Gaffney HS vs Spartanburg HS

<p>The Viking Arena wasn’t a very nice host to the Gaffney HS Indians last evening. Spartanburg HS took it to the Indians last night and walked away with a 61-38 victory. Spartanburg HS jumped out to a 20-12 lead after the first quarter. The Vikings cruised to 39-21 halftime lead and never looked back. The Vikings moved to (6-7) on the season while the Indians fall to (6-9). </p> <p><em><strong>Balanced Attack:</strong></em> </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/6E7C41BF-2B27-422F-8002-CAA383FECF26.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1362004" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/6E7C41BF-2B27-422F-8002-CAA383FECF26-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>The Vikings had plenty of balance scoring last night in the win. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1017697" first="Josh" last="Linder"]</strong>, <strong>Tyrone McKinney</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1362008" first="Devin" last="Barnes"]</strong> all scored 11 points according to my unofficial stats. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1362007" first="Malachi" last="Hiers"]</strong>, <strong>Tony Webb</strong> and <strong>Felix McAnich</strong> all chipped in with 6 points apiece. </p> <p><em><strong>Seniors Stepping Up: #RecruitThePalmettoState</strong></em></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1017697" first="Josh" last="Linder"]</strong> worked around the paint for the Vikings and was able to alter and challenge shots on the defensive end. Linder a left-handed forward project to be a rim-runner at the next level. Josh still must get stronger and be able to play through contact. Linder was averaging 10.4 ppg, 6.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks entering the game. </p> <p><strong>Tyrone McKinney</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1362008" first="Devin" last="Barnes"]</strong> both came to play tonight for the Vikings. McKinney nicknamed "TK" connected on (3) three-pointers. Barnes a fellow senior scored just under his average of 12.6 ppg with 11 points tonight. </p> <p><em><strong>Freshmen Backcourt:</strong></em> </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/97882403-D30F-46C2-A570-F140A1B46300.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1362001" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/97882403-D30F-46C2-A570-F140A1B46300-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1122272" first="Ziyon" last="Harris"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1122271" first="Kaleb" last="Phillips"]</strong> look to be the future of the Indians basketball program. Phillips knocked down the first shot of the game from three-point range. Harris finished with 6 points on a few three pointers made. Phillips came into the contest averaging 11.8 ppg while Harris was at 10.5 ppg. </p> <p><em><strong>Indians Players:</strong> </em></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1358158" first="Joe" last="McGill"]</strong> tried to do his best by scoring 15 points for the Indians tonight. McGill a vocal leader from the backcourt was able to drop a few floaters tonight in the lane. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1173491" first="DeMariel" last="Smith"]</strong> couldn’t get on track for the Indians tonight.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/783D7F19-11E9-4A4C-9598-E9DB7EC2A3EF.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1362003" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/783D7F19-11E9-4A4C-9598-E9DB7EC2A3EF-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Smith a rangy left-handed guard finished with just 2 points and couldn't get on track tonight for the Indians. </p> <p><em><strong>What's Up Next? </strong></em></p> <p>The Vikings will host City Rival Dorman HS next Tuesday. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>