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The West Central Area Knights traveled to Henning and used a solid defensive effort forcing 16 turnovers and holding the Hornets to 36% shooting in a 57–46 win over the #4 ranked team in Minnesota Class A.
The Kights also dominated the boards 35–20. The Knights lead 31-23 at the half and extended their biggest lead to 43–30.
The Knights hit 18–44 shots for 41% of and Henning hit 15–42 for 36%. The Knights made 6-18 threes and the Hornets made 4-16. Both teams shot well from the free throw line with a Knights connecting on 15-20 and the Hornets 12–14.
"I thought our kids followed the game plan really well,” said Knights coach Kraig Hunter. “ We did a good job of knowing where their 3-point shooters were and I thought we need a good job helping on their penetration. We showed good poise down the stretch versus their pressure and we knocked down free throws to seal the win.”
Leaders for the Knights were Cole Anderson with 21 points and 9 rebounds, Ryder Staples had 14 points, Cam Anderson six, Jacob Strunk five, Nasir Dotts five, Bryce Kjesbo three, and Mitch Dewey three. Strunk also contributed eight rebounds and Cam Anderson led the team in assists with 4 while Staples dished out 3. Dotts had a team high 3 steals and Cole Anderson, Cam Anderson, and Dewey all had two.
Scoring for the Hornets were Tanner Arndt with 11, Calvin Stueve with 10, Mason Hammer 10, Tyson Misegades with 8, Kale Misegades with 5, and Carter Dilly with two.
The Knights moved to 16–4 and will travel to Hancock on Friday night. The loss was only the third of the season for the Hornets as they now stand att 16–3.