Kee boys basketball team opens postseason with first tournament win since 2011
Kee boys basketball senior Dylon Peterson soars to the basket for two of his game-high 27 points in the Hawks’ 53-49 first-round Class 1A District Tournament triumph over East Buchanan at Edgewood-Colesburg High School Monday, February 16. In addition to his pacesetting 27 points, Peterson also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and posted two assists and one steal. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.
The Kee boys basketball team brought its regular season to a close in the midst of a six-game losing streak and a 2-19 overall record to start this past week, but the Hawks reversed that fortune in the first game of their postseason schedule to accomplish something that hasn’t been done by a Kee boys basketball team since 2011. The Hawks’ regular season came to an end with back-to-back losses at home of 77-59 to North Fayette Valley Monday, February 9 and 69-42 to Seneca, WI Tuesday, February 10, but the Kee boys put their regular season difficulties behind them to open Class 1A District Tournament play with a 53-49 triumph over East Buchanan Monday, February 16 in a game played at Edgewood-Colesburg High School.
Improving to a 3-19 mark overall, that first-round victory advances the Hawks to the District 6 quarterfinals this Thursday, February 19 at and against North Linn in a game to be played at Troy Mills beginning at 8 p.m. The winner of that quarterfinal match-up will then move on to the Tuesday, February 24 semifinal match-up at Elkader against either Central Elkader or Postville, also beginning at 8 p.m. A semifinal victory will earn advancement to the District 6 championship game to be played at Starmont Thursday, February 26 at 7 p.m.
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