Vikings creep closer to goal
City's top-rated team one win from first state tourney berth since '72
By Tom Groeschen ?
[email protected] ? March 19, 2009
Marquis Horne said he and his Princeton teammates cleared a major hurdle in beating Aiken 78-65 Wednesday night in the Division I regional boys' basketball semifinals.
"This is where our season ended last year, this game," said Horne, a senior forward. "This was one we really wanted. Now we're almost to state."
Horne scored 23 points to back junior guard
Jordan Sibert's game-high 24 points for Princeton, which lost in the regional semifinals last year.
Princeton, the top-ranked team in the Enquirer coaches' poll, advanced to the regional final at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cintas Center. The Vikings will play La Salle, which beat Centerville 42-37 Wednesday.
Saturday's winner advances to the state semifinals March 27 at Value City Arena in Columbus.
Princeton (23-1) has made only one state tournament appearance: It finished second in 1972.
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