MELBOURNE - Rihards Kuksiks couldn't buy an outside shot for his Florida Air boys basketball cause in the first half, missing all seven he took, including five from 3-point range. After halftime, he buried them.

The 3-pointers and Bishop Verot.

Kuksiks hit four out of six 3-pointers in the second half and finished with 25 points to lead all scorers in a 58-40 Falcons win over Fort Myers Bishop Verot at Melbourne Central Catholic's gymnasium on Saturday.

Whatever the early trouble was, he delivered, and the Falcons will play at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday against Jacksonville Ribault, an 81-71 winner over Hamilton County, in the semifinal round of the Class 3A state tournament.

"To be honest, I've been around him for three years, and this is the first time I've seen him like that," FAA coach Aubin Goporo said. "Everybody tells him he has to win the game and I think he was feeling the stress. After he settled down, that was it."