Vikings fall to Spartans
| 29 Sep 2011 | 10:47
Vernon began the basketball season against archrival Sparta, but even the Vikings’ home court couldn’t save them. Sparta surged to a 12-0 lead after eight minutes and went on to defeated Vernon 44-38. Greg Miller netted 13 points, Luis Velez added 11 and Derrick Freligh had 10 for the victors. The Vikings, who finished 20-6 a year ago, were led by junior guard David Jacob’s 16 points.