Vikings boys home woes

PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings earned the hard-fought victory over their Whitman County rival St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles, then lost a nail-biter to the Pomeroy Pirates to bring their record to 3-3 before the holiday break.

The first game against the Eagles was played on Friday, Dec. 15, and took place in LaCrosse.

The Vikings would out score the Eagles in three-of-four quarters to secure the 54-36 victory.

Garfield-Palouse put up 15 points in the first quarter while the Eagles managed just six. The Vikings were hot early, and took their nine-point lead into the second quarter, w...