The last time the Falcons were at State in 2010, they were the sixth seed and took home third place and now the last time the school competed at State the boys took home a third place showing taking down Chetopa, 55-36 in the game. Finishing the Falcons boys’ basketball history on a winning note was the focus of the B&B Falcon boy’s squad as they played for third place in 1A-DII State tournament and that they did.

Falcons flew out of the gate taking the lead and never trailed in the competition, establishing a 23-17 lead at the half and battled Chetopa off throughout the game using a 18-9 fourth quarter to secure the win. B&B capitalized upon 17 Chetopa turnovers and the duo of senior, Dustin Rottinghaus and sophomore, Luke Holthaus 42 of the teams 55 points on the night.

Rottinghaus spear headed the Falcons attacked finishing with 22 points on 8-11 field goals, while adding eight rebounds and six assists on the night. Holthaus posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, going 8-9 from the floor. The duo of Rottinghaus and Holthaus earned Community National Bank “Player to Bank On” honors on KMZA. Junior, Trent Schulte added a nine point, performance hitting three three-pointers.

Falcons opened the State tournament topping Fowler 59-44, with Holthaus scoring 16 points, Rottinghuas adding 15 points and Blake Deters scoring 11 points, while the team was 20-25 from the free throw line. In the semifinals the Falcons ran into a hot shooting Wallace County team and were unable to overcome a 20-point hole, falling 69-46.

In the school’s 17^th appearance at the State tournament the B&B Falcons flew out with a win capping off a 19-8 season taking home third place at State. B&B boys with their third place and the State titles by the football, volleyball and girls basketball teams won State titles, giving the Falcons a feat that has not been topped by any school in Kansas history in those four sports in a single year. Falcons added to the historic athletic history of the B&B school and that will be forever remembered.