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Knights remain unbeaten with win over Britton-Hecla

Aberdeen Christian’s Malek Wieker, right, goes up with a shot as Britton-Hecla’s BoDell Davidson, left, defends during Tuesday night’s game at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. Looking on are the Knights’ Kaden Clark and the Braves’ Jordyn McGregor, far right. Wieker finished with a game-high 24 points. Photo by John Davis taken 12/21/2021
Aberdeen Christian was in a hurry to get things done Tuesday night at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. The second-rated Knights used their speed and athleticism to spread the floor and run the floor on the way to a 66-38 non-conference boys' basketball win over Britton-Hecla. "We like to play fast and we’re very comfortable playing that way," said Christian coach David Rohrbach. "We have multiple guys that can handle the ball." Pace of play has been an emphasis this season for the Knights, who improved to 4-0 on the season. "We’ve been working on that a lot, this year especially," said junior Ethan Russell. "That’s been a focus to get out and run more with the faster guys we’ve got now." The Braves also like to play up-tempo, but they did not have the resources to go end to end against Christian for a full 32 minutes. The game began to get away from the visitors midway through the second period when the Knights went on a 13-2 run to close the half. "We’re down a

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