The Fort Campbell boys’ basketball team received an inhospitable welcome to the Superman Classic at Metropolis, IL on Tuesday, falling 114-48 to Charleston, MO in the first of three games over the next four days for the Falcons.
It was all Charleston from the opening whistle, with the Bluejays leading 35-6 after the first quarter. Rico Coleman and PJ Farmer combined for 24 points to lead Charleston early on.
Crissean Rice scored all five of his points in the second quarter for Fort Campbell, but Farmer added eight on the way to 20 first-half points and Coleman chipped in six for a 57-25 Charleston halftime lead.
Almareion Williams posted 11 in the third and Farmer scored eight to finish with a game-high 28 points. Rico Coleman scored 25 for Charleston, Williams finished with 22, and Trey Stanback scored 12.
Aidan Blaszkowski led the Falcons with 12 points, followed by Daniel Castro with 11.
Fort Campbell 6 19 14 9 — 48
Charleston, MO 35 22 38 19 — 114
Fort Campbell (3-11) — Blaszkowski 12, Castro 11, Anthony 8, Rice 5, Moore 4, Tate 3, Arnold 2, Waller 2, Smiley 1
Charleston, MO (13-5) — Farmer 28, Coleman 25, Williams 22, Stanback 12, Turner 8, Owens 6, Thomas 6, Logan 3, Morrow 2, Wiley 2
