Photo by Christine Vreeman
Kingsland and Grand Meadow boys played a SEC match-up that saw 24 combined three-pointers fall! Each squad had a player score 30 points. Knights Jayden Brink and Kaaleem Reiland combined to hit 14 trifectas. Brink scored 32 points (8-16 threes, 6-6 FTs). Reiland scored 21 points (6-12 threes). The duo had 14 of Kingsland’s 16 trifectas. Parker Johnson (14 pts, 6-11 FGs, 7 rebs) also hit double figures. Mason Kolling added 7 (pts) and 5 (rebs). On GM’s side, Jace Kraft scored 30 points (9-16 FGs, 11-14 FTs, 7 rebs, 4 asts), though on just one three. Alex Lopez scored 17 points (5-8 threes). The game was tied 29-29 at the half before Kingsland won the second half 51-32 to post an 80-61 win. All told, Kingsland hit 16 of 34 threes (47%) plus 10 of 12 free throws (83%). GM hit 8 of 21 threes (38%) in their pursuit of their first win. It was the Knights third straight win.