Knights down MBA

NASHVILLE The Pope John Paul II High boys basketball team set a program record for single-season wins by rolling to a 70-56 victory at Montgomery Bell Academy on Wednesday evening.

The Knights avenged a 62-59 loss to the visiting Big Red on Jan. 19.

On Wednesday, PJP II (20-6 overall, 6-3 in the Division II-Class AA East/Middle Region) – which is ranked eighth in the Associated Press Statewide Prep Basketball Poll in Division II – built a 38-23 lead by halftime.

Knight junior forward Matthew Galvin scored a team-high 15 points, and sophomore forward Devan Cambridge and senior forward Ryan Hatten provided 14 and 12 points, respectively.

The rest of the PJP II scoring is as follows: Jalon Cambridge (9 points), Jayson Brown (8), Justin McMurry (4), Grayson Lang (3), Avishai Lowery (3) and Trent Griffin (2).

Senior Carson Talbott and sophomore Drew Weikert led MBA offensively with 20 and 18 points, respectively.

>> The Lady Knights led at halftime on Wednesday evening but couldn’t maintain the advantage in a 52-39 loss at Harpeth Hall.

PJP II suffered a 55-17 loss to the visiting Honeybears on Jan. 19.

On Wednesday, the Lady Knights (5-19, 2-7) outscored the host squad by an 11-5 margin in the second quarter to surge out to an 18-15 lead by halftime.

However, eighth-ranked Harpeth Hall outscored the visitors by a 25-10 margin in the third period to take control.

PJP II senior forward Windee Johnson – a Spring Hill (Ala.) College signee – scored a game-high 17 points, followed by Mercedes Smith (8), Sophie Kolbe (7), Callie Ryan (4) and Miranda Smith (3).

Lee Lee Johnson led the Honeybears offensively with 16 points.

The Knight squads host Ensworth on Friday evening.