HUMBOLDT — Crest High’s Makayla Hermreck did most of her offensive work after halftime, scoring all nine of her points as the Lady Lancers pulled away in a defensive struggle Friday.
Crest’s 25-19 win over Uniontown came in the third and final round of the Humboldt Preseason Tournament.
Crest (3-1) is back in action Tuesday at home against Madison, having gone 2-1 in the round-robin tournament. It also gave Crest a second-place finish, the best ever for the Lady Lancers in the 18-year history of the tournament.
Neither team could do much in the early going.
Kinley Edgerton’s field goal snapped a 7-minute scoring drought for the Lady Lancers to start the game. Uniontown, too, struggled scoring, and the game was knotted at 2-2 going into the second quarter.
Crest trailed 8-7 at the break before Herrmeck began to dominate inside.
She scored twice late in the period as Crest pulled ahead, 14-12, before Crest opened the fourth period on a 7-2 run to lead, 21-14.
Uniontown pulled no closer than four points down the stretch.
Aylee Beckmon added nine points for Crest. Hermreck added nine rebounds and three steals. Edgerton had eight boards. Kaelin Nilges had five steals, Hermreck had three and Edgerton two.
Addisyn Hall’s nine points paced Uniontown.
The game was knotted at 2-2 after one quarter before the Lady Eagles
Crest (2-5-7-11—25)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Nilges 1 2 1 4
Beckmon 3 3 2 9
