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JOHNSON CITY, NY - On Saturday (Dec. 3), the VFCC men's basketball team defeated the Falcons of Davis College by a final score of 85-65.  Davis College did their best to keep the game close, but it was Valley Forge's size and defensive pressure that kept the game out of reach for the Falcons. 

The Patriots got off to a quick start, and found themselves up by 12 points at the midway mark of the first half.  Shortly after that, the margin was 16 points in favor of Valley Forge, and they were able to close the half with an 11 point lead.

In the second half, Valley Forge was able to extend their lead quickly, to hold a 16 point advantage, and the Falcons would not come within that margin for the remainder of the game, as the Patriots would grab the victory.  Valley Forge held a size advantage over Davis College, which resulted in a 25-12 rebounds margin in favor of the Patriots.  With this win, the Patriots improve to a 7-2 record early on in the 2011-2012 campaign.

Leading the Patriots to victory today was senior Michael Stum (Manheim, PA, Manheim Central High School), who recorded a team high 20 points scored.

Freshman Justin Robinson (Philadelphia, PA) followed with 18 points of his own, off of a 9-for-11 shooting effort from the field.

Sophomore transfer Andre Howard (Philadelphia, PA) added 16 points scored.

Junior Donnell Davis (Chesapeake, VA, Calvary Christian School System) recorded double-digit assists (10) in the contest.

In the loss for the Falcons, Antonio Goodridge led all scorers with 21 points scored, followed by Jeff Joseph who added 12 points of his own.  Davis College was able to shoot an impressive 22-for-28 (79%) from the free throw line against the Patriots.

Up next for the Patriots is a very tough, National Championship atmospheric tournament, as they travel to Kissimmee, Florida to take part in the Florida Christian Holiday Tournament.  VFCC will face some very tough NCCAA competition this week, beginning with the #5 ranked team, the Suns of Florida Christian College (Kissimmee, FL) on Thursday, December 8th.  On Friday, December 9th, they will then face the #10 ranked Cougars of Clearwater Christian College (Clearwater, FL) before a rematch with top ranked Grace Bible College (Grand Rapids, MI), on Saturday, December 10th.  The Patriots were beaten by the Tigers of Grace Bible College on November 12th at the Super 8 Classic hosted by Kentucky Christian College (Grayson, KY), a game in which the Patriots held the lead for the first 32 minutes of the game (and lead by as much as 20 points), before the Tigers mounted a comeback in the final minutes of play to steal the two-point victory away from the Patriots.