Basketball Practice Begins On Monday

Basketball practice will begin on Monday, November 3rd at Mineral Springs United Methodist Church on the corner of 75 and Potter Road in Mineral Springs (same gym we used last season).

Boys (MS & HS): 2:45-4:45pm
Girls (MS & HS): 4:15-6:15pm

All teams will continue to use Mineral Springs during the month of November.  We will then move to Southbrook Church for the remainder of the season.

Click on the appropriate link to the right to view practice & game schedules (at this point, all times are sujbect to change).

Falcon Green 29 – Falcon White 26

The Falcon Green Team evened the season series with the Falcon White Team at one game each with a 29-26 victory Sunday afternoon at the Siskey Y field.  Daniel Zangmeister of the white team scored on the second play of the game when he took a handoff from Ben Marsico and wound his way through the green team’s defense for a long touchdown run and a 6-0 Falcon White lead.   The two point conversion failed and the green team took possession on their own five yard line.  On their first play from scrimmage, Ryan Brown took the snap from center and lofted a deep pass to Mitch Moore who had gotten behind the white team defense.  Mitch caught the pass in stride and the green team was on the board.  Christian Farmer hit Mitch with the extra point pass and the Falcon Green Team was up 7-6.  The game was off to a flying start with two touchdowns in 3 plays and only a couple of minutes off the clock.  The Falcon White Team has a high powered offense and they proved that on the very next possession.  Moving steadily down the field Matthew Pedemont broke free behind the Green Falcon defenders and gathered in a pass from Ben Marsico for a touchdown and another 6 points for the White Falcons.  Coach Alexander decided to go for two points and the turning point of the game came on the very next play.  Mitch Moore stepped in front of the White Falcon’s receiver, intercepting the pass and taking the ball all the way to the other end zone.  It was a four point swing.  The two points that would have gone to the white team went to the green team instead.  The White Falcons were still on top but now the score was only 12-9.  The Green Falcons once again took possession on their on 5 yard line and came out with three straight runs straight up the middle by Paul Cunningham advancing the ball to midfield.   The White Falcons pulled in their defense just  enough to allow Ryan Brown to get behind them and Mitch Moore hit him in full stride and the Green Falcons had their second touchdown.  The extra point failed but the score was now 15-12.  The White Falcons once again drove down the field and looked like they would go in for the go ahead score when Ryan Brown intercepted a pass at the goal line to stop the drive and give the ball back to the Green Falcons on their own 3 yard line.  The Green Falcons used a series of runs and passes to advance the ball to the White Falcons 15 yard line where Mitch Moore completed his second touchdown pass to Ryan Brown in the back of the end zone.  This time the extra point was successful when Christian Farmer connected with Ryan in the middle of the end zone for the one point conversion and a 22-12 Green Falcon lead.  Fighting the clock, the White Falcons were unable to score in their next possession and the half ended.

The Green Falcons had the first possession of the second half and used a lot of the clock driving the ball down field.  Ryan Brown completed his second touchdown pass to Mitch Moore and the Green Falcons had scored on their fourth straight possession.  Caleb Robinson caught the extra point pass from his brother Ethan and the Green Falcons now had a three score lead at 29-12.  The White Falcons were unable to cross midfield for a first down and the ball went back to the Green Falcons.  The White Falcon defense stiffened as the clock was winding down and forced the Green Team into a four and out.  The White Falcons moved over midfield where Ben Marsico hit Daniel Zangmeister with a short pass and Daniel turned it into his second touchdown of the game.  The extra point failed but there was a slight momentum change as the White Falcons still had life.  The Green Falcons were still up 29-18 and the White Falcons needed a defensive stop to stay in the game.  It took three plays for the Green Falcons to advance the ball just short of midfield where they could gain a first down and run out the clock.  The fourth down pass fell incomplete and the White Falcon defense had come up big.  They still needed two scores but there is always a chance if they could pull off the big play.  The Green Falcons spread their defense and were determined to hang on to the lead.  The White Falcons were able to move the ball but could not get the single big play they needed.  Ben Marsico completed his second touchdown pass to Matthew Pedemont in the back of the end zone but with only 15 seconds left in the game.  The two point conversion was successful when Trey Barnes sprinted around the right end past two defenders and into the cornor of the end zone.  The Green Falcons had evened the series with a 29-26 win.  

Another great game between the two Arborbrook teams.  Both teams joined together at the end of the game for final words and a prayer from Coach Scott Tyson.  This game and the season series ended as it should have with each team winning one game.  Both teams competed hard while on the field and both teams strived for the victory.  When the final whistle sounded, all the players walked off the field as friends and classmates.  There is a lesson to be learned in the two games the Arborbrook teams played against each other.  You can compete against each other for the same prize but the real prize is friendship and God’s love.  I believe God looked down and smiled as the two teams huddled together at the end of the game.

Mitch Moore’s Shorts Help Secure Falcon Victory

Falcons 3 - Harris YMCA 18

The Falcons won their second game of the afternoon and their second game of the season with a 30-18 win over the Harris Y.  The Harris Y had the opening possession of the game but failed to move the ball and the Falcons took over on their own 5 yard line.  Paul Cunningham threw a quick pass to Alex Carpenter who flipped the ball back to Paul coming around the right end.  Paul out raced the Harris Y’s defense to the end zone and the Falcons had the first score of the game.  Paul then caught the extra point pass from Ethan Robinson and the Falcons lead 7-0.  The Harris Y got a player behind the Falcon defense and scored but missed the extra point and the Falcons still lead 7-6.  The next time the Falcons had the ball Mitch Moore took a handoff from Paul Cunningham and raced down the left side of the field for a long touchdown and the Falcons second score of the game.  Ethan Robinson completed the extra point pass to Mitch and the score was now 14-6 in favor of the Falcons.  The Harris Y offense took over and Mitch came up with the second 2 point saftey of the day for the Falcons when he pulled the ball carrier’s flag in his own end zone.  The Falcons lead had suddenly increased to 16-6.  The Harris Y completed another long pass which was caught just short of the Falcon goal line.  With time for only one more play,  the Harris Y team completed a pass to their center just over the goal line and for the second time of the day, the Falcons defense had given up a touchdown on the last play of the half.  The extra point was once again missed and the score was 16-12 at halftime.

The Falcons took the opening possession of the second half and drove down to the Harris Y’s 20 yard line.  Facing a 4th down and goal, Mitch Moore took the handoff and broke around the right end.  The Y’s defensive player got more than Mitch’s flag when he grasped Mitch’s shorts and did not let go.  The shorts ended up at half mast, maybe a little lower but Mitch had taken one for the team and the Falcons had 4th and goal but this time from the Harris Y fifteen yard line.  On the very next play, Mitch ran the quarterback reverse and wound his way through the Y’s defense for his second touchdown of the game.  Christian Farmer completed the extra point to Caleb Robinson and the Falcons now lead 23-12.  The Y would take 7 plays to score on the next possession but miss the extra point and trim the Falcon lead to 23-18.  The Falcon offense took over and had their second long drive of the half with Mitch Moore throwing a touchdown pass to Christian Farmer in the cornor of the end zone.  They reversed the throwing order as Christian hit MItch for the extra point making the score 30-18.  The Falcon defense stopped the Harris Y in four plays on their next possession and then watched the offense run out the clock and secure their second win of the day.  For the day, the Falcon offense scored 7 touchdowns and converted 6 of 7 extra points.  Seven of the eight Falcon players were able to score a touchdown or an extra point.  Five different players threw passes for touchdowns or extra points.  The defense gave up only one second half touchdown and came up with two safties.  One player had a wardrobe mishap that resulted in a penalty and a touchdown on the next play.  All in all, it was a pretty good day.

Falcon Green Team Wins First Game

Falcons 22 – Siskey YMCA 18

The Falcon Green Team won their first game of the season against the team from the Siskey Y by a score of 22-18.  The Falcon defense shut out the Siskey Y in the second half while collecting a 2 point saftey.  Siskey scored the first touchdown of the game on their second possession but failed on the 2 point conversion for a 6-0 lead.  The Falcons drove the ball down the field and scored when Alex Carpenter scampered around the right end and down the sideline to tie the game at 6-6.  Ethan Robinson threw a five yard pass to Mitch Moore for the extra point and the Falcons lead 7-6.  The Siskey Y came right back with another touchdown by lining 2 players up in the quarterback position and scored in 4 plays.  The extra point was missed once again and it was a 12-7 game.  On the Falcons next possession Paul Cunningham took a handoff from Alex and cut to the middle of the field and down the sideline for the Falcons second touchdown of the game.  The extra point was missed but the Falcons had regained the lead at 13-12.  With time winding down the Siskey Y was able to score on the last play of the half and took a 18-13 lead at the break.

The Falcons opened the second half with a drive down the field that resulted in a touchdown pass from Paul Cunningham to Caleb Robinson.  Christian Farmer took the snap from center on the extra point and completed a pass to Ryan Brown and the Falcons were up 20-18.  On the Siskey Y’s second play from scrimmage in the second half,  Mitch Moore chased down the quarterback and caught him in his own end zone for a 2 point safety and increasing the Falcon lead to 22-18.  The Falcon offense could not put additional points on the board for the remainder of the half but it didn’t matter as the defense held the Siskey Y to three straight four and outs and the Falcons had their first victory of the season.

Flag Football Games Are Still Being Held

Sorry for the delay in posting an update.  Today’s games are still being played as scheduled.