McKaig scores 23 vs. Knox in Pioneer loss

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Knox 55, Pioneer 38 (Tuesday): Drew McKaig hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points for Pioneer in a Hoosier North road loss to Knox Tuesday.

McKaig hit all of his treys in the first half. He also scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. Caleb Sweet added nine points.

Owen Binkley led Knox with 15 points, and Alexander Wakal and Declan Austin had 10 each.

Knox led 26-15 at halftime and extended the lead to 41-22 after three quarters.

Pioneer fell to 3-15, 0-4 Hoosier North. They lost to Knox for the sixth straight year.

PIONEER (38) (3-15, 0-4)

Drew McKaig 8 4-6 23, Rylahn Toloza 0 0-0 0, Lucas Perry 0 0-0 0, Gage Harper 0 0-0 0, Caleb Sweet 3 2-2 9, Micah Rans 1 1-1 3, Andrew Helton 1 0-0 3, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 13 7-9 38

KNOX (55) (9-8, 4-2)

Binkley 6 1-2 15, Watson 3 0-0 7, Jordan 2 3-4 7, Wakal 3 2-2 10, Austin 5 0-0 10, McLaughlin 2 2-2 6, Smith 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Short 0 0-0 0, VanAsdall 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 21 8-10 55

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 5 (McKaig 3, Sweet, Helton),

Knox 5 (Binkley 2, Wakal 2, Watson)

Total fouls: Pioneer 7, Knox 11

Turnovers: Pioneer 12, Knox 9

Score by quarters

Pioneer 5 10 7 16 – 38

Knox 18 8 15 14 – 55