Mansfield Boys Basketball Lose to King Philip, 46-35
Mansfield dropped a 46-35 decision to KP on Friday, losing the rebound battle.
The King Philip boys varsity basketball team beat Mansfield, 46-35, in a grudge match of rebounds and jump balls on Friday night in Mansfield. KP kept the score low intentionally, keeping Mansfield on the outside, shooting three pointers, and then getting the rebounds. “We talked all week about rebounding,” said KP head coach Sean McInnis . “We talked about finding the closest guy and getting a body on him. In that first couple of games, we were going to get the ball, and we really talked about don’t go get the ball, find somebody, box them out and then go get the ball.” Mansfield started the game off strong, leading KP for nearly all of the first period. The second period saw KP and Mansfield battling back and forth to hold a lead, and …
