Quick start allows Pintos to hold off Falcons

By Tony Hawley

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

ROLLA, Mo. — Wednesday night was a case of the fantastic first being better than the furious finish.

The California Pintos used a great start to their Class 3 sectional contest with Blair Oaks and then held off a wild rally by the Falcons in the fourth quarter to emerge with a 50-47 victory.

“I’m glad the game is over,” an obviously exhausted California coach Blair Scanlon said after the win at Missouri S&T. “We make stuff interesting, but I’m just glad we got a win.”

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