Eagles hold off late Falcons charge
Despite a turnover with 3.5 seconds left and a one point lead, Eagles coach Andy Jahnsen wasn’t too upset.
Spencer Taggart drives the ball up the court.
“I was just glad they had to in-bound the ball at mid-court,” Jahnsen said.
The Blair Oaks Falcons inbounded the ball and never got a shot off, giving the Eagles a hard-earned 68-67 win and their second Tri-County Tournament Championship before a capacity crowd at the Hallsville gym.
The Eagles started the game on fire, racing to a 23-11 first quarter lead behind Sam Stichnote. The lanky sophomore shredded the Falcons zone and along with a trio of 3-pointers from Maguire Scheer and Zane Safely, the Eagles made it look easy.
However, the Falcons went on a 19-12 second quarter run to pull within 5 at 35-30 at halftime.
“We knew this would be a game of runs,” Jahnsen said. “They were unbeaten, we’re unbeaten – we are both good teams.”
The Eagles nursed the lead through the third period, holding a 54-47 edge, then seemed to try to put the game away as Stichnote, Garrett Goodnight and Scheer scored, lifting the Eagles to a 13 point lead with 4:41 left.
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