DODGE CITY – For the third time in school history the Victoria Knights finished third at the state basketball tournament after beating Hanover 63-60 Saturday in Dodge City.

The Knights opened the game on a 7-2 run and built a seven point first quarter lead at 19-12 on three straight field goals by Joe Dortland. Victoria then used a 19-2 run to end the first quarter and into the second quarter to go up 38-16 late in the second quarter.

But Hanover would not go away. The Wildcats finished the first half on an 18-1 run and cut the halftime lead to 39-34 for the Knights.

The Wildcats got three straight field goals on the inside to take to start the fourth quarter and took their second lead of the game at 53-48. But the Knights answered right back with a 10-1 run to take the lead back and they would never trail the rest of the way in the 63-60 win.

Eric McAlonan finished with a new season-high 21 points. Joe Dortland finished with 19 and Taylor Corely added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Knights finished the year 15-10.

In the championship game Centralia used a 20-3 first half run to build a double-digit lead as they beat the Osborne Bulldogs 38-27 Saturday in Dodge City.

Osborne opened the game on a 5-2 run but Centralia finished the first quarter on a 9-1 run and extended it to 20-3 late in the first half as they took a 22-8 lead. Cullen Grabast was the only Bulldog in double-figures with 10 points and six rebounds.

The Bulldogs finish the year 20-7. It is the second time in school history they have finished second at the state tournament.

The two teams combined for 65 points a new 1A boys record for the fewest combined points scored in a championship game. The 38 points by Centralia also goes down as the lowest ever scored by the winning team in a 1A boys championship game.