2017 - 2018 NEW YORK
BOYS BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JOE
GIRARD III
GUARD
GLENS FALLS HS
GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK
JUNIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-2
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
50
POINTS PER GAME
7
REBOUNDS PER GAME
6
ASSISTS PER GAME
“Girard doesn’t have any weaknesses. He’s deadly off the bounce and he has range to 30 feet. He’s mentally and physically tough, and he’s improved as an athlete every year. It’s scary to think that he’s only a junior.”
Doug Fraser
Head Coach at Queensbury High

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-2, 185-pound junior guard led the Indians to a 20-3 record and the sectional semifinals this past season. Girard averaged 50.0 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game and shattered the state career scoring record—he will enter his senior season with 3,306 total points. A two-time First Team All-State honoree, he was also the Albany Times Union Player of the Year, the Foothills Council League MVP and a MaxPreps Second Team Sophomore All-American.

Academic Achievement


Girard has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character


Also a football standout, Girard has served as an elementary school mentor and has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen, clothing donation drives and youth sports programs.