Falcons open season with 41- and 50-point victories

Published 9:55 am Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Fuqua School’s varsity boys basketball team ended last week with its second win of the 2017-18 season, and like the first victory, it came in blowout fashion at home.

The Falcons toppled The New Community School 67-17 on Friday. They were led in scoring by senior guard Tyler Thomas with 26 points.

In its season opener Nov. 28, Fuqua routed Brunswick Academy 81-40, with Thomas supplying 27 points. Falcons sophomore guard Chipper Ford added 18 points, and freshman guard Maureon Tisdale Couch chipped in eight.

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After visiting Temple Christian School on Monday and hosting Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School on Tuesday, Fuqua is set to visit Veritas School in Richmond on Friday at 7 p.m.