Falcons salvage Shootout win

  • Tuesday, January 17, 2017 12:29pm
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After losing their first two games in the Dimond Prep Shootout by a combined eight points, the Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team salvaged a win from the Anchorage tournament with a 52-41 Saturday win over North Pole.

Chase Saviers led the Falcons with 15 points, all of them coming from five 3-pointers. Luke Clark followed Saviers with 10 points while Noah Reishus-O’Brien added seven.

High scorers for North Pole were Craig Borba with 15 and Tyler Hudson with 10.

TMHS’ 11 3-pointers are the second most they’ve made all season.

The Falcons (4-5) host Colony Friday and Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School.

FALCONS 52, PATRIOTS 41

Thunder Mountain 16 17 11 8 — 52

North Pole 11 11 6 13 — 41

Thunder Mountain (52) — Saviers 15, Clark 10, O’Brien 7, Morris 5, Olsen 4, McAndrews 4, Carandang 3, Ward 3, Toutaiolepo 1

North Pole (41) — Borba 15, Hudson 10, Peterson 5, Joseph 4, Huntington 4, DeAngelis 2, Clarke 1

Free throws — Thunder Mountain 5-7, North Pole 5-8

3-point goals — Thunder Mountain 11, North Pole 4

Team fouls — Thunder Mountain 13, North Pole 13

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