January 15, 2008

            Neighborhood bragging rights were on the line Tuesday evening as the Comets of Mason flew over to the K-House. Mason’s infamous student body, “The Black Hole”, was out in force to support their team and provided a large crowd to begin the contest.  The Knight Student Body was right there also and lent to a festive atmosphere.

The Knights jumped out to an early 13-8 first quarter lead. The visitors narrowed that lead slightly and the teams retired to the locker rooms with the home team holding a 19-15 lead. A near capacity crowd greeted both teams as they returned to the floor after  half-time. The vocal student bodies from both schools were in place and ready to support their chosen school. The Knights continued to score on the offensive end of the floor, but Mason was stepping up their offensive effort and narrowed the Knight lead to two, 33-31, as the third quarter ended. The fourth quarter was high school basketball at its finest as both teams battled for the lead. Coach Poggi felt the warmth of the contest and “tossed” his coat half-way through the quarter.  In the end, Mason held on to win 45-42.

Spencer Berlekamp led the Knight scoring with 12. Hunter Jones and Tyler Smyth both scored in double-figures with 10 points apiece. Matt Rumelhart knocked in 6 while Andrew Winebrenner and Brooks Gear were each dropping in 2. The Comets connected on 8 of 16 chances from the free throw line (50%) while the Knights weren’t doing any better at 7 for 16 (44%).

The loss drops the Knights season record to 11-2. They will now put their 5-1 FAVCC record on the line Friday night as they travel to Amelia.  Tip off will be at 6PM. Go Knights!

- Scooter Knight