Lady Vikings Use Fourth Quarter Rally to Knock Off Loyalton
The Herlong Lady Viking basketball team needed some late game heroics to avenge an early season loss to the Loyalton Grizzlies. Herlong out scored Loyalton 12-7 in the final period to defeat the Lady Grizzlies 24-23, Tuesday night, (1/13), in Loyalton.
Herlong got a monster effort from senior, Reanna Retterath in the come from behind win. Retterath finished the night with ten points, 11 rebounds, ten steals and six blocked shots. Tina Berry scored six of her eight points in the deciding fourth quarter. Andrea “Peanut” Owen was held scoreless by the Grizzly defense but still came up big with 14 rebounds, eight steals, seven blocked shots and six assists. The win was Herlong’s seventh in a row and improves the Lady Vikings record to 8-5. Loyalton defeated Herlong 36-31 on Dec. 17th. The Lady Vikings have not lost since.
Herlong opens Pioneer League play, Friday, Jan. 16th, at home against Princeton High School.
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Posted: January 13th, 2009 under HHS Girl's Basketball, Herlong High School.
