The Kings Lady Knights fought the good fight against a tough Mercy team on Thurs. Feb 16th at Lakota East HS in the first round of the sectional  postseason tournament.  The Varsity came out strong and took an early lead and never relented, taking a 4 point lead into the lockerroom. But reminiscent of the last few games of the season, the adjustments made by the opponents during halftime put a stop on any significant production by the blue and red in the second half.  Final score 29-43.  Mercy went onto to play Withrow but was defeated by the tough Cincinnati team 35-42.  GAME STATS

Check out our SENIORS as we reflect back to their special knight on Sat. Jan 28. on our Women’s Varsity Page .  Wanna see all of the pictures from the season? Check out our FACEBOOK page and look at all of our albums.  A special THANKS to Chip Wehmer and Jenny Haralamos for their contributions to our albums this season.

On Friday Feb 17, not only will we be celebrating the boys Senior Varsity players, as they play their final home game, but KHS is hosting a RED OUT.  The idea of a RED OUT event is to increase community awareness, fund lifesaving research, and involve the junior high and high school students in a community service event.  Fans are encouraged to purchase a t-shirt to support the American Heart Association for only $10, which will include free admission to the game.  For more details on this event, link here:  http://www.kingslocal.net/sites/kings/Athletics_Main/Documents/RedOut2012.pdf

Best of luck to our SENIORS: #4  Zach Brashear; #5 Stephen Ayers; #10  John Melfi; #11  Zach Hildebrand; #15  Tommy Schnee; #33 Nick Bird

The 7th grade Running Gunning Knights capped off their season with a 55-37 win over Loveland, in the FAVC Championship game. Tyler Knecht led all scorers with 24 points. Matt Sichterman finished with 13 points. Tyler Mitchell and Foster Martin both finished with 6 assists. The Knights finished the season with a 19-0 record, averaging 60 points per game, with an average margin of victory at 40 points. Congrats to Coach Kenny Anderson and the Young Knights.

The defending FAVC Champions Kings Lady Knights closed out the 2011-12 season by visting Milford and Glen Este.

At Milford, the 12-1 (FAVC) Freshman girls opened up play facing the only FAVC team to beat the KLK and both teams were looking to claim sole possession of first place. The battle was fierce and the Lady Knights had the edge at half-time as the defense rattled the Eagles, but an absent 3rd quarter allowed the home team to take a 6 point lead into the 4th and the 9th graders fall 4 points short at the end.  An impressive season for the best record of the basketball trio of teams. KLK Freshman end their season 12-5, overall 12-2 in FAVC play.

The JV lost at home to Milford in January in a close battle, so the team came out fighting but never really seemed to gain momentum.  A rally in the 4th quarter kept the hopes up but again fell short to the tough home team and JV lose this one 25-32.

When Varsity played the red hot Eagles at home in January, it was a buzzer beater by Haley Delaney that stunned the visitors with only their second loss of the season.  The game was full of energy from the opening tip with several lead changes and the KLK leading at the half.  But one bad quarter of production from the blue and white was all the home team needed to gain momentum and close the game with a 7 point victory, handing the Varsity their 7th loss of the season.  Final 34-41 GAME STATS

The season ends on the road at Glen Este with two out of the three squads visiting the land of Purple.  The JV wanted to close out their season on a winning note and they delivered! The JV came out with speed and determination and never let the home team get any advantage. JV finishes the year with their second win over GE 31-23. Final record 10-9, 10-6 FAVC.

When GE came to the K-house on January 11th, the difference in the game was the missed free throws in the last moments of the game that allowed the KLK to maintain a 1 point lead and get the W.  This time, the Trojans were not going to allow that to happen as they dominated 3 quarters of play and with a 12 point lead going into the fourth, the game was favoring the home team. Enter the varsity scoring machine as they outscored the home team 22-10 to close the gap and take the game into the second OT of the season. But as in the previous game in January, the free throw shooting proved to the difference again, but favoring the home team this time.  Final 67-69.  GAME STATS

Despite the loss HALEY DELANY was red HOT as her production in Glen Este puts her in the spotlight with 28 POINTS! This Junior went 9 for 15 inside the arc and 2-4 outside of it, and hit 8 out of 13 free throws.  WAY TO GO HALEY!! 

The Lady Knights pulled off another exciting overtime win to defeat Milford for the FAVC Championship.  The final score was 34-33.  The Lady Knights came out on fire in the first quarter scoring 13 points and holding a very good offensive Milford team to four.  It was the Lady Knights defensive pressure that rattled Milford.  By the end of the first half the score was 16 – 5.  Despite an 11 point lead for Kings, Milford played with a vengeance in the 3rd quarter scoring 24 points, which gave them the lead 29-22 to start the 4th quarter.  “At the end of the 3rd quarter, I could see that the girls were frustrated, but I also saw some anger and determination that they were not going to just give up because Milford had one good quarter.  We let Milford get us back on our heels with their press, so I challenged the girls to attack on offense in the 4th quarter like we did in the first half,” Coach Costlow said.  That is exactly what they did.  Milford continued to press, but it was not a factor as the Lady Knight guards handled the pressure, pushed the ball up the floor and attacked on offense.  They chipped away at Milford’s seven point lead, and with 12 seconds left, the Lady Knights were down by three.  Milford had possession and were taking the ball out of bounds from their backcourt.   Emily Lima came up with a huge steal on the inbounds pass and starting driving to the basket.  She calmly realized Kings needed a 3-pointer, jumped stopped and kicked the ball out to Nicole Williams who drained a 3-pointer at the end of regulation.  That momentum carried the Lady Knights into overtime.  They relentlessly attacked on offense and were able to draw some fouls from Milford.  This sent Kings to the free throw line, which was the difference maker in the game.  The Lady Knights hit 3-5 free throws in OT to take home the championship.  They finished the season with a 16 – 2 record.  Nicole Williams finished the game with 16 points.   Taylor Bates and Kira Doebereiner each had six points and five rebounds.  ”Tonight was a total team effort, and we are all so proud of these girls as they have worked for this all season.  They didn’t fold when things weren’t going their way.  They kept fighting and found a way to win.  A lot of little things were done in the game tonight that don’t show up in the stats, which is what makes this team great,” said Coach Costlow.  Congratulations Lady Knights!

Last week, the second to last week of the season, the KLKB program went to Walnut Hills and then hosted Anderson.

At WH, the Varsity claims one of the best statistical games of the season as they went 50% from the field, and 66% from 3pt range.  Abby Bush was on fire with 13 points and went 6 for 6 at the line.  Followed by Claire Sichterman with 9, the Bruns sisters: Michelle and Laura  matched with 7, Haley Delaney with 4, Mac Seiter, Stephanie Wehmer with 3 and Madi Bauer with 2.  Final 48-39.  GAME STATS

Saturday Feb 4 marked the last home game for the seniors of the KLKB team.  Although the official Senior recognition occurred the week previously, the emotions for the seniors were, no doubt, very obvious.  The visiting Anderson Redskins came out with a charge and never relented, until the 4th quarter when the varsity scored more points in the final stanza than the previous 3 to close the differential to 13.  Props to Haley Delaney as she scored 13 points and went 3-4 at the charity stripe. Final   52-39.  GAME STATS

The Freshman build on a 6 game win streak and open the day of games with a huge win over the Anderson Frosh.  The game was about as complete of a game as the 9th graders have executed and a huge shout out to BIANCA OTENG as she was beaming with pride after scoring her first points of the season.  Congrats to the entire Freshman team as they improve to 12-4 on the season: Bianca Oteng, Libby Coleman, Grace Wolf, Jordan Philpot, Colleen Riesing,  Brooke Renner, Patrice DiPasquale, Jenna Maschino, Kiley Maxwell, and Brianne Gray.  With one game remaining at Milford on Weds, 2/8, the Eagles were the last team to beat the Frosh back on January 7th, so the team is looking for some payback to close the season on a winning note.

The Knights defeated Little Miami, Tuesday night 59-21. This marks the third victory in as many games. The Knights sit in the third spot in the conference with an 8-6 overall record, and 6-5 in FAVC play. The Knights held Little Miami to 22% shooting from the field, and 0-8 from the 3 point line. Kings shot 81% from the free throw line, going 9-11 from the charity stripe. Nick Bird led all scorers with 13 points. Zach Brashear and Stephen Ayers both finished with 10 points. The Knights travel to Turpin this Friday night.

On Saturday January 28th, the KLKB team celebrated our SENIORS! HALEY WALTER, LAURA HARSNETT, MICHELLE BRUNS, ABBY BUSH, STEPHANIE WEHMER, and KATIE STEVENS.

The 3 teams faced the Turpin Spartans for the second time this season.  The FRESHMAN started out with a great victory, which featured LIBBY COLEMAN with her first 4 points of the season! Way to go team! Record improves to 11-4.

JV had a convincing win against the Spartans in December, but fell short at the buzzer, record falls to 8-7.

In their first OT game of the season in December, the Varsity lost to Turpin and looked to take revenge, but the zone and low shooting percentages were the challenges that kept the varsity from the win.  FINAL: 51-40.  Record falls to 8-8 overall, 7-5 in FAVC.

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