COLONY — The Crest High Lady Lancers showed up on the court with a new-found confidence Friday night, which resulted in a 48-14 trouncing of the Altoona-Midway High Lady Jets.
The full-court press from the Lancers put the heat on early for the Jets, and it didn’t take long for the home team to get into a rhythm. Madison Kellar and Brytton Strickler started off with two baskets inside. Crest went on an 8-0 run before the Jets’ Ashley Caylor ended it with a long 2-pointer.
The second quarter started with Crest on top 16-4. The Jets showed some poise for the start of the quarter, but that was short-lived. From there, the quarter belonged to Lancer center Kurston Gilliland. Except for one free throw from Kellar, Gilliland had all of the field goals for the Lancers in the second. Crest led 27-10 at the break.
“It was really awesome,” Head Coach Ben Vaughn said, “It was the first time we played the whole game as a team.”
The second half tended to be a routine for the Lancers, drop the ball inside, rinse, repeat. Madison Covey and Brooklyn Lacross both had key shots for Crest as well, along with Strickler. The third quarter score was 42-14.
Gilliland led with 24 points, followed by Covey with six and Sherman and LaCross with four each. Ashley Caylor led the scoring for the Jets with four points.
The Lady Lancers will play in Pleasanton for their mid-season tournament next week.
Altoona-Midway (4-6-4-0—14)
Crest (16-11-15-6—48)
Altoona-Midway (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Caylor 2-0-2-4, Burris 1-0-2-2, LaCross 1-0-4-2, Lane 1-0-0-2, Graham 2-0-0-4. TOTALS 7-0-10-14.
Crest (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Covey 3-0-1-6, Strickler 1-1-0-3, Sherman 2-0-1-4, Gilliland 11-2-1-24, LaCross 2-0-3-4, Seabolt 0-2-1-2, Kellar 2-1-4-5. TOTALS 21-6-12-48.
Lady Lancers soar past Jets
