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Graham: Game-by-game review of season

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staff Writer

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The season

A game-by-game look at Graham's 26-0 record:

Nov. 23, 2007 — Graham 68, Miami East 52. Nine Falcons scored as the team took flight on a historic season.

Nov. 24 — Graham 52, West Liberty-Salem 37. Austin Jones' 16 led the Falcons against a tough WLS defense.

Dec. 1 — Graham 60, Tippecanoe 48. The Central Buckeye Conference schedule began with a win against last season's Kenton Trail Division champ.

Dec. 7 — Graham 71, Greenon 39. Ten different Falcons scored on this night, led by Ethan Ward's 23.

Dec. 13 — Graham 79, Shawnee 71. Josh Schuler scored a season-high 32, and the 71 points scored by the Braves were the most the Falcons allowed this season.

Dec. 21 — Graham 73, Urbana 35. Graham coach Brook Cupps uses only a man-to-man defense, and here's why — the team held foes under 40 points eight times.

Dec. 27 — Graham 67, Kenton Ridge 51. The Falcons were up 16 in the third quarter to ice this win.

Dec. 29 — Graham 77, Northwestern 35. Forty first-half points sent the Falcons to an easy win.

Jan. 4, 2008 — Graham 74, Benjamin Logan 49. Ben Rosenberger scored 13 and made all four of his free-throw attempts.

Jan. 10 — Graham 58, Bellefontaine 42. Casey Crable scored 10 points as the Falcons pulled away in the third quarter.

Jan. 12 — Graham 73, Greenon 35. Schuler drained six 3-pointers for a big Graham win.

Jan. 15 — Graham 61, Indian Lake 53. The Falcons trailed at halftime for the first time during the season and won by making an amazing 27- of-30 free throws.

Jan. 18 — Graham 75, Indian Lake 69. The team won a share of the CBC Mad River Division title with five conference games remaining.

Jan. 24 — Graham 73, Tecumseh 67. The Arrows took the Falcons to overtime before an 8-0 Graham run put the game out of reach.

Jan. 26 — Graham 60, Urbana 32. Graham allowed a season-low 32 against the Hillclimbers.

Jan. 29 — Graham 45, Piqua 40. Piqua was bigger, but Graham was better. An 11-6 first quarter was the difference.

Feb. 1 — Graham 58, Northwestern 54. The four-point difference marked the slimmest margin of victory this season.

Feb. 2 — Graham 75, Vandalia Butler 52. A 22-point third quarter gave Graham all the momentum it needed.

Feb. 8 — Graham 61, Benjamin Logan 44. Austin Jones scored 17, including 10 in the third quarter.

Feb. 9 — Graham 62, Stebbins 36. Matt Harmon started and scored six points on Senior Night; the Falcons complete the first 20-0 season in school history.

Feb. 16 — Graham 76, Greenon 44. The sectional tournament began with the Falcons' third win against the Knights.

Feb. 20 — Graham 80, Eaton 36. Garrett Zook hit three 3-pointers as the tournament train rolled on.

Feb. 23 — Graham 83, Kenton Ridge 40. The highest-scoring night for the Falcons this season. They scored 80 or more twice, both sectional wins.

Feb. 27 — Graham 67, Taft 61. The Falcons broke the Senators' trap defense with 19 points by Travis Crooks.

March 6 — Graham 64, Canal Winchester 50. B.J. who? Mullens scored 29 and dominated in stretches, but Schuler scored 31.

March 9 — Graham 69, Kettering Alter 61. No other team in the state has won 26 games this season.

March 13 — Graham vs. Toledo Libbey. 10:45 a.m., Schottenstein Center.


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