FALMOUTH — The Biddeford High School boys basketball team fell to Falmouth High School Friday night, 71-41, with standout siblings pacing the way for the Yachtsmen.

Brothers Thomas and Colin Coyne combined for 50 points Friday night, propelling their team past Biddeford.

The Tigers fell to 0-2 on the young season, with a difficult schedule to start the year, including Friday night’s contest against Class A power Falmouth.

“The lesson you learn in this league is if you take just one or two minutes off, you look up and you could be down 10 points,” said Justin Tardif, Tigers head coach.

The Yachtsmen got out to a large lead in the first quarter, thanks in part to timely offensive rebounds, a stifling half-court trap and poor Tigers’ shooting. Early threes for senior guard Thomas Coyne and junior forward Ben Simonds helped propel Falmouth to a 23-7 first quarter lead. The Yachtsmen also shot eight free throws in the opening frame, converting on six.

The second quarter saw adjustments for the Tigers, including better rebounding and figuring how to break Falmouth’s half-court trap. Backto back three pointers by senior guard Keremy Lugiano and senior forward Alex Millett helped trim Falmouth’s large lead, and consecutive buckets by sophomore forward Kyle Norton, including a nifty transition layup, cut the deficit down to single digits, with Falmouth leading Biddeford 30- 22 at halftime.

Norton led all scorers at half with 11 points, while Thomas Coyne had nine at the break for the Yachtsmen, and Simonds chipping in eight points.

“We played with a lot more poise in the second quarter,” Norton said. “It’s nice when we can go on a little run.”

Tardif said he was pleased with how his team responded to the Yachtsmen’s halfcourt trap, but that it took too many possessions to get comfortable.

“We had their 1-2-2 trap scouted and worked on it in practice,” Tardif said. “We just had to settle down and show some poise and we were able to break it and get some good looks.”

The Yachtsmen jumped out quickly again to start the second half, with the Coyne brothers pacing Falmouth. The duo combined for 21 points in the third quarter, including teaming up on the stanza’s final basket after Colin Coyne stole the ball at half and found his older brother striding toward the hoop.

The Tigers’ shot also cooled off in the third quarter, missing some of the open looks that helped them claw back into the game in the second quarter. Junior guard Patrick Pearl led the Tigers in the third quarter with seven points.

The Coyne brothers put the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter, scoring nine quick points between the two of them to widen the lead to 27 points, 67-36.

Falmouth took its foot off the pedal in the fourth, as both teams couldn’t manage much offense, with the Tigers falling to the Yachtsmen 71-41.

The Coyne brothers scored all but six of their team’s second half points, with Thomas Coyne finishing with 32 and Colin Coyne adding 18 points.

“Tom is just really good,” Tardif said. “He’s very shifty. He can get around the double team. He’s one of the best players in the state.”

Norton led the Tigers with 11 points despite being shutout in the second half. Pearl chimed in with 10 points, all in the second half. Millett added eight points.

“Our coaching staff has always loved Kyle as a player,” Tardif said. “He will continue to contribute as he gets more comfortable with the pace, but he’s doing more than we thought already.”

The Tigers return to the court on Tuesday at Thornton Academy.