PBA Summer League Tryouts Announced!
Monday May 20----Rising 8th Grade Girls and Boys (Varsity Teams)
Tuesday May 21----Rising 7th Grade Girls and Boys (JV Teams)
Wednesday May 22 ----Rising 6th Grade Girls and Boys (Rising Star Teams)
Girls Tryouts from 6-7:30 PM, Boys Tryouts from 7:30-9:00 PM
All tryouts at JPMS

 Latest Info  

	Falcon Camps are filling up. Look under "Camp Info" for how to register!
	PBA 2013 Summer League Tryouts scheduled for Mid-May. Look under "League Info" for more info.
	Coaches for Summer 2013 Season Posted under "Organization"
	Open Gym Nights for Spring 2013 scheduled.
	PBA End-of-Season Awards Banquet Winners Posted under "PBA Player Info"
	Falcon Camp Photo Album Posted under "Camp Information"
	Winter 2012-13 League Game Scores Posted by Team under "League Info"

 

 2012-13 PBA Annual End-of-Season Awards Banquet 

The Annual PBA Awards Basketball Banquet was held on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Varsity Girl Hailey Khalil (right, w/former PBA Prez Jim Brown) was this year's Dale Carnahan Ultimate Falcon Warrior Trophy winner. Pictured at left were this year's Falcon and Most Improved Player Award (MIP) Winners. From left (front row)----RS Girl Falcon Alli Haddaway, JV Boy Falcon Ryan Haddaway, Varsity Girl Carnahan Award Winner Hailey Khalil, and Varsity Boy Falcon (and Four Year Player President's Award Winner) Tim McIntyre. Middle row---JV Boy MIP Johnny "Rocket" Thompson, JV Girl MIP Charlotte Mallow (top), JV Girl Falcon Kelliann Lee,  RS Girl MIP Cassandra Maier, Varsity Girl Falcon (and Four Year Player President's Award Winner) Delaney Cecco, and Varsity Girl MIP Kate Heimbach. Top row---JV Boy Falcon Ryan Kasten, RS Boy MIP Noah Garner, PBA President Bill Bannon (top),  Varsity Boy MIP Joe Brashear, and Varsity Boy Falcon Tucker Ross.  Not pictured; RS Boy Falcon Diego Mejia.

Complete list of awards winners can be found under "Player Profiles"

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 Boys Mid-Maryland League "A" Division Championship Tournament Information 

PBA JV Boys---Mid-Maryland "A" Tournament Champs!
Third Straight Tournament Win over a Team That Beat Them Twice During the Regular Season Seals the Deal!
Barry Nets Game Winners to Avoid Overtime

In the JV Boys “A” tournament championship played before a packed house at Thomas Johnson High School, the PBA JV Boys outlasted Brunswick 37-35 with the Falcon’s Pete Barry hitting two free throws in the final moments to decide the margin of victory. Barry’s free throws almost didn’t get the job done as Brunswick just missed a shot with 3.5 seconds left on the clock that would have tied it. The Railroaders also picked up one more opportunity with a Poolesville missed free throw with 1.5 seconds left but couldn’t convert.

As with their previous two tournament wins before the final, Poolesville defeated a team that had beaten them twice during the regular season, a feat not lost on Falcon’s coach Ricky Haddaway. “Our boys played one heck of a tournament and everyone played outstanding defense,” said Haddaway. “Every game we had someone step up and do a great job scoring, playing good defense, or giving nice assists. It was an all around team effort and no one was selfish and that’s what it takes to win a championship.”

Leading Poolesville in scoring was Brady Pearre (10 points), who hit a couple of clutch three-pointers to keep the game close. Ryan Kasten scored nine points, Johnny Thompson hit for eight, Barry finished with 6, Ryan Haddaway nailed a bucket on a contested drive to the hoop and Brian Jacobs also scored.

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The PBA JV Boys (#7 seed, 6-14) beat Linganore (#2, 11-8) by a final score of 40-23 in MML Quarterfinal action on Sunday 3/3.
In Semi-Final action, the PBA JV Boys beat St. Johns (#6, 6-14) by a final score of 43-15 on Saturday 3/9.

The PBA JV Boys Beat Brunswick (#4 seed, 11-11) 37-32 in the Championship Game on Sunday 3/10 at Thomas Johnson HS to capture the Mid-Maryland "A" Tournament Championship! The PBA JV Boys won three consecutive games, including the championship, against teams that beat them twice during the regular season. 

The PBA Varsity Boys (#6 seed, 4-14) lost to Mt. Airy (#3, 7-11) in MML Quarterfinal action on Saturday 3/2 by a final score of 50-30. Their season is now over.

For Mid-Maryland and PBA Boys JV and Varsity Tournament Brackets, go to:
http://mmboysbasketball.pointstreaksites.com/view/mmboysbasketball/tournaments-105/current-season 

 Montgomery County Rising Star Championship Tournament Information 

PBA Rising Star Girls Playoff Info------------

The PBA RS Girls lost to the PV Thunder 32-29 on Sunday 3/3 at Seneca Valley HS. Their season is now over.

PBA Rising Star Boys Playoff Info------------

The PBA RS Boys beat the District Hoops White 29-16 in Opening Round action on Saturday 3/2 at 5:40 PM at Northwest HS.
------They lost to St. Andrews 43-29 on Sunday 3/3 at Wheaton HS and their season is now over.

 PBA JV and Varsity Girls MML Championship Tournament Info  

Mid-Maryland League Girls Season-Ending Championship Tournament "AA" Bracket

PBA JV Girls (#7 seed, 9-7) beat West Frederick (#10, 2-14) to advance
---------The JV Girls lost to Springfield (#2, 13-2) 30-29 in the MML Girls "AA" Quarterfinals to end their season.

PBA Varsity Girls (#11 seed) lost to Oakdale (#6, 10-6) in the MML Girls "AA" semi-finals to end their season.

For Mid-Maryland and PBA Girls JV and Varsity Tournament Brackets, go to:
http://mmgirlsbasketball.pointstreaksites.com/view/mmgirlsbasketball/tournaments-55/current-season-2 

 Game Summaries----Week 12 

PBA JV Boys Win, Advance!
Rematch with St. Johns Looms for Saturday
Winner Advances to Mid-Maryland League "A" Championship

The PBA JV Boys came out firing in the first quarter with two big buckets from the Falcon's Ryan Kasten to take a 9-3 lead. The Lancers went from chilly to freezing in the second quarter and were blanked by the Falcons as Poolesville marched to a 16-3 halftime lead. Nicholas Lang tried to fire up the lethargic Lancer offense by hitting two buckets of his own, but Poolesville's "D" would not let Linganore back into it. In the fourth quarter, the Lancers pressure could not disrupt the Poolesville attack and Poolesville cruised to a 40-23 win. Poolesville was led by Ryan Kasten with 11 points with both John Thompson and Pete Barry chipping in eight points each. Ryan Haddaway scored six for Poolesville and Brady Pearre hit for four. Robert Siegrest Jack Tyler completed the scoring for the Falcons. The Lancers were led by Nicholas Lang, son of former PHS Coach Tom Lang, with 12 points.

In the next round of the MML playoffs, the JV Boys face a St. John's squad that beat them twice during the regular season---51-49 and 44-32. Coach Rick Haddaway said "Our boys need an effort like the one we had today to get past St. John's. We can do it, but we will need to play defense like we did today. Ryan Kasten came up big for us today."

Rising Star Boys Win Over District Hoops to Advance in the Playoffs.

On Saturday, The PBA Rising Star Boys battled District Hoops to advance in the playoffs. The Falcons started strong and put up 8 unanswered points before the Hoops could score. The Falcons defense worked all game to shut down the opponent's offensive strike. With crisp passes, dribbling and sinking shots, the Falcons won the game! The final score was 29-16.

Diego Mejia had an awesome game with 14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Colin Hammett had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Drew Turner had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Ethan Gaddis scored 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. Aidan McKew had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Clark Trone had 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Noah Garner had 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Cade Seely had 2 rebounds, Nick Beaton had 1 rebound and 1 steal. Harrison Johnson, Johnny Wasilik and Danny Geehring had 1 rebound each.

On Sunday in the second round of the playoffs, the Rising Star Boys played a tough game against St. Andrews. From the start of the game, the Falcons had the lead and played tough defense. The Falcons also had racked up 7 fouls 5 minutes into the first half. At the half, the score was 16-21, Falcons down by 5. Coming back in the second half, the Falcons played a good game, but fouls trouble caught up with them with two players fouling out minutes into the half. St. Andrews built up a lead, and the Falcons just couldn't close the gap in the end. The Falcons took the loss, 42-31.

Drew Turner had a great game with 4 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. Ethan Gaddis had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Colin Hammett had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Clark Trone had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Diego Mejia had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. Garrett Karns had 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Harrison Johnson had 2 points, Aidan McKew had 1 point. Noah Garner had 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Nick Beaton had 2 rebounds, Danny Geehring had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. Johnny Wasilik and Cade Seely had 1 rebound each.

Rising Star Girls Bow Out Against Thunder

The PBA Rising Star Girls knew they had a tough draw after their bye week in the Montgomery County Rising Star Girls playoff tournament. The tough game became evident right from the start as the Falcons struggled early against the taller PV Thunder squad. "The Thunder Girls had a height advantage over us that we hadn't see the entire year," said Coach Paul Terragno. "We figured things out a bit in the second half and started boxing out better, but it didn't come together for us in the end. I thought our guards did a great job." Poolesville roared back from a sizable deficit and actually tied the game at 27-all late before finally losing 32-29.

"It's too bad we weren't tested like that all year long---I guess that's how the Rising Star League is," said Coach Terragno. "Next year will be a different story. Our girls will start separating themselves from each other in practice and this off-season will make the difference. We're looking forward to our first year in the Mid-Maryland League next fall. I hope the girls are ready---only two more seasons until high school."

Third Time Not The Charm as Varsity Boys Fall to Mount Airy

The PBA Varsity Boys gave it all they had but it wasn't enough as Mount Airy built an early lead and coasted to a 50-30 win to end the Falcon's PBA run after three years. "Our guys played inspired ball the second half of this season," said Coach John Weber, "but we came out flat today. These guys have been a lot of fun to work with and I wish them the best and much success in high school." 

 

 Game Summaries----Week 11 

JV Girls Quest Ends With Loss the Springfield
Varsity Girls Finish Strong, Lose to Oakdale
JV Boys, Rising Star Girls Finish Regular Season with Wins

On Saturday afternoon in this playoff quarterfinal match up against Springfield, the PBA JV Girls hoped that the third time would be the charm in finally winning against one of the two top teams in the league. However, no such luck fell upon the Falcons as they lost an excruciatingly close game by a score of 30-29. Poolesville started the game well and held the lead at the end of the first quarter 8-5. Haley Harkins ignited the offense early in the contest with four points from long range, while the Falcon defense was stout in limiting Springfield to just two field goals. The second quarter of this game was unkind to the Falcons with Springfield outscoring the Falcons by ten points to take a 18-11 lead at the half. "We really let much of the momentum we had going in the first quarter go right down the drain in the second quarter" said Coach Thompson. "Our offense became stagnant and we allowed their best player to score seven points just in the second quarter alone".

Poolesville came out of the locker room for the second half knowing the adjustments that were made by their coaches were going to have to be effectively executed or their season would come to a close. The Falcons began to find some offensive success by spreading out and finding some holes in the Springfield defense. A gorgeous give and go with Madeleine Thompson to Kelliann Lee found the bottom of the basket and Erin Green seemed to find extra determination in her game and scored nine second half points and had five blocks (eight for the game) in the second half to thwart any Springfield shot that came her way. As the clock was winding down in the fourth quarter and trailing by five points (24-19), Poolesville showed that they were not going to go down without a fight. In fact, after a three pointer by Madeleine Thompson got the Falcons within a basket at 24-22 and Erin Green drove hard to the basket in the paint to tie the game at 24, Springfield was on their heels. A
Springfield reply with a basket was countered with another sterling basket down low by Erin Green to tie the game at 26. After Poolesville gained possession and less than 45 seconds to go in regulation,
Madeleine Thompson was able to successfully bank in a jumper to pull the Falcons ahead 28-26......finally it looked like the bad fortune in previous close contest losses was going to end.

However, long range shots by one of Springfield's secondary scorers, one to draw even and then one to take the lead in the waning seconds, severely damaged the Falcons' hopes. An Erin Green free throw got the Falcons to within one at 30-29. Poolesville had a chance with eight seconds to go in the game, however they could not completely control a rebound, thus a Poolesville time-out was not awarded and the referee ruled that Springfield would have possession due to the arrow in Springfield's favor. Springfield then was able to keep possession and run out the last few seconds on the clock. Scoring honors went to Erin Green for 13 points, followed by Madeleine Thompson with five, Kelliann Lee and Haley Harkins with four, while Tori Gruber had two points and Sarah Mullikin added one point.

"Before the game, we talked about limiting the fouls since Springfield is an excellent free throw shooting team and we also wanted to cut down on our turnovers...both of these goals were met with flying colors." said Coach Thompson. "I thought Bridgette Hammett was excellent in stepping up and guarding Springfield's best player and Erin Green showed me another side of her by really escalating her determination level and will to win by a relentless attack on the basket late in the game." Coach Thompson also noted, "Even though we were on the short end of the score for more than our share of nail biter games this season, the team either won big or was in every single game to the end. Getting to ten wins was a nice improvement for the team and hopefully next season we can go deeper in the playoffs."

On Thursday evening, the PBA JV Girls opened the Mid Maryland League playoffs with a convincing 42-24 defeat of West Frederick. Spectators viewing the game might have thought there was a lid on the Poolesville basket since several shots from within five feet of the hoop refused to drop through the net. Despite the inaccurate shooting, the Falcons kept plugging away and were able to hold on to a 13-9 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was the decisive segment of the game for Poolesville since the Falcons outscored West Frederick 14-2 to close the first half with a 27-11 lead. Erin Green and Sarah Mullikin had six points each to lead first half scoring, Kelliann Lee had four points, Megan Roldan had three free throws (3 for 4 shooting at the line), while Madeleine Thompson, Kalie Terragno and Bridgette Hammett had one basket each. "The girls really had a hard time finishing down low with their shots in the first half" noted Coach Thompson. "To the team's credit, they didn't seem to let the poor shooting percentage dramatically affect their overall effort. Erin Green was big for us with six first half blocks, Kelliann Lee had four assists and Megan Roldan did a nice job of taking it up strong to the basket to draw fouls".

The third quarter was interesting in that Poolesville only scored one basket in the entire third quarter. The good news for the Falcons is that West Frederick was only able to cut the deficit by five points and still trailed 29-18.The lone Poolesville basket was scored by Tori Gruber. "We were able to utilize our bench quite a bit in this quarter" said Coach Thompson. "Charlotte Mallow, Brooke Hamm and Kalie Terragno all played solid defense for us and Kalie made some nice steals as well." Madeleine Thompson made a nice heads up play by seemingly toying with a West Frederick player on a pending back court call and then at the last second scooping up the ball and heading to the basket where she scored and got fouled on the shot. With the Falcons refocused in the fourth quarter, any possible hopes for a West Frederick comeback were quickly doused by a strong Poolesville fast break. The Falcons kept attacking and having success in converting the hard work into points. Erin Green finished with 10 points to lead in scoring, followed by Kelliann Lee with eight, Tori Gruber and Sarah Mullikin with six points, Madeleine Thompson with five, Megan Roldan with three, while Kalie Terragno and Bridgette Hammett finished with two points. Coach Thompson noted after the game, "We played ok tonight, though too many turnovers...we did what we had to do to move on in the tournament- which is the most important thing right now.. We will have to play better than we did tonight against a tough Springfield team on Saturday, but I look forward to the rematch of our game from just last week".

One and Done for Girls Varsity

The PBA Varsity Girls took on Oakdale in the first round of the Mid Maryland Girls "AA" tournament. In the last meeting Oakdale squeaked out a win by one point in the final seconds of the game. Unfortunately, it wasn't so close this time around. Poolesville came out aggressive and dominated the boards in the first quarter but had a hard time capitalizing ending the quarter down 8-3. Poolesville continued the aggressive play on both ends of the court but their offensive struggles continued. The second quarter was one by Oakdale 5-3 and Poolesville headed to the locker room down 13-6.

"I was really proud of the way we hustled, played defense and took the ball aggressively to the basket in the first half. Our struggles came on the offensive end of the court. We actually had an advantage in fouls the first half. We out rebounded them on both ends of the court and were able to pick up some fouls on them by hitting the offensive boards hard. Unfortunately, we couldn't capitalize," said Coach Trainor. The Falcons were 2-12 from the foul line for the half.

The offensive woes for the Falcons continued into the 3rd period were they tallied just 1 point with the advantage going to Oakdale for the quarter, 9-1. "There was a moment in the third when I could have sworn there was a piece of glass covering the rim. We had so many shots bounce around the rim and pop out. I know it was tough for our girls because they were playing tough basketball on both ends. They had a couple of girls get hot in the third and we just couldn't answer," commented Coach Trainor.

The drought finally lifted in the 4th and the Falcons were able to put up 8 points for the quarter. Poolesville started to go on a nice 4-0 to run to start the 4th quarter but strong inside play for Oakdale was enough to hold off the comeback.

"15 points is tough to overcome in one quarter at this level but I really thought our girls gave it a great effort. I told the girls after the game that I was proud of how hard they play each and every game. That's what I'll always remember about this team. They never give up. I have been coaching some of these girls since kindergarten and watching them grow as players and young ladies has been a joy," said Coach Trainor.

Hailey Khalil paced the Falcons with 6. Siann Riggs had 5 points on some aggressive drives to the basket. Madi Peyton had 3 and Delaney Cecco added 1.

JV Boys Hold Off Mount Airy

The PBA JV Boys opened up a commanding lead over Mt. Airy's JV Boys, and the visiting Mt. Airy squad spent the rest of the game playing catch-up. In the end, the comeback fell short and the homestanding Falcons finished up with a 46-38 win. Ryan Haddaway again paced Poolesville with 12 points. Pete Barry hit for eight points and Brady Pearre chipped in six.

Mt. Airy's Varsity Boys broke open a tight game against the PBA Varsity Boys and cruised to a 60-40 win over the home team. The Falcon's Michael McDonald again led the Falcons in scoring with 12 points. Jake Drissel hit for ten points and Gage Wolitzky scored seven points.

Rising Star Boys Lose to Fast and Furious

From the moment the game started on Sunday, the PBA Rising Star Boys hit the ground running. The Falcons started on top, with the score 8-0 before the Fast and Furious scored their first basket. The first half of the game was exciting and such a well played game, the half ended with the score 16-15, Falcons down by 1.

The second half of the game was still very exciting and intense, but the Falcons started to lose the lead and didn't recover it. The Falcons played a great game over all, but it wasn't enough to catch the Fast and Furious, the final score was 47-32.

Diego Mejia led the Falcons in scoring with 9 points, 15 rebounds, 6 steals, 1 assist and 1 block. Ethan Gaddis scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Colin Hammett scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Clark Trone scored 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Aidan McKew scored 2 points. Drew Turner had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Johnny Wasilik and Danny Geehring had 1 steal each.

Rising Star Girls Win Big, Get Set for Playoffs

The PBA Rising Star Girls picked up another big win, this time a 38-23 victory over LOUYAA behind nine points from Sarah Mullikin and eight points from Ali Haddaway. Also in the win, Alexis Abrigo hit for six points and Rachel Bupp and Kalie Terragno hit for four points each. Maureen Heuting, Megan Roldan, Cassandra Maier and Ali Ransom each scored as well in the win. The PBA RS Girls finished the regular season with a 9-1 record and enter the playoffs with a high seed and a difficult road to the championship.

 

 Game Summaries----Week 10  

PBA JV Boy Ryan Kasten gets in "Beast Mode" for a rebound over Catoctin. JV Girl Madeleine Thompson shoots over Springfield. Photos courtesy of Tom Amiot. For reprints, contact Tom at JCPhotoClub@aol.com

PBA Varsity Girl Cubby Schmidt splits two Springfield defenders. Varsity Boy Jake Drissel does same over Catoctin. Photos courtesy of Tom Amiot. For reprints, contact Tom at JCPhotoClub@aol.com

Varsity Boys Sink Vikings!
JV Boys Beat Catoctin, JV Girls Run Past Walkersville
Rising Star Girls Send Saints Sadly Marching Home---Twice!

The PBA Varsity Boys started off fast against St. Johns on Sunday by opening up an early eight point lead. The Vikings took it the other way the rest of the half and led by five at the midway point. The Falcons still trailed by six at the end of three, but Poolesville's "bigs" would have their way after that. With Gage Wolitzky (13 points for the game) hitting clutch free throws and Michael McDonald (10 points) hitting the boards, Poolesville took advantage of St. John's foul trouble to come back for a 39-33 win over the Johnies.

In the Varsity Boys game on Monday, Catoctin broke open a close game with a 19 point third quarter outburst to beat Poolesville by a final score of 57-44. Jake Drissel scored 14 points, Michael McDonald hit for 11 (including a buzzer-beating three to end the first quarter) and Gage Wolitzky scored nine points in the loss.

JV Boys Ride Haddaway to Win

The PBA JV Boys rode the hot shooting of Ryan Haddaway (20 points) to beat Catoctin 46-33. The Cougars staged several comebacks---at one point closing a 16 point lead down to seven----before Haddaway finished them off. Also scoring for Poolesville was Pete Barry with eight points and Brady Pearre with seven.

On Sunday, the St. John's JV came away victorious in a physical game against Poolesville's JV Boys by a final score of 44-32. After an evenly played first quarter that saw St. John's leading 6-5, the Viking applied full court pressure to start the second quarter to extend their lead and take a 23-15 lead into the locker room at half time. The second half Poolesville was able to claw back within nine late after St. John's had built an 18-point cushion. It was a very physical game that saw Poolesville commit 14 second-half fouls, however, St. John's converted less than 50% of their free throws allowing the tough and gritty Poolesville squad back into the game. Poolesville was led in the scoring column by Ryan Haddaway with 15 points. Brady Pearre hit for five points and Pete Barry finished with three points.

Not So Sweet St. Valentine's Day for PBA Varsity Girls.

The PBA Varsity Girls traveled to Walkersville on Thursday for a St. Valentine's Day game that turned sour for the Falcons. The Falcons struggled to get in the game offensively and fell behind early 11-6 after the first quarter. The second quarter picked up a bit for the Falcons the Falcons game high scorer Delaney Cecco scoring 6 of her 10 in the quarter. The Falcons were behind at the half 22-13. It was a good defensive half for the Falcons as they kept an aggressive Walkersville team at bay but one plagued with turnovers and sloppy play on offense. The offensive struggles intensified for the Falcons in the second half as they combined for a total of 6 points in the last two quarters. Walkersville cruised to a 43-19 victory.

"Tonight wasn't our best effort," commented Coach Trainor. "Our shots weren't falling and we started to get frustrated and making silly mistakes on the defensive end that put them on the charity stripe. We also turned the ball over much more than usual tonight. It was a tough game from start to finish. I don't really ever question our effort because for the most part we play hard every time out. Tonight it was just about decision making and playing through adversity," said Coach Trainor.

Delaney Cecco Led Poolesville with 10. Hailey Khalil added 5, while Siann Riggs and Madi Peyton had 2 each. Samme Mullikin, Bella Lawbaugh, Danielle Torres and Kate Heimbach did good work on the boards. Izzy Markoff, Beckah Trainor and Hannah Bush gave solid minutes and good defense that led to several turnovers.

It was another tough shooting day for the PBA Varsity Girls as they took on Springfield at home on Sunday. After jumping out to a 5-4 first quarter lead the scoring dried up in the second as Springfield held the Falcons to 1 while scoring 10 in the second, with six of those 10 coming from the foul line. The Falcons finished the first half with more team fouls (15) than points (6). Springfield took a 14-6 into lead to the locker room. "I was surprised the game was as close as it was after that first half. We certainly struggled from the floor and we did commit some legit fouls in that second period but our 15 to their 4 seemed pretty lopsided. I was just glad they weren't that great from the foul line or this game could have gotten a lot uglier a lot quicker," commented Coach Trainor.

The third quarter was reminiscent of the first with Springfield barely edging out Poolesville 6-5. Springfield edged out the Falcons in the 4th 8-4. "We had a chance there in the 4th to make a good run at it and we got more aggressive offensively and went to the line but went 3-11. It wouldn't have made up for that second quarter but it could have been much closer," said Coach Trainor. "Our effort was there this afternoon. We just couldn't score. Frankly, I'm surprised the game ever ended with all the whistles. That might have been the sloppiest game of the year." Springfield ended with the win, 28-15 over the Falcons. Madi Peyton led the Falcons with 5 points. Siann Riggs chipped in 3. Hailey Khalil, Samme Mullikin and Danielle Torres each had 2 while Hannah Bush added 1.

JV Girls Win Three out of Four Quarters (But Not The Most Important Quarter!)

The PBA JV Girls had their calendars circled many days ago for Thursday night's revenge match against the Lady Lions in Walkersville. The Falcons led after the first, second and third quarters, however at the final buzzer Walkersville was the team on top at the time that counted the most, winning 32-29. Poolesville's five game winning streak was halted tonight; however the Falcons displayed continued growth and gave #1 Walkersville everything they could handle. Poolesville's fast break was working from the start of the contest with Erin Green's numerous blocks (game high 12) initiating the break and Haley Harkins (scoring all six of her points in the first half) and Kelliann Lee (three free throws) cashing in on the opportunities for several points. The Falcon defense was solid in the first half, limiting Walkersville to just three points at the end of the first quarter and 12 in the second stanza. Poolesville led 18-15 at the end of the first half. "We made some defensive adjustments for the game today after studying the tape of the initial meeting several weeks ago" noted Coach Thompson. "The girls did a nice job of executing the game plan and put us in nice position to get the win."

In the third quarter, Walkersville cut the Falcon lead, but only by one point. Erin Green continued her strong game with seven third quarter points. The Falcons stretched their lead to 21-15 at one point in the third quarter, but the Lions roared back to take the lead by one. After some lead changes and ties, the Falcons held the lead with two minutes to go in regulation. However some errant passes and missed scoring opportunities hurt Poolesville's chance to put the game out of Walkersville's reach. Walkersville was able to finally take control with some timely baskets and free throws and hold on to the lead (with help from a questionable flagrant foul in the waning seconds of the contest). Erin Green had scoring honors with 12 points, followed by Haley Harkins with six, Kelliann Lee with five, and Kalie Terragno, Tori Gruber and Sarah Mullikin with a basket each.

"Tonight our team continued to climb the latter of improvement by coming into a tough place to play and almost pulling off the win against a very strong opponent" said Coach Thompson." I thought a key part of the game was when we were up by six in the third quarter and had a chance to really extend the lead, but we relaxed just a bit on our defensive intensity and it got Walkersville right back in the game. We need to work on passing as well as holding on to the ball when we get two hands for a defensive rebound." Coach Thompson also stated, "I believe we are playing as well as anyone in the league right now. This conference we are in is so tight right now; there are several strong teams with a chance to win it. The playoff tournament is going to be unreal with excitement."

In the last regular season game of the season on Sunday, the PBA JV Girls shot blanks in coming out on the short end of a 31-22 score against Springfield. The game started well for the Falcons with Poolesville holding an 8-5 lead. Erin Green banked three baskets for six points, while Haley Harkins added a basket. Midway through the second quarter, the Falcons stretched the lead to 10-5, however that was the last time they would experience being on top for the rest of the game. Springfield then went on a 10-0 run to close out the half with a five point lead. Kelliann Lee gathered four rebounds in the first half, while Erin Green had three boards. "We played pretty well at the start of the game, but I thought our defense was as poor as I've seen us play in quite a while after we led by five" said Coach Thompson.

In the second half, Springfield began to pull away a bit more with some effective interior passing as well as continuing their success at the free throw line. To show the stark contrast between the two teams shooting, Springfield shot 65% in free throws for the game (11 for 17), while Poolesville was shut out at 0% (0 for 9). Kelliann Lee seemed to pick up her play a bit in the second half with four points, Erin Green had six points and continued her strong play on the boards with six second half rebounds, while Haley Harkins had two points. Despite having no success from the free throw line and minimal success from the field, the Falcons showed some grit and twice cut the Springfield advantage to just four (the most recent being 24-20) by using their full court press. However, Poolesville was not able to get over the hump and take the lead.

Erin Green had scoring honors with 14 points. "Today was a frustrating game in that we really didn't do well in most phases of the game. We didn't consistently block out on rebounding, we didn't go up strong with the ball to the basket, we were miserable from the free throw line, and we missed many close -in shots at a time when we could have pulled out the game" noted Coach Thompson. "I will say however, we have played very well in our previous six contests and the overwhelming trends have been upward in improvement. We look forward to the playoffs and we will work on a few things that I'm sure will help us get back on track" said Coach Thompson.

Foul Trouble Slows Down the RS Boys.

The PBA Rising Star Boys started out with an up-tempo pace against St. Andrews on Saturday. With a stout and aggressive defense in the first half, Poolesville kept the game close but started amassing fouls early and trailed at the half, 12-8. Coming back from halftime, the Falcons battled and fought hard, but eventually the foul trouble caught up to them, resulting in three players fouling out. The RS Boys ended up losing 21-20.

For the game, Clark Trone had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals. Diego Mejia had 4 points, 13 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Noah Garner had 4 points and 3 rebounds. Colin Hammett had 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Aidan McKew had 2 points and 2 rebounds. Ethan Gaddis had 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 steals. Garrett Karns had 6 rebounds and 1 steal, Harrison Johnson had 1 assist, and Nick Beaton had 1 block.

The Rising Star Boys had a rematch against the Thunder on Sunday and came out for revenge. The Falcons played a great game from start to finish. Offensively and defensively, the Falcons were in the zone! The score at the end of the first half ended with the Falcons down, 13-11. The Falcons took the lead in the second half and the game was so close throughout. In the end, foul trouble, and not nailing shots took the Falcons down. This was a hard fought game and was a nail biter for sure! The final score was 26-22.

Clark Trone had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Diego Mejia had 3 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Aidan McKew had 4 points and 2 rebounds. Ethan Gaddis had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block. Colin Hammett had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals. Garrett Karns had 2 points and 2 rebounds, Noah Garner had 1 point, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Johnny Wasilik had 3 rebounds and Cade Seely had 1 rebound.

Rising Star Girls Make Short Work of Saints

The PBA Rising Star Girls picked up two big wins over the last two weekends over the same team---the Saints. In the first game, Alexis Abrigo (10 points), Megan Roldan (eight points), Kalie Terragno and Roshawna Marshall (five points each) paced the RS Girls to a 36-8 pasting of the Saints. In the win, Rachel Bupp hit for four points, Alli Haddaway and Cassandra Maier hit for two points each, Gwen Boe had five rebounds, and Maureen Hueting also grabbed a board.

In the second win, the Rising Star Girls allowed the Saints to score their first field goal with just two minutes left in the game as the Falcons romped to a 39-8 win. Roldan hit for 11 points, Abrigo finished with eight, and Terragno and Haddaway finished with six points each. Sarah Mullikin scored four points, Marshall and Maier had a bucket each, and Boe and Hueting each gathered at least one board and one steal each.

 

 Game Summaries----Week 9  

Varsity Boys Hit Boards, Derail Brunswick!
JV Girls Settle Down, Beat West Frederick

The PBA Varsity Boys out-muscled, out-hustled, then shut down Brunswick when it counted in their 45-40 win over the Railroaders. The senior Falcons ran up a seven point halftime lead and, despite poor free throw shooting down the stretch, held on for the win behind 15 points from Michael McDonald, 12 from Tim McIntyre, and eight points from Jake Drissel. Gage Wolitzky scored six points, Tucker Ross had three, and Cole McKenney also scored. McDonald, Drissel, and Wolitzky combined for 18 points. Ross provided three of the team nine assists.

"Tim McIntyre stepped up big for us today," said Coach John Weber. "We needed his scoring, but more importantly he was a shutdown defender for us in the fourth quarter. We ran the box-in-one against their main scorer and he did a great job on him."

The shot-handed Varsity Boys played Crestwood on Thursday night, fell behind early, and never recovered in a 58-32 loss. McIntyre played well again and finished with 11 points. McKenney hit for eight points, McDonald had seven, and Michael Morgan, Colin Fisher, and David Esser also scored in the loss.

"We turned the ball over, didn't shoot well from the field or the charity strip and didn't box out tonight, and you just can't do that against a team like Crestwood.," said Coach Weber. "We were missing five players tonight due to sickness or injury, that's the time I expect players to step up their game and that didn't happen. We looked a little intimidated."

PBA JV Boys Look to Better Times

On Thursday night, the Crestwood JV Boys jumped out to a quick early lead and held on to defeat the PBA JV Boys 47-38. Poolesville was led by the outstanding play of Ryan Haddaway, who scored 16 points

Against Brunswick on Sunday, the JV Boys started the first quarter in dominant fashion. Pete Barry had five points in the quarter to help Poolesville hold a 12-3 lead. The second quarter started and the Brunswick full court pressure took over. The Roaders forced numerous turnovers and flip-flopped the score to hold a 27-14 entering the half. The third quarter was more of the same from the Railroader defense as they continued to switch defenses and cause turnovers. Poolesville's John Thompson had a nice 4th quarter for Poolesville but it was to much for them to overcome and the Railroaders went on to the victory by a final score of 50-31. Thompson led Poolesville with eight points and Barry finished with seven.

PBA JV Girls Streak Hits Five

On Saturday evening, the PBA JV Girls ran their current winning streak to five in a row with a 40-12 dismantling over West Frederick. Unlike most of the other games in the current winning streak, the Falcons were a bit sluggish at the start of this contest and led by only 9-5 at the end of the first quarter. However, Poolesville seemed to get their engines firing in the second quarter, outscoring West Frederick 12-1 to open up a 21-5 halftime margin. Erin Green led the charge with 13 first half points and six blocked shots, Madeleine Thompson had four points, while Tori Gruber and Sarah Mullikin had a basket each. Kelliann Lee had four blocks at the break. "Despite West Frederick having a tough season so far, they have some size and they really came out hard at us today from the start" noted Coach Thompson. "Once we got settled down after the first few minutes, we seemed to run the break with more efficiency and we had success with some outside shots falling our way"

The Falcons absolutely owned the third quarter, outscoring their opponent by 12-0. Offensively in the third quarter, Bridgette Hammett and Kelliann Lee found the bottom of the net for four points, while defensively, Tori Gruber and Sarah Mullikin pulled down three rebounds each. In the last stanza, Poolesville had scored fewer points than any other quarter, however they kept their same margin of a lead all the way to the end of the game. The offensive highlight of the last quarter of the game was a three pointer by Madeleine Thompson that hit nothing but net and defensively Erin Green ruled the boards with four more rebounds (for a game high eight), while Haley Harkins and Brooke Hamm played tough perimeter defense and much needed opposition in the paint was provided from Charlotte Mallow and Cubby Schmidt.

Scoring honors went to Erin Green with 15, followed by Madeleine Thompson with nine, and Tori Gruber with six. "Even though us coaches were not pleased with the offensive execution in the first few minutes of the game, the girls came around and played a solid game the rest of the way" said Coach Thompson. "Erin was an offensive force for us in the first half despite oftentimes receiving double teaming and quite a bit of bumping from West Frederick. It was also nice to see Madeleine Thompson back after missing our last two games and providing several points from the back court." Coach Thompson also noted, "From this point forward, we will be playing very tough teams for the rest of the regular season and through the playoffs. The team has improved quite a bit in the past few weeks and I think they are ready and eager for the challenge of playing against the teams at the top of the standings in the upcoming week."

Varsity Girls Come Up Short Against West Frederick

West Frederick came out on fire against the Falcons on Saturday, outscoring the PBA Varsity Girls 15-8 in the first quarter behind the solid low post play of Monet Wade, who scored 6 of her 10 in the first quarter. The Falcons were not going to lay down though and held West Frederick to 2 points in the second quarter and chipped away at the lead by adding 5 of their own. At the half West Frederick led 17-14. Poolesville put together another strong quarter in the third sparked by a tough half-court defense that led to several steals and a 7-4 advantage in the 3rd and a ballgame knotted at 21.
West Frederick went on a tear to start the 4th led by Krysten Linthicum's 6 points and the Falcons couldn't scrap their way back. The final: 34-27, West Frederick.

"We just couldn't overcome their scoring onslaught in the 4th quarter. We did a good job all game of keeping their guards from penetrating and their bigs off the boards, we just ran out of steam in the 4th," commented Coach Trainor. "Say what you want about this team but never call into question their heart. They go out and fight against bigger teams week in and week out. There is no quit in them. I think we did a great job on the defensive end tonight besides getting into foul trouble in the first quarter. Our issue all year has been scoring, particularly late in games. We don't have a prototypical scorer that we can rely on for 8-10 a night. All of our baskets are hard earned. Frankly, that will serve these girls well as they move into high school."

Hailey Khalil led the Falcons in scoring with seven points. Delaney Cecco and Madi Peyton added four and three points respectively. Izzy Markoff, Siann Riggs, Beckah Trainor, Samme Mullikin and Danielle Torres each also scored in the loss.

 

 Game Summaries----Week 8  

PBA JV Boy Ryan Haddaway hits against Urbana. Varsity Girl Hailey Khalil scores against Oakdale.  Photos courtesy of Tom Amiot. For reprints, contact Tom at JCPhotoClub@aol.com

JV Girl Haley Harkins drives around the corner against Windsor Knolls. Varsity Boy Gage Wolitzky scores against Urbana.  Photos courtesy of Tom Amiot. For reprints, contact Tom at JCPhotoClub@aol.com

PBA JV Girls Look Super Against Windsor Knolls, Oakdale!
Varsity Boys Take Down Linganore, RS Girls Back on Winning Track

On early Super Sunday afternoon, the PBA JV Girls' performance on the court was equally super in dismantling Oakdale 40-13. The Falcons won the opening tip, promptly scored on its initial possession and never looked back in winning its fourth straight contest. Offensively in the first half, Poolesville was successful from both inside and outside with Megan Roldan, Erin Green, and Tori Gruber netting points in the paint, while Kalie Terragno and Charlotte Mallow hit shots from well outside. The first half ended with Poolesville holding a healthy 27-8 lead. The leading scorer for the Falcons at this juncture was Megan Roldan with six points, followed by Erin Green, Sarah Mullikin and Kalie Terragno with four and Tori Gruber with three. Kelliann Lee, Charlotte Mallow and Kelliann Lee chipped in with a basket each. The Falcons ruled the boards with Roldan gathering in four, while Green and Kelliann Lee each had three at the half.

"Our girls came out strong today at the beginning of the game and just kept pouring it on." said Coach Thompson. "We pressed them full court a few times and were very successful with forcing two five second calls on the inbounds pass and had some steals the few times they were able to get the ball in play. Megan Roldan had a great first half for us by attacking the basket and hauling down rebounds." The second half was all Poolesville again with the defense highlighting the third quarter (only three points against). The defense was led by several players including Brooke Hamm and Cubby Schmidt, who hauled in rebounds after using textbook form in gaining inside position in the paint.

The Falcons stretched their lead from 19 at the half to 25 at the end of three quarters. The last quarter of the game did not feature many points by either squad, but the lack of baskets did not matter to Poolesville, which utilized its large cushion of points to cruise to victory. Top game scoring honors were shared by Megan Roldan and Erin Green with eight each, while Bridgette Hammett and Tori Gruber had five apiece. Three players had four points; Sarah Mullikin, Kelliann Lee and Kalie Terragno. Megan Roldan pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Falcons for the game.

"Great to see so many different players contribute to the win today" noted Coach Thompson. "Players that stood out today in having their best games of the season were 6th graders Megan Roldan and Kalie Terragno. Hopefully, we can keep this momentum going the rest of the way and carry it through the rest of the season and into the playoffs."

On Saturday afternoon, the weather was cold and the snow was falling but inside the gym the PBA JV Girls team's shooting was on fire in a convincing 43-27 drubbing of Windsor Knolls. After winning against Windsor Knolls just two games ago in a buzzer beater, the Falcons were expecting to get their opponent's best shot in this rematch. Instead, Poolesville scored early and often and this game's outcome was never really in doubt. Displaying a potent fast break as well as mixing in some efficient shooting by Erin Green in the paint, the Falcons led by 11 at the end of the first quarter as well as 11 at the end of the first half (24-13). Leading scorers at the end of the mid point of the game were Erin Green with 12 points (including 4 for 7 free throws) and Kelliann Lee with seven points (including 3 for 6 at the line). Green also had five blocks in the first half and Lee had three blocks of her own.

The Poolesville defense harassed Windsor Knolls into several turnovers and then converted these opportunities into points. A highlight from the first half was when Lee made a gorgeous pass that threaded the needle from just inside half court to an open Megan Roldan down low on the weak side of the basket. The second half continued on in the Falcons' favor with stellar offensive guard play from Sarah Mullikin, as well as scoring in the paint from Megan Roldan and Green. Windsor Knolls tried to pressure the Falcons first at half court, then full court; however both variations were unsuccessful since Poolesville was often able to locate the open player down low for the easy basket. "The girls should be really proud of themselves today" noted Coach Thompson. "They had all phases of the game going today; most notably on offense where we scored 43 points on a team that had not given up more than 28 in any other game this season. We were able to utilize everyone on the bench and all members of the team contributed in the victory."

Coach Thompson also commented "Erin Green had a monster game for us today. I was particularly proud of how hard she has worked on her free throws and it really paid off for her today. Kelliann Lee continued her strong play of late and today we asked her to do it from the back court."
Scoring honors for the game went to Green (20 points, a new career high), followed by Lee with eight, Sarah Mullikin with seven, Megan Roldan with six and Haley Harkins with two. Rebounding honors went to Green with nine, Tori Gruber with six, while Roldan and Cubby Schmidt had three each.

Varsity Boys Dominate Boards in Win

The PBA Varsity Boys started fast against Linganore on Sunday by opening up an early nine-point lead. The Falcons held serve the rest of the way in a 40-34 win over the visiting Lancers. Jake Drissel (13 points) and Gage Wolitzky (10 points, including going 6-8 from the free throw line) paced Poolesville, who also picked up scoring from Joe Brashear and Michael McDonald (four points each). Camden Wolin hit for three points, and Tim McIntyre, Tucker Ross and Colin Fisher also scored (including Fisher hitting first half buzzer beater to extend the Poolesville lead). "Jake went 6 for 8 (good, again) from the free throw line while the team went 9 for 20 (not so good, again)," said Coach John Weber after the game. "We controlled the boards tonight led by Gage and Michael McDonald and that was the difference in the game."

The Varsity Boys started off slow against Urbana on Saturday, got it together to pull within two at the half, and then collapsed in the second half to fall to Urbana by a final score of 52-28. "We didn't do too many things right in the 2nd half," said Coach Weber. "Too many turnovers and sloppy defense killed us". Jake Drissel hit for 10 points in the loss, Gage Wolitzky scored eight, Michael McDonald had six, Camden Wolin hit for three, and Joe Brashear, Cole McKenney, and Tucker Ross each scored. "We were out played tonight and final score reflected this," said Weber.

JV Boys---Close, But No (Victory) Cigar

Urbana's JV Boys defeated the PBA JV Boys on Saturday, 44-40, in a tight game that was sealed by two late Urbana free throws. Poolesville was led by Ryan Haddaway with 13 points, John Thompson with 10 and Ryan Kasten with six. Poolesville's coach Rick Haddaway had a good game plan against his former coach at Montgomery College, Urbana coach Tom Sheahin, but in the end it was Urbana nailing big free throws being the difference.

On Sunday, Linganore's JV Boys went on an 18-4 run in the third quarter to open up a close game and defeat Poolesville's JV's by a final score of 59-41. Nicholas Lang, son of former Poolesville High coach Tom Lang, led the Lancers with 12 points. Ryan Haddaway had a workman-like effort for Poolesville---he scored 12 points. Johnny Thompson hit for 10 for the Falcons. Pete Barry chipped in six points in the loss.

Tough Luck Losses for Varsity Girls

It was a tail of two halves for the PBA Varsity Girls when they traveled to Windsor Knolls on Saturday. The Falcons started off hot matching Windsor Knolls scoring through the first period. Windsor knolls had a slight lead, 10-8 after 1. Poolesville continued to hit from the floor during the second including two big 3's from Hailey Khalil and Madi Peyton and outscored WK by 1, 10-9. Windsor Knolls held a 1 point lead heading into the locker room, 19-18.

"We played a great first half", commented Coach Trainor. "We played tough on both ends of the court. In the second half we kept up the defensive intensity but our shots just didn't want to fall."
Windsor Knolls came out of the locker charged up and outscoring the Falcons 7-3. "It wasn't as if our defense let up that third period. We actually held them to the lowest point total for a quarter. We just struggled getting our shots to fall", said Coach Trainor. Poolesville's shooting picked up in the fourth but the Falcon's couldn't claw their way back. The final was 34-26 in favor of Windsor Knolls.

Hailey Khalil led the Falcon's in scoring with 8. Madi Peyton and Delaney Cecco each had 5. Siann Riggs added 4 and Samme Mullikin and Bella Lawbaugh had 2 apiece.

The PBA Varsity Girls came to play on Sunday opening up a 9-7 first quarter lead against Oakdale. The outstanding play of the Falcon's continued in the second as the Falcon's outscored Oakdale 13-6 on their way to a 22-13 first half lead.

"Top to bottom that was our best half of basketball yet. We asked our girls to be aggressive on the boards and play tough hard nose defense and they really responded," commented Coach Trainor. "We shot well, we pushed the ball in transition and we dominated the boards against a bigger opponent."

Oakdale wasn't going away easy. They came out in the 3rd fired up and much more aggressive but Poolesville was ready and held them at bay losing the quarter by a very slight margin, 7-6. In the fourth Oakdale was on fire, with Isabelle Ouimette leading the way with 5 fourth quarter points including a big 3. Poolesville had some open looks that didn't fall and pressure defense by Oakdale led to some Poolesville turnovers in the fourth. With Poolesville up by one with less than a minute to play Poolesville had a chance to ice the game on a fast break lay-up and uncontested follow up, neither of which wanted to fall for the Falcon's. Oakdale tipped out a rebound a following possession that led to a fast break lay-up putting Oakdale up by one with 4.7 seconds left to play. The Lady Falcons had a good play drawn up that led to a last second shot that was deflected by Oakdale at the buzzer. The final: Oakdale 31, Poolesville 30.

"We knew they were going to come out intense in the second half. We just wanted to match that intensity and play four full quarters of basketball. I am disappointed with the final score but not with how our girls played and responded to adversity. This was by far the best game of basketball we put together all year. We had a couple chances at the end of the game and they didn't go our way. I'm proud our girls took the shots," said Coach Trainor.

Hailey Khalil led Poolesville with 8. Siann Riggs had 6. Madi Peyton and Delaney Cecco had 5 apiece. Samme Mullikin chipped in 4 and Hannah Bush had 2. Samme Mullikin, Delaney Cecco, Kate Heimbach, Danielle Torres and Bella Lawbaugh dominated the boards for Poolesville.

Rising Star Girls Recover, Blow out Flames

After a physical and emotional defeat last week against VCCI, the PBA Rising Star Girls were hungry for a win. The poor Flames were, unfortunately, the first team in the young Falcon's sights and the results weren't pretty. In a game where it appeared the officials had the Super Bowl on their mind, Poolesville ran up a 26-5 halftime lead and went on to snuff the Flames by a final score of 49-12. Sarah Mullikin (14 points), Kalie Terragno (10 points) and Alexis Abrigo (10 points) did most of the damage for Poolesville, with Terragno and Abrigo combining for 15 rebounds. Cassandra Maier and Megan Roldan hit for six points each. Rhoshawna Marshall and Alli Haddaway also scored for Poolesville. Rachel Bupp, Gwen Bowe, and Alison Ransom also grabbed at least one rebound each in the win.

Rising Star Boys Get Caught By the Storm.

The PBA Rising Star Boys Falcons started off strong against the Storm on Sunday. The game was close and tied up for most of the first half, until the Storm started to break away from the Falcons. At the end of the first half, the Falcons were down by 9 points. Coming back into the second half of the game, the Falcons were hot, putting points up on the board. In the end, the Storm put up more points, and came out on top. The final score was 40-25.

Diego Mejia led the Falcons scorers with 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Colin Hammett scored 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist. Clark Trone had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Ethan Gaddis had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Noah Garner had 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 block. Garrett Karns had 2 points and 1 rebound, Danny Geehring also scored two points. Drew Turner had 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Aiden McKew had 1 rebound and 1 assist.