It took a late fourth quarter rally to get the job done, but the Clear Fork Colts would stampede past River Valley for a 69-63 at the Colt Corral.

 

The game was tight throughout with Clear Fork holding a slim 18-17 advantage heading into the second quarter where the Colts outscored the Vikings 17-11 for a 35-28 halftime lead. River Valley started to chip away at the deficit late in the third by capitalizing on turnovers, trimming Clear Fork's edge to 51-47 as the contest approached the final frame.

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The Vikings buried a pair of threes in the fourth as they battled for the lead until the final minutes where clutch free throw shooting would prove to be the difference. The Colts finished a perfect 15-15 from the charity stripe in the contest, including 10 made FT's in the fourth to ice the victory.

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Brennan South and Jared Scott each poured in 16 points to lead Clear Fork offensively with Brady Tedrow adding 14 and Ethan Delaney 11. The Colts improve to 7-8, 3-4 and will next host Galion.

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River Valley got a game-high 17 pts from Dylan Johnson while Ethan Bill added a dozen and Ben Mayse had 10. The Vikings are now 8-5, 4-4 with losses in 5 of their last 9 and next face Ontario at home.