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Knights hand Potter County first loss

Aberdeen Christian’s Malek Wieker, left, puts up a three-point shot from the corner as Potter County’s Logan Decker, right, closes out on defense during Saturday’s game at the Aberdeen Christian School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 1/15/2022
Aberdeen Christian established a lead early and held off a furious comeback late to knock off unbeaten Potter County Saturday evening at the Christian School Gym. The fourth-rated Knights nailed a dozen three-pointers, including the sixth and final one by Malek Wieker in the closing seconds to put the finishing touches on a 51-46 non-conference boys' basketball victory. While Christian never trailed after the opening minutes of the game, things got a bit tight down the stretch as the Battlers applied full-court pressure. Soon, the Knights had watched their 10-point lead with 2:35 remaining evaporate down to just two points. Potter County elected not to foul in the closing seconds with a four-second difference between the game clock and the shot clock. Wieker's three-pointer iced the decision and gave the Knights an important win. "He’s so good with the ball. We wanted to keep the ball in his hands there at the end," said Christian coach David Rohrbach said. "If they weren

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