The Galesburg boys wrestling team opened its home season Dec. 9 with victories over Farmington, 47-24, and Macomb, 65-9.
Streaks wrestlers earning two wins on the night included Landon Darst, DJ Heatherly, Anthony Makwala, Braiden Tucker, Mason Taylor, Cale Johnson and Landon Petty.
Galesburg will compete in Peoria at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, for a triple dual with Peoria and Morton.
Knox defeats Greenville in overtime
Senior Russell Wright scored 30 points and was among four Prairie Fire players to set career highs as visiting Knox (5-3) earned a 131-127 overtime victory over Greenville University (2-7) on Wednesday.
The 131 points were the most scored by the Prairie Fire since February 1991. The last Knox team to surpass that mark was the 1990-91 squad, which defeated Grinnell 138-119 on Feb. 15, 1991.
Knox shot 66.3% (57-for-86) from the field — its fourth-best shooting performance over the past 20 years — but just 51.7% (15-for-29) from the free-throw line.
The Prairie Fire overcame 33 turnovers, holding Greenville to 44-for-106 shooting (.415) and outrebounding the Panthers 59-42, the program’s second-highest rebound total in a game over the past 20 years.
Wright finished 13-for-17 from the field and added 12 rebounds — matching a career high — along with seven assists for his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career.
Other career-high scoring performances came from Stewart with 25 points (9-for-12), junior Denim Tuala-Fata with 22 (11-for-14) and sophomore Noah Campbell with 11 (11-for-15).
Knox returns to Memorial Gymnasium at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, against Coe College (6-2).
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