Vikings win against Mitchell Christian

James Valley Christian’s Betsy Nelson tries to put up a shot against Mitchell Christian teammates Abbie Reynen, left, and Emily Reynen during their game Tuesday at the JVC gym. In the next photo, James Valley Christian’s Caleb Stahl puts up a shot from the post position during a game against Mitchell Christian on Tuesday. PHOTOS BY MIKE CARROLL/PLAINSMAN

HURON — Second-ranked James Valley Christian’s speed and athleticism was too much for a taller Mitchell Christian team to handle on Tuesday.

The Vikings emerged with a 70-44 victory at the JVC gym.

Adam Hofer had 19 of his game-high 25 points in the opening half for JVC, which led 38-23 at the break.

Also reaching double figures for the Vikings, who improved to 16-0, were Andrew Ulvestad with 14 points and Nathan Wedel with 12 points.

Ulvestad had a team-high five rebounds, whle Hofer led the way with six steals and five assists.

Adam Rasmussen led Mitchell Christian (2-13) with 19 points, while Wes VanderPol added 10 points.

The Vikings will travel to play Dakota Christian on Friday.

A complete boxscore from Tuesday’s game will run in Thursday’s paper.



Girls

Mitchell Christian 53, JVC 34

HURON — Mitchell Christian improved to 12-5 with a 53-34 victory against James Valley Christian on Tuesday at the JVC gym.

The Lady Vikings, who trailed for a majority of the game, dropped to 10-7 and will play at Dakota Christian on Friday.

A complete boxscore from Tuesday’s game was not available at press time.







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