By Alex Prewitt, Globe Correspondent

Entering Saturday afternoon’s makeup game with Foxborough, Stoughton senior guard Kris Joyce needed 13 points to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his illustrious four-year career with the Black Knights.

Piece of cake.

The shot that pushed Joyce over the edge came late in the first half, on the back end of four consecutive 3-pointers that put Stoughton comfortably on top. Just one point shy of the barrier, Joyce misfired on his next shot, but calmly stroked another 3 on the Black Knights’ next trip down the floor to enter the record books.

“Coming into the season, we knew he needed to average something like 12 points a game to reach it, but you never know what could happen,” Stoughton coach John Galligan said. “But we didn’t talk about it until it was real close. To his credit, he didn’t force a single shot; he let it come to him and he was very patient.”

The Black Knights (8-6) ended up cruising to a 77-52 win at home over the Warriors to set up a showdown with Oliver Ames on Tuesday for first place in the Hockomock Davenport Small Division. But the moment belonged to the 5-foot-9 Joyce. Once he surpassed the millennial mark, the game stopped briefly to honor the two-year captain and two-time league all-star.

“It was one of those feel-good moments,” said Galligan, who has coached Joyce for over half of his seven-year stint with the Black Knights. “He’s a quiet kid and he doesn’t say much, but you could tell it was special. He had a big smile on his face.”

After a 66-61 loss on the road to Franklin last night, Stoughton had a quick turn-around for the make-up game with Foxborough. The short break between games had little effect on Joyce, who finished with 15 versus the Warriors despite sitting out the fourth quarter.

“I told him, just play your game and let it come to you, because it was going to happen eventually,” Galligan said. “He was very calm and collected.”