COLONY — The Crest High boys came out on top while the Lady Lancers dropped their final home games to St. Paul on Friday night.
The Lancers (11-6) got good production from some of their main scorers and held the Indians to only 17 points in the first half in a 47-39 victory. The Lady Lancers (7-10) were down only five points at halftime but struggled to score in the second half in a 44-30 loss.
Lancers
Karter Miller banked in a couple of layups and a free throw while Ethan Godderz hit a three in the first quarter to help Crest go ahead early, 12-9. St. Paul was helped out by Trey Peters nailing a three and going for another two points in the first.
The teams traded points the majority of the first half. Stetson Setter led with four points in the second quarter while St. Paul was helped out by a trio of scorers banking in two points apiece. Crest led St. Paul at halftime, 20-15.
The Lancers began to pull away following halftime when they outscored the Indians, 14-11. It was a close game the whole night. Miller went for a pair of three’s and Setter drained four points in the third to take a 34-26 lead.
Both teams scored 13 points apiece in the fourth, keeping Crest ahead by nine for the 47-39 victory. Setter helped put the game away for the Lancers late when he was fouled and sank five free throws. Ryan Golden also knocked down some two-point jumpers for the win.
St. Paul’s Peters contributed a pair of three’s as part of a 10-point fourth but the Lancers.
Crest was led offensively by Setter’s 15 points, Miller’s 13 points and Golden’s 10.
Crest (15/3-8-11—47) (FG/3pt-FT-F—TP): Golden 5-0-3-10, Miller 2/2-3-3-13, Weir 0-0-1-0, Godderz 2/1-0-0-7, Setter 5-5-4-15.
Lady Lancers
Crest’s girls were challenged by St. Paul’s offensive in their 44-30 defeat.
The Lady Lancers went down 17-6 after the first quarter but outscored the Indians 13-7 in the second to make it a 24-19 ballgame. St. Paul then outscored Crest in the third, 13-7, as well as in the fourth quarter, 7-4.
Kayla Hermreck led the Lady Lancer offense with 17 points, the only Crest scorer to finish in double figures. Karlee Boots tacked on seven points.
Crest hits the road to take on Uniontown on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Crest (11/1-5-17—30) (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): H. Beckmon 0-0-4-0, Nilges 0-0-2-0, A. Beckmon 0-0-3-0, Hermreck 8-1-2-17, Boots 2-3-1-7, Hammond 1-0-2-2, Allen 1-0-2-3, Edgerton 0-1-1-1
