By Christian H.
The Family Foundation School Falcons scored 28 points against the Fallsburg Comets’ 51 in a well-played game at The Family School on February 6.
The Comets scored 15 points in the first quarter with help from their leading scorer Keyshawn Kennedy, who scored seven points. Falcons’ leading scorer Joslyn P. scored six points while Sheree B. put up one to give the Falcons a total of seven by the end of the first quarter.
During the second quarter, the Falcons’ defense was able to keep the Comets at nine points to have a total of 24 by halftime. The Falcons kept up with eight points and had a total of 15 as the first half ended. Sheree hit four free throw shots and Kennedy scored four more points for her team.
The third quarter was when the Comets really turned it up. They scored 18 points, six from Shaina Swerdling and another four from Kennedy. The Falcons did their best, scoring eight points. Both Sheree and Denise scored two points each.
Working together on their defensive side, the Falcons held the Comets at nine points in the fourth quarter, giving them a total of 51 points by the end of the game. Pope added another three points to the score and Denise added two.
The Falcons kept a positive attitude about the game. “We played well in the beginning, but we got too comfortable as the game went on,” said Falcons’ Shari E.
Joslyn put up a total of nine points and Sheree had seven. On the Comets end, Kennedy had a total of 17 points and Swerdling had 13.
