Author: Jake Schaller
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AFA basketball notes: Another senior night(mare)
Air Force hasn’t had much to celebrate on senior night in recent years. The Falcons’ 61-42 loss to San Diego State on Saturday marked the third time in four years they lost their final home regular season game. Grant Parker had a particularly difficult final game at Clune. The Falcons’ leading scorer missed all six…
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Air Force vs. San Diego State – 3 Things to Watch
AIR FORCE vs. SAN DIEGO STATE 3 THINGS TO WATCH 1. SAN DIEGO STATE’S FOCUSCould the Aztecs overlook a last-place Air Force team – one they beat by 22 points on Feb. 2? Perhaps. But probably not. San Diego State is 21-8 and sitting precariously on the NCAA Tournament bubble – ESPN.com bracket expert Joe…
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AFA basketball: Promising Class of 2012 has had tough year
During Air Force’s disastrous 2008-09 men’s basketball season, a promising freshman class offered a glimmer of hope for the future. Six players combined to play 125 games and make 30 starts. And the class seemed to include a future star (Trevor Noonan) and cornerstones at center (Sammy Schafer), small forward (Taylor Stewart) and point guard…
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AFA cornerback Rembert enjoying worry-free spring
If Air Force cornerback Reggie Rembert appears a bit faster in spring practices than he did a year ago, perhaps it’s because he doesn’t have worry weighing him down. At this time last year, Rembert was awaiting official ruling on an unspecified violation of academy standards (he eventually was given a sixth-month suspension that kept…
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Finally settled, Clark leads promising group of AFA tailbacks
There’s no question anymore – Air Force sophomore Asher Clark is a tailback. A quarterback in high school, Clark was moved to tailback his freshman year at the academy but then shifted back under center during last year’s spring practices. He played both quarterback and tailback last August in the preseason, and then, when he…
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AFA basketball notes: Falcons’ Fow maturing
Air Force junior forward Tom Fow’s work to diversify his offensive game is beginning to pay dividends. Arguably the best pure shooter on the Falcons’ roster, Fow found fewer and fewer opportunities to launch long-range shots as the Mountain West Conference season progressed and opponents began to guard him closely along the 3-point arc. So…
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AFA basketball: Falcons will finish at bottom of MWC again
LARAMIE, WYO. • For the second season in a row, Air Force will finish last in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons clinched sole possession of the league cellar on Tuesday with their 58-49 loss to Wyoming in front of an announced crowd of 4,526 at Arena-Auditorium. Air Force fell to 9-19 and 1-14 in…
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Air Force’s El-Amin contributes without seeing much playing time
Air Force senior guard Saj El-Amin labeled his foray into football this past fall “humbling.” But the experience helped him become a better teammate. El-Amin, who will suit up for his second-to-last regular season basketball game Tuesday when Air Force plays at Wyoming, had toyed with playing football since his days at the academy prep…
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Air Force at Wyoming – 3 Things to Watch
AIR FORCE at WYOMING 3 THINGS TO WATCH 1. WYOMING G DESMAR JACKSONThe 6-foot-5 freshman has been on a tear in recent weeks. In the nine games since Cowboys leading scorer Afam Muojeke went down with a season-ending knee injury, Jackson has averaged 19 points. In his past two games – against BYU and at…
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Falcons won’t settle on starting QB in spring
Air Force will wait until preseason camp to settle on a starting quarterback for the 2010 season. “It’s something where you get in early August, and here you go,” coach Troy Calhoun said last week. The Falcons probably won’t get a good look at one of their top two candidates until August. Sophomore Tim Jefferson has missed…