VIKINGS WIN – BEAT HALSTEAD BY 10

Campbell scores 25, Heitschmidt hits for 14

By Staff

HALSTEAD – The Smoky Valley boys finally got their first win of the season on Friday on the road at Halstead, winning by 10, 68-58.

After putting 25 points in the scorebook in the first quarter for a 25-13 lead, the Vikings settled in and held a 13-point, 33-20 advantage as the teams took the halftime break.

After pushing the lead out to 17 points at 51-34 by the end of the third quarter, Halstead chipped away in the final eight minutes though the Vikings hung on for the final 10-point victory.

Smoky Valley shot 52% from the field and a perfect seven-for-seven at the free throw line while pulling down 35 total rebounds, 11 on the offensive end and 24 on the defensive side.

Taylor Campbell had a big night for the Vikings as he led the team in scoring with 25 points while being a handful on defense in making seven steals and three blocked shots. Ty Heitschmidt nearly recorded a double double as he scored 14 points while also pulling down nine rebounds.

With the win the Vikings finish the pre-Christmas part of their schedule 1-4.

SMOKY VALLEY VIKING BASEKTBALL at Halstead

SCORING > Vikings won 68-58 (1-4)

Vikings > 25-8-18-17 = 68;  Halstead > 13-7-14-24 = 58.

TEAM STATS >

Vikings > 2-FGs = 26/42; FTs = 7/7; 3-PTs = 3/14; ASTs = 18; REBs (Off/Def) = 35 (11/24); STLs = 12; BLKs = 4; TOs = 19; FLs = 12.

Halstead > 2-FGs = 15/30; FTs = 4/12; 3-PTs = 8/28; ASTs = 17; REBs (Off/Def) = 29 (13/26); STLs = 10; BLKs = 0; TOs = 17; FLs = 10.

VIKING INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS >

Scoring (68) > Taylor Campbell – 25; Ty Heitschmidt – 14; Kristian Ryan – 8; Ki Blanchat – 7; Braylon Olson – 5; Mason Holcom – 5; Samuel Peterson – 4.  3-Pointers Made (3) > Blanchat / Holcom / Olson – 1.

Assists (18) > Olson – 6; Heitschmidt / Blanchat – 3; Ryan / Holcom – 2.

Rebounds (35) > Heitschmidt – 9; Olson – 6; Holcom – 5; Ryan – 4; Campbell – 3; Petrson – 2.

Steals (12) > Campbell – 7; Ryan – 2.

Blocks (4) > Campbell – 3.