After committing 21 turnovers and suffering a 30-point loss to I.C. Norcom (VA), in the opening round of the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic in Binghamton, NY, St. John's Catholic Prep got a big performance from Troy King and bounced back for a 52-36 victory over Mount St. Michael's Academy (NY), in yesterday's consolation bracket. The victory advanced the Vikings into today's fifth-place consolation game (11:15 am) opposite Middletown (OH).

After a slow scoring opening quarter, which saw the teams deadlocked at seven, St. John's got rolling behind King, who netted 13 first half points to help the Vikings take a 24-15 halftime advantage.

King was even better in the second half, as he scored another 15 points to finish with a game-high 28 and St. John's was never threatened. King was 6-of-12 from three-point range and added seven rebounds.

Freshman Grady Glaze helped put the icing on the cake, as he scored seven points in the fourth quarter for St. John's.

The Vikings have struggled out of the gate at 0-4 in the MIAA A Conference, but yesterday's win improves them to 3-5 overall.