Author: Jake Schaller
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Falcons lack energy, lose to TCU
So much for the fresh start. Air Force began the second half of the Mountain West Conference season on Saturday, and what happened was pretty similar to what happened during most of the first half of league play and much of last season’s MWC slate: The Falcons lost by double digits and in disheartening fashion.…
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Turnovers out-number assists, again
In Saturday’s 65-51 loss to TCU, Air Force committed more turnovers (13) than assists (12) for the seventh time in nine Mountain West Conference games. Early in the second half, Air Force committed six turnovers in an eight-possession span, including four in a row after cutting the Horned Frogs’ lead to five. “It was sloppy…
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AFA basketball: Three things to watch vs. TCU
AIR FORCE vs. TCU 3 THINGS TO WATCH 1. AIR FORCE F GRANT PARKERIt was a depleted Falcons team that lost at TCU on Jan. 6 in both teams’ Mountain West Conference opener. Air Force was without four players who had started nonconference games (center Sammy Schafer, forward/center Grent Parker, guard/forward Taylor Stewart and guard…
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Will second verse be better than first for Falcons?
When the Air Force men’s basketball team opened Mountain West Conference play Jan. 6, the Falcons were a team beset by injuries and inexperience. But the Falcons can’t lean nearly as hard on those crutches as they begin their second run through the conference on Saturday against TCU. With leading scorer Grant Parker back in…
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Air Force football 2010 recruit bios
DE Moshood Adeniji, Garland, Texas (Garland High)6-2, 225A first-team all-district 10-5A performer, Adeniji was “one of our stalwarts on the offensive line and defensive line,” Garland coach Jeff Jordan said. “He’s really strong, plays with great leverage and plays with really good technique.” Adeniji, who will come directly to the academy, played defensive end for…
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Falcons mess with Texas for football recruits
About a third of Air Force’s 2010 recruiting class hails from Texas. And that’s no surprise, as the Falcons’ roster already has a distinct Texas flavor. Thirteen of the 44 players listed as offensive and defensive starters for last season’s Armed Forces Bowl hail from the Lone Star State. Three assistant coaches (Ron Burton, Blane…
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Aztecs dismantle Air Force
SAN DIEGO • To have a chance to beat San Diego State on Tuesday night, Air Force needed to avoid a slow start, protect the ball and keep the Aztecs off the offensive glass. The Falcons did none of those things, and the result was a 70-48 loss in front of an announced crowd of…
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AFA notes: Stewart getting closer, Schafer feeling better
Air Force sophomore guard/forward Taylor Stewart had an x-ray on his surgically repaired wrist Monday, and the results were encouraging, coach Jeff Reynolds said. Stewart, who started seven of the Falcons’ first 11 games, has been out of the lineup since breaking his wrist against Niagara on Dec. 28. Reynolds said Stewart could be back…
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Fletcher taking control of Falcons
When Air Force men’s basketball coaches recruited Todd Fletcher, they thought he had the size and savvy to contribute as a freshman. But not this much. Fletcher, who will make his ninth straight start Tuesday when the Falcons play at San Diego State, averaged 31.7 minutes in the Falcons’ first seven Mountain West Conference games.…
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Washington has been money at the line
During the offseason, Air Force guard Evan Washington took a look at his free-throw shooting statistics. He didn’t like what he saw. “They were pretty terrible,” said the 6-foot-4 junior, who went a combined 91-of-157 (58.0 percent) from the line in his first two seasons at the academy. “And this year I knew I was…