Falcons grind out win over Cardinals

Staff photo / Preston Byers Austintown Fitch’s Junie Higgs dribbles the ball during the Falcons’ win vs. Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday in Austintown. AUSTINTOWN — It was not Austintown Fitch’s prettiest or most dominant win of the season, but the Falcons nonetheless led wire to wire in Tuesday’s 60-46 home victory vs. Cardinal Mooney. “These kids grind it out; they’re gritty,” Fitch head coach Brian Beany said. “We may not look good at times, but we find a way. We regroup. And you can tell today — no school, a little sluggish. But they found a way to get it done.” The start to Tuesday’s contest definitely did not indicate any...