The Knoxville Girls basketball Squad could not hold up to the more physical Bondurant-Farrar on Thursday night and fell 58-38 to the Bluejays. A close game was broken open in the 3rd quarter when the Bluejays unleashed a 14-1 run to take the lead from three to 16 after Knoxville had trimmed a halftime deficit from nine to three. The Panthers also committed 26 turnovers and were out-rebounded 31-18. Coach Matt Ritchhart told KNIA/KRLS Sports while the loss did not indicate it, his girls came to play and competed.

Ritchhart: “Our girls played really hard and competed, there was a stretch that we got a little sideways and it got away from us. But we played hard, we just have to embrace the physicality of these Raccoon River Conference teams and what they bring.”

Emma Dunkin scored ten points to lead the Panthers who fall to 12-7 on the season. Knoxville is off tonight, but will be in action Saturday afternoon in Wells Fargo Arena against Newton.