The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE Falcons came up short in last year’s semi-finals, but Terrence McSweeney and his squad dominated the divison all season long en route to capturing the BAISS championship title.

The Falcons completed the two-game sweep with a 42-15 win over the Kingsway Saints last night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

The Falcons had an average margin of victory of 22 points per game in the series after a 39-22 win in game one.

McSweeney said the programme has had a stellar three-year run, but it was fitting to claim the championship title after his team’s recommitment in the offseason.

“This is my third season and in those three years this team has lost one game in the regular season, we have been there knocking on the door for the past two seasons and this offseason they decided to dig down and really work so we can make this an historic occasion,” he said.

“We want to give God thanks for this opportunity to play here. I need to thank Mr Eugene Bonaby for giving me this opportunity but most of all Hattie Moxey, who is an icon in this nation but has given me the green light to go ahead and to work and do what I needed to do to get this team at this level.”

Shemique Thompson finished with a game high 12 points, Robyn Porter was again a force in the interior with eight points while Terell Cox and Amir Thompson each scored six. Chyna Curry led the Saints with six points.

The Falcons went on a key run early for the remainder of the second to put the game away for good.

The lead reached as much as 26 in the fourth quarter on a Thompson jumper.

The Kingsway Academy Saints finished as runners-up for the second consecutive year.

McSweeney said the win validated the tradition the Falcons have continued to build.

Success is not all in winning, but what you are looking at achieving,” he said. “I think we have achieved a lot so far.

“Our future looks bright and we’re looking forward to coming back and we have some juniors who are moving up, so we are looking forward to doing some more offseason work on our ball-handling and some of shooting skills. If we can get those things done, we can look forward to bringing home the ship home in both divisions.”

• In the senior boys’ division, the defending champions claimed back-to-back titles while in the junior boys a new team took the division.

The Jordan Prince William Falcons escaped with a 57-54 win over the SAC Big Red Machine to take game two of the series and their second consecutive title.

In junior boys’ play, the Temple Christian Suns won game two 39-35 to take the series clinching win over the QC Comets.

• Check out full game recaps

in our Friday Sports edition.