Coach Marlowe and the West Burlington Falcons advanced with a 63-43 first-round win over Cardinal Veldin after tightening up their defense in the second half. Kasem Brown (17), Aiden Figueroa (16) and Silas Lotzow (15) led the scoring as the team relied on rebounding, hustle and versatile play.

Looking ahead, the Falcons travel to face Central in round two — a tough, well-coached opponent with strong rebounding and a raucous home crowd. Coach Marlow emphasizes execution and doing the little things to win.