Petersburg Vikings win each video games in Craig, Girl Vikings lose each

The Petersburg Vikings gained Friday and Saturday’s video games over the Craig Panthers. The Viking varsity boys staff additionally defeated the Panthers twice of their match two weeks in the past — however Craig didn’t go down simple this weekend. Rick Brock, who coaches the boys’ groups, explains:

“On Friday, we truly began out a bit bit sluggish,” says Rick. “I don’t know why we weren’t very intense firstly of the sport. So we’re behind on the finish of the primary quarter, 11-to-10. That kinda carried till about midway via the second quarter. We began taking part in higher, ended up with the eight level lead at halftime after which had a very good third quarter — outscored them 17-to-three, after which sort of performed even from there. So we ended up profitable 59-to-38. Kyle Biggers had 27 factors. He had 21 of these 27 within the second and third quarter. He simply performed very well. And our guards did an ideal job of getting him the basketball and in scoring place. He received himself in a great place. Then I actually felt that all the guard play that we had for the weekend did a very nice job of getting us into our units. So, yeah — a very good, good begin to the weekend.”

“Then, Saturday, we sort of talked about the truth that anytime you’ve a high-scoring recreation like that, the opposite staff will change their defensive philosophy. Kyle nonetheless ended up with 10 factors. However he actually had two or three guys round him for a lot of the night. Our different publish, Jack Engell, was in foul hassle a lot of the recreation on Friday. He had a very good recreation on Saturday and ended up with 18 factors. One other large key for us on Saturday was our exterior taking pictures — we ended up with some key threes all through the ballgame as a result of Craig was packing a key on us. We had been capable of hit some vital pictures once we wanted to steer our first half-court protection. We held Craig to 10 factors within the first half on Saturday, so we had a pleasant cushion there firstly: 28-to-10. And that sort of performed once more, even all through the second half. However I’m actually pleased with our staff. [Craig] has a few guys that may shoot the ball actual effectively and penetrate. So, with the ability to maintain them to 10 factors — I believed that was excellent.”

Final week, some varsity gamers had been out sick or with accidents. The staff continues to be recovering their numbers, and Coach Rick says they’re getting again into combating form to face off towards Metlakatla in two weeks.

The Varsity Girl Vikings misplaced to the Craig Girl Panthers on Friday, 19-to-54. Saturday was a tighter recreation. They misplaced, 23-to-44. Dino Brock coaches the Girl Vikings. Although his staff finally misplaced each video games, he says they managed to show it round within the second half of their final recreation.

“On the Varsity video games: a number of development, a number of good issues,” says Dino. “We began out speaking about attempting to be extra constant offensively. And thru the primary three quarters, I believed that we did that. Saturday, throughout our fourth quarter, we had some completely different lineups and so we weren’t as constant. However I believed the best way the ladies confirmed that on Friday was big. So, we got here out Saturday and struggled a bit bit to begin with. However then once we received ourselves rolling about three minutes left within the third within the second quarter. We truly outscored Craig for the entire remainder of the sport, which was large for us, performed an ideal second half power stage defensively, transferring the basketball. It had lots of people going like: That was the perfect half you guys have performed the perfect you guys have appeared. In order that was actually thrilling. The expansion we maintain making each weekend is big. And that’s what we would like. That’s what we’ve been speaking about all season.”

Coach Dino says the staff made enhancements since their final recreation towards the Girl Panthers, two weekends in the past. He says the staff has been working towards taking pictures, rotations, and defensive maneuvers. 

On Friday, the JV boys staff beat Craig 47-to-27 — after which once more on Saturday, 50-to-10. The JV women misplaced each video games to Craig — Friday 19-to-58, and Saturday 25-to-49. 

The varsity groups shall be on break this weekend whereas the JV Vikings compete of their multi-high faculty event right here in Petersburg.