Varsity Boys
Tallulah Falls led wire-to-wire in a convincing 68-56 win at home against Towns County to open the season. The Indians (1-0) started out the season victorious in a win over the #6-ranked Towns County Indians.
A 14-4 first quarter proved too much for Towns to overcome. Todor Stanimirovic and Matus Zlocha connected on multiple 3-pointers in the opening quarter as part of a 9-2 opening run.
Marquis Rolle and Zlocha were racking up the buckets throughout the first half, as Stanimirovic beat the halftime buzzer with a putback. TFS led 33-23 at the half. Towns County stayed close the rest of the way, but timely baskets by Stanimirovic, Neyo Bain, Brian Neely kept the home team in front.
Zlocha and Stanimirovic each had 14 points, while Bain and Neely were in double figures with 10 points each. Rolle had nine, Judah McIntosh five, Alberto Battino four, and Bryson Perdue two in the win.
Varsity Girls
The Lady Indians gave up the first bucket of the game to Towns County, then went on a 38-0 run that bled into the third. When the final buzzer sounded, Tallulah Falls (1-0) took a 62-20 win in the home and season-opening game on Wednesday.
Lia Sanjur’s early 3-pointer was part of the early success, and it was 14-2 after one. A 24-0 second quarter, led by a couple of triples from Marta Beltran, had the game at 38-2 at the half.
From there, TFS cruised to the final. Beltran closed with a game-high 19 points in her TFS debut, draining three 3-pointers. LB Kafsky added 15 points and Sanjur had 11 (three 3PT). Klara Dvorakova had seven, Ines Gil Alejandro had five, Nora Mitchell and Mia Kerr two apiece, and one point by Linda White.
