Needing to get back on the winning track after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Canyon Cowboys (63-59) the Golden Valley boys basketball team took on the Valencia Vikings Tuesday night at Valencia High. Things didn't turn out the way the Grizzlies wanted as the Vikings won 72-50.
Sometimes teams get contributions from an unexpected source. On Tuesday Valencia got their from Jacob Tor who hit back to back 3 pointers to extend a 12 point Valencia lead to 18 heading into halftime.
Coach Dan Alon mentioned that "That's the key. Someone you're not expecting to step up. We didn't get that from our guys."
Even though Valencia got some contributions from players like Tor their regular players also stepped. Dakota Abbott chipped in 15 points to lead all Viking scorers and Alex Sanchez stepped up and scored 12 points.
Despite Valencia's lead Golden Valley kept pushing. Golden Valley players Bryce Tyler-St. Clair and Isai Jimenez scored a total of 35 points.
It may be just another Foothill League game, but these players take their game very seriously. Hopefully things are looking up for Golden Valley (6-9 overall, 1-2 Foothill League) as they head into their next game versus Hart on Friday. Good luck boys!
by Charisse B. Atherley, Jordan Wiegand, and Daniel Patino
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