Knight Girls Start 6-2

Three years ago, Jake Vetter took over the Kingsland girls basketball program. He pretty much used sophomores across the board. Those girls are now seniors. The Knights, courtesy of three straights wins where no foe scored 40 points, are off to a 6-2 start to the season. Kingsland beat Chatfield 59-23. Gracie Schmidt (12 pts, 4-6 FGs), Lauren Buchholtz (10 pts, 3 stls), and Courtney Schmidt (7 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls) led the cause. Macy Pederson (8 pts) paced Chatfield. Kingsland then downed W-K 57-26. The game was tied at 12 before a 23-0 Knight run (35-12). Kailey Link (13 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stls), C-Schmidt (9 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 4 stls), Kellyn Webster (9 pts, 3-5 three’s, 3 stls), Buchholtz (8 pts, 4 stls), and G-Schmidt (8 pts, 6 rebs) gave the Knights five with eight-plus points. Triton then fell 53-39 at the TRC/HVL Shoot-out at Mayo Civic Center. C-Schmidt tied a career-high (20 pts, 4 rebs, 4 stls). G-Schmidt added a double-double (10 pts, 11 rebs). The Knights (4-1, 6-2) are off to their best start since 2010-2011, their best TRC start since 2007-2008 (a squad that went 24-3).