On December 5 the JV Blackhawks beat the Abbotsford Falcons 36-27 on the road. The Hawks found themselves down in the first half 15-6 but went on a 9-1 run to only trail 16-15 at the half. Preston Fritz led the Blackhawks with 10 points. The Hawks struggled at times shooting 6 of 19 from the field and had 10 turnovers.
The second half was better as we had only 5 turnovers and our defense got after it, holding the Falcons to 11 points. Our rebounding was strong as 9 players grabbed board. Preston had 11 and Talon Mueller 6 to lead the team. The Blackhawks hit 7 of 9 from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal it.
Box Score: (36) P. Fritz 21, Negron 6, Mueller 4, Yeager 2, Paczkowski 2, Sherwood 1; Total FGS: 11-31 (35%); 3PT: (1) P. Fritz; FTS: 13-23 (56%); Rebs: (30) Fritz 11, Mueller 6, Negron 4; Asst: (6) Mueller 4; Stls: (7) Fritz 3, Mueller 2, Sherwood 2.
1st half 2nd half Final
O-W 15 21 36
Abby 16 11 27
Record 2-0