Dayton Templeton’s three point attempt that would of tied the game fell short with about 12 seconds left and Kuemper Catholic was able to poke the rebound up the court and run out the clock for a 67-64 win on Tuesday in Atlantic. Atlantic had rallied from down 8 late in the 4th to give themselves a chance for the tie. Atlantic Head Coach Derek Hall thought they did some good things to have an opportunity late.

After a slow start for both teams Atlantic outscored the Knights 20-14 in the second quarter to lead 28-25 at half. The Knights grabbed the lead back early in the third and led by as much as 10 at two different points of the second half. The Knights went just 10-21 at the free throw line in the second half, and 11 of 26 for the game, helping Atlantic stay within striking distance. Coach Hall thought the Trojans did a better job of attacking the paint in the second half.

Kuemper was led by 12 points from Isaac Evans, 11 from Dawson Gifford, and 9 from Dennis Vonnahme. The Knights improved to 2-4 and picked up wins on back to back nights.

Atlantic got 17 from Colton Rasmussen, all in the second half. Dayton Templeton added 13 and Carter Pellett had 12 on four threes in the game. Atlantic fell to 0-5 and will travel to Lewis Central for their next game on Friday.