Viking_Yearbook_57

Wrestling or otherwise?! E.O.C.E. SERIES BASKETBALL "We'll cut him off at the pass!" 2S6 Portland State had trouble with the Eastern Oregon five, as they bowed to them 62- 50 in their first encounter and 58- 53 the s'econd night. The Viks were unable to match the scoring punch of the E.O.CE . quint the first night; how­ ever, Jim Perkin countered 18 and the O.CC 's leading scorer, Jack Parker, made 13 in the losing Vik effort. The following night Sharkey Nelson employed some different methods as he put John Winters on the Post. John racked up 24 points and rebounded well, but it just wasn't enough to turn the tide as the Viks fell 58- 53. In the Portland State half of the series, the Viks got sweet revenge as they dumped the La Grande squad 71-54 in the most important game of the hoop season for Nelson's charges. By virtue of Jack Parker's 20 and Winters' 18 the Viks were assured of a chance at a spot in the District N.A.I.A. tour­ nament in downing the E.O.CE. five, 71-54, on the Jefferson maple. The next night the Vikings won a spot in the N.A.I.A. tourney and a tie for second place in the O.C.C with a decisive 71-41 victory. Up! up! and over