CONWAY — The Kennett High boys’ basketball team saved its best game for the last but came up just short in the preliminary round of the Division II playoffs on the road against rival Kingswood in Wolfeboro on Thursday night. The Knights, who started their season late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were near flawless from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter to secure a 44-42 victory.
“We played our best basketball of the year last night,” Coach Jack Loynd said by phone Friday. “Kingswood just made one more shot and a couple of extra plays than we did.”
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