Northmor High School

Grant Bentley became the first Northmor Golden Knight boys’ basketball to win the KMAC Player of the Year Award since 2017-2018, highlighting this year’s selections for the KMAC All-Conference teams.

It was a tough night shooting for the Northmor boys' basketball team, and for the second year in a row, the Golden Knights took a loss in the District Finals, falling 62-46 to Northside Christian on March 8.

Last year Patriot Prep knocked Northmor out of the postseason in the Division IV District Finals and Coach Blade Tackett said that they have had the silver medal hanging in their locker room all season as a reminder.

The Centerburg girls’ basketball team garnered plenty of praise and awards after what was a strong season for the Trojans, including Kayla Larimore winning KMAC Player of the Year and Coach Bill Abner winning KMAC and District 11 Coach of the Year honors.

Grant Bentley had a terrific regular season and he has brought that type of play into the postseason tournament, as he recently led the Northmor Golden Knights to a Sectional title with a 34 point showing. His top tier scoring and ability to control the glass has made him the Mount Vernon News Athlete of the Week.

Grant Bentley led the KMAC in scoring during the regular season, and that production continued in the Division IV Central 1 Sectional Championship with 34 points in a 79-41 win for No. 3 Northmor over No. 19 Madison Christian on March 2.

Local boys’ wrestling teams recently competed in their sectional championships last weekend, and below are some highlights of winners and top wrestlers in their respective meets.

It was Senior Night for the Northmor boys’ basketball team, and the team got contributions from all of their seniors, led by Grant Bentley’s 24 points in a 71-44 win over Loudonville on Feb. 15.

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference wrestling tournament took place last weekend at Northmor High School, with Elgin winning the title and the Northmor Golden Knights as this year’s runner up.

Jax Wenger’s return to the basketball court has been integral in the success for the Northmor Golden Knights this season. His clutch play continued on Feb. 13 in a 60-56 win over Wynford, where Wenger went off for 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.

Fredericktown (12-5, 9-2) and Northmor (14-5, 10-2) have both been on a roll in the second half of this season, with Northmor leading the KMAC and the Freddies at number two. This time the Freddies came out on top 63-57, making it seven straight wins and putting a stop to Northmor’s seven game streak.

The Northmor Golden Knights have secured the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference Crown, and have been playing their best basketball of the season with seven straight wins.

The Danville girls’ basketball team completely ran away with the game from the start against Lucas on Jan. 25, as their defense was about as good as it gets in a 62-11 victory.

The Northmor boys’ basketball team picked up their fifth straight win, with the Golden Knights taking another KMAC victory over East Knox (2-13, 2-6) 61-44 on Jan. 28. Grant Bentley, Jax Wenger and Drew Hammond put up solid numbers in the game to propel the team to team to another vital win.

The Northmor boys’ basketball team (11-4, 7-1) has been on a war path since the start of the new year, winning their last four games and sitting on top of the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference. On Jan. 24 the Golden Knights struck again, beating KMAC rival Mount Gilead 72-40 with Hunter Fulk and Grant Bentley putting up 20 points in the win.

Grant Bentley has been a force for the Northmor boys’ basketball team this season, leading the team to a 10-4 overall record and 6-1 in KMAC, good for first place. He has been a consistent scorer for the Golden Knights and turns it on when most needed, and for that reason he is the Mount Vernon Athlete of the Week.

The Northmor wrestling team won the Robin Drumm Memorial Tournament at Heath High School over the weekend, beating out 21 other teams with Cowin Becker named Outstanding Wrestler.

The Northmor Golden Knights (10-4, 6-1) have been rolling and took another conference win on Jan. 20, bearing Centerburg (6-6, 4-3) 63-52 in a come-from-behind victory led by their top scorer Grant Bentley.

Northmor’s Grant Bentley and Jax Wenger were firing on all cylinders in a 64-46 win over Fredericktown on Jan. 13, combining for 43 points to lead the charge.

AJ Hall was the hero for Cardington-Lincoln (7-2, 4-0), making an and-one play to secure a 51-49 win over Northmor (7-4, 3-1) with less than a minute on the clock. The win gives the Pirates sole possession of first place in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference.