In the opening few minutes of Tuesday night’s game, it looked as if the Blair Oaks Falcons had hit the snooze button on the alarm clock. When Blair Oaks coach Ryan Fick called timeout with 3:38 left in the first quarter, he had a metaphorical bucket of cold water ready to wake up his players. Following the timeout, the Falcons outscored the Pintos 41-10 the rest of the first half, dominating their way to a 59-30 victory in a Tri-County Conference matchup at Blair Oaks High School.
Basketball is a game of runs and the Jefferson City Jays were able to come away with the last one Friday night against the Blair Oaks Falcons at Fleming Fieldhouse. After each team went on a big run early in the game, the Jays came away with a 12-1 run in the fourth quarter to propel them to a 56-50 victory on Senior Night.
As the high school wrestling season winds down, it’s typical for teams to begin taking it easy, making sure wrestlers are healthy and ready to go for the district tournament. The Blair Oaks Falcons have decided to buck that trend this season. Blair Oaks welcomed the Pleasant Hill Roosters, the defending Class 2 state champion and currently the top-ranked team in Class 2, as part of a tri-dual for Tuesday’s home finale at Blair Oaks High School. The Falcons won several early matches, but the Roosters had a strong finish to win 42-33.
Ryan Fick had a pretty good idea he would get to 400 career wins at some point this season. But with a large turnover from last year’s roster and a tough strength of schedule, he wasn’t sure how long it would take to get there. A six-game win streak since late December by the Blair Oaks Falcons allowed Fick to reach the milestone Friday night on his home court. “It’s nice to get to that milestone,” Fick said after Blair Oaks’ 80-64 win against the Versailles Tigers in Tri-County Conference play. “It says a lot about our program and the kids that play. I’m happy to be in a great place."
The Blair Oaks Falcons wrapped up the 2022 portion of their schedule Friday with a state-ranked win, knocking off the Mexico Bulldogs 62-56 in the Peak Sport & Spine Shootout at Moberly Area Community College.