With the 2024/25 season getting under way this week, Falcons 1 faced off against the undefeated league winners of last season , The Pythons. After getting off to a quick start with a couple of quick 3's from Allen, Falcons maintained a 3-5 point advantage throughout the majority of the quarter. A strong second and third quarter helped Falcons maintain this lead with some outstanding offensive put backs from Jones and great effort plays on both ends of the court from Lleshi.
In the 4th, it came down to the wire but some incredible 3 points shots made by Mooney kept the Falcons ahead until Merson from the Pythons tied the game with several 3 pointers of his own.
With 5 seconds left, Falcons had once last chance to secure the win. The ball was inbounded to Mooney who had his shot rejected however Adams collected the ball and made a strong drive towards the hoop. The Pythons could do nothing but foul him and so Adams headed to the free throw line. Just like the whole game, Adams was cool and calm at the line and sunk both free throws to secure Falcons a 1-0 record and moving them straight to the top of the league table
A great team effort by the whole Falcons 1 team and some strategic coaching by Coach Hughes throughout the game ended up getting us the result.
Roll on game 2 in December
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