It was an eventful night in the Tri-Valley League as a pair of local teams faced off in the first round of the class 1A-I substate playoffs.
Crest
Crest High’s boys (14-7) got up early on a couple of Ryan Golden layups three minutes into regulation, 7-2. Oswego cut into the Crest lead and made it a two-point game at the end of the first but that’s the closest the Indians would get all night.
The Lancers were ahead 21-9 midway through the second quarter following a Jack White three. Karter Miller then went the length of the floor and took a 31-12 advantage by halftime.
White put his Crest squad ahead by 20-plus points near the end of the third and the rest was history as the Lancers went on to win, 61-33.
Golden led Crest offensively with 16 points, followed by Ethan Godderz’s 14 points and Miller’s 12 points.
Marmaton Valley
IN MORAN, a wild back-and-forth matchup turned in favor of the visitors from Fllinthills as the Mustangs ended the game on a 15-7 run over the last 3 minutes of the game to stun Marmaton Valley, 71-67.
The loss ends Marmaton Valley’s season with an 8-13 record, and spoiled what had been a dazzling second half from the Wildcats’ Jaedon Granere. The dynamic sophomore guard scored 20 of his game-high 26 points after the break, mostly coming from streaking drives to the basket. Fellow sophomore Brayden Lawson scored 18.
Flinthills was led by Hunter Lowmaster, who scored 25 points, and Nate Becker, who scored 20. The Mustangs’ Tiler Slaughter-Scott drilled a long jumper with 1:20 left to give Flinthills the lead for good, 64-62.
The Mustangs advance to take on top seed Olpe in the semifinal round.
