PLEASANTON — Numbers don’t lie.
First, look at 46-0. Crest High’s Lancers needed just over one half of football to chalk up its first win of the 2012 season Thursday night. The Lancers shutout host Pleasanton High’s Blu-Jays in Three Rivers League action.
Next — 245 yards on 14 carries, 5 touchdowns, 5 of 9 passing for 25 yards. Those are the numbers put up by senior running back Kyle Hammond for the Lancers.
Hammond scored three touchdowns in the first quarter Thursday on runs of 21, 54 and 46 yards. He added a seven-yard run to the end zone in the second quarter. Hammond closed the game with a nine-yard touchdown scamper at the 11:02 mark of the third quarter.
Crest dominated the line of scrimmage. The Lancers rolled up 311 total offensive yards while holding the Blu-Jays to 80 yards of offense.
The Lancer defense recorded eight tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Clayton Miller had 12 tackles and recovered a fumble. Hammond had 11 tackles.
“The kids came out with a lot energy and played a good game to start the season,” said Brent Smith, Crest head coach. “The win was accomplished by a good team effort.”
Leading 30-0, Crest made it 38-0 at halftime when senior Dylan Sedlak scored from five yards out. Hammond threw his second two-point conversion pass to junior Brock Ellis.
After Hammond scored in the third quarter, senior Jordan Morton flipped a two-point conversion pass to Ellis to end the game. Morton was 2 of 4 passing for 26 yards. Ellis caught seven passes for 51 yards.
Sedlak had four carries for 18 yards in the game. He also had seven tackles and made an interception.
Crest (1-0) travel to Moran next Friday for a TRL showdown with Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats.
Crest 22-16-8-X—46
Pleasanton 0-0-0-X—0
Crest Pleasanton
First downs 7 0
