COLONY — Crest High standout Kyle Hammond has had several shining moments on the football field.
The 6-2, 205-pound senior registered what may be one of the best all-around games in area high school history.
Hammond rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns, completed 13 of 16 passes and another score and racked up 22 tackles on defense in the Lancers’ 58-24 thrashing of visiting Uniontown High.
The victory lifts Crest to 2-1 on the season.
The victory was key, Lancer head coach Brent Smith said, because it showed the Lancers weren’t in the mood for moping after losing a nail-biter a week earlier to rival Marmaton Valley.
“The guys could have taken a step back from last week, but they didn’t do that,” Smith said.
Hammond made sure of that from the start.
He scored on runs of 22, three, 29 and 65 yards — all before the midpoint of the second quarter — as Crest zoomed to a 30-0 lead.
Crest’s defense, meanwhile, nullified a Uniontown drive early in the second period, stopping an Eagle runner just inches from the goal line on fourth down. Hammond’s 65-yard jaunt capped the ensuing five-play, 79-yard drive.
Skyler Riley’s three-yard run with 2:41 left in the half put the Eagles on the board, but that score was answered by Hammond, who tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Brock Ellis with 1:07 left.
Jordan Morton got into the act in the third quarter, scoring on runs of nine and 31 yards for the Lancers before Hammond put the finishing touches on his memorable night with an eight-yard scoring run with 9:35 left in the game.
Dakota Wiley scored on a three-yard touchdown run and Garrett Murrow plunged in from one yard out late in the game for Uniontown.
Morton racked up 49 yards on three rushes and had 88 yards on four catches for the Lancers. Ellis added 78 yards receiving on seven catches. Clayton Miller had 13 tackles for Crest, including two for losses. Morton had 12 stops and an interception. Ellis racked up nine tackles. Eleven of Hammond’s 22 tackles were unassisted.
Crest piled up 545 yards of total offense on the night, never punted and was called for nary a penalty.
“I’m happy with the energy these young men had tonight,” Smith said. “They showed what we’re capable of doing. Our seniors are all about doing what’s best for the team, and we had a great crowd show up to support us.”
