Falcon Hoops Sweep
Thursday night both Varsity Basketball programs at O’Neal traveled to Fayetteville Academy Thursday night for a non-conference match-up.
In the girl's game, the Falcon defense sparked a 14-0 run to start the game. As a team, the Falcons grabbed 17 steals turning them into 26 points off turnovers. The defensive intensity fueled the Falcon offense which headed into the halftime locker room leading 30-10. The second half saw quick ball movement and rebounding lead to numerous scoring opportunities as all Falcons in uniform added to the victory in numerous statistical categories. In the end, the Falcons grabbed the 54-17 victory to move to 12-1 overall.
The Falcons were led in scoring by Ashanti Fox’s 17 points and 5 steals. Joining Fox in double digits were Kayla Jenkins with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, and Caelan McHarney’s 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Talayah Baldwin added a season high 8 points to join her 9 rebounds on the evening. The win moves the Falcons to 12-1, 4-0 on the season, who head into the final week of the regular season sitting at #3 in the latest MaxPreps NCISAA 2A rankings.
On the boy's end, the Falcons used full-court pressure to jump out to a 25-4 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Falcons forced 27 turnovers, causing 11 in the first quarter. Building on the defensive intensity, the Falcons were able to get out and run moving the ball offensively with great precious leading to 18 assists on 26 field goals.
Overall, in a dominant performance from start to end, all 10 Falcon players in uniform scored and saw great game action. TJ McGraw and Phillip Hancock led the Falcons in scoring with 13 and 10 respectively. The Falcons 62-39 victory moves them to 6-8 overall heading into the final week of the regular season.
Both Varsity teams will close out their regular season campaigns by hosting Cary Christian on Wednesday, February 10th.
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