It was not the game they wanted to be in, but the Aberdeen Christian Knights still ended the season on a positive note Saturday afternoon.
After playing in the title contest a year ago, Christian found itself in the seventh-place game this year and made the most of its final opportunity in a 72-65 win over Freeman Academy-Marion during the State B Boys' Basketball Tournament at Wachs Arena.
"You're thankful to be here, you don’t want to ever take it for granted," said Christian coach David Rohrbach, "but obviously we wanted to do a little better. It’s nice to end the season on a win."
As has been the case many times this season, the Knights struggled out of the blocks and trailed by nine points in the opening quarter. The players had a message waiting for them from the coaches during a timeout.
"They just said the time is now. We’ve got nothing else after this," said forward Ethan Russell. "Just leave it all out there and fight back."
Christian responded to close o
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