BOYS' BASKETBALL: VIKINGS RULE IN MINN. BROTHERS BOOST CAMPBELL HALL.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Special to the Daily News Brothers Justin and Jrue Holiday traveled with the Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. and helped the Vikings to a 71-61 victory over Hopkins of Minnetonka, Minn., on Saturday, but they didn't have the opportunity to fully enjoy the victory. Their grades were more important. The Holidays were on one of the first planes heading out West after the victory to study for finals, leaving their teammates behind to revel in the win over one of the top teams the Midwest has to offer. Their mark, however, was indelible. Jrue Holiday scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds and seven assists, and Justin Holiday finished with 28 points, on 10-of-11 shooting from the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. , and added 14 rebounds for the Vikings (12-1), ranked No.2 by the Daily News. ``Justin and Jrue did a great job. All the guys did a great job though,'' Campbell Hall coach Terry Kelly said. ``Justin and Jrue were fortunate enough to leave early, and ideally, we would have liked to all leave and get back home because the kids are studying in their rooms, here, right now.'' The victory was especially satisfying considering Hopkins had only lost two games in the past four years before Saturday, is ranked No.18 by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. and No.13 by maxpreps.com and has won three of the past four state titles in Minnesota's largest class. ``This was a great experience for us to come out here and be challenged,'' Kelly said. The Vikings trailed by six points early in the first half but rallied to cut the deficit to 31-29 at the half. Keegan Hornbuckle provided a spark in the second half with a layup, Jrue Holiday followed with a basket, and Justin Holiday converted a 3-pointer play to give the Vikings a six-point lead with 10 minutes left in the game. Campbell Hall increased the advantage to nine points shortly thereafter, but Hopkins answered with a run of their own to cut the lead down four with less than five minutes left on the clock. The Vikings' Joe Finnerty thwarted the comeback attempt with a 3-pointer, the Holiday brothers had a layup each, and the Royals never got any closer. Hornbuckle finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. Finnerty had six points and seven rebounds. Teammate Robert Ford Robert Ford may refer to one of the following:
Campbell Hall has another test coming up this week, Saturday against Taft of Woodland Hills, the Daily News' top-ranked team, which didn't fare as well as the Vikings did Saturday. The Toreadors, behind standout Larry Drew Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. , who finished with a season- low four points, squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a 14-point first-half lead and lost 56-54 to Benilde-St. Margaret's of St.Louis, Minn. ``I'm embarrassed that we lost to a team that we would typically never lose to,'' Taft coach Derrick Taylor said. ``They didn't do anything that kept of off balance. We just imploded im·plode v. im·plod·ed, im·plod·ing, im·plodes v.intr. To collapse inward violently. v.tr. 1. To cause to collapse inward violently. 2. . I've never seen these guys play like this. '' sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: JUSTIN HOLIDAY Finishes with 28 points in Campbell Hall's victory against the defending Minnesota champions. |
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