JV team took to the floor this afternoon against the Whitehall Vikings in the Zeeland Christmas Classis.  The Chix offense got off to a slow start, scoring only 7 points in the 1st quarter, and trailing 9-7 after one quarter.  Both teams got their offenses going in the second quarter, but Whitehall outscored the Chix 23-18 in Q2 and the Chix trailed 32-25 at halftime.  In the 3rd quarter, the Chix opened the period on a 10-0 run to take the lead and outscored the Vikings 15-3 to lead the game heading into the 4th quarter by 5.  The Chix extended their lead to double digits, with just a few minutes to play.  The Vikings cut the Chix lead down to 3 points with less than a minute to play, but timely free throws by the multiple Chix players helped the Chix pull out a 61-55 win.

Game leaders for the Chix:

Jacob Vera 14 pts, 9 reb., 7 assists, 2 steals

Caleb Claerbaut 14 pts, 6 reb., 4 steals, 2 block shots

Max Mulder 10 pts, 5 reb., 2 block shots

Owen Ver Steeg  9 pts, 5 assists, 3 steals

Quincy Thome 8 pts, 5 reb.

Mickey Voss 6 pts, 9 reb., 4 block shots

The win improves the Chix record to 1-4 on the season.  Congratulations to Coach Dreyer on his first of many wins here at Zeeland East! 

The JV team is back in action on Thursday afternoon at 2 pm in the Christmas Classic at Zeeland West as the Chix take on the Coopersville Broncos.