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Kelseyville girls watch Fortuna score game’s final 10 points in non-league action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brian Sumpter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> Ashlyn Wurm\u2019s driving layup with 5:34 left in the game had the Kelseyville Knights in the driver\u2019s seat with a 30-23 lead against the Fortuna Huskies in non-league varsity girls basketball action at Kelseyville High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bad news was they didn\u2019t score again. Playing on short rest \u2013 they were on the road in Upper Lake the night before \u2013 and missing two starters, Kelseyville watched Fortuna chip away at that lead and ultimately prevail 33-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a tough loss to swallow for a Kelseyville team that has been red-hot of late \u2013 six wins in seven games entering play. With another bucket or two, it might have been seven of eight, but the Knights (8-7), who expend a lot of energy on the defensive end with their backcourt pressure, were simply running on fumes in the final minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just felt like we got a little tired at the end,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Tim Conrad said. \u201cThat and a short bench, we were missing Nyejzniya (Krohn) and Olivia (Hommer).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krohn, the Knights\u2019 center, was attending an elite volleyball tournament that had long been planned, according to Conrad. Senior forward Hommer, out with an injury, was watching the game in street clothes from the Kelseyville bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missing two of their bigs certainly didn\u2019t help, but the Knights put up a pretty good fight, nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wurm, a junior guard who played her first two years of high school ball at Upper Lake before transferring to Kelseyville, led the Knights in scoring for the third game in row following 20- and 21-point efforts earlier in the week against league opponents St. Helena and Upper Lake. She finished with 12 against Fortuna while Briana Davis added 10 and Cali Schnabl six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAJ has totally bought into what we\u2019re trying to do here,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cI\u2019m really happy with what she\u2019s done on the court. It\u2019s hard to take her out of games. I took her out only once today to rest her for a couple of minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give his bench a bit more depth, Conrad promoted Grace Hobbs from the junior varsity team, and he liked what he saw from the sophomore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought she did a nice job,\u201d Conrad said of Hobbs, who pulled down five rebounds to go along with two steals and two assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Knights certainly would have loved to add the Huskies (12-6) to their list of wins this season, Conrad is confident his squad, which is currently tied for the North Central League I lead, has the opportunity to do some big things in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told them (after the game) not to hang their heads,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cThey worked their butts off and just didn\u2019t execute down the stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to his team\u2019s 10 remaining league games, beginning Tuesday in Lakeport against Clear Lake, Conrad said the Knights will get back to business Monday in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a very good chance of winning it,\u201d Conrad said with an eye toward the NCL I race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaching girls basketball for the first time after coaching boys for several years, Conrad said he didn\u2019t know what to expect coming into the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been fun,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cThey have really been fun to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team notes:<\/strong> Schnabl led the team with seven rebounds, Mati Mateer had two points, six rebounds and three blocks, and Wurm had five steals \u2026 Davis didn\u2019t block a shot for the first time this season, according to Conrad. She leads the team with 46 blocks \u2026 Kelseyville led 14-10 after one quarter, 18-17 at halftime and 24-22 through three quarters \u2026 After playing Clear Lake on Tuesday, the Knights began a three-game homestand, including key contests Jan. 17 against Cloverdale and Jan. 21 against Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Briana Davis launches a 3-pointer for Kelseyville in its 33-30 loss to Fortuna on Saturday afternoon in Kelseyville. (Photo by Brian Sumpter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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