By Nina Gurley

The Firestone Falcon Boys Basketball team has an exciting season opener in “The Nest'' against the Highland Hornets. Since their first game, the falcons have had some tough losses but also had some exhilarating wins. Their first win in the Nest was a blowout game against the North High School Vikings. The Falcons outscored the Vikings 81 to 25 with some notable performances by Jonathan White, Amir Hubbard, and Lamar Dampier. Next, the Falcon took on their city rival, the Buchtel Griffins. The atmosphere in the gym was set up perfectly with a lot of school spirit coming from both sides. There was high intensity after the JV Falcon team beat the JV Griffins. Both varsity teams started off strong out the gate but, after the Falcons went into the second half down, they struggled to pull themselves back up. Unfortunately, the Falcons just got too far behind and couldn’t pull out the win. Fortunately, their next home game was against the Garfield Rams. There was a tough battle but they were able to fight to the end and win. The Falcons scored 54 points to Ram's 40 points. Their season has just started and we are already very excited to see what their season will look like.