The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team wrapped up the season on Friday with a big 39-14 win over Highlands to finish the season with a 5 game win streak and an 11-4 record overall.   Mason Heller was the top scorer in the game with 14 points, and finished the season as the leading scorer with a very good 10.5 points per game average.  Connor McCool added 6, and Noah Larva and Thad Fuller each had 5.  

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team improved to 10-4 on the season with a 42-15 win over Butler on Thursday at home.   Noah Larva and Kade Sundie each scored a game high 10 points for the Knights.  Jon Slusser and Mason Heller each had 9.  

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team traveled to Apollo Ridge Monday and came away with a 37-19 win.  The Knights jumped out to an 11-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and the Vikings never got closer than 10 after the first half.     Andrew Roddy was the game’s top scorer with 11 points.  Carter Brestensky added 6 for Knoch.     With the win, the Knights improve to 9-4 on the season and close things out with home games Thursday against Butler and Friday vs Highlands. 

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team hosted Deer Lakes on Thursday, and the fans got their money’s worth!  The Lancers beat the Knights 28-24 at Deer Lakes on Dec. 19th, and in the rematch Knoch prevailed 32-28 in an Overtime thriller with a packed house and a loud and supportive student section.   In a game that featured tough defense and where points were hard to come by, the Knights held a 6-4 lead after the first quarter, but found themselves down 14-12 at the half.  Knoch’s outside shooting went cold in the 3rd quarter against Deer Lakes’ 2-3 zone and at the end of 3 trailed 25-16.  In the 4th quarter, Knoch held Deer Lakes to 2 points and got huge 3 pointers in the frame from Jon Slusser and Connor McCool to cut into the Deer Lakes’ lead.  With under a minute left in regulation, Noah Larva hit his second 3 ball of the game to tie it up and the Knights held the Lancers on defense to send it to OT. Deer Lakes took a 1 point lead in OT on a free throw, and the teams went back and forth for most of the extra frame.  With just over 8 seconds left, Andrew Roddy hit his second 3 of the game to put the Knights up by 2, grabbed a defensive rebound on Deer Lakes’ ensuing possession, got fouled, and went to the free throw line with 2.8 seconds on the clock to shoot a one and one.  Roddy sank two to put the game on ice. Larva led the Knights with 9, Roddy had 8, Slusser and Mason Heller had 6, and McCool 3.  With the win, the Knights improve to 8-4 on the season and travel to Apollo Ridge on Monday, and then host Butler and Highlands on Thursday and Friday to close out their season.

Following a rough loss Monday at Shady Side Academy, the 7th Grade Boys Basketball team got back in the win column with a hard fought 40-30 win over Springdale at home on Thursday and improved to 7-4 on the season.  Knoch was down 10-9 after 1 and then took an 18-16 lead into halftime.  In the third quarter, the Knights outscored the Dynamos 10-3 and handled their business in the fourth.  Mason Heller had another outstanding offensive performance with a game high 21 points and was the first Knight this season to crack 20 points in a game.  Jon Slusser added 9 and Noah Larva had 7.  

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team traveled to Riverview Thursday and came away with an impressive 33-19 win.  The Knights and Raiders scrapped through a close first half until Knoch pulled away midway through the third.  Kade Sundie turned in an outstanding individual defensive performance and Mason Heller carried the load offensively with a game high 18 points.  

The 7th Grade Boys basketball team hosted Leechburg on Tuesday and overcome a slow start to win the game 41-31.  In a game that was very tight in the first half, the Knights pulled it together in the second half and finished strong behind a game high 17 points from Mason Heller.  Noah Larva scored 8 and Carter Brestensky had 6 in the winning effort.    

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team got off to a slow start on Thursday against Freeport and fell into an 11-3 hole after the first quarter.  Early in the second quarter Freeport extended the lead to 12 and despite a great battle the rest of the way, the Knights came up short in a 28-24 loss and dropped to 4-3 on the season.  Carter Brestensky had a big game for Knoch and finished with 12 points.  

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team fell behind early against Apollo Ridge on Monday and found themselves in a 10-4 hole after the first quarter.  The Knights took a 14-12 lead into halftime and finished out the game with strong defense and clutch outside shooting in the second half to win 30-24.  Andrew Roddy was the game's top scorer with 12 points, and Jon Slusser added 11.  With the win Knoch moves to 4-2 on the season and travels to rival Freeport on Thursday.  

The 7th Grade Boys Basketball team battled Butler on Thursday, Jan. 5 and came away with a big 17 point win on the road for their third straight win, improving their record to 3-2.  In a tight first half with a halftime score of 14 all, the Knights exploded for 24 second half points and held Butler to 7 in the second half to get a 38-21 win.  Mason Heller led all scorers in the game with 10 points and Jon Slusser had 9.