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Bryant Knigge goes beneath the goal to attempt this scoop reverse shot against Leyton’s Brennen Cruise Tuesday evening. Both players led their respective teams in scoring as the Warriors won, 60-36.
DALTON — After winning the Minuteman Activities Conference championship Saturday evening, Leyton High School’s boys’ basketball team could have been excused if it suffered a letdown.
However, there was no such thing Tuesday night, as Gary Oltmann’s Warriors improved to 11-1 with a 60-36 victory against in-county rival Potter-Dix.
Brennen Cruise led a triumvirate of Warriors in double figures, racking up 17 points to lead all scorers. Cruise and Chris Melzer both had seven points in the first quarter, where LHS grabbed a 24-9 lead.
Ahead 32-16 at intermission, Leyton then outscored P-D 18-9 in the third frame — Cruise added eight more points during the quarter — to seize a 50-25 command.
Bryant Knigge, who’s been on a scoring streak as of late for P-D, paced the Coyotes with 13 points.
Cody McKay and Melzer both added 10 points to Leyton’s cause.
Since losing Jan. 8 to Bridgeport, the Warriors have won their last three games by an average of 27 points.
Both teams are back in action Friday: Leyton hosts Minatare and P-D is at home to meet Banner County.
Leyton 60, Potter-Dix 36
P-D 9 7 9 11—36
Leyton 24 8 18 10—60
P-D (4-8)
BryKnigge 13, BraKnigge 7, L.Johnson 5, Magninie 5, J. Johnson 4, Christensen 2
LEYTON (11-1)
Cruise 17, McKay 10, Melzer 10, Brenner 8, AWFrerichs 7, Rushman 6, Schumacher 2
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