Falcon basketballgirls defeats Vista

second quarter, the Falcons continued to widen their lead. Their score rose fast after Mills scored another three 3-pointers in a row. Scoring the highest number of points of the game with a total of 17, Mills kept up her energy until the end.

“I think we evolved a lot during the season and to end on a win like this was great,” Mills said.

Approaching the end of the first half, the Falcons had a double bonus; in fouling 10 times in the first half, they gave Vista two free throws.

TPHS led after the first half with a score of 45-20.

Going into the third quarter, the Falcons maintained their scoring efficiency. Their favored play, called “RIP” – in which a player cuts front outside the three point line to inside by the hoop, gets the ball and then shoots – earned many buckets for them. Vista rarely possessed the ball throughout this quarter and the Falcons continued adding to their tremendous lead.

They repeatedly passed the ball to the post, with countless assists from Zoe Lau (11). The Falcons ended the third quarter with a score 70-29, gaining an outstanding total of 31 points.

The fourth and final quarter went by quickly, with both teams refusing to let up. The Falcons continued to play aggressively to prevent Vista from catching up. Vista used all of the fight they had left, only allowing the Falcons to score five more points in the fourth quarter. The Falcons, however, only let Vista add two points to their score.

Communicating with her teammates effectively throughout the game, calling plays and playing the majority of the four quarters, Trusso helped lead her team to victory ending this game with an individual point total of 13.

“We played really well as a team; our chemistry was really good,” Trusso said. “Everyone played as a team instead of individually.”

The win for the TPHS Falcons added to their undefeated record on the season.

Coach Morgan Overman was extremely impressed by the grit and teamwork shown by her players.

“The game went better than planned, a great way to end our season, as well as a great team win,” she said.

The team ended the game and the season in division 2, seed 1 going 11-0.

They are now the No. 1 seed in CIF Division II and will play Oceanside High School in the CIF championship game on Friday, Feb. 24.