The Vikings were ahead by four points at halftime, but were out-shot during the second half, 48.4 to 44.0 percent. Fortunately, Valley made all seven of its free throws -- while the Ravens never got to the line -- to hang on to the victory.
Junior Drew Huppe led Benedictine (13-16, 8-12 HAAC) with 19 points off the bench.
Juniors Craig Jones and Brandon Toliver each scored 12 points for the Vikings (9-22, 9-11) -- Toliver also collecting 12 rebounds, dishing out four assists and coming up with four steals. Jones contributed five assists.
Earlier, leading by only two points at the break, the 11th-ranked Benedictine laid into Valley for a 63-42 win.
Senior Courtney Edmonds hit a pair of three-pointers to cap a 12-2 run to up the Lady Ravens' cushion to 14 points midway through the second half. Edmonds was the only player in double figures for league champion Benedictine (20-4, 18-2) with 18 points.
The Lady Vikings (14-14, 10-10) were paced by senior Bonnie Johnson's 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Both of the Valley teams will go to William Jewell for first-round games in the HAAC Post-season Tournament, the men playing Wednesday and the women the next night.


