Tidioute Community Charter faced a tough inside presence Thursday night, losing to Erie First Christian, 77-29, at Tidioute Community Charter School.
Brian Faulkner hit a 3-pointer in the game's first minute, before Erie First went on a 32-point run and dropped Tidioute to 0-4 on the year.
"Their big guys were a little hard to deal with," said Tidioute Charter coach Dave Manning. "We're not used to seeing guys like that in our league. I was impressed with how we were able to break their press. We have struggled with being pressured lately, so that was a plus."
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Tidioute's Ben Kightlinger passes the ball off to a teammate while blinded by an Erie First Christian opponent during the Bulldogs 77-29 loss Thursday night at Tidioute Community Charter School.
Pat Thompson led Tidioute's scoring effort with nine points. Jordan Yeager followed with eight, and Ben Kightlinger added six in the loss.
The Bulldogs will now be off until January 3, when they host Youngsville at Tidioute Community Charter School.
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN (77): Kallay 6 2-2 16, Hess 2 1-2 5, Tserger 3 1-2 8, Valentine 5 0-0 10, Li 3 1-1 7, Mao 1 0-0 2, Augustine 8 1-2 17, Geravich 1 0-0 2, Eulions 0 1-2 1, Clens 4 0-0 9, Totals 33 7-11 77.
TIDIOUTE (29): Jordan Yeager 4 0-3 8, Brian Faulkner 1 1-2 4, Travis McLaughlin 0 2-3 2, Pat Thompson 4 1-3 9, Ben Kightlinger 2 1-1 6, Brian Bonner 0 0-0 0, Todd Breeden 0 0-0 0, Totals 11 5-12 29.
Erie First 32 14 17 14 - 77
Tidioute 3 12 6 8 - 29
3-pointers: E - Kallay 2, Tserger, Clens; T - Faulkner, Kightlinger.
Junior varsity game
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN (34): Martin 2 2-3 6, Howland 1 1-2 4, Polanco 1 0-0 2, Krysiak 5 2-2 12, Hess 2 0-0 4, Mantefiari 2 0-0 4, Schlosser 0 2-3 2, Totals 13 7-10 34.
TIDIOUTE (18): Jonathan Baccardo 0 0-0 0, Travis McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Gus Martin 0 0-2 0, Chance Klos 1 0-0 2, Dan Heckman 1 1-2 3, Brian Bonner 4 0-0 9, Todd Breeden 1 0-2 2, Lukas Divido 0 0-0 0, Totals 8 1-6 18.
Erie First 7 7 8 12 - 34
Tidioute 2 7 4 5 - 18
3-pointers: E - Howland; T - Bonner.