After only winning seven games last season, the Red Knights matched their win total from the previous season with a conference win over Spring Lake Park. The win moved the Red Knights into first place of the North Suburban Conference early in the season.

The Red Knights got off to a strong start and took a 36-24 lead into halftime. The lead continued to grow throughout the second half and the Panthers were unable to put a dent into the Red Knights’ lead and pulled off a 65-53 win.

Senior captain Sam Lynch scored a season-high 24 points to lead the offense with Colin Polarek and Sam Baker finding double-figures as well. “They’re a pretty good team and we knew that going in, so I think everyone played just a little bit harder especially since it was an important game in terms of our conference race” said Polarek.

The Red Knights are on a three game winning streak with a road game against rival DeLaSalle before moving into conference play with games against Fridley and Totino-Grace.