Pruter Powers Knights to Seven Straight

It’s a good time to post a winning streak.  To end the regular season, Kingsland’s boys are on a 7-game spurt.  The foes weren’t a collective crème-of-the-crop, but wins are wins and confidence is always a good thing.  Already four ‘W’s’ in, John Fenske’s group added three more victories the week of February 18.  Kingsland pounded USC 84-46.  Wyatt Pruter scored 28 points (4-7 threes, 6-7 FTs, 9-14 FTs, 7 rebs, 8 asts, 6 stls).  Walker Erdman (career-high 14 pts, 3-5 threes), Nick Wernimont (14 pts, 5-9 FGs), Reid Kruegel (11 pts, 6 stls) also hit double-digits.  Zach Hauser added 9 (pts) and 5 (rebs).  The Knights shot 30 of 59 (50%) from the field, 12 of 30 (40%) from deep.  They then took on Houston.  Conner Van Gundy hit a three, and authored a three-point play in back-to-back possessions, giving the ‘Canes lead 51-44 (5:00-plus left).  Houston scored just three more points.  Kingsland ended on a 17-3 run.  The Knights hit their last ten total shots (6-6 FGs, 4-4 FTs).  The final was 61-54, Kingsland’s third over Houston this year.  Pruter hit for another 28 points (10-12 FTs, 6 rebs).  Wernimont (13 pts, 6-10 FGs) scored all of his in the first half.  Kruegel added 11 (pts), 10 (rebs), and 7 (asts).  Alex Van Gundy (17 pts, 3-10 threes, 6 rebs), James Hongerholt (12 pts, 10 rebs), and Caiden Danielson (11 pts) led the ‘Canes.  Hongerholt, on an interior post move, scored his 1,000th career-point   Finally, Kingsland downed M-C more emphatically then a previous meeting (OT win).  The final was 66-51.  Pruter pumped in 30 points (6-11 threes, 4-5 FTs, 10-18 FGs, 5 rebs, 6 stls, 5 blks).  Hauser (13 pts, 3-8 threes, 4 blks), Erdman (9 pts, 5 rebs), and Kruegel (8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts) helped.  Drew Wyffels (15 pts) and Dylan Loppnow (14 pts) paced M-C.  Kingsland hit 32 threes over the three wins.   Pruter averaged 28.7 PPG (22.7 PPG for the year).  The Knights (10-3, 16-10) are 1A’s 7-seed, will host Schaeffer Academy (10-seed 13-13).  M-C (4-10, 8-18) is the 17-seed, heads to 16-seed W-K (5-20).