COLONY — Crest High School’s boys basketball team left no doubt against Chetopa on Friday night. The Lancers dominated en route to a 69-19 win for their third win in a row and third double-digit margin of victory. The Lancers started early, exploding out of the gates with lockdown defense and an 11-0 offensive run to open the nightcap. Crest’s suffocating defense forced an already shorthanded Chetopa to shoot uncomfortable shots and miss a good portion of those. By the time the first quarter had come to a close, Crest was already up by double digits. In the second quarter, Chetopa started to find its stride and both teams were pretty balanced in the early going.Turnovers reared their ugly heads for both teams down the stretch before Crest stormed back on offense to open up a 20-point lead. The Lancers led at the break 37-14. If the Lancers were hot before the half, they were white-hot after, establishing a 30-point lead early in the third. Chetopa’s roster size would again be an issue after one of their players fouled out, causing a five on four advantage for Crest. At that point, the Hornets’ fate was sealed. As the game came to a close in the fourth, the two teams exchanged the ball while Crest put their younger players in to get experience while still running their normal offense, to the chagrin of some Chetopa fans. When the final buzzer went off, both teams shook hands and wished each other well. Crest players took in the sights of a 50-point win, likely the only time this year a score will be that lopsided. “We came out a little flat in the second half,” said Crest coach Dakotah Sporing. “We ended up fine. We got everyone in and it was a fun game to play but it’s probably an outlier for our season.” Crest is 5-3 and plays Humboldt on Tuesday in the first round of the Yates Center Mid-Season Classic. Crest (18-19-27-5—69) (FG/3pt) Barker 2-1-3-5 Miller 5-1-2-11 Davis 1-0-3-2 Beckmon 1/1-0-0-3 Godderz 2-0-3-4 Prasko 9-2-2-20 Zimmerman 1-0-0-2 Griffeth 1-0-1-2 Setter 6/1-2-1-15 White 2/1-0-2-5 TOTALS: 22/1-4-18-69 Chetopa (8-6-2-3—19) (FG/3pt) Wright 3-3-5-9 Carter 0-2-5-2 Beck 2/2-1-1-7 Vanetta 0-1-5-1 TOTALS: 5/2-7-18-19
COLONY — Crest High School’s boys basketball team left no doubt against Chetopa on Friday night. The Lancers dominated en route to a 69-19 win for their third win in a row and third double-digit margin of victory.
