The Vikings did just that beating three of the nation's top ranked teams at the time on the way to the Roundball Classic title, knocking off then-No. 4-ranked Seton Hall Prep 76-73 in the championship game that year.
The Vikings will make a return trip to the annual event, which begins Tuesday, looking for some of the same magic that propelled them to the title in 2004.
But that was two years ago and a team that sported the likes of Jerrenda Wheeler, Frank Davis, Brody Langston, Keldric Coleman, Jamie Evans and Marquez Jackson, as well as current senior Walter Hill.
A few other things are different this time around, as well. The Vikings, who were ranked 19th in the nation at the time of the 2004 event, are not among the top 50 in the hoopsusa.com poll this time around, and they sport a slew of young players, compared to a senior-laden team back in 2004.
East Hall, which is ranked No. 2 in Class AAA, will have company from a fellow Georgia team in Dunwoody, which is ranked No. 1 in Class AAA, at the tournament. Seton Hall Prep is also a return invitee.
Both teams will draw a first-round bye with East Hall playing Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School out of Milwaukee, Wisc., at 4 p.m. on Wednesday while Dunwoody will play the West Ashley-Wando winner at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The tournament runs through Saturday.
Schools in Georgia have had success at the tournament. Johnson High in Savannah won the title in 1993. Berkmar High in Lilburn won the title in 2002. And East Hall won the 2004 tournament.
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