Falcons Get Fifth straight Home Win

The Notre Dame College Falcons welcomed several alumni back to campus on Saturday afternoon. A near full house of 246 fans watched the Falcons (15-6 7-1 AMC) dispose of the Houghton Highlanders 8-10 (3-5 AMC) 83-71 at Murphy Gym. The Falcons had four players in double figures on the day. They were led by Curtis McClure who scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half Saturday. McClure was 10 of 13 from the field and added 5 rebounds. Eric Dummermuth who was presented with the game ball from Thursday's night game prior to the tip added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The game ball was presented for Dummermuth hitting the 1,000 point plateau. Nick McCartney would have a very solid game for the Falcons. McCartney would tally 12 points, 9 assists and 6 steals. Phil Biggs would round out the double digit scorers as he would rack up another double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Houghton had three players in double digits. Devin Paige led the Highlanders with 26 points including 5 triples. Ryan Shay netted 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. The Highlanders last double digit scorer would be Mark O' Brien who had 13 points. O'Brien is from Seven Hills, OH and CVCA.

The Falcons would jump out to an early lead on the Highlanders in the first 6 minutes. A Eric Dummermuth 10 footer with 14:30 minutes to go would give the Falcons an early 13-4 lead. The Highlanders would fight back in the next six minutes and a three ball by Devin Paige would cut the NDC lead to 21-18 with 8 minutes in the half. The blue and white would then go on a 10-1 run over the next three minutes and they would have a 10 point lead with 5:00 to go in the half. It would be pretty even basketball for the last 5 minutes and the Falcons would go into the intermission with a 7 point lead (40-33). The Highlanders would come out firing in the second half. They would score 9 of the first 10 points in the second half. Paige would hit a pair of free throws to give Houghton a 42-41 lead with 16:40 to go. The lead would change hands a couple times on the next couple possessions. Paige would hit a pair of free throws and all of the sudden with 14 minutes left the Highlanders would have a 6 point lead. Notre Dame would come out of the timeout with a full court press and force three consecutive Houghton turnovers. Curtis McClure would have a couple steals and then Nick McCartney would have a pair of steals that turned into transition hoops. The Falcons went on a 13-0 run and led 58-51 with just over 11 minutes to go. The two squads would trade blows and a trey by Jacob Bowman would cut the Falcons lead to 62-59. Curtis McLure would score a basket but the Highlanders would not go quietly. Dan Tomlinson hit a three with 7:15 to go and it was a 64-62 game. It would stay that close until a tranisition hoop by McClure and a pair of jumpers by Biggs would give NDC a 6-0 run and a 74-66 lead with 3:12 to go. That would be as close as the Highlanders would get as the Falcons would go on for the hard fought 83-71 win. The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday when they will welcome Wilberforce to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 8 PM.