East Oregonian
After dominating the first quarter of their non-conference game Friday night, the Umatilla Vikings looked overmatched in the ensuing two periods and a comfortable lead soon dried up entirely. But the Umatilla girls’ basketball team shook off the fatigue in the final quarter and clamped down on the defense to hang on for a 38-33 victory over Pilot Rock.
The Rockets (0-1) scored just three points in the final frame as coach Scott Bow’s Vikings (1-0) used pressure to control the pace of the game.
“We were stressing discipline,” Bow said. “You’ve got to be reading the passing lanes and feed them into a trap — let them make the mistake.”