Faulkner falls to Shorter
Josh Gholston gets knocked of course on his way to the rim
January 29
Shorter started the second half on a 12-3 run and held off a late Faulkner rally to escape Tine Davis Gymnasium with a 56-51 Southern States Athletic Conference victory Thursday night over the Eagles.
Justin Garner puts in two after the steal to finish the first half
The masked man Aaron Greenwood grabs a rebound in the first period
Faulkner (12-9, 4-6 SSAC) scored the final six points of the first half to take a 34-30 lead at intermission. The final 20 minutes, however, were a struggle for the Eagles, scoring only 17 points while committing 14 turnovers. Once the Hawks grabbed the lead – on a Qav Waddell putback with 16:29 to play – they never trailed again.
Oneil Mangal hooks one in under pressure
De Hereford looks to the rim before passing the ball down low
With Shorter up 52-42 with 7:28 left Faulkner made one final push, scoring eight straight points to cut the margin to 52-50 with 2:23 left. The Hawks withstood the rally, making three of their last four free throws and surviving a potential game-tying three-point attempt by Faulkner’s Reggie Dupree with 5 seconds left. A.J. Martin’s two free throws provided Shorter’s final margin.
Chris Palmore takes a hard foul on this dunk attempt after another Faulkner steal
Randell Moore goes up between four defenders for two points
“It’s very frustrating,’’ Faulkner head coach Jim Sanderson said. “I think our guys played hard, and played well in spurts, we just didn’t finish around the basket enough and turned it over too much. We just have a lot of work to do and that’s exactly what we’re gonna do – get back to work.’’
Fred Foster gets a look from the outside
Andrew Willimas goes up hard against the Hawks in the frirst half
Randell Moore’s 16 points led the way for Faulkner, which also got 10 points from Josh Gholston. Shorter (11-10, 7-3 SSAC) was paced by the 12 points from Tomas Pranciliauskas.
Faulkner hosts Berry Saturday afternoon at 2.