Boys basketball team starts the second half of the season with a solid victory

The Decorah Viking boys basketball team took on Waukon at home on Tuesday night, showing no effects of the holiday vacation.  The Vikings beat Waukon by six points, winning 53-47.

Decorah led 8-7 at the end of the first quarter, then led 28-23 at halftime.  It was a lead which would shrink to as little as two points in the second half, but the Vikings always had an answer to any point-scoring run by the Indians.  Decorah led 33-31 at the end of the third quarter, 43-39 midway through the fourth quarter, and took the 53-47 victory at the buzzer.

Joe Bockman led the Vikings with 17 points.  Jacob PIpho and Carson Wemark each added 8 points for Decorah.  The Vikings made four 3-point baskets and were 11 of 16 on free throw attempts.

Decorah is now 4-3 on the season and 3-1 in the Northeast Iowa Conference.  Decorah will return to action Friday night at home against Charles City.