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Show Lady Vikes split with Dinos Following the example of the boys contest -- going into an overtime period - the Lady Vikings split with ' the Lady Dinos. The junior varsity defeated them 39-38 and the varsity lost another heart breaker 50-45 as both games went into overtime. In the JV contest, the Vikes were trailing most of the game, behind 9-6 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, 14- i 11 at the half, 24-19 at the end of the third, and then outshot the Lady Dinos 13-8 to force the game into the overtime. Sharron Brady hit four key baskets down the stretch to keep the Vikings close. During the overtime period both teams traded baskets until Jayleen Walker was fouled with one second remaining, sending her to the fre throw line with a one and one. She calmly made the first one. A lane violation before she shot the second one gave Carbon one last chance to win the game, but they missed the half court shot, giving the young Lady Vikings a hard-fought hard-fought win. Kim Woffinden led with 12 points, Sharron Brady followed with 8, Anita Larsen had 7, Jayleen Walker had 6, Andrea Wallace had 4 and Melissa Bennett finished the scoring with 2. Good blanaced scoring and the Lady Viking trademark of always playing hard and never giving up propelled them to their 10th win of the season. In the varsity contest, the Lady Vikings jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, only to have Carbon come back and lead 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings got things going their way in the second quarter and fought back to tie the score at the half, 22-22. In the third quarter they got behind early and came back to trail by three at the end of the third quarter, 32-29. They caught up and the rest of the quarter they traded baskets with the Lady Dinos. With seven seconds remaining in the game, the Lady Vikings fouled a Carbon player for a one and one. She missed the free throw and Kim Woffinden got the rebound, dribbled the length of the floor and made a lay-up to tie the score, sending the game into overtime. During the overtime, both teams made their first shots, then the Vikings made two critical turn overs which the Dinos turned into two baskets to win the hard fought contest 50-45. Debbie Fisher had an outstanding game, leading in scoring with 15 points. Kathy Maughan and Kim Woffinden followed with 7; Lila Fugal and Lorna Joseph each had 6; and Cherlynn Johnson had 4. "We can't say enough of how proud we are of our Lady Vikings," said Coach John Kuntz. "We played good enough to win, but just came up a little bit short." Before the game, Suzanne Stirling, Lorna Joseph and Margo Nielson were honored, as it was the last home appearance of the season for them. The Lady Vikings will be making their first appearance in the state tournament in a long time. They will probably be scheduled to play the number one team from Region 7 on Tuesday, march 29, at 2:30 p.m. at South High School. Final standings and complete tournament pairings will be made after region play has ended. "Our number one goal at the beginning of the season was to qualify for the state tournament," Coach Kuntz said. "It's a tribute to our fine young ladies who have worked so hard all year long to improve themselves and qualify for the state tournament." |