“Grind” isn’t a word East Hall boys basketball coach Joe Dix likes to use, but he did so anyway Thursday night. Who could blame him — it was an apt description of how the Vikings reached the Lanierland tournament championship game for the second straight year. In a physical, frantic game defined by the Vikings’ defensive pressure, East Hall outlasted North Hall 56-53 in the final minutes of a semifinal contest at Gainesville High School.