Basketball net. © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Kagemusha
Basketball net. © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Kagemusha
Sarnia

Strong Start For Northern Senior Girls Basketball (AUDIO)

The Northern Vikings Senior Girls basketball team is one of the top teams in the province, and they showed it with a 66-42 win over St. Pat's Tuesday evening.

Ranked second in Ontario, the Vikings are now 5-0 in LKSSAA action, and boast a 15-1 record overall.

Head Coach John Thrasher says it's the best start in the program's history.

Northern has already won two tournaments this season, including a dominant five win showing at Western University's preseason tournament in September.

Here's the full interview with Head Coach John Thrasher:

[audio mp3="http://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/John-Thrasher-INT.mp3"][/audio]

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