KAHS bucket boys play two

The Kimball boys’ basketball team dropped a couple of games last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, they fell to Eden Valley-Watkins, 84-60. Paynesville bested Kimball, 73-64, on Thursday, Jan. 18.

EV-W game

Cubs’ stats: Carson Otto, 6 points; Peyton Hooper, 12 points, 4 rebounds; Bryant Knaus, 11 points, 5 rebounds; Owen Mortenson, 1 point, 3 rebounds; -Brandon Henkemeyer, 4 points, 3 rebounds; Ronnie Arnold, 2 points, 5 rebounds; Andray Stang, 2 points; Jed Spaulding, 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists; Max Jansky, 3 points. (EV-W led 50-31 at half-time).

“We worked really hard and competed well at times. Their physicality really wore on us throughout the game. EV-W is very good this year, and they have a great chance to get back to state. I was happy with our improvement, and Jed Spaulding had a great game for us tonight,” said Coach Jay Klein.

Paynesville game

Cubs’ stats: Carson Otto, 5 points; Bryant Knaus, 23 points, 5 rebounds; Owen Mortenson, 17 points; Brandon Henkemeyer, 6 points; Andray Stang, 6 points; Jed Spaulding, 7 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists. (Paynesville led 33-31 at half-time).

“The first half was close the entire time. Our players really played well as we hung with a very good Paynesville team. We trailed by two at the break, 33-31. It was much of the same in the second half, as we were able to match Paynesville from the three-point line. After a couple of defensive miscues and a few turnovers on offense, Paynesville was able to build a lead. We played hard until the end and came up a little short. Overall, I was very pleased with our improvement. For the first time this year, we played two good halves of basketball. If we had made a couple of more shots and had a few less mistakes, the outcome may have been different,” Coach Klein explained.