Taking an early lead, the #5-ranked Indians ran away with a 65-26 win over visiting Lake Oconee Academy, in which nearly every roster player scored points. TFS baited LOA into early foul trouble, taking a 13-3 lead when Krystian Jankiewicz nailed a shot from downtown.
Anfernee Hanna added a triple moments later to extend the lead and held a 16-5 lead after one. Vlad Popescu got TFS on the board in the second with a trifecta, and Lazar Grujanic added on a bit later. The Indians were up by a sizable 30-11 lead at the break.
With the starters sitting out most of the third, TFS again added insurance as the lead ballooned to 43-18 going into the fourth. Still, the Indians put up 22 points in the final period. Grujanic jacked up another three to push the lead up to 54-21. He had a monster fourth quarter as TFS cruised to the 65-26 win.
Grujanic put up a game-high 17 points, leading 10 TFS players who chipped in with points. Hanna had 11, while Sam Ketch and Teryk Tilley had eight apiece. Zakhar Valasiuk had six, Popescu had five, Diego Crotta had four, Jankiewicz had three, and Lincoln Hall two.
The Indians move to 6-1 on the season and are now riding a 3-game win streak. TFS plays Friday at Galloway and again Saturday at home against Oglethorpe County.
Varsity Girls
The Lady Indians had the daunting task of taking on undefeated and top-ranked Lake Oconee Academy on Wednesday night at home and fell 48-32. TFS was well within striking distance heading into the final stanza.
The visitors outpaced #8-ranked TFS 15-9 through the first eight minutes and stretched the lead to 27-15 heading into halftime. In the third, the Lady Indians buckled down on defense and outscored the opposition 10-3 to get within 30-25 going into the final frame. However, LOA scored 19 points to put the game away in the fourth.
Denika Lightbourne had a team-high 14 points and was followed by Tanisha Seymour with eight. Allie Phasavang had four points, Haygen James three, Breelyn Wood two, and Molly Mitchell one.
The Lady Indians have now dropped four straight and are 2-5 overall. They return to play on Friday at Galloway.
JV Boys
The game was never in doubt for the JV Indians, who led from wire-to-wire to a 47-25 final.
The Indians led 15-7 after one and added to that with a 23-14 halftime lead. Andrija Vujacic got one of his three 3-pointers early to help build the lead.
A 12-point third quarter made it a 35-19 advantage going into the final quarter, and the Indians cruised from there.
Vujacic led with a game-high 18 points, followed by Jay Taylor’s 10 points. Hayden Bootle added five, Bryson Perdue had four, and two apiece for Teryk Tilley, Timothy Bain, and Octavio Santana, and one point for Wyatt Franks.
The Indians are now 4-0 on the season.
