Knights Sweep Gophers

The last time Chatfield and Kingsland b-ball team’s hooked up, the Gophers, upsets in both games, swept at late season series last year.  In the first meeting this year, the black and silver got revenge.  In Spring Valley, junior Wyatt Pruter had a career-high 29 points (11-11 FTs) with 6 assists as Kingsland’s boys downed Chatfield 64-56.  Jordan Beck (12 pts, 6-9 FGs, 7 rebs) helped out.  Josef Fahrenholtz (14 pts, 6-9 FGs), Landon Bance (9 pts, 3-7 threes), Austin Hines (7 pts, 14 rebs), and Reid Johnson (7 pts, 6 rebs) led the Gophers.  In Chatfield, the Lady Gophers jumped out 8-0.  Kingsland scored 16 of the next 19 points to lead 16-11.  Junior Lauren Buchholtz had 18 in the first half.  Kingsland led 34-31 at intermission.  Chatfield held down Buchholtz in the second.  Belle Berg scored 12 of Chatfield’s first 14 points, but Kingsland led the duration.  The Gophers had the ball trailing by three twice in the final minute, but had a turnover and a missed good three attempt.  Behind the Buchholtz sisters, junior Lauren (23 pts, 3-6 threes, 10 rebs) and freshman Ellie (17 pts, 3-4 threes), Kingsland prevailed 57-54.  Berg (career-high 18 pts, 10 rebs) scored 14 after half.   Macy Pederson (9 pts) helped despite battling foul trouble.