AURORA – A double-digit loss at the hands of an unbeaten team did not deflate the Geneva boys basketball team.

On the contrary, encountering a high-caliber opponent whet the Vikings’ appetite for more such opportunities after Wednesday’s 56-43 loss to Neuqua Valley in the first round of pool play at the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.

“I’ll tell you this, I would love another chance at Neuqua,” Vikings coach Phil Ralston said. “I’d even take two more chances at them because I believe that they did a nice job of disrupting what we do, but I’d like to be at full strength and be able to go toe-to-toe with those guys.”