Mt. Berry, Ga. - As Chase Ellis made his eighth basket of the afternoon, all he could do was smile and shake his head.

Ellis would be a perfect 8-of-8 from the field with 19 points and 11 rebounds for his second-straight double-double as No. 23 Berry defeated Millsaps 80-58 in the Southern Athletic Association quarterfinals Sunday in The Cage Center.

The Vikings (21-2) stirred up an early lead against the Majors, with Owen Honroth giving his team the permanent lead early in the first half at 7-4. The Majors defense had no answers for Berry's offense, who looked unstoppable sinking baskets left and right. An Ellis three pointer gave the Vikings a 12-point lead at 23-11 which would only continue to grow.

The Vikings led the Majors (4-20) 48-20 going into halftime, with the Vikings shooting 54 percent in the first half. Ellis had already recorded a double-double by halftime with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Honroth stretched the lead to 30 coming out of the locker room to start the second half, as the Majors did not have an answer for the three-headed monster of Ellis, Brooks, and Honroth. With 12 minutes left in the half, the Vikings were shooting 71 percent from the field.

Brooks gave Berry the 40 point lead off a layup at 74-34, proving how dominant the team can be on both sides of the ball as the lead was the largest for the Vikings at any point in a game this season. Berry head coach Trevor Lydic would pull out all of his top-line players with just over seven minutes to go, letting the reserves play the remainder of the contest. Millsaps would close the gap to 22 points by the end of the game.

Brooks and Honroth joined Ellis in double-figures in scoring with 14 and 13 each, The team totaled 45 rebounds, 32 of them defensive.

The Vikings will return on Saturday to play in the SAA Semifinals on their home court in The Cage Center.