ALDEN &045; Led by three players in double figures the Alden-Conger boys&8217; basketball team picked up its first Valley Conference victory of the season and improved to 3-0 overall.

The Knights used their up-tempo style to down Truman 56-43 Thursday.

Alex Bute led the way with 12 points, Ryan Wach added 11 and Anthony Wittmer chipped in with 10.

A-C was able to get the win by taking better care of the basketball and hitting a high percentage of attempts from the charity stripe.

&8220;It was good to see us cut down on the turnovers and still be able to run,&8221; Alden-Conger head coach Bill Hintz said. &8220;We were able to get several easy buckets in transition.&8221;

Despite a long layoff between games which was closing in on a couple of weeks, the Knights were sharp for the most part turning up the pace on their opponent.

A-C is back in action Tuesday when it travels to face St. Clair.