BOYS
It was a long time coming, but the #9-ranked Indians secured a 54-50 home win Friday night over Elbert County to bring a 3-game losing streak to a halt.
In the process, Anfernee Hanna collected his 62nd win, making him alone as the all-time winningest player in school history, as he was previously tied with Jake Carver with 61.
TFS led 13-8 after one behind a pair of trifectas from Vlad Popescu. In the second, Tallulah Falls fell behind before a late surge that was highlighted by a slam dunk by Hanna for the 26-19 lead. The Indians led 28-19 at the break.
It was 41-36, a slim lead for the Indians heading into the final period. Elbert took the lead about midway through the quarter until Hanna hit the go-ahead putback with 3:12 remaining to put TFS up 46-45. He hit another layup and the Indians made good on some free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
The Indians are now 14-5 overall and 3-2 in region play.
Hanna led in scoring with 17 points, while Popescu had 15. Krystian Jankiewicz had 7 points, Diego Crotta and Zakhar Valasiuk had 5 points apiece, and Lincoln Hall 4 points.
The JV Indians meanwhile pulled out a 67-49 win, after holding a 38-25 halftime lead. The boys are now 13-1 overall and 4-0 in region action.
GIRLS
The Lady Indians found themselves on the wrong side of a 73-55 defeat at home Friday night against #3-ranked Elbert County.
TFS held close at 21-15 after the first quarter before Elbert County pulled off a 22-4 second quarter to take commanding lead. The Lady Indians trailed 43-19 at the half, but outscored the Lady Blue Devils 19-9 in the third.
Denika Lightbourne tallied a team-high 25 points, while Molly Mitchell had 12 points and Breelyn Wood 10 in the loss. Tanisha Seymour added 8 points.
TFS is now 6-13 overall and 2-3 in region play.
The JV Lady Indians lost 51-36 after trailing 25-17 at the half. Both teams scored 11 in the third, but Elbert outpaced TFS 15-8 in the final stanza.
Kovanne Strachan had 12 points, Pola Pilicka recorded 9, Lana Malbaski 6, Adrijana Albijanic 5, and 2 apiece for Emily Cai and Tiana Bojovic.
The JV girls are now 0-4 overall on the season.
