Fourth Quarter Rally Propels Vanier To The Win
Photos and Story by Robert Thomas
For the majority of the game between the Vanier Vikings junior boys basketball team and the Lumsden Devils junior boys it was the Devils that held the edge.
By all appearances it looked like the Devils were set to win the see saw battle by a razor’s edge.
Then suddenly with five minutes left in the fourth quarter the Vikings took a two point lead.
A sudden steal of the ball looked like a four point Viking lead but it never happened as the Devils recovered but failed to make a basket.
The Vikings would capitalize with four minutes left in the game.
With just over a minute to go the Vikings led by six points and Lumsden called a timeout.
At the Vanier bench the players were told they should be able to control 40 seconds of the last minute if they used the clock properly.
Lumsden would fail to score and Vanier did give them an eight point lead.
The final score was Vanier 73 and Lumsden 65.
Vanier Vikings Osas Ilekhomon (left) breaks in against Lumsden Devils Kayie Chabot
Quarter Scores
First Quarter - Vanier 18 Lumsden 19
Half Time - Vanier 35 Lumsden 36
Third Quarter - Vanier 49 Lumsden 56
Final Score - Vanier 73 Lumsden 65
Lumsden Devils Kayie Chabot (right) takes to the air to stop a shot by vanier vikings marky salva
Vanier High Scorers:
Walker Strueby 33 points
Eli McFadden 14 points
Lumsden High Scorers:
Jesse Petryne 21 points
Sam Thomson 18 points
Frank Petryne 13 points
