Lancer squads fall to St. Paul

COLONY — Crest High’s regular season came to a disappointing end Saturday.
The Lancers’ 52-42 loss to St. Paul leaves the team with two options as the Class 1A, Division II substate playoffs begin, Crest coach Travis Hermreck said.
“It is pretty simple. Either we toughen up and give our best, or we watch basketball when we should be playing. I don’t know how else to say it,” Hermreck said.
In girls action, St. Paul turned on the jets in the second and third quarters to win, 60-16.
The Indians outscored Crest 41-8 over the second and third, including a 24-2 third-quarter spurt.
The loss drops the Lady Lancers to 2-18
Kurston Gilliland scored six points, Brooklynn LaCross four and Emmalee Seabolt three to lead the Lady Lancers.
The Lady Lancers head to Iola tonight to take on Altoona-Midway in the first round of the Class 1A, Division II Substate Tournament at the Allen Community College gymnasium. The winner advances Thursday to play Southern Coffey County in semifinal action.

IN THE BOYS game, the Indians broke open a tie game with an 18-8 fourth-quarter run.
Crest led 11-6 after one quarter before St. Paul rebounded to take a 20-18 lead at halftime. Crest tied the score at 34-34 after three quarters.
Austin Green led Crest with 14 points, whle Brock Ellis followed with 11. Leading scorer Kyle Hammond was limited to a single field goal and five points.
Paul Schibi scored 14 to lead St. Paul. Jake O’Brien and and Anthony Diskin added 12 each. Austin O’Brien scored 11.
The Lancers hold the top seed in the Class 1A, Division II substate tournament and will play either Elk Valley or Altoona-Midway at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Allen Community College gymnasium.
St. Paul (6-14-14-18—52)
Crest (11-7-16-8—42)
St. Paul (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): A. O’Brien 4-3-4-11, Carter J. O’Brien 2-8-1-12, Diskin 2/1-5-2-12, Beacher 0/1-0-3-3, Nelson 0-0-3-0, Schibi 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 15/2-16-13-52.
Crest (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Frazell 0-0-2-0, Boone 0-0-5-0,Green 5/1-1-1-14, Stephens 0/2-0-2-6, Morton 0/2-0-1-6, Hammond 1-3-4-5, Ellis 4/1-0-4-11. TOTALS: 10/6-4-19-42.