When senior Noah Reishus-O\u2019Brien is shooting well, his Thunder Mountain High School teammates know to find him. Find him they did Saturday in the second of a two-game series against the visiting Mount Edgecumbe Braves.<\/p>\n
Reishus-O\u2019Brien\u2019s 33 points tied a single-game school scoring record in the Falcons 67-59 win over the Braves, their second of the weekend. The senior two guard hit seven straight shots in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Reishus-O\u2019Brien doesn\u2019t need to say much when he shoots this well. Point guard Chase Saviers knows to find him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really need to say too much. He (Saviers) does a really good job of finding me and getting me the ball when I\u2019m hot,\u201d Reishus-O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n
The game marked the fourth win in a row for the Falcons. Assistant coach Rob Ridgeway, manning the helm for his first home game of his career, said that though Reishus-O\u2019Brien\u2019s hot hand made the difference, their team defense provided the spark. (Head coach John Blasco couldn\u2019t make the first half, but showed up in the second to root the team on.)<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah was huge for us in the first half, he made the difference in the game,\u201d Ridgeway said. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve noticed with this team, is that our defense fuels our offense. When we\u2019re playing tough defense, it gets us fired up and then offensively we start moving the ball a lot crisper and making better cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reishus O\u2019Brien\u2019s 33 came off nine field goals, four 3-pointers and three foul shots.<\/p>\n
Mount Edgecumbe was led in defeat by Paul Bioff with 26. Shawn Williams added 13.<\/p>\n
Contrasting with Friday\u2019s hot start, the Falcons opened a bit cold on Saturday, allowing Edgecumbe to streak to an 11-2 lead in the first three minutes. Consecutive 3-pointers from Thunder Mountain pulled the game back to 13-18 at the close of the first period.<\/p>\n
Reishus-O\u2019Brien\u2019s soft touch helped the Falcons to a 21-10 run in the second, closing first half scoring with the Falcons up 34-28. The 6-foot-2 senior had 16 points in the quarter.<\/p>\n
The Falcons head into a tough matchup next week at Juneau-Douglas High School.<\/p>\n
FALCONS 67, BRAVES 59<\/p>\n
Thunder Mountain 13 21 21 12 \u201459<\/p>\n
Mount Edgecumbe 18 10 16 15 \u201467<\/p>\n
Thunder Mountain (67) \u2014 Reishus-O\u2019Brien 33, McAndrews 9, Saviers 8, Tupou 8, Carandang 3, Storie 3, Morris 2, Toutaiolepo 1<\/p>\n
Mount Edgecumbe (59) \u2014 Bioff 26, Williams 13, Dunaway 7, Melorida 3, Kasayalib 3, Brown 3, Hubbard 2, Samuelson 2<\/p>\n
Free throws \u2014 Thunder Mountain 5-13, Mount Edgecumbe 12-13<\/p>\n
3-point goals \u2014 Thunder Mountain 11, Mount Edgecumbe 9<\/p>\n
Team fouls \u2014 Thunder Mountain 12, Mount Edgecumbe 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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