The Tallulah Falls School Indians turned up the defensive pressure after the 1st quarter Saturday night in route to their first round victory in the state tournament.
Trailing by 25-14 early in the 2nd quarter, Coach Jim Van Hooser called timeout and the Indians came out firing and never slowed down, outscoring Landmark Christian 42-11 through the middle of the 4th quarter before emptying the bench. The Indians were led early by senior co-captain Michael Van Hooser who scored 8 points early on his way to a 14 point night.
Trey Wilcox had a great all around night scoring 13 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The Indians were led in scoring by senior co-captain Josey Keene with 22 points. TFS had a great night at the free throw line going 12 for 13 led by senior Michael Weidner who was a perfect 4 for 4 from the charity stripe and pulled down 10 rebounds. The Indians now move on to the Sweet Sixteen round to face St. Francis who has played in the last 3 state championship games The game will be at St. Francis in Alpharetta on Thursday night. The win brings the Indians record to 24-4 on the season.
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