off Matt Distler’s back and into the net. The goal was enough to hold up for the remainder of regulation as the Indians defense continued to play big under pressure. With the win Glens Falls finishes the season in third place in the Foothills Council. Queensbury travels to Broadalbin-Perth on Monday to wrap up league play. |
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| 10/29 | Burnt Hills | 6 | Glens Falls | 1 | Burnt Hills' Shawn Fitzpatrick hit the nets twice in the first 14 minutes of play and BHBL went on to roll to the big win. Fitzpatrick later added an assist as well. Other scores came from Steve Childs, John DellaPia, Dan DiSorbo, and Andrew Levy. Ethan Chase added two assists and Pat Nally one. Josh Klapper only had to make three saves in the Burnt Hills net. Glens Falls got it’s only goal off a 20 yard dipping shot from sophomore call-up Josh Wadleigh who was playing in his first varsity game. Sophomore keeper Ben Spilman had another outstanding game in the nets. Freshman Peter Sliva made some early adjustments to quiet much of the opposing attack by BH-BL’s leading scorer. Varsity standouts Zach Weidner and Jon Kowalski did a great job of controlling play in the midfield. Meanwhile, senior Ryan Conklin was the team workhorse for the day; playing just about everywhere and anywhere on the field he was needed. |
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Player |
Total Points |
Goals |
Assists |
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Jon Kowalski |
24 | 8 | 8 |
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Zach Weidner |
17 | 6 | 5 |
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Zack Sopczyk |
14 | 7 | |
| Beau Knapp | 11 | 3 | 5 |
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James Brown |
9 | 3 | 3 |
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Jake Semmel |
5 | 1 | 3 |
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Ryan Conklin |
4 | 2 | |
| Keenan Round | 4 | 2 | |
| Matt Distler | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Jamie Breuning |
2 |
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2 |
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Sean Driscoll |
1 |
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1 |
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Jake McCoola |
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Matt Connell |
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