Despite going 9-3 in summer league play over the last two months, Salisbury head coach Jason Weaver would have liked to play a number of the Lehigh Valley's bigger schools to see how his Falcons stacked up to that level of competition.

He got a little glimpse of that over the recent Stellar Construction "Catch A Rising Star" Basketball Showcase that ended on Sunday.

The Falcons' run over the five-day tournament at Allentown's Cedar Beach Park included games against local teams from summer league (Saucon Valley and Faith Christian), as well as teams from out of the area in Trinity (Camp Hill) and Bonner Prendergast (Drexel Hill). Salisbury, which went 2-2 in the tournament, was still standing heading into play on Sunday morning before seeing its run come to an end against Trinity.

"We won those two games against the smaller schools, but I think it's helpful to see the athleticism and to get pressured," head coach Jason Weaver said. "It's a good thing. I thought Trinity really pressured us. Sean Snyder was really getting worked bringing the ball up the court, but it was good for him because we don't see pressure like that very often."

Despite an opening-game defeat Thursday to Bonner Prendergast, which advanced to play late in the day on Sunday, the Falcons responded nicely to open the weekend.

Against Colonial League foe Saucon Valley, Salisbury sent the Panthers home with a 59-38 victory behind Jaxon Costello's 21 points.

That victory early Saturday morning advanced the Falcons into a matchup against Faith Christian in the evening for the right to play on Sunday.

"They [Saucon Valley] didn't have Mike Kane, who is their first-team all-league guy, and we didn't have Tevon [Weber]," Weaver said. "They were small without Kane, and we were able to pound the ball inside. I think Jaxon [Costello] had around 20 that game, and between him and Ryan [Slutsky] we were pretty tough inside."

After defeating Faith Christian twice in summer league play, the Falcons were able to once again edge out a victory. It wasn't as convincing of a win as their triumph over Saucon Valley, but coming out on top 27-26 was enough to advance.

"Faith Christian was our worst game of the tournament, but we were able to get a win," Weaver said. "It was bad shooting by us. You win 27-26 with a running clock, and we should've scored more than that. But we did enough."

With two wins under their belt and a spot in Sunday's field, the Falcons welcomed Trinity in one of the first games of Sunday morning. And despite coming up short 66-44, Weaver was pleased with the exposure his team got to some premier competition.

"They had a 6-10 kid and a 6-8 kid," Weaver said. "So where we were able to take advantage of our size against Saucon Valley and Faith Christian, they were able to do that against us.

"I thought overall we played really hard. We played pretty well on offense. I thought we limited our turnovers and got good shots. Defensively, I'm used to being able to pressure guys and have quick guys, and we're not as quick this year. But I thought we did a better job fundamentally on defense and boxing out as the games went on as well."

The biggest thing that stood out to Weaver over the tournament was the play of Slutsky, who saw limited varsity time in the winter.

"He was much more aggressive," Weaver said. "When he came in to varsity, he was primarily a spot-up shooter and shooting threes. He really went to the basket well and he finished. I thought against Trinity he was our best offensive player, just being able to get to the basket and take some contact and finish."

Archbishop Carroll defeated Parkland in the boys' championship game, 54-45.