VALLEY SOARS TO NEXT ROUND

The Valley Christian Eagles dropped in 11 shots from beyond the arc on their way to a 71-28 win over the visiting Maplewood Rockets in the opening round of the division IV play.

The Eagles took a 35-7 lead into the half and put the contest out of reach in the 2nd half. Nine Eagles reached the scoring column with Sekou Stanley nailing down 18 points.

Next on slate is a Friday night home contest in a sectional finals game with the Windham Bombers.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger