FALCONS PROTECT THE NEST AGAINST WEST BRANCH
AUSTINTOWN OH- In a tune-up before tournament play begins, Austintown Fitch held off the West Branch Warriors 49-43 in Friday night action.
Falcon senior Todd Simons scored a game high 21 points and Allen Underwood added 11 points.
For West Branch Jaxon Hendershott nailed 5 3 pointers and had 17 points.
Next up for Fitch, 8-13 on the year, they will travel to Ashtabula Lakeside to take on the Dragons Wednesday evening as they open up their Division I tournament play. The Warriors finished their season out at 16-6 will host the Hubbard Eagles next Tuesday night as they begin Division II tournament action.
*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger