Yough’s season ends with loss to Knoch
By GREG MACAFEE
Trib Total Media
Like all teams want to be doing, the Knoch boys basketball team is hitting its stride at the right time, and it showed during a dominant WPIAL Class 4A preliminary-round victory over Yough on Monday.
Led by 31 points from junior guard Ryan Lang, the No. 15 Knights (7-9) led No. 18 Yough (3-13) wire to wire on the way to a 75-43 victory, their first in the playoffs in two years.
“We talked about just getting out early and getting off to a good start,” first-year Knoch coach Alan Bauman said. “The guys are playing with a lot of confidence, and I attribute that to the fact that we are growing because we are finally able to practice.”
Bauman said the Knights were getting only two practices a week at times this season because of shutdowns, and that took a toll. From Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, the Knights lost four straight games including a 31-point loss to section foe Deer Lakes. But over the past few weeks, the Knights have gotten back in the gym, and the results showed.
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