This wasn’t how the season was supposed to end for the Blair Oaks Falcons. Not after a dominant regular season, not after winning 23 games in a row and especially not on their home court in their new high school gym. But geography paired the second-ranked Falcons and the fourth-ranked Father Tolton Trailblazers in the same district, meaning one of the two Final Four-caliber teams was going to have its season end in the Class 4 District 9 Tournament. It just wasn’t the Falcons’ day.
This wasn’t how the season was supposed to end for the Blair Oaks Falcons. Not after a dominant regular season, not after winning 23 games in a row and especially not on their home court in their new high school gym. But geography paired the second-ranked Falcons and the fourth-ranked Father Tolton Trailblazers in the same district, meaning one of the two Final Four-caliber teams was going to have its season end in the Class 4 District 9 Tournament. It just wasn’t the Falcons’ day.
Fatima’s comeback just ran out of time. The No. 3 seed Comets cut what was once a 16-point deficit in the second half all the way to one, but ran out of time to finish it off as the No. 2 seed Father Tolton Trailblazers escaped with a 45-40 win in the Class 4 District 9 semifinals Thursday night.
Fatima’s comeback just ran out of time. The No. 3 seed Comets cut what was once a 16-point deficit in the second half all the way to one, but ran out of time to finish it off as the No. 2 seed Father Tolton Trailblazers escaped with a 45-40 win in the Class 4 District 9 semifinals Thursday night.
The Helias Crusaders played a great first quarter.
But in Thursday’s home opener against a talented Father Tolton team, the Crusaders were going to need four great quarters offensively.