Sports : Four in a row: Vikettes beat Marion, 52-39 at home

Center Allison Emrich takes a shot for V-S against Marion.

Emrich passes the ball to a teammate.

Shelby Beyer moves the ball down the court against Marion.

Erika Hammar nails a three-pointer.

Erika Hammar puts defensive pressure on the Indians.

Erika Hammer put the ball into the basket on this play, but was fouled before taking the shot.

Erika Hammar gave the Vikettes a 24-13 lead with this lay-up after a second-quarter steal.

Guard Paige Kreunter leads the Vikette offense; she scored 14 points against Marion.

Paige Kreutner looks to pass the ball to a teammate.

Kreutner dribbles between Indians.

Emrich moves the ball toward the basket.

Erika Hammar goes to the free throw line.

Shelby Beyer looks to make an inbounds pass over the arms of an Indian.

Shelby Beyer puts pressure on an Indian guard.

For three quarters, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls basketball team played evenly with the Marion Indians. 

But for one quarter, the Vikettes totally dominated the Indians.

Leading 11-10 at the end of the first quarter, the Vikettes held the Indians to only six points in the second quarter as they built a 26-16 lead. The home team doubled their score in the second half, and maintained the lead throughout the game, winning 52-39 . 

Seniors Paige Kreutner and Allison Emrich accounted for half of the Vikettes' points. Kreutnerk the guard, had 14, while Emrich had 12 and also blocked several shots from her position as center.

     After losing their first two games of the season, the Vikettes have now won four in a row.