Right at home: Falcons give Ramsey 64-50 win against alma mater
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. 无毛视频� Brownsville outscored Geibel Catholic 16-5 in the final five minutes of the first quarter Tuesday night, and the visiting Falcons carried the momentum forward for a 64-50 non-section win.
The Gators无毛视频� already short bench got shorter 45 seconds into the game when sophomore Seth Dolan left the game with an apparent wrist injury.
无毛视频淢ike Miller and Seth went up for the block. They collided and one stepped on someone无毛视频檚 ankle on the way down, and Seth just fell. I thought nothing of it serious at the time, but 无毛视频�,无毛视频� first-year coach Gary Tarbuk said of the play, adding, 无毛视频淭hat was a huge loss. We had one sub on the bench, so once Seth went down we had no one on the bench.无毛视频�
The game was tied at 5-5 early on in the opening quarter when the Falcons opened up the game and the Gators had trouble finding the basket.
Brownsville (3-3) stepped up the pressure into the second quarter and was able to extend its lead to 40-20 at halftime.
无毛视频淭he press was something we wanted to work on, just to get them to turn the ball over and get easy baskets. Being the course is so small, we could use that to our advantage,无毛视频� said Brownsville coach Rob Ramsey.
The Falcons added to their lead with a 20-12 advantage in the third quarter.
Ramsey wanted to work on the defense and felt the Falcons improved after halftime.
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The mercy rule was invoked in the fourth quarter, but the Gators simply didn无毛视频檛 play out the string. The home team actually made some ground during the running clock.
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无毛视频淭hey knew there was no bench and they still went at it. You saw that in the fourth quarter. If that clock would无毛视频檝e stopped, it would无毛视频檝e been a different game. They had momentum.
无毛视频淭hey came together as a team.无毛视频�
The Falcons无毛视频� Trent Wible shared game-scoring honors with 18 points. Harlan Davis scored 13 points and Rylan Johnson finished with 12 points.
Freshman Gary Tarbuk paced the Gators (0-5) with 18 points. Tommy Kolencik finished with 13 points and Mike Miller added 10.
Coach Gary Tarbuk learned a couple things about his squad as it prepares for Friday无毛视频檚 road game at Carmichaels.
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Ramsey also saw some shortcomings that need work before Friday无毛视频檚 section home opener against Yough.
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The non-section game was a homecoming, of sorts, for Ramsey. The 2005 graduate left as the program无毛视频檚 second all-time leading scorer.
无毛视频淲hen I was an assistant at Serra, they were in our section. But, it无毛视频檚 been a long time,无毛视频� said Ramsey.
Ramsey continued, 无毛视频淚 love this place. It meant everything to me to come here. Coach Misiak, from the first day I came here, treated me like a son. I made so many friends I still have today.
无毛视频淭his is a special place. I probably claim two places the most, my hometown Whitsett and Geibel Catholic. Geibel changed my life.无毛视频�