The North Pontotoc Vikings basketball team scored 72 points and held the visiting Houston Hilltoppers to 50 in the Vikings league triumph on Tuesday.

The Vikings now sport a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pontotoc for a 4A Region 2 contest on Friday, December 10. North Pontotoc will battle a Warriors team coming off a 66-40 league win over New Albany (New Albany, MS). The Warriors record now stands at 6-3.

The Hilltoppers (8-3) will now prepare for their contest against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS). The Cougars enter the 4A Region 2 contest with a 9-1 record. In their last contest, South Pontotoc triumphed over Ripley (Ripley, MS), 63-50, in a league contest.