Saturday, February 7, 2026

Indians win third straight; Lady Indians nearly toppled #2-ranked Walhalla

The Indians ran their win streak up to three in a row with a 62-51 home win on Tuesday against out-of-state opponents, Walhalla. 

TFS (7-4), ranked #2 in GIAA, held a 30-21 advantage at the half before replicating those results in the second half.

Eight different players scored for Tallulah Falls, led by Brian Neely’s 15. Todor Stanimirovic and Louis Lenain were in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

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Matus Zlacha added eight, Neyo Bain had seven, and Moises Barragan added six. Cassidy Perkins chipped in with three and Judah McIntosh had two.

The Lady Indians nearly pulled out a massive upset of #2-ranked Walhalla (SC) on Tuesday night at home, with the visitors winning a 62-60 thriller.

TFS (3-6) was able to hang in the entire game, trailing just 22-18 after the first. In that quarter, LB Kafsky netted seven points while Klara Dvorakova had a 3-pointer as part of five points.

The teams continued to battle in the second, as Tallulah Falls pulled within 38-36 at the break. The girls got a few shots from downtown, as Ines Gil, Kafsky, and Nora Mitchell all connected on deep shots.

The third quarter saw a surge from the Lady Razorbacks, who outscored TFS 17-9 to take a 10-point lead into the final period.

Lia Sanjur Santos added a pair of 3-pointers as Tallulah Falls stormed back, but came up just short in a 2-point loss.

The Lady Indians were paced by Dvorakova’s 17 points, while Kafsky had 14 and Santos 10. Gil had seven, and Marta Beltran and Mitchell had five each, with Linda White adding two.

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