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TFS secures fifth straight playoff berth with win over Commerce

With a playoff trip on the line Monday, Tallulah Falls didn't disappoint in a 65-57 victory over Commerce in the Region 8-A DI play-in game. The Indians held the fifth and final seed, but used a big fourth-quarter run to staple down a fifth consecutive playoff berth.

The Tigers held strong and held the lead after one, 17-15. In the second, the teams continued to trade buckets, while Neyo Bain notched a buzzer-beater to end the half tied at 29. Zakhar Valasiuk hit a tying 3-pointer in the third to tie it up at 37 apiece. 

Despite trailing 48-44 heading into the final period, the Indians had one more big run in them. Judah McIntosh hit the go-ahead trifecta, and TFS pulled away until the final horn.

Bain had a game-high 20 points, while Hayden Bootle scored 19. Valasiuk had nine points, McIntosh five, Sam Ketch and Todor Stanimirovic four each, Brian Neely, Jr. three, and Bryson Perdue one.

TFS is 7-19 on the season and will take on Athens Christian in the region semifinals on Wednesday.