Falcons Girls Control Trojans

The last time FC and R-P’s girls met, the Falcons ended the Trojans hopes of a 1A East repeat.  FC beat R-P in last year’s 1A semis.  Most of those teams’ critical pieces graduated.  Levi Olstad’s squad nonetheless brought enough back to post a near from-start-to-finish early season victory.  R-P’s only lead was 1-0.  In an up-and-down high-speed contest that featured 45 fouls, 46 offensive rebounds, and 62 turnovers, FC prevailed 52-38.  Emma Breitsprecher, a sophomore G/F, led the way (16 pts, 11 rebs).  Senior Alleigh Meyer (11 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls) and sophomore Kassidy Broadwater (9 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls) each scored all their points in the second half.  Juniors Lauren Lawston (9 pts, 9 rebs) and Peyton Hoiness (9 pts, 3-7 three’s) led R-P.  Teams were rusty shooting the ball from the field (FC 15-57 for 26.3%, RP 15-52 for 28.9%) and the free throw line (FC 15-34 for 44.1%, R-P 5-12 for 41.7%).  Ball security is also a work in progress (TOs: FC 24, RP 38).  FC improved to 1-1 (overall/TRC).