Ohio High School Basketball - Athens can't hold off Vinton County
January 28, 2011: McArthur, OH 45651 The Vinton County Vikings basketball team scored 61 points and restricted the visiting Athens Bulldogs to 54 in the Vikings league victory on Friday.
The Vikings now sport a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Shekinah Christian for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 29. Vinton County will meet a Flames team coming off a 41-35 non-league win over Bishop Ready (Columbus, OH). The Flames record now stands at 8-2.
The Bulldogs (4-7) will now prepare for their contest against Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH). The Buckeyes come into the Tri-Valley I contest with a 2-5 record. In their last contest, Nelsonville-York was nudged by Wellston (Wellston, OH), 57-55, in a league match.