At home Friday night, the Lady Falcons challenged district front-runner Rochelle all the way to the wire before falling just short of the upset 38-32. It was the second consecutive nail-biting loss for the Lady Falcons, who still maintain playoff hopes. Veribest must win its remaining two contests at Richland Springs Tuesday night, and at home against Paint Rock on Friday.
Against Rochelle, Veribest stayed in the contest by hitting big shot after big shot. Trailing by six points in the waning minutes of the third quarter, Haley Humble hit a big three, and Angela Hood hit a two point shot to pull the Lady Falcons to within two points going into the fourth quarter. Humble finished the night with 12 points. In the final stanza, Hood hit two jumpers from long range, the final one cutting the Rochelle advantage to three points with just two minutes to go. From that point on, however, the inside game of the Lady Hornets proved too much, and the Lady Falcons fell 38-32 in a great effort.
The Varsity Falcons sprinted to a 40-11 halftime lead before cruising to an easy 64-28 victory. Cheyenne Black led all scorers with 18 points, while Camron Flavel added 17 points to the cause. The win places Veribest squarely in the hunt for the playoffs, and prepares them for a showdown against Richland Springs. The Falcons are 5-3 in district play, 17-6 overall. In order to make the postseason, the Falcons need to protect the home court. The fist test of that will be this Friday night against Paint Rock.
Against Rochelle, Veribest stayed in the contest by hitting big shot after big shot. Trailing by six points in the waning minutes of the third quarter, Haley Humble hit a big three, and Angela Hood hit a two point shot to pull the Lady Falcons to within two points going into the fourth quarter. Humble finished the night with 12 points. In the final stanza, Hood hit two jumpers from long range, the final one cutting the Rochelle advantage to three points with just two minutes to go. From that point on, however, the inside game of the Lady Hornets proved too much, and the Lady Falcons fell 38-32 in a great effort.
The Varsity Falcons sprinted to a 40-11 halftime lead before cruising to an easy 64-28 victory. Cheyenne Black led all scorers with 18 points, while Camron Flavel added 17 points to the cause. The win places Veribest squarely in the hunt for the playoffs, and prepares them for a showdown against Richland Springs. The Falcons are 5-3 in district play, 17-6 overall. In order to make the postseason, the Falcons need to protect the home court. The fist test of that will be this Friday night against Paint Rock.
Meanwhile, after beating Eden last Monday in Eden, the junior high Falcons close out their regular season at home against Olfen. At 7-3, the girls look to secure the first seed in the junior high tournament beginning Thursday in Eden, while at 10-0, the boys hope to continue the momentum into the tournament.
