COLONY — The Crest High boys fought fought until the final whistle but ultimately came up short against Jayhawk-Linn on Tuesday evening, 49-46.
The Lady Lancers (2-3) came out victorious in their matchup with Jayhawk-Linn, 38-33.
Boys Basketball
Both teams kept pace with each other the entire night but it was the Jayhawks who pulled away and got around the Lancer defense in a three-point game. Jayhawk-Linn sealed the win in the fourth quarter with a succession of free throws when Crest began to let down its guard and foul.
Karter Miller hit a three and a layup while Stetson Setter sank a pair of free throws to pace Crest in the opening quarter. Jayhawk-Linn was aided by Braedon Nation sinking a three and a two-point basket while Gus Grote went inside for a pair of layups.
Crest trailed Jayhawk-Linn at the end of the first quarter, 10-8.
Godderz kept it neck and neck with the Jayhawks when he buried a three-pointer and a layup while Ryan Golden and Miller each went for a two-pointer and a free throw to trim the halftime deficit to only one point.
Grote led Jayhawk-Linn in the second quarter behind his trio of layups and a free throw while Nation went for a pair of two-point baskets and a free throw. The Lancers trailed the Jayhawks heading to halftime, 22-21.
The Lancers continued to keep pace with the Jayhawks in the second half when Golden banked in a pair of layups and Miller notched a layup and a pair of free throws. The Jayhawks were aided by Austin Nation’s three and pair of layups while Dylan Nickelson went for a three as well as a two-point bucket.
Crest trailed Jayhawk-Linn by only one point heading to the fourth quarter, 34-33.
Godderz went for a couple of two’s and Setter registered six fourth quarter points but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Jayhawks. Nickelson alone scored five points. Nickelson buried five fourth quarter points.
Trenton Broyles and Grote also produced, scoring three points apiece for Jayhawk-Linn in the final quarter. The free throws off the fingers of Grote and Broyles were enough for the Jayhawks to topple the Lancers, 49-46.
Miller led Crest offensively with 13 points, followed by Setter’s 12 points and Godderz’s 10 points. Golden also tacked on eight points.
Girls Basketball
The Crest girls used a strong defensive and rebounding effort to take down Jayhawk-Linn in on Tuesday, 38-33.
