Falcon boys at full strength, 2-0

Coach Chris Fink of

pointers) were productive from

Coudersport finally has his full

the outside in a 64-35 win at

complement of players as the

Portville Wednesday night.

boys’ basketball season kicks

“We came out really strong

into high gear.

defensively and it paid off with

The Falcons opened with a

a 17-2 lead in the first quarter,”

pair of wins this week, using

Fink said. “We had some high

effective defense to hold their

and low points after that.”

opponents at bay while the offense

Corey had six assists and Brett

rounded into shape and

Whitman grabbed seven rebounds.

6-5 center Blair Heimel recovered

from an eye injury.

In Monday’s season opener

Their other big man, 6-3

at Cowanesque Valley, the Falcons

John Hau, scored 19 points

broke loose after a 16-16

while Colton Corey (12 points)

first half stalemate to beat the

and Derek Burdick (3 three- Indians, 50-41. Coudy built a 39-25 lead by the end of the third period.

“Our third-quarter run was triggered by our defense,” Fink pointed out. “Our offense will remain a work in progress for a couple of weeks, since all of our players in the upper grades were delayed by the extended football season.”

Coudersport (2-0) faces Clarion (3-0) in Friday night’s opening round of the St. Marys Invitational and returns to action in that event on Saturday night.