Rebel boys top Kingsland

Published 10:33 pm Monday, January 14, 2013

KINGSLAND — The Southland boys basketball team brought some strong defensive pressure as it beat Kingsland (4-8 overall, 4-5 Three Rivers) 76-49 on the road Monday.

Mike Goergen led the Rebels (11-3 overall, 8-1 Three Rivers) with 25 points.

“I was extremely happy with our pressure on defense,” Southland head coach Jon Thalberg said. “It led to quite a few easy lay-ups.”

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Southland 40 26 — 76

Kingsland 18 31 — 49

Southland scoring: Mike Goergen, 25; Nick Schmitz, 16; Luke Anderson, 13; Decker Bendtsen, 8; Alex Ruechel, 6; Trent Reinartz, 2; Marcus Johnson, 2; Chris Wolff, 2; Ike Kloeckner, 1; Sam Klaehn, 1; free throws: 73 percent (19-for-26)