Taylor, Vorhees and Lewis Lift NDC to Fifth Straight Win!

The Notre Dame Falcons continued to stay hot by winning a fifth straight game Friday night. This time they rode three of their five starters to a 97-87 win over Malone at Osborne Hall in Canton.  The combination of Kyauta Taylor, Will Vorhees and Ja'Sean Lewis combined to score 91 of the Falcons 97 points in the victory.
  NDC (8-2) was led by reigning MEC Player Of The Week Kyauta Taylor who poured in a game high 45 points- tallied seven rebounds and dished out four assists in 39 minutes of action.  Will Vorhees turned in another double-double (33 points and 14 rebounds-) while Ja'Sean Lewis nearly posted a triple-double (13 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists-) Lewis also blocked six shots.  The Falcons shot 48 percent as a team- including shooting 38 percent (8-21) from the 3-point line.  They were a solid 77 percent (13-17) from the free throw line.  NDC crushed the Pioneers in rebounding 53-35.  They had 19 assists and 17 turnovers.
  Malone (4-6) had four players score in double figures in defeat.  Christian Graves led the way with 21 points on seven 3-point baskets- Mitchell Spotleson and Ty Jordan each netted 17- while Nate Sheppard chipped in 13 in a losing effort.  The Pioneers shot 44 percent from the field in this one.  They shot 38 percent (16-42) from the 3-point line.  The Pioneers only shot one free throw and converted it.  They had 25 assists and 14 turnovers.
  The first five minutes of the contest were evenly played. Vorhees would score seven of the first nine points but the Falcons would trail by one (10-9) at the 15 minute mark of the opening half.  The next segment until the media timeout would belong to Taylor. Taylor would score the next 11 Falcons points and the game would be knotted at 20 at the 11:45 mark of the opening stanza.
  Then the Pioneers would get hot from the 3-point line, as they would drill five 3-pointer's over the next 4:45 and go on a 21-6 run to take a 41-26 lead at the seven minute mark of the half.
  NDC would turn up the defensive intensity over the next seven minutes and close the half on a 12-4 run to get to within seven (45-38) at the half.
  The Falcons came out strong scoring the first seven points of the second stanza to even the game at 45. Once again the Pioneers would respond, this time scoring the next five to take a 50-45 lead.  The Falcons would use a 8-0 run to regain the lead (57-52) with 14 minutes to go.
  Once again Malone would get hot from the 3-point line, this time nailing three 3-pointers to spark a 17-4 run that gave them a 69-1 lead with 10 minutes to go.
  The last 10 minutes would belong to the Falcons. They would use the scoring trio of Vorhees, Lewis and Taylor.  But it would be the defensive end in the last ten minutes of this one that would secure the victory for NDC.  They would hold the Pioneers to 7-24 shooting (29 percent) over the last ten minutes to get the 97-87 road victory.
  NDC will be back in action on January 3rd when they welcome Glenville State to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.

Hot Shooting Falcons Paste Edinboro.

The Notre Dame Falcons (7-2 2-2 MEC) used a big first half and never looked back in a 102-86 pasting of the Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-5) at Murphy Gym on Wednesday night. The win was the third straight for NDC.
  The Falcons were led by a trio of players in double figures. Kyauta Taylor paced the Falcons with 33 points- Will Vorhees added 28- and Drew Scarberry scored 11 in the win at Murphy Gym.  NDC shot 50 percent from the field and 50 percent (16-32) from the 3-point line in this one.  The Falcons made good on 15 of 19 free throws (79 percent.)  They dominated the rebounding battle 47-33.  NDC had 23 assists and 10 turnovers.
  Jaymon Mason led all scorers with 37 in a losing effort-Mikael Anderson had 20- while the Scots got 11 each from Justin Sylver and Sheldon Brogdon.  The Fighting Scots shot 45 percent from the floor in the defeat- they shot 35 percent (9-26) from the 3-point line.  They made good on 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81 percent.)  They had 12 assists and just eight turnovers.
  NDC jumped out to a 12-4 lead to begin this one.  The Fighting Scots would battle for much of the first half and would be within three (24-21) at the 10 minute mark of the half.  NDC would then open up a eight point lead (34-26) with 8:26 to go in the half behind the shooting of Kobie Johnson and Taylor.  Taylor would hit another pair of 3-pointer's to make it 12 point game (40-28.)  NDC would stretch that lead to 16 (49-33) at the intermission.
  The second half would see NDC expand the lead to as many as 23 (82-59.)  They would maintain a comfortable lead the rest of the way and get a third straight win.
  NDC will be back in action on 12/16 when they head to Canton to battle the Malone Pioneers. Tip time for that one is set for 5 PM.
 

NDC Edges Charleston Saturday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons got a big win at Murphy Gym Saturday as they beat previously undefeated Charleston 75-70.  With the win NDC improved to 6-2 on the season and 2-2 in the MEC. While the loss dropped Charleston to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the MEC.
  NDC was paced by Will Vorhees with 22 points and eight rebounds.  Vorhees played all 40 minutes in the victory.  Kyauta Taylor scored 19 points on the day- while Oliver Meggins had 12 big points off the NDC bench.  The Falcons shot 39 percent from the field in the victory. They shot just 26 percent (6-23) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons were solid at the free throw line where they shot 79 percent (11-14.)  NDC won the rebounding battle 46-40.  They had 15 assists and just eight turnovers.
  The Golden Eagles were paced by a 23 point effort from Keir Anderson- Elliott Cole scored 19- and Justin Coleman scored 15 to go along with 11 rebounds.
  Charleston shot 41 percent from the field and went just 7-31 (22 percent) from the 3-point line. They did make good on all 11 free throw attempts.  The Golden Eagles had 16 assists and 10 turnovers.
  The Falcons come out hot and would take a 16-4 lead in the game's first seven minutes.  They would extend the lead to 16 (23-7) eight minutes into this one.  A Nathan Kellum dunk would give NDC it's biggest lead of the game (32-15) at the 7:22 mark of the opening half.  The Golden Eagles would respond with a 16-4 run of their own to get to within five (36-31.)  The Golden Eagles would end up taking a 39-38 lead into the locker room.
  Charleston would open the second half on a 10-4 run to take a seven point lead (49-42) before a Vorhees traditional three point play would get NDC to within four.  NDC would fight back once again and would eventually take a one point lead (55-54) on a pair of Taylor free throws just past the halfway mark of the second half.  The game would go back and forth for the next few minutes and the Falcons would take a 65-64 lead after a Meggins layup with 4:48 to go.  NDC would have a three point lead a couple minutes later and Kellum would get a big tip in to give them a five point lead (71-66) at the 2:15 mark.  NDC would score the next bucket and it would be a three point game with 1:28 to go.  A Golden Eagles layup with 24 seconds to go would make it 71-70.  Kobe Johnson would two crucial free throws at the 20 second mark.  After getting a defensive stop at the other end Meggins would ice the win for NDC with a pair of free throws.
  NDC will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Edinboro at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Voorhees Jumper Lifts NDC Past West Virginia St.

The Notre Dame Falcons got a 81-79 win on the road Thursday night when Will Vorhees hit what proved to be a game winning shot with 31 seconds left at the Walker Convocation Center in Institute, West Va.  With the victory NDC improved to 5-2 on the season. West Virginia State fell to 2-3 with the loss.
  The Falcons were paced by another big night from Vorhees.  He tallied 27 points- grabbed 19 rebounds- and- blocked six shots.  Drew Scarberry added 22 of his own- while Kobie Johnson and Kyauta Taylor netted 9 points each.  The Falcons shot 42 percent as a team- from the 3-point line they went 12-41 (29 percent.)  Half of those 12 3-pointer's were by Scarberry.  The Falcons shot at a 75 percent clip (9-12) from the free throw line.  They had 19 assists and 13 turnovers.  The Falcons had a 11 rebound edge (51-40) for the game.
  The Yellow Jackets were led by four players in double figures.  Ernest Jenkins led the way with 23 points- Brent Bauer nailed four 3-pointer's en route to his 17 points- Jayson Hankins tallied a double-double (13 points and 10 rebounds-) while Tyrie Elliott chipped in 10.  West Virginia State shot 37 percent as a team- they went 17-40 (43 percent) from the 3-point line-  At the free throw line they only shot 62 percent (8-13.)  They had 18 assists and just eight turnovers.
  The Yellow Jackets got off to a quick start in the game's first nine minutes and would lead 24-12 nine minutes into this one.  The lead would still be at 10 (33-23) at the 6:26 mark of the half.  After a Scarberry 3-pointer capped off a mini run by NDC the Falcons were within one (36-35) at the 2:13 mark.  This would be part of a 19-9 run by NDC to close the half and the game would be knotted at 42 at the intermission.
  NDC came out and scored the first five points of the second half to take the lead. Oliver Meggins 3-pointer would make it 47-42.  The Yellow Jackets would get to within one (51-50) before a 3-pointer by Taylor gave NDC a 54-50 lead.  The Yellow Jackets would then go on a 14-4 run and take a six point lead (64-58.)  NDC would get right back into it on a pair of 3-pointer's by Scarberry to get them within one (67-66) at the 7:09 mark.  The Yellow Jackets would maintain the lead though as the Falcons would trail by four (79-75) at the 3:14 mark.  Johnson trimmed that lead to a pair (79-77) with 1:53 to go.  Johnson would tie the game after buying a pair of free throws at the 1:32 mark.  That would set up the game winning layup by Vorhees with 31 seconds to play.  The Falcons would play solid defense on the last possession as the Yellow Jackets would not score despite having a pair of opportunities at the offensive end.
  NDC will be back at home Saturday at 4 PM when they take on the Charleston Golden Eagles.