Following a half dozen straight losses, the Kimball boys’ basketball team picked up a nice win over Maple Lake, 82-39, on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Cubs led 44-19 at half-time.
Kimball stats: Peyton Hooper, 10 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds; Bryant Knaus, 11 points, 4 assists, 3 blocks; Owen Mortenson, 14 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Brandon Henkemeyer, 2 points; Austin Schindler, 16 points, 5 steals, 6 rebounds; Ronnie Arnold, 6 points; Andray Stang, 4 points; Jed Spaulding, 9 points, 5 assists, 13 rebounds; Evan Powell, 10 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds.
“Maple Lake started out in a zone defense, and it took us a little while to adjust. We did a great job of being patient, but just struggled shooting (5/18 to start). At the nine-minute mark, we led 14-10. In the next 90 seconds, we went on a 10-0 run, to lead by 14. We went on another run, and closed the half leading 44-19.
“In the second half, we were able to get everyone some minutes and had nine of our 12 players score in the game. It was a good way to break a six-game losing streak,” explained Coach Jay Klein.