MAPLE PARK – The DeKalb boys basketball team’s 50-45 win over Kaneland on Friday night, their first victory since late December, did more than spoil the Knights’ senior night.

The Barbs’ victory also prevented Kaneland from grabbing a slice of the Northern Illinois Big 12 East Conference crown. A Knights win would have guaranteed at least a tie for first place.

“That’s the best four quarters of basketball we played all year,” DeKalb coach Dave Rohlman said. “We haven’t won since the 28th of December. We played some good stretches in that time but we just couldn’t get over the hump.”