Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball took the first of two games against visiting Colony Friday, shooting 20-26 from the line to ice the Knights 60-51.<\/p>\n
Noah Reishus-O’Brien (21 points) led TMHS to their fifth victory on the season with four field goals, a 3-pointer and a 9-10 performance from the line.<\/p>\n
The Falcons led at the close of every quarter, outscoring the Knights in every period but the third. Senior Chase Saviers followed Reishus-O’Brien in the scoring column with 19 points on five field goals, a 3-pointer and a 6-6 tally from the line.<\/p>\n
The Falcons’ 20-26 mark on foul shots was the difference in the match as Colony, only 18-30 from the line, missed a dozen free throws on the night.<\/p>\n
Scores from Saturday night’s game will be available online at juneauempire.com and in Tuesday’s print edition.<\/p>\n
FALCONS 60, KNIGHTS 51<\/p>\n
Thunder Mountain 15 12 17 16 —60<\/p>\n
Colony 8 12 18 13 —51<\/p>\n
Thunder Mountain (60) — Reishus-O’Brien 21, Saviers 19, V. Toutaiolepo 8, Tupou 7, McAndrews 4, Ward 1<\/p>\n
Colony (51) — Martin 17, Neuner 10, Kizer 8, Villastrigo 6, Menard 3, Spencer 3, Pead 2, Baker 2<\/p>\n
Free throws — Thunder Mountain 20-26, Colony 18-30<\/p>\n
3-point goals — Thunder Mountain 4, Colony 3<\/p>\n
Team fouls — Thunder Mountain 19, Colony 20 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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