TFC Sports Update

The Toccoa Falls College men’s basketball will be back in action today after almost upsetting an NCAA Division One school.

TFC traveled to the Citadel Wednesday and kept it close, but came up just short in a 71-58 loss.

The Screaming Eagles cut a big early Citadel lead back to single digits in the second half, but the Bulldogs went on a late run to pull out the 13-point win.

Josh Barrett led Toccoa Falls with 27 points.

Derek Westfall added 10 for the Screaming Eagles.

TFC travels to Warren Wilson College today and hosts Piedmont College Saturday at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, speaking of TFC men’s basketball player Josh Barrett, he was named NCCAA Division Two National Player of the Week for last week.

Barrett averaged 24 points, six rebounds, and six assists in two games for TFC.

In other TFC sports news, the men’s and women’s cross country teams recently participated in the NCCAA national championship in New York state.

TFC finished 8th in its division on the men’s side and fifth on the women’s side.