4 for 4 - All Foothills EST Boys League Participants Take Home All-League Honors

Last year's 1st annual EST boys summer showcase league featured 4 regular participants from the Foothills Council. All 4 of them received all-league honors this year. Congrats to those 4, listed below!

All-EST 1st Team Joseph Girard III (Glens Falls 2019) - Foothills MVP
All-EST 2nd Team Matthew Higgins (South Glens Falls 2016) - All-Foothills 1st Team
Kory Bergh (Amsterdam 2016) - All-Foothills 1st Team
All-EST 2nd Team Devin Boyle (Johnstown 2016) - All-Foothills 2nd Team

JG3 & Higgins were EST teammates for Rising Stars; Bergh & Boyle were teammates for Marcella Appliances.

In EST, Girard III was 4th in the league in scoring per game among eligible participants (16.2), 3rd in total points (162), 2nd in 3 pointers made (28), tied for 1st in free throw percentage (88.9%), and his 39 point performance on July 22 was the 2nd highest scoring game of the season; only trailing Albert Odero, who had 48 on the same night. This winter, he pumped in 33.9 PPG (813 total points), 122 threes, and - you guessed it - 88.9% from the line. His season high was 52, which included a 22/22 performance from the line. Among his many accomplishments this season, a laundry list too long to type, he shattered the 1,000 point mark - now approaching 1,300 career points with 3 years of high school hoops remaining.

Higgins was Mr. Consistent in EST, averaging 10.5 PPG while not missing a game. He got it a variety of ways - getting to the rim, mid-range game, 12 threes, and he was 6th in EST at 76.5% from the line. His 137 total points tied him for 5th in total points, with a season high of 20 in playoff semifinals. He showed this consistency over the winter, leading SGF with 18.3 PPG (season high 32), while hitting 38 threes & shooting 111/123 - over 90% - from the free throw line. This included a phenomenal stretch of 43/44 in 2016. The senior's plans for next year have yet to be determined - one of the area's more heavily sought after Division III prospects, Hartwick and SUNY Potsdam have been among his most active suitors.

Bergh didn't light up the scoring column in EST, but his presence was felt more frequently in the role of true point guard. He averaged 8.7 PPG with a season high of 17, which included 8 treys and a 73.3% mark at the line. He assumed the role of do-it-all PG this winter, which included being their main scoring threat, and he did so by pumping in 21.6 PPG (season high 36) while knocking down 72 threes and shooting 77% from the line, along with rebounding well from the guard spot and racking up the assist totals as well. A number of programs have shown interest, especially over the last few months. Currently a solid Division III prospect, 2 years of junior college may also be an option.

Boyle came on very strong in the back half of EST, establishing himself as arguably the best pure shooter at Union each week. He averaged 14.3 PPG, good for 6th in EST, with a season high of 24. He also led EST with 29 treys; 87 of his 143 total points (4th in EST) came from behind the arc. He continued that prowess in the winter, leading Johnstown with 16.4 PPG & 67 threes, per Times Union stats - 2 games weren't reported, so that number was most likely in the 70s. His plans for next year have yet to be decided, but SUNY Cobleskill & SUNY Purchase are among the Division III programs that have shown him the most attention.