Linton put itself in position to win its home opener Thursday night against North Knox night.

The Lady Miners trailed 11-8 and 20-18 after the first two quarters but rallied to take a 33-27 lead into the final eight minutes thanks to outscoring the Lady Warriors 15-7 in the third.

But Linton struggled offensively in the final quarter as North Knox came back to record a 42-38 nonconference high school basketball victory.

Linton had opportunities in the fourth quarter but made only 3 of 10 free throws. North Knox was 8 of 16 from the charity stripe in the quarter.

“We just couldn’t close it out in the fourth,” Linton Coach Garrett Vandeventer said.

Linton’s Audrey Sullivan led all scorers with 17 points. Other Linton scorers were Sophie Lower with seven, Jaycee Archer with five, Marleigh Rehmel contributed four, Layla Gennicks three, and Khloe King two.

Emma Tellingman led North Knox in scoring with 15, and Caroline Yenne added 10.

Linton (1-1) is back in action Saturday at Edgewood, and North Knox (2-1) is at Washington Catholic on Tuesday.