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The West Central Area Knights built a 47-20 lead at halftime and started the second half on another run to build a 62-28 lead enroute to a 74-45 victory over the Benson Braves.
All six Knights seniors saw a lot of action tonight and all contributed. Cole Anderson had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Jacob Strunk had 15 points, 10 steals, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists; Roman Mihailovschi had 11 points and 2 steals; Brett Amundson contributed 3 rebounds, Damon Sanstead contributed 3 rebounds and Isaac Kreft had 2 rebounds.
Coach Kraig Hunter said, "We got to honor six outstanding individuals tonight. They are all top notch people. They gave us a good start on defense with a lot of energy and it carried over to everyone else for the rest of the game."
Other contributors for the Knights were Bryce Kjesbo with 9 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals; Mitch Dewey had 8 points and 4 steals; Cam Anderson had 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 5 assists; Sam Hanson had 4 points and 2 rebounds; Ben Bye had 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals; and Nasir Dotts had 2 assists and 2 steals.
The Knights hit 30-63 shots for 47% and made eight threes. They were 6-10 from the free throw line. Benson was 17-38 for 43%, made four threes and were 7-9 from the line. The Knights had 27 rebounds to 21 for the Braves.
Scoring for Benson was Juan Espinoza with 23 points, Harold Habben with 9, Tate Antiock with 7, and Landon Skarsten with 6.
The Knights are now 16-7.