HUMBOLDT — Crest High School’s girls and boys basketball teams had a rough night against Erie High School on Tuesday night at the Humboldt Preseason Tournament. The girls’ team fell 51-35. The boys lost 54-22.
The girls’ team was without head coach Caleb Powelson due to illness. Assistant coach Danelle McGhee stepped in to coach the Lancers for the first game of the Humboldt tournament.
Erie was on top from the jump, holding Crest scoreless for the first 1:45 of the game. Crest scored when Lindsey Godderz pulled up from deep and made two three-pointers and a free throw, but Erie’s defense held the Lancers in check. Erie out-rebounded Crest and took advantage of turnovers by the Lancers to run up an 11-7 lead by the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw Erie continue to pull away. For a while, trips to the free-throw line kept Crest in the game.
Fouls gave Erie extra possessions and the Red Devils took advantage. Erie led 21-12 at the half.
Erie opened the second half on a 4-1 run in the first minute. That run would turn into a 14-9 run soon after. You could feel the energy get drained out of Crest after the run. Erie led 39-22 after the quarter.
An 18-point third quarter by Erie sealed the deal. The Erie defense held Crest to 10 points, preventing the Lancers to get good looks at shots, and out-hustling Crest out of halftime despite the best efforts of Godderz and McKenna Hammond, the two best shooters for Crest.
Crest attempted to mount a rally in the opening stages of the fourth quarter and jumped on a 6-2 run fueled by two more three-pointers by Godderz. Erie hung on for the win, expanding the gap towards the end of the game with a 10-7 run of its own down the stretch.
The Lancer boys fell behind early. Erie opened the game on a 6-0 run. The Red Devil defense kept the Lancers from finding good shots, forcing them to rely on mid-range jumpers, which often missed.
All that changed at the two-minute mark when Ethan Prasko hit a short jumper to open the scoring for the Lancers. After the basket, Erie went on a 6-4 run to end the first quarter and lead 18-4.
