Falcon's Nest - Playoff Picture
Middle School Girls Basketball
Semifinal Conference Playoff game Monday, February 10th @4pm - Cape Fear Christian
Middle School Boys Basketball
Championship Conference Game Monday, February 10th @3:30pm - Hannah Center Gym
Middle School & Varsity Swim
State Meet Monday, February 10th @10:40am - Greensboro Aquatic Center
Varsity Girls Basketball
Scores:
Friday, Jan 31, 2020 at Trinity School of Durham (Win 56-14)
Tuesday, Feb 4, 2020 vs Carolina Friends (Win 64-22)
The Falcons finished up their Tri-TAC regular season play Friday night traveling to Trinity School of Durham. A fast and furious start on the defensive end saw the Falcons jump to a 21-2 lead and never look back. The Falcons defensive pressure created 16 steals on the night and 30 points off turnovers. Meanwhile, the Falcon post players dominated the paint totaling 32 of the 56 points on the evening from in the paint. All players in uniform saw extended playing time on the evening in the strong victory. The Falcons were led in scoring by senior Hadiya Balser (18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals) and junior Kayla Jenkins (12 points). The victory closes the regular season for the Falcons as the 2020 Tri-TAC regular season champions at a perfect 10-0 in Tri-TAC play extending the conference win streak dating back to the 2017 season
After earning a buy in the opening round of the conference tournament, the Falcons hosted Carolina Friends on Tuesday night in the conference tournament semi-finals. Ball movement highlighted the evening as the Falcons totaled 17 assists on the evening. The Falcons staple defensive energy was on display once again adding a season high 5 blocks throughout the game to make a clear statement who the conference’s top team was on the evening. The Falcons were led by the dynamic duo of Hadiya Balser (19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals) and Caelan McHarney (16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists). A highlight of the night came as sophomore reserve Miccah Wall finished off a great assist from Hadiya Balser to etch her name into the scoring column on the evening.
The Falcons head into Friday’s Tri-TAC conference tournament championship game sitting at 22-2 overall and 11-0 against conference opponents remaining the #1 team in NCISAA rankings according to MaxPreps.com.
Varsity Boys Basketball
It was an exciting week for the Falcons. We finished up the regular season and then got a win and then took a loss in the semi-finals of the TriTac Conference Tournament.
The Falcons finished the regular season on the road at Trinity School of Durham in an important game with seeding implications for the TriTac conference tournament. The Falcons came out with a great defensive start holding the Lions to only 7 1st quarter points. However, the Falcons just couldn't get the ball to go in the bucket all night. O'Neal trailed by 7 at halftime, but came out and made a run gaining the lead by one point a couple occasions in the third quarter. Trinity was able to regain the lead heading into the forth quarter and the Falcons were never able to regain the lead eventually falling 59-48. The loss created a three way tie for third place in the TriTac Conference.
The Falcons were able to win the coin flips and hosted first round of the TriTac tournament vs. the sixth seed Carolina Friends on Monday night. The Falcons were able to come out and put their foot down and jumped out to a huge 27-10 first quarter lead. The Falcons continued to pour it on the rest of the evening getting up by as many as 41 points. The Falcons moved the ball well and played really well defensively. The Falcons won the game 60-42. The win got them to 10 wins on the season and a 2nd round game vs. Salem Baptist.
Tuesday, the Falcons ran into a Salem Baptist Christian Academy team that was very focused and shot the ball unbelievably well. Salem jumped out to a big lead and the Falcons were just not able to answer the onslaught put on by the Vikings. The Falcons fell 82-44.
Next for the Falcons is the NCISAA State tournament on Tuesday. The State seeding meetings and pairings will be announced late Sunday night. The Falcons could possibly host the game or head on the road on Tuesday evening.
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