LINDSBORG, Kan. – After two straight games on the road, the Smoky Valley basketball teams were back home for a rare Monday doubleheader. The Viking girls got the night started with a ten-point win over Belle Plaine and the boys finished the night with a 14-point victory over the Dragons to move to 2-0 at home.
Girls-Smoky Valley 46, Belle Plaine 36 – The Vikings got off to a great start, leading 13-10 after one quarter and going on an 11-0 run to start the second quarter, taking a 24-10 lead. Belle Plaine closed in on the lead and had it down to ten at half at 28-18. Smoky Valley’s lead was trimmed down to three late in the third quarter, but a mini 6-0 run put them back up by nine early in the fourth as they went on to the ten-point victory. Kenzley Haxton was the catalyst most of the night for the Viking offense as she finished with a career-high 15 points in the win. The 46 points were the most scored this season by the Vikings as they picked up their first win over the season, moving to 1-3 overall. Belle Plaine dropped their second straight, falling to 3-2.
BP – Bohannon 8, Crouch 6, Jenkins 6, Skaggs 6, Brines 5, Betzen 2, Ouellette 2, Holt 1
SV – Haxton 15, Brown 6, Dudley 6, Whittaker 6, Patrick 4, Flax 3, DeBaere 2, Leis 2, Ryan 2
Boys- Smoky Valley 55, Belle Plaine 41 – Much like the girls contest, the Viking boys took an early lead. Smoky Valley had a 17-14 lead after one quarter and put the clamps on the Dragons defensively in the second, holding them scoreless in a 13-0 frame to take a 30-14 lead at half. The Vikings would stretch their lead to as many as 18 points on three occasions as they finished with the 14-point win. For the third time in four games, Kristian Ryan scored over 20 points, leading Smoky Valley with 22. Braylon Olson added a season high 13 points as the Vikings improved to 2-0 at home and 2-2 overall. They finish the first semester portion of the schedule on Friday at home against Halstead. Belle Plaine got a career high 18 points from Ryder Slack, but they dropped to 0-5 with the loss.
BP – Ry. Slack 18, Osgood 6, Storts 6, Holloway 4, Whitley 4, Ehrhart 3
SV – Ryan 22, Olson 13, Burgardt 7, Pavlovich 4, Reed 4, Anderson 3, Riedel 2.
