It might have been cold outside but inside the Miami East Gymnasium, Wes Enis had the hot hand as the Vikings defeated Meadowdale 59-27. The Vikings got on the board first as Enis hit a basket for an early 2-0 Viking lead. A 3 by the Lions was followed by a Jacob Roeth and Enis basket, Vikings 6-3. The Lions made it a 1 point game with a basket, 6-5. A 5 point Viking run (a pair of Enis baskets and a Roeth free throw) finished off the Vikings 1st quarter scoring at 11. The Lions would put in 2 to make it 11-7 Vikings after 1.
The Lions would make it a 1 point by hitting a 3 to open up the second quarter scoring. Vikings 11-10. The game then tilted to the Vikings as the put together a 14 point run to take a commanding 25-10 lead. Roeth would have 8 points during the run from a 3 point play, a 3, and a pair of free throws while Enis and Bryce Haught would both make 3s. The quarter ended with the team’s exchanging 3 pointers with Enis hitting for the Vikings. Miami East 28-13 at half.
The third quarter had the Vikings Enis put in the first 2 which was followed by a pair of Lion free throws. Vikings 30-15. Enis would hit a 3 to make it 33-15. A 5 point run by the Lions cut the deficit to 13, 33-20 Vikings. A 10 point Viking run would finish off the Vikings third quarter scoring as Enis would add a pair of baskets and a pair of free throws, Mitchel Kemp and Haught both put in a basket. The Lions would hit a 3 for a 43-22 Viking lead after 3.
The Vikings would put in the first 14 points of the 4th to take a 57-22 lead and have a running clock. The Vikings outscored the Lions 16-5 in the fourth for a 59-27 Viking victory.
Wes Enis led all scorers with 32 points, Jacob Roeth added 13 points. Bryce Haught scored 5 Luke Hamaker 3 and Kamden Wolfe, Mitchel Kemp and Matthew VanPelt all scored 2. Miami East made seven 3s, Enis 4, Roeth, Hamaker, and Haught 1 each. Meadowdale made four 3 pointers. Miami East was 10-12 from the line (Enis 6-6).
Miami East improves to 7-0 and will host Riverside on Tuesday. Meadowdale is 2-4.
Continentalenews will cover Miami East Boys Basketball as their schedule permits. Jacob Roeth is the grandson of Roxy and David Chivington both Continental High School graduates. Continentalenews is based out of North Creek Ohio and covers sports of interest to the greater Continental area.
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
