High school basketball: Sackets Harbor boys set red-hot pace early, hold off Avoca-Prattsburgh to reach state final

Mar. 17—GLENS FALLS — Austin Griner and his Sackets Harbor teammates felt right at home from the start on the stage of the state final four. Sparked by Griner, the Patriots came out draining a barrage of long-range baskets and eventually edged the former reigning state champion Avoca-Prattsburgh, 58-57, on Saturday in a Class D state semifinal at Cool Insuring Arena. With the victory, Sackets …