After loss, Faith boys to battle for final playoff spot Feb. 7
WACO — A strong first quarter gave Waco Vanguard the advantage as it beat the Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team 79-44 on Feb. 5.
Vanguard had outscored the Flames 29-6 by the end of the opening period and cruised to the victory. The loss means the Flames and Waco Texas Christian will battle for the final playoff spot at The Fire Pit on the Faith campus Feb. 7.
ON OFFENSE: Points – Rich Coleman 9, Jacob Metcalf 8, Reagan Vaughn 8, Lucas Wright 8, Sam Marrs 4, Zach Haydon 3, Brian Freeman 3, Luke Hering 1; rebounds – Metcalf 1, Coleman 1, Hering 1, Wright 1, Matt Manley 1, Haydon 1; assists – Freeman 3, Hering 2, Wright 1, Jake Diamond 1
ON DEFENSE: Steals – Freeman 2, Wright 2, Marrs 1, Diamond 1, Hering 1, Manley 1; rebounds – Vaughn 4, Hering 3, Wright 3, Freeman 2, Metcalf 2, Coleman 1, Marrs 1, Diamond 1, Manley 1, Haydon 1; blocks – Manley 1
RECORDS: Faith is 11-11 overall and 5-3 in District 4-2A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
UP NEXT: Faith vs. Waco Texas Christian, 6:15 p.m. Feb. 7 at The Fire Pit on the Faith campus, 3151 RR 1431 East in Marble Falls