Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Deer Lakes nips Valley
January 26, 2010: Russellton, PA 15076 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Deer Lakes Lancers (Russellton, PA) and the visiting Valley Vikings (New Kensington, PA), saw Deer Lakes's basketball squad hold off Valley by a score of 60-54.
With the victory, Deer Lakes improves its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Lancers host Burrell (Lower Burrell, PA) to battle the Bucs in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 27. The Bucs come into the challenge with a record of 9-6. Burrell lost 44-31 in their recent league challenge against Freeport (Freeport, PA)
Next up, the Vikings battle the Highlands Golden Rams (Natrona Heights, PA) in a WPIAL AAA 1 challenge, on Friday, January 29. Valley will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Golden Rams come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 77-71 non-league win over Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA).