It was a perfect week for Kingsland Knight b-ball squads. The boys went 3-0. They blasted La Crescent 97-66. Zach Bubany (24 pts, 6-13 threes, 5 assists), Zach Buchholtz (19 pts, 8-10 FTs, 6 rebs), Jordan Beck (career-high 16 pts, 7-10 FGs, 9 rebs), Matthew Woods (career-high 16 pts, 7-10 FGs, 7 rebs) and Ian Meisner (10 pts, 8 rebs) all hit double figures. Kingsland went 19 of 24 free throws and shot a season-high 52%. FC fell 46-41 in a slugfest. The Zach-attack, Bubany (16 pts, 4-9 threes) and Buchholtz (14 pts), led the way. The Falcons were led by Will Nolan (12 pts, 8 rebs), Samuel Peters (9 pts), and Riley Means (7 pts, 6 rebs, 7 assists). G-E then was dumped 79-51. Buchholtz (30 pts, 11-13 FGs, 6-6 FTs, 6 rebs, 3 stls) set a career-high with help from Beck (10 pts, 5 rebs) and Bubany (9 pts, 8 assists). The wins put the Knight boys at 5-4, 10-5 on the season. Winners of five of six, they’ve equaled or exceeded last year’s win totals (4-14, 10-17). The defensive girls went 2-0. Lauren Buchholtz (14 pts, 7 rebs) and Courtney Schmidt (9 pts, 4 assists) led the charge in a 50-31 win over LC. Kingsland ended the first half on a 12-2 run to take control 27-15. Versus FC, the Knights led 26-18 in the second. The Falcons tied it at 27. A key exchange occurred with it 30-29 Kingsland. FC got a defensive rebound, but an errant back-court outlet pass set up Gracie Schmidt for an easy 5-footer. Kellyn Webster hit a three on the next possession (35-29). FC couldn’t recover and Kingsland got a rivalry win 39-33. Webster had a season-high 15 points (career-high 5-9 threes). Kailey Link (7 pts, 8 rebs, 4 assists, 4 stls) helped. Kendyl Bennett (15 pts, 5-9 FGs, 5-6 FTs) and Tayah Barnes (7 pts, 7 rebs) led the Falcons. The Knights (8-3, 12-5) sit in second place behind PEM (10-0, 16-2) in the TRC-West.
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