Top-ranked Aberdeen Christian overcame a sluggish start with a strong finish on Senior Night at the Aberdeen Civic Arena Thursday night. The Knights used a 23-2 third quarter to pull away from Langford Area in a 72-32 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball victory. That third-period surge came on the heels of scoring the final 11 points in the opening half to break a 24-24 tie. The Knights opened the game on a 9-0 run and looked poised to pull away right from start. However, Langford Area hung around thanks to aggressive rebounding and second-chance opportunities, and cut the deficit to 17-12 to end the first quarter. Christian head coach Matt Rohrbach noted that emotions played a part in the slow start that allowed Langford Area to climb back into the game. “I definitely think emotions can definitely play a little part of that. We’ve just got to make sure that we’re bottling that up a little bit,” Rohrbach said. “Credit to Langford. They came out and hit so