Adrian senior Kyle Knips scored 28 points during a 67-49 home win over Edgerton Monday.By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys’ basketball team ran a season-long winning stretch to four straight games with a pair of Red Rock Conference victories.The Dragons posted a 14-point win over Red Rock Central in Lamberton Friday before securing an 18-point victory over Edgerton Public in Adrian Monday.Adrian, 7-3 overall, hosts Southwest Star Concept tonight.Adrian 67, Edgerton 49A big run in the second quarter carried the Dragons to an 18-point home win over the Flying Dutchmen Monday.Adrian, which led 13-6 before Edgerton scored six straight points late in the first quarter and early in the second stanza to make it a one-point game (13-12), put together a 17-0 run to take control of the game for good.The run, which ended with AHS sporting a 30-12 advantage with 2:36 remaining in the first half, was capped by a field goal from Lee Stover.The Dragons extended their lead to 19 points twice as the second period progressed before settling for a 37-20 halftime advantage.Adrian led by as many as 24 points (48-24) in the third quarter before Edgerton closed the gap to 17 points (52-35) by period’s end.Edgerton pulled within 13 points of the Dragons in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, but Adrian increased its lead to 20 points moments later before prevailing by 18 in the end.Kyle Knips pumped in 20 points to lead the Dragons in scoring, while Brandon Wolf recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 assists. Wolf also charted six steals. Casey Knips had seven rebounds. Brett Block and David Brake snared six rebounds each.Box scoreWolf 4 1 5-6 16, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Tjepkes 0 0 0-0 0, Block 3 0 0-0 6, Reisdorfer 0 0 0-0 0, Weidert 0 0 0-0 0, Engelkes 0 0 2-2 2, K.Knips 10 0 8-8 28, Brake 2 0 1-3 5, Stover 1 1 0-0 5, C.Knips 2 0 1-2 5.Team statisticsAdrian: 24 of 63 field goals (38 percent), 17 of 21 free throws (81 percent), 35 rebounds, nine turnovers.Edgerton: 18 of 54 field goals (33 percent), 13 of 22 free throws (59 percent), 25 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Adrian 59, RRC 45A 15-0 run in the fourth quarter carried the Dragons to a 14-point win over the Falcons in Lamberton Friday.The score was tied at 40 with 5:00 remaining in the game. With Dragon senior Wolf leading the way by scoring 12 of his team-high 17 points in the fourth quarter, Adrian snapped the deadlock with a 15-0 surge that settled the issue."We played pretty well," said Dragon coach Chris Rozell. "RRC is a pretty good team. We took the game over in the end. We did what we had to do to get a win on the road."Adrian led by six points (15-9) after eight minutes of play. The score was tied at 23 and 37 at the end of the second and third quarters.Kyle Knips scored 12 points, collected 12 rebounds and blocked four shots for the winners. Block and Casey Knips added 12 points each. David Brake snared 12 rebounds. Wolf charted five assists.Box scoreWolf 3 2 5-8 17, Block 3 2 0-0 12, K.Knips 6 0 0-0 12, Brake 3 0 0-0 6, C.Knips 4 0 4-8 12.Team statisticsAdrian: 23 of 58 field goals (40 percent), nine of 16 free throws (56 percent), 42 rebounds, eight turnovers.RRC: 17 of 60 field goals (28 percent), 11 of 19 free throws (58 percent), 26 rebounds, nine turnovers.
