Author: Jake Schaller
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Falcons looking to push tempo when the time is right
In recent years, the Air Force men’s basketball team used the fastbreak about as much as the academy football team uses the forward pass. Which is to say, of course, not very often. The Falcons walked the ball up the floor and strived to bleed the majority of the 35-second clock before releasing a shot.…
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AFA basketball: Fitzgerald heats up
Freshman guard/forward Mike Fitzgerald came into Tuesday night’s game against Prairie View A&M having missed all four of the 3-pointers he’d attempted in his two appearances this season. And after entering the game in the second half he airballed his first 3 and missed his next attempt. But Fitzgerald got another look from beyond the…
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Balanced Falcons blast Prairie View A&M 75-41
Grant Parker and Evan Washington, Air Force’s leading scorers, haven’t gotten much help recently. But they got plenty of it on Tuesday night as Air Force blew out Prairie View A&M 75-41 in front of an announced crowd of 739 at Clune Arena. While Parker and Washington scored 14 and nine points, respectively, eight other…
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Air Force vs. Prairie View A&M: 3 Things to Watch
1. AIR FORCE’S LEGS The Falcons played on the road Saturday night and did not return to the academy until late Sunday. So they had just one practice for tonight’s game. In addition, they’ve played the previous two games without three key members of their rotation (centers Sammy Schafer and Taylor Broekhuis and forward Tom…
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Falcons need Lyons to grow up fast
For Air Force freshman guard Michael Lyons, the Falcons’ film session after their game against Charleston Southern was an awakening. He watched one play when he passed the ball and then cut through the lane “real slow,” he said. And there was another time, when Air Force was getting back on defense, that Lyons was…
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Air Force gets Armed Forces Bowl, Houston again
It’s official: Air Force is heading back to the Armed Forces Bowl for the third straight season. And for the second year in a row, the Falcons’ opponent will be Houston of Conference-USA. Check Gazette.com later for more on the matchup. Photo by
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It’s the Armed Forces Bowl (again) and Houston (again) for Air Force
This is not a recording. But it should sound familiar. Air Force has accepted an invitation to face Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 31. It will be the Falcons’ third trip to the bowl in three years and the second time in a row their opponent will be…
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Falcons QB Dietz has proven his ‘mettle’
How does a quarterback play essentially an entire game with a broken hand? Connor Dietz used the out-of-sight-out-of-mind approach. On the fourth play of the Falcons’ 23-16 overtime loss at Utah on Oct. 24, the Air Force sophomore injured his right (throwing) hand. He was in pain, and it was difficult even to grip a…
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Calhoun says he hasn’t had contact with Virginia
Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said Friday that he has not had any contact with Virginia about the school’s vacant coaching position. Virginia fired Al Groh on Sunday, and Calhoun has been mentioned by multiple news outlets as a candidate for the job. But he said speculation is just that. “The only thing I’m thinking about…
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AFA: Washington quickly adjusts to new role on court
During Air Force’s past two games, junior Evan Washington has looked like a veteran point guard, distributing 12 assists and committing only three turnovers while playing all but 13 minutes. But Washington is a neophyte in the role. He played shooting guard in high school and was an off guard in his first two seasons at…