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AHSTW runs away from Red Oak in District win

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February 12th, 2018 by admin

The AHSTW Vikings raced out to a 27-7 lead be the middle of the second quarter and blew past the Red Oak Tigers 74-48 on Monday in a District Quarterfinal match-up. The Vikings used pressure defense and a sharing offense to build up the early lead. Vikings Head Coach GG Harris said it was big to get off to a great start.

The Vikings unselfishness on offense shown through when every player stepped on the floor for the Vikings by the end of the night and everybody got some points in the scorebook. Coach Harris said they have a bunch of guys eager to play hard and that makes them tough to prepare for.

RJ Harris led the Vikings with 21 points and after the game said the Vikings gain an edge when they dictate the pace.

The Vikings improved to 16-6 on the season and will have a season rubber-match with Underwood on Thursday night in the District Semifinals. That game will be the first of a doubleheader in Treynor at 6:30pm.

Red Oak got 20 points from Owen VonDielingen and see their season end with a 2-19 record.