PROGRESS REPORT: By any measure, the freshman boys basketball team is having a terrific season. Heading into their road rematch with LBJ on Tuesday night, the Knights were 5-1 in district, having beaten every district opponent except these same Jaguars.
Most of the Knight victories in district and out have been lopsided wins. The one exception in district play was a 63-39 home loss to LBJ on Dec. 6. The Jags are always a tough opponent on the basketball court, and the 2022-2023 freshman unit is particularly tough.
In the first game between the two teams, the Knights were not prepared for the frenetic pace and full-court pressure that the Jags typically throw at their opponents. In that first game in December, the Knights trailed by 17 after one quarter.
The Knights knew all of this heading into Tuesday’s rematch at LBJ, and they hoped to show everyone, themselves most of all, that they had progressed as a team since the first meeting with LBJ.
Starting center Darby Roldan said the ...