Stetson Setter scored 17 points and Ethan Godderz nine as Crest High’s boys ended the War on 54 with a hard-fought win over Marmaton Valley.
The Lancers withstood a Wildcat comeback attempt to prevail, 36-34, in the fifth-place game of the War on 54 Midseason Tournament.
Setter set the tone in the second quarter, pouring in nine of the Lancers’ 11 points as Crest held a 15-14 margin at the break.
Godderz took the mantle in the third quarter, scoring seven of his nine in the frame as Crest forged ahead, 26-20, by the start of the fourth quarter.
But the lead came with a cost. Several Lancer players were saddled with foul trouble down the stretch. The Wildcats attempted 29 free throws in the contest, 15 in the fourth quarter alone. Problem was, Marmaton Valley hit only 13 of the 29 attempts, allowing Crest to maintain its lead.
Brayden Lawson led Marmaton Valley with 12 points, while Jaedon Granere drained a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to finish with 10 points.Tyler Lord finished with nine points, all coming from the free throw line.
Crest (7-4) returns to action at home Tuesday against Northeast and Friday against Oswego. Marmaton Valley (4-7) has three more games on the schedule this week, including Monday’s contest against Oswego. That game had been postponed from early December. They faced a road game at Pleasanton on Tuesday. By the time Friday’s Homecoming matchup against St. Paul is finished, it will have been the Wildcats’ sixth game in 11 days.
MV (7-7-6-14—34)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Drake 1 0 4 2, Granere 0/3 1 2 10, D. Smith 0 1 0 1, Stevenson 0 0 1 0, Lord 0 9 2 9, C. Smith 0 0 5 0, Lawson 5 2 4 12. Totals 6/3 13 18 34
Crest (4-11-11-10—36)
McGhee 0 0 1 0, Golden 3 0 3 6, Miller 0 0 5 0, Weir 1 0 4 2, Godderz 3/1 0 4 9, Zimmerman 0 0 1 0, Setter 7 3 4 17, White 0 2 1 2. Totals 14/1 5 23 36
