Vikings Compete in Holiday ClassicThe Avery Vikings varsity basketball teams were in action on Friday at the Unimin Holiday Classic at Mitchell High School. On Friday both Vikings teams took on R-S Central. The Lady Vikings earned a hard fought one-point win over the Lady Hilltoppers to move to 1-1 on the young season, while the Avery boys fell to the R-S Central boys team to also fall to 1-1 overall.
On Saturday the Lady Vikings will be back in action, taking on the Lady Raiders of Sullivan North (TN) High School at noon. The Avery boys varsity team will play the Raiders following girls action.
Appalachian Begins Quest for Fourth Title in Five Seasons
On Saturday at noon the Appalachian State Mountaineers look to advance in the NCAA FCS Playoffs when they meet a familiar foe in South Carolina State. The two teams met in Boone a year ago to open the playoffs, with ASU taking a 37-21 victory. Look for game updates throughout the afternoon here on the Blog.
