Second half pushes Vikes over Charles City

By Becky Walz,

Wednesday, January 5, 2022 6:12 pm

After pulling ahead in the first quarter, the Decorah boys’ basketball team (7-1, 4-0 NEIC) ran past Charles City (3-5, 1-3 NEIC) to win at home, 68-36, Tuesday night.

After pulling ahead in the first quarter, the Decorah boys’ basketball team (7-1, 4-0 NEIC) ran past Charles City (3-5, 1-3 NEIC) to win at home, 68-36, Tuesday night.
The Vikings hit the hardwood running in the first quarter to keep the Comets off the board until nearly the two minute mark, taking a 12-3 lead early. By halftime Decorah had stretched its advantage to 32-20. After the break, the Vikes moved ahead farther, 48-32, with eight minutes to play and only gave up four points in the final period for the victory.
“We didn’t rebound well in the first half, but we came out in the second half and controlled the glass which allowed us to get some easy baskets in transition,” said Coach Jonathan Carlson.
Decorah had a trio of players in double figures led by Ben Bockman’s 15 points. Jacob Pipho drained 14 points, including three treys, while Joe Bockman provided 13 points.
Friday, Jan. 7, the Vikings will host Waverly-Shell Rock and will be back in action Monday, Jan. 10, versus MFL MarMac in non-conference action.

Charles City 3 17 12 4 36
Decorah 12 19 17 20 68
Scoring – Ben Bockman 15; Jacob Pipho 14; Joe Bockman 13; Trey McCain 9; Carson Wemark 8; Ethan Holthaus 3; Noah Storts 2; Bennett Schutte 2; Joe Hjelle 2

 

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