By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys’ basketball team posted a pair of wins and a Dragon player reached a milestone during a successful two-game stretch.Adrian’s Kyle Knips notched his 1,000th career point during a 20-point home win over Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster Saturday. The Dragons topped Fulda by six points in Adrian Tuesday.The 14-4 Dragons play in Hills Friday and take on Southwest Christian in Edgerton Tuesday.Adrian 61, Fulda 55The Dragons rallied from a halftime deficit to best the Raiders by six points in Adrian Tuesday.Fulda sported 13-10 and 30-28 advantages at the first two quarter breaks, but the Dragons bounced back to outscore the Raiders 33-25 in the second half to sweep their annual series with the Raiders.A change of defensive tactics helped AHS outscore Fulda 17-7 in the third quarter to take a 45-37 lead. Fulda trimmed the difference to three points with 2:37 remaining before Adrian pulled away to win by six."The big thing was we outscored them 17-7 in the third quarter," said Dragon coach Chris Rozell. "We switched things up a little bit defensively, and we went on a run of our own."Kyle Knips poured in 33 points and grabbed six rebounds for the winners. Brandon Wolf contributed 11 assists and four steals to the cause. Casey Knips added six rebounds.Box scoreWolf 1 2 0-2 8, Block 3 0 0-0 6, Weidert 0 0 0-1 0, K.Knips 14 0 5-6 33, Brake 3 0 1-1 7, C.Knips 2 0 3-8 7.Team statisticsAdrian: 25 of 42 field goals (60 percent), nine of 16 free throws (56 percent), 22 rebounds, 13 turnovers.Fulda: 20 of 54 field goals (37 percent), five of five free throws (100 percent), 25 rebounds, 17 turnovers.Adrian 76, SV-RL-B 56AHS senior Kyle Knips scored his 1,000th career point to highlight Adrian’s 20-point home win over the Raiders Saturday.Knips needed 19 points to reach the 1,000-point mark heading into the game and got it when he scored from close range at the 3:27 mark of the third quarter.Knips, who scored six points as a freshman before becoming a starter for the Dragons as a sophomore, finished the game with a team-high 19 points.The Dragons had control of the game before Knips drained his milestone-reaching field goal.Adrian raced to a 29-9 lead in the first quarter and took a 21-point advantage (43-22) at the intermission after outscoring the Raiders 14-13 in the second period. The Dragons led by 23 points (61-38) at the end of three quarters of play before settling for a 20-point victory in the end."We came out and played well right away," said AHS coach Rozell. "We controlled the glass, and our posts dominated the game."Casey Knips scored 14 points and led the Dragons with eight rebounds in the game. Brett Block netted 16 points. Wolf passed for 10 assists and charted six steals.Box scoreWolf 1 2 0-1 8, Klaassen 2 0 1-2 5, Block 8 0 0-0 16, Engelkes 2 0 1-1 5, K.Knips 9 0 1-3 19, Brake 3 0 1-3 7, Stover 1 0 0-0 2, C.Knips 6 0 2-3 14.Team statisticsAdrian: 34 of 63 field goals (54 percent), six of 13 free throws (46 percent), 32 rebounds, seven turnovers.SV-RL-B: 18 of 44 field goals (41 percent), 16 of 20 free throws (80 percent), 23 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
