AHSTW hit five threes in the first quarter against Tri-Center’s 1-3-1 zone and used that hot start to roll to a 72-49 win on Tuesday night. The Vikings led by 10 at the end of the first and blew the game open with a 24-8 edge in the second quarter.

AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris thought the early good shooting helped build some confidence against the zone. He liked the learning that took place against a different defensive look.

Brayden Lund had 11 points in the first quarter and finished with 21. Raydden Grobe poured in 22 points to lead all scorers and Kyle Sternberg added 14. The Vikings improved to 19-1 on the season and completed an undefeated run through the Western Iowa Conference schedule. Coach Harris thought that may be the first time that has been done in school history. He thinks the team is in a great spot at the end of the season.

The Vikings have one final regular season test at Denison-Schleswig on Thursday before hosting a first-round district game next Monday. We’ll have that district game on KJAN.

Tri-Center was led by 16 points from Michael Turner. The Trojans dropped to 12-9 on the season. They will now prep for a 1A first round playoff game against Woodbine on Monday.