Vikings Begin Conference Play 2-0
Vikings Basketball off to great Conference Start!
The Men's Basketball Team is off to a great start in this final Foothill Conference Season. On Saturday January 9th the Vikings pulled off a thrilling 69-68 final second victory at home against Rio Hondo to begin the Conference season 1-0. Christian Drayton poured in 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Vikings came from behind in front of their home crowd. Kane Keil added 20 points while Ramiro Martinez-Quintanilla chipped in 8 points with 7 rebounds.
On Wednesday January 13th the Vikings traveled to Victoville to play a heated rivalry game against Victor Valley Community College. The Vikings trailed by 8 points with 2:08 left in the game, but determined to leave the gym with another conference win - they fought back behind the muscle and offensive rebounding of Christian Drayton in the final two minutes. Drayton finished with 19 points and 20 rebounds - he also was clutch from the free throw line in those final two minutes making 5 of 5 attempts. Jordan Rogers scored 15 points Wednesday night and in the last two games has accummulated 7 steals.
The Vikings next game is Saturday January 16th at San Bernardino Valley (3:00 PM start time)