{"id":42534,"date":"2019-02-02T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/sister-act-propels-falcons-to-crosstown-rivalry-win\/"},"modified":"2019-02-02T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T21:44:14","slug":"sister-act-propels-falcons-to-crosstown-rivalry-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/sister-act-propels-falcons-to-crosstown-rivalry-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister act propels Falcons to crosstown rivalry win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

The energy and determination of sisters Nina and Tasi Fenumiai helped Thunder Mountain High School put an end to a multi-year drought of home conference wins.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The duo scored 22 combined points to power the Falcons to a 40-36 win over Juneau-Douglas on Friday night in the first of four conference games between the pair. The teams played again on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“We came out with so much determination, so much heart, so much energy,” TMHS coach Chandler Christensen said. “It was probably the best full game I’ve seen us play this season.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Sophomore Jenae Pusich and senior Alyxn Bohulano scored eight points respectively in the loss. Senior Caitlin Pusich scored seven points.<\/p>\n

\"Thunder<\/a>

Thunder Mountain’s Tasi Fenumiai lays the ball up against Juneau-Douglas’ Sadie Tuckwood and Skylar Hickok at TMHS on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t

Nina Fenumiai made numerous decisive drives to the rim in the second quarter, and her teammates followed suit. After swatting away a Juneau-Douglas shot, the senior went down the court and slithered between two defenders to give the Falcons their first lead of the game at 16-15 with 4:10 left in the half.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Tasi Fenumiai’s 3-pointer with 35 seconds left in the half gave the Falcons a 19-17 cushion at halftime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The junior was just getting started.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

After breaking a 23-23 tie midway through the third quarter, Tasi Fenumiai went on to score four more baskets to help the Falcons pull away.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“In the third quarter, she really kept us alive and kept us going,” Christensen said. “They tied it up there and I was kind of afraid we might fall a little bit but we just kept going and a lot of that credit goes to Tasi.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Falcon boys lose at home<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Sister<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t

Later in the night, the Thunder Mountain boys dropped a 56-52 contest to Service High School.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The Cougars, who defeated Juneau-Douglas 46-45 Thursday, outscored the Falcons 21-7 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Junior Bryson Echiverri led the Falcons with 23 points, including 20 in the first half. Brady Carandang had 11 points.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

TMHS and Service played again on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com. Follow Empire Sports on Twitter at @akempiresports.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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