Despite losing their first game of the season this week, the Tallulah Falls School Varsity Boys Basketball team moved up in the GHSA Power Ranking to #5 going into the final week of the season.
The Indians moved up in the polls on the strength of 2 Region wins in Athens this weekend. On Friday night the Indians behind a balanced attack defeated Athens Academy by a score of 79-67.
Josey Keene led all scorers with 29 points followed by Michael Van Hooser and Trey Wilcox with 14 points each. TFS jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never relinquished the lead. On Saturday, the Indians defeated Athens Christian 51-45 after trailing for most of the game. The Indians comeback was fueled by a tough defense led by Senior guards Michael Weidner and Sanson Navarrete.
In a low scoring affair TFS was led by Michael Van Hooser with 14 points and Josey Keene with 10. These 2 weekend victories followed on the heels of the Indians first loss of the season after winning a school record 19 straight to start off the season.
The Indians battled the now ranked #1 Lakeview Academy before a standing room only crowd but fell short at the end of the game as Lakeview made free throws down the stretch to win by a score of 59-51. The Indians were led in scoring by Michael Van Hooser with 17 points but the Indians played a great defensive game as a team.
TFS is now 21-1 and 11-1 in Region 8A.
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