Falcon boys overwhelm Poway by 31 in CIF basketball debut (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Feb 23, 2020 2:06:02 AM

Moments after the Torrey Pines boys’ basketball team had completed a 74-43 drubbing of visiting Poway in the Friday night’s CIF Open Division tournament opener, the arena speakers were blaring the good time ‘70’s Sister Sledge classic “We Are Family.”

It was an appropriate selection for the night’s activities because it was truly a “family” effort on the part of third-seeded Torrey Pines and from the outset, it felt like the Falcons (25-4) were having a party. Coach John Olive’s squad grabbed the lead right out of the gate, staggered the Titans with a 25-4 second quarter blitz, were up 44-19 at intermission and refused to take their foot off the pedal in the second half.

“That was probably the best we’ve played for an entire game all year,” smiled Olive in the locker room following his team’s 14th consecutive win. “It’s what you hope for from a team, that they’re playing their best at the end of the year.” (more)