Wilson, King Spark No. 13 Eagles By Lakers
MetroSportsReport.com
ESTHERVILLE - Doug Wilson and Chris King, who were teammates at Des Moines Hoover High School, provided a strong 1-2 punch for the Kirkwood Eagles Saturday afternoon.
Wilson collected a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds as the 13th-ranked Eagles trimmed Iowa Lakes, 72-67, in an ICCAC conference game in Estherville.
King scored 18 points for Kirkwood, including a flurry of seven straight markers late in the game to help claim the victory.
The Eagles raised their records to 13-4 overall and 3-0 in the conference with their fifth straight triumph.
Kirkwood trailed, 38-34, at halftime. The game went back-and-forth in the second half until the Eagles secured an important verdict on the road.
Kyle Beisch scored 21 points for the Lakers (11-7, 1-2).
KIRKWOOD (72): Stansbury 3 1-3 7, Kale 3 2-2 9, Small 0 0-0 0, Meeker 1 0-0 3, Ross 0 0-0 0, King 4 7-7 18, Marble 1 0-1 3, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Wilson 10 3-3 23, Arrington 3 3-5 9. Totals 25 16-21 72.
IOWA LAKES (67): Rogers 2 0-0 4, Kyles 0 0-0 0, Joiner 0 1-2 1, McIlravy 4 0-0 10, Beisch 7 4-7 21, Girardi 2 0-0 4, Wagner 2 0-0 6, Clayton 1 3-3 5, Rau 6 4-4 16.
Halftime - Iowa Lakes 38, Kirkwood 34. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (King 3, Marble 1, Kale 1, Meeker 1), Iowa Lakes 7 (Beisch 3, Wagner 2, McIlravy 2).
