By: Aidan Stacks, Caede McMahon, Shawn Lovesee and Kaelyn Blackwell
The Championship Victory
October 21: "Back to Back Champions,” Jaden Saunders said after Fallon’s 8th grade boys destroyed archrival Wells 52-42 to win the TVAL championship game Wednesday October 21st. It was an amazingly close game, in the first half Fallon was trailing behind but, came back in the second half winning with 10 more points .Wells roadrunners put up a great fight, but with the leading scores were Robert Beasley with 19 points and Jaden Saunders with 14 points. The top rebounders were Robert Beasley with 6 rebounds and Isaiah Mingain with 5. From the first game to the last, the boys have grown a lot from hard work and practice. That practice showed up in their games. Patrick Renane's advice to the 7th graders is to “Play every game like its your last."
Mustangs vs Pleasanton
September 15: It was the first game of the season, this was the first time that the team played a game together. Our Fallon Mustangs played against the Pleasanton Middle School. The game started with an eight point Fallon lead 12-4. Later on in the first quarter, the Panthers caught up with the Mustangs and ended the quarter with the score of 15 -18 PMS Panthers. At the start of the 2nd quarter PMS took over the quarter and the half ended with a tight score. During the 3rd quarter, the game was extremely tense. It kept going back and forth, up and down and side to side. The game was so exciting that it would put you on the edge of your seat. The people were screaming and yelling after each player scored a basket. Sadly, Pleasanton Middle School beat the Mustangs 48-47. It's important to know you don't lose you learn. The players tried their best and made their school proud.
Mustangs vs Wells
September 29:The game was against our crosstown rivals, Wells Roadrunners. This was probably one of the biggest games of the year. Wells has been undefeated for most of the season and because of our win, we tied for first place. The Mustangs started off with excellent defense. The stands were going crazy after we scored a basket. This game is going to be a challenge. Two teams battling for first place. The eighth graders had played strong defense. It was halftime and the score was 26-25. In the third quarter the Mustangs flat out destroyed them. They had a lot of fast breaks. By the end of the third quarter it was 39-29. The 4th quarter was just a storm. Fallon just kept scoring and scoring, fast break after fast break, by the end of the game Fallon beats Wells 47-38.
Mustangs vs Wells #2
October 17th: This game was one of the hardest games that Fallon had to play during the season. This was the last game before the playoffs, which meant that this game determines the basketball standings. Fallon came out with a sudden defeat by “two” points. During the first half of the game, the Mustangs only scored about 20 or less points. Wells was on a rampage but then they lost their energy after the first half, which helped the Mustangs out because they were able to make a comeback. The Stangs were neck to neck in the fourth quarter but the refs seemed to be on “Wells” side, which wasn’t fair. Even though the Mustangs suffered a lost, they were able to learn from their mistakes.
The Championship Victory
October 21: "Back to Back Champions,” Jaden Saunders said after Fallon’s 8th grade boys destroyed archrival Wells 52-42 to win the TVAL championship game Wednesday October 21st. It was an amazingly close game, in the first half Fallon was trailing behind but, came back in the second half winning with 10 more points .Wells roadrunners put up a great fight, but with the leading scores were Robert Beasley with 19 points and Jaden Saunders with 14 points. The top rebounders were Robert Beasley with 6 rebounds and Isaiah Mingain with 5. From the first game to the last, the boys have grown a lot from hard work and practice. That practice showed up in their games. Patrick Renane's advice to the 7th graders is to “Play every game like its your last."
Mustangs vs Pleasanton
September 15: It was the first game of the season, this was the first time that the team played a game together. Our Fallon Mustangs played against the Pleasanton Middle School. The game started with an eight point Fallon lead 12-4. Later on in the first quarter, the Panthers caught up with the Mustangs and ended the quarter with the score of 15 -18 PMS Panthers. At the start of the 2nd quarter PMS took over the quarter and the half ended with a tight score. During the 3rd quarter, the game was extremely tense. It kept going back and forth, up and down and side to side. The game was so exciting that it would put you on the edge of your seat. The people were screaming and yelling after each player scored a basket. Sadly, Pleasanton Middle School beat the Mustangs 48-47. It's important to know you don't lose you learn. The players tried their best and made their school proud.
Mustangs vs Wells
September 29:The game was against our crosstown rivals, Wells Roadrunners. This was probably one of the biggest games of the year. Wells has been undefeated for most of the season and because of our win, we tied for first place. The Mustangs started off with excellent defense. The stands were going crazy after we scored a basket. This game is going to be a challenge. Two teams battling for first place. The eighth graders had played strong defense. It was halftime and the score was 26-25. In the third quarter the Mustangs flat out destroyed them. They had a lot of fast breaks. By the end of the third quarter it was 39-29. The 4th quarter was just a storm. Fallon just kept scoring and scoring, fast break after fast break, by the end of the game Fallon beats Wells 47-38.
Mustangs vs Wells #2
October 17th: This game was one of the hardest games that Fallon had to play during the season. This was the last game before the playoffs, which meant that this game determines the basketball standings. Fallon came out with a sudden defeat by “two” points. During the first half of the game, the Mustangs only scored about 20 or less points. Wells was on a rampage but then they lost their energy after the first half, which helped the Mustangs out because they were able to make a comeback. The Stangs were neck to neck in the fourth quarter but the refs seemed to be on “Wells” side, which wasn’t fair. Even though the Mustangs suffered a lost, they were able to learn from their mistakes.