COLONY — Crest High’s Lancers bid adieu to four seniors in fine fashion Thursday evening, although if head coach Brent Smith has his druthers, it won’t be the last time Kyle Hammond, Jesse Boone, Dylan Sedlak and Jordan Morton play in front of the home crowd. Tyro Christian 0-6-0-x—6
Thursday’s 52-6 thrashing of visiting Tyro Christian sends the Lancers into the Kansas Eight-Man, Division II playoffs on a high note.
Crest, 6-3, kicks off the postseason at 6 p.m. Tuesday 200 miles away against South Barber High in Kiowa. Officials from both schools agreed to push the start time up an hour in order to accommodate Crest’s traveling party.
A victory there would pit Crest against either Chase High or Hanover High on Nov. 3. If Crest plays Chase, the Lancers will be at home. If it’s against Hanover, Crest will have another 200-mile road trip for the second-round contest.
Because of the short time off before the playoffs begin, Smith was hoping to insert his reserve players early and often against Tyro Christian.
Mission accomplished.
The Lancers led 30-0 by the early portion of the second quarter, then closed the game with a 22-point spurt.
Brock Ellis intercepted an Eagle pass and returned it for a touchdown midway through the third quarter, ending the game via Kansas’ eight-man mercy rule.
Sedlak’s 9-yard touchdown run opened the proceedings before Hammond scored on runs of 45 and 75 yards. Ellis joined the fun with 10:11 left in the first half.
Tyro’s Zack Bush and Dylan McQuery accounted for the Eagles’ only score of the night, a 45-yard touchdown pass late in the half before Hammond scored on his third touchdown run of the night, covering 65 yards.
Sedlak’s 1-yard touchdown run with 7 seconds left in the half put the margin at 44-6.
HAMMOND again was a monster on both sides of the ball. He rushed 12 times for a whopping 237 yards and completed 2 of 3 passes for 10, both going to Ellis. Sedlak rushed for 27 yards and Ellis for 20.
The Lancers rushed as a team for 323 yards.
Hammond also led the Lancer defense with 12 tackles.
Clayton Miller followed with nine tackles, three for losses.
Jordan Morton and Ellis had two interceptions apiece. Ellis also recovered a fumble and registered a quarterback sack.
Crest hosted Tyro Christian as a replacement for Altoona-Midway, which was unable to field a team for the 2012 campaign.
Crest 22-22-8-x—52
Crest — Sedlak 9 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Hammond 45 yd run (Hammond run)
Crest — Hammond 75 yd run (Hammond run)
Crest — Ellis 20 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond)
Tyro — McQuery 45 yd pass from Bush (PAT failed)
Crest — Hammond 65 yd run (PAT failed)
Crest — Sedlak 1 yd run (Hammond run)
Crest — Ellis interception return (Hammond run)
Tyro Crest
First downs NA 4
Rushing yds 29-84 26-323
Passing yds 90 10
Total Offense 174 333
Passing 3-NA-4 2-8-0
Fumbles lost 1 NA
Punts NA 0
Penalties 3-15 7-50
Crest hits playoffs on high note
