GOWANDA - After falling behind 9-3 in the opening minutes, the Falconer Golden Falcons (1-4) took a timeout to regroup.
The result was a 12-2 run which ultimately carried the visitors to a 78-64 victory over the Gowanda Panthers (2-9, 0-5) on Friday in Division 1 boys basketball.
"The first quarter killed us," Gowanda coach Andy Bobseine lamented. "They took a timeout and started nailing their shots. They went on a 12-2 run and we just couldn't recover from it."
Mitch Carter led the Golden Falcons with 25 points while Nick Conti contributed with 24 points for the winners. Nate Nowicki netted 12 points in the win.
For the Panthers, Chase Williams scored 23 points and Zach Stevens added 20 in a losing effort.
FALCONER (78)
Nick Conti 9 4 24, Peterson 1 0 2, Devan Cameron 3 4 11, Mitch Carter 10 4 25, Wilcox 1 0 2, Nate Nowicki 3 4 12, Carder 1 0 2, Total 28 16 64
GOWANDA (64)
Chase Williams 10 0 23, Geiger 2 1 5, Young 2 0 4, Zach Stevens 8 4 20, Brawdy 4 0 8, Benton 1 0 2, Kennedy 1 0 2, Totals 28 5 64
3-point goals: Carter, Nowicki 2, Williams 3.
Falconer 25 16 18 19 - 78
Gowanda 13 15 19 17 - 64