The Knoxville Boys Basketball Squad has hung its hat on defense this season. At the start of the year, the Panthers were hoping offensively they would be one of the top teams in the area. While the Panthers have not had a great season offensively, their defense has made plays to put them in position to win games. Coach Jeff Larson tells KNIA/KRLS cleaning up the offense the getting more confident on shots is one thing the Panthers have been working on this week leading into Monday’s district opener. Knoxville plays Centerville Monday night in the first round of the class 3A District in Chariton, tipoff is a 6:30 you can hear the play-by-play on AM 1320 and 95.3 KNIA.