Viking_Yearbook_52

CAPTAIN HINTZ gains all -star honors VANPORT 85 NIJC 54 It was a duel between Vanport JC and North­ ern Idaho JC for the third place spot in the Northwest. Junior College playoffs held at Brem­ erton. The gam~ started slow with neither team having much luck from the field . The Vikes be­ gan to find themselves during the second quar­ ter and walked off the floor at halftime holding a 23-point lead. After the intermission the Vikings, led by Hu­ bert and Barnes continued to pour it on and by the end of the third canto they had added five points to their margin. Vanport continued to pull away during the final stanza and the Greenmen wound up on the long end of an 85 to 54 score. NWJC PLAYOFFS VANPORT 72 GHJC 86 An "off" night caught up with the Vikings at the wrong time. Besides this, the Chokers from Grays Harbor Junior College were having one of their "hot" nights. Vanport found themselves outclassed from the start of the ball game. Be­ ginning with a zone defense, they attempted to keep the Chokers out of scoring position, but the Chokers scored by shooting over the Vike's heads or passing the ball to Tony Vlastelica, who canned the buckets around them. Vlastelica, who paced the winners' torrid shooting percentages with 14 buckets in 31 at­ tempts, used his famous hook to work much woe on the outclassed Vikings. The Vikings closed a 23-point halftime mar­ gin to eight points during a third canto drive but the Crokers pulled away to win 86 to 72. NISSELL ADDES deuce for Chokers