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Fallston Dominates Rising Sun in 2025 Maryland 2A Boys Basketball Tournament Opener

Led by standout performances from Aiden Robinson and Oliver Schamburg, Fallston cruises past Rising Sun, 67-45, to advance to the second round against C. Milton Wrigh

Gary Adornato

The Fallston Cougars are off an running in the MPSSAA 2A boys basketball state tournament, following their 67-45 opening round win over Rising Sun.
The Fallston Cougars are off an running in the MPSSAA 2A boys basketball state tournament, following their 67-45 opening round win over Rising Sun. / Fallston Basketball Instagram

The Fallston Cougars opened their 2025 Maryland Class 2A boys basketball state tournament campaign in dominant fashion, defeating Rising Sun 67-45 in front of an energized home crowd, Friday night, as MPSSAA post season action got underway.

Fallston (19-4) set the tone early, jumping out to an 18-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back, displaying sharp shooting and aggressive defense that overwhelmed Rising Sun (13-10).

Senior Aiden Robinson and junior Oliver Schamburg led the way for the Cougars, each scoring 22 points in the wire-to-wire victory. Robinson knocked down four 3-pointers and controlled the glass with 10 rebounds, while Schamburg provided a deep-range attack, burying six 3-pointers to keep Fallston in control.

The Cougars built on their early momentum with a 30-13 halftime lead, but Rising Sun mounted a fightback in the third quarter, outscoring Fallston 23-19 behind a late scoring surge. However, Fallston quickly regained control in the final frame, closing out the game with an 18-9 fourth-quarter run.

Sophomore Mikey Griffin Jr. added 8 points, and Oliver Rueckert chipped in 7 points, helping Fallston secure a second-round matchup against local rival C. Milton Wright, which advanced with a 73-31 rout of North East..

The Cougars will look to continue their dominant form against C. Milton Wright, a team they split games with during the regular season. With Robinson and Schamburg firing on all cylinders, Fallston has its sights set on a deep Maryland 2A state tournament run.

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato is the Senior VP of Content for High School On SI and SBLive Sports. He began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University. In 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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