The senior boys Sabres basketball team had their first on-court test of the season last Tuesday, facing the Airdrie Koinonia Falcons at home.
The young team was short of its two big men in the match and came out sluggish. Turnovers plagued the team and they found themselves down 38-35 after the first half, leaving 13 points at the free throw line.
In the second half, the Sabres began to execute their offense better and found some points fast breaking. They outscored the falcons 39-27 in the second half to pull out a 74-65 win.
Nathan Comstock was the high scorer with 18 points, followed by Jordan Comstock and T.J. Jones, who each had 17.
Coming off last season when the Sabres made their second consecutive trip to the provincial finals, the team has some strong players returning, as well as a young eager core coming up. The team demonstrated to its coaches they have the will to not give up and have a strong work ethic in practice.
The team is not able to play in a league this season, but have a strong slate of exhibition games lined up in addition to tournaments. They will be heading to Forestburg to defend their championship from last season and will be hosting their Sabres Classic in January.
Their next game is this coming Tuesday when they head to Trochu to take on the Blue Jays.
