STAFF REPORT
LINCOLN — Three Danville football players got onto the basketball court on Wednesday night.
Their presence was very much welcomed by their Viking teammates, but it still wasn’t quite enough to get that first victory.
After falling to top-ranked Champaign Centennial on Monday night (91-75), Danville suffered a 69-54 loss to the No. 2-rated Lincoln Railsplitters on Wednesday.
“I was encouraged,’’ Danville coach Gary Tidwell said. “We have a lot of potential, and getting those three guys back on the court was a positive step.’’
Junior point guard D’Lando Carter had his second big scoring game, leading the Vikings with 20 points, while junior forward Joey Robinson had 16.
Those two are averaging 44 points per game for Danville (0-2).
“I’m really happy with the consistency from D’Lando and Joey early on,’’ Tidwell said.
Keaton Britt, Jaron Cunningham and Dennis Hightower playing in their first games since the end of the football season combined for 9 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
Tidwell admits it will take a little while for those guys to get their basketball legs.
Up next for the Danville Vikings are the Rochester Rockets (0-2) in a 5:30 p.m. contest in Lincoln on Friday.
Salt Fork 56
Delavan 50
WASHINGTON — Salt Fork’s balanced attack was too much for Delavan.
Joel Learnard, a Class 1A all-stater a year ago, had a team-high 18 points to lead the Storm past the Panthers at the Tournament of Champions Shootout.
Delavan all-stater Brady Zimmer was held 23 points. Zimmer came into Wednesday’s contest averaging 34.5 for the Panthers.
Joining Learnard in double digits for Salt Fork (3-0) was Ryan Anderson with 14 and Jake Manning had 10.
The Storm is back in action at the Tri-County Tournament on Friday with games against Lovington and Tri-County.
Geo-RF 65
Tri-County 33
OAKLAND — The Buffaloes jumped out to a 26-7 lead after the first quarter and 47-16 at halftime as they cruised past host Tri-County at the Tri-County tournament.
Korie Vire had 20 points including nine in the first quarter, Matt Hay had eight points in the first on the way to 18 for the game and Keith Harper had 11 points.
West Vigo 80
N. Vermillion 48
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Vikings simply outshot the Falcons on Wednesday night.
West Vigo made 11 3-pointers en route to the 32-points victory.
Lane Clark was the leading scorer for North Vermillion (0-1) with 18 points, while Zach Jumps chipped in with 17.
W. Boone 35
Covington 34
COVINGTON, Ind. — Cyle Knecht had 14 points for the Trojans, but it was not enough as they were edged by the Stars.
Johnny Brazas had 10 points for Covington, who was up 30-29 at halftime, and Landon Willis added five points.
Prep wrestling
Bis-Henn 72
Schlarman 12
DANVILLE — Seven Blue Devils had pinfall victories as the team won 12 of 14 matches against the Hilltoppers.
Michael Courson (103), Jacob Carter (112), Jesse Felix (135), Cruz Robinson (152), Dakota Patton (189), Josh Kessler (215) and Morgan Supergan (285) won by pinfall for Bismarck-Henning.
Schlarman’s two victories were by pinfall as Trent Magnum (160) and Vinnie Miller (171) won for the Hilltoppers.
