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Sophomore A.J. Hendrickson poured in 20 first half points and finished with 26 on a night the host Pecatonica Vikings controlled action from the opening tip and coasted to a 70-41 victory over the visiting Juda Panthers.
Hendrickson's teammate - Brooks Chandler, added 15 including 13 in the first half when the Vikings utilized full court pressure, created numerous offensive opportunities- all due to the pressurized defensive tactics and held a commanding a 47- 18 lead by intermission.
"We were going to press from the get-go and we executed that game plan pretty well tonight," emphasized coach Matt Fink after the game.
"We created a lot of opportunities and lay ups out of the press although as the game wore on, we lost a little of that focus and it got a little sloppy. But overall, I was pretty impressed with the job our kids did tonight. We're happy with the win - we wanted to get to 5-0 in the conference as we looked ahead to Black Hawk," added Fink, referring to a showdown type game tonight (Thursday, Jan. 15) in Blanchardville at 7:30 p.m. - when the Vikings face a Six Rivers East heavyweight - the Black Hawk Warriors.
"Heath Butler is the key..he's 6'5", he can score with his back to the basket - he can score facing up and he can hit the three. He's a really solid player for them. We need to be ready and be able to take care of business. "
Black Hawk defeated Barneveld late last week, setting up tonight's 5-0 Vikings against the 4-0 Warriors in a battle of conference unbeatens.
The Vikings are 9-3 overall while the Warriors are 5-5.
P 22 25 9 14-70
J 5 13 9 14-34
Pecatonica: (fg-ft-tp) Chandler 6-1-15, McGowan 3-0-6, Wahl 2-0-4, Pierson 1-0-2, Hendrickson 12-0-26, Green 4-0-9, James 3-2-8. Three-point goals: Chandler 2, Hendrickson 2, Green. Fouls-8. Totals 26 (5) 3-3 70.
Juda: (fg-ft-tp) Haffele 3-0-7, Byrne 2-0-5, Schmitt 5-6-16, Stuckey 0-1-1, Rackow 3-0-7, Segner 2-0-5. 3 Three-point goals: Haffele, Byrne, Rackow, Segner. Fouls 6. Totals 11 (4) 7-9 41.
JV - Pecatonica won 37-34.