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A.C. Flora grounds Redhawks






A.C. Flora’s Rion Davis tries to get a shot off against Westwood.

A.C. Flora’s Rion Davis tries to get a shot off against Westwood.

For fans of both schools, the Tuesday January 29 matchup between the visiting A.C. Flora Falcons and Westwood Redhawks was a roller coaster ride to the finish. For Falcon fans, the ride ended on a positive note, with A.C. Flora coming out on top 51-42.

The Falcons dominated the first 5:30. Threepointers from Matt Howard and Fredrick Kitt aided a 12- 3 run. A bucket by Adonus Lee gave Westwood some hope, but Rion Davis and Diquan Day Grant responded with points for A.C. Flora.

The downslide of the roller coaster began for A.C. Flora in the second quarter. A free throw by Davis made the score 17-5, but then the Redhawks rallied. An 8-2 run with points from Cameron Grant, Curtis McNeil, and Marcellus Garrick shrunk the deficit to 19-13. The Falcons were able to muster a little offense, pushing the lead up to eight following a bucket from Shelton Whittaker, but Westwood ended the half with three straight points to only trail by five at halftime.

The Redhawks’ carried their momentum into the third quarter with a 6-2 run in the first three minutes making the score 25-24 in favor of A.C. Flora. Grant, who finished with a team high 12 points, carried the Westwood offense during that run. Davis responded for the Falcons scoring seven of A.C. Flora’s 12 points the remainder of the quarter to push the lead to 37-32 heading into the fourth.

The teams traded scores for most of the quarter. A bucket by Garrick made it a one possession game. Then the ride began to take more of an upswing for the Falcons. Despite struggling from the free throw line most of the night, it was free throws that helped ice the game.Two from Whittaker and Tyler Gray and one from Day Grant helped A.C. Flora to the nine-point win.

Howard led the Falcons with 16 points. Davis added 12 for A.C. Flora.


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