D-IV semis: Cresview vs. Fort Loramie
Van Wert independent sports
Crestview and Fort Loramie will square off in the Division IV state semifinals at 11 a.m. Thursday at UD Arena at the University of Dayton. Below is a capsule of each team.
Fort Loramie Redskins
Head coach: Carla Siegel (22 years, 464-118)
Previous State Tournament appearances: 1979, 1991, 1997 (2nd), 2006, 2010, 2011 (2nd), 2013 (1st), 2014, 2015 (1st)
2020-2021 record: 27-1, 12-0 Shelby County Athletic League, SCAL champions, sectional champions, Sidney district champions, Vandalia-Butler regional champions, No. 1 seed, Associated Press Division IV poll champions
Tournament scores
Sectional: beat Mississinawa Valley 74-7; beat Ansonia 91-18
District: beat Jackson Center 72-12; beat Cin. Country Day 50-16
Regional: beat Minster 47-36; beat Tri-Village 61-27
Points for: 1730 (61.8 ppg)
Points against: 689 (24.6 ppg)
Leaders: Kenzie Hoelschen 13.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg; Dana Rose 11.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg; Corynn Heitkamp 6.9 ppg; Caitlyn Gasson 6.3 ppg; Jadyn Puthoff 6.2 ppg
Notes: Qualified for the 2019-2020 state tournament; only loss this season was to Bath (55-33); prior to that, had won 46 straight consecutive games; held 17 of this season’s 28 opponents to 24 points or less; Coach Siegel has won 464 games at Fort Loramie
Crestview Lady Knights
Head coach: Mark Gregory (5 years, 85-37)
Previous State Tournament appearances: 1976, 1985, 2008, 2009
2020-2021 record: 23-3, 7-1 Northwest Conference, NWC co-champions, sectional champions, Defiance district champions, Elida regional champions, No. 1 seed
Tournament scores
Sectional: first round bye; beat Stryker 60-32
District: beat North Central 39-11; beat Ottoville 51-35
Regional: beat Toledo Christian 54-41; beat Columbus Grove 65-35
Points for: 1386 (53.3 ppg)
Points against: 1008 (38.8 ppg)
Leaders: Cali Gregory 14 ppg, 5.1 rpg; Olivia Cunningham 13.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg; Bailey Gregory 8.7 ppg; Laci McCoy 6.3 ppg, 6 rpg; Myia Etzler 5.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Notes: 2020-2021 losses have come to Spencerville, Fort Recovery and Bath; have won 13 straight games; attempting to become the first Van Wert County team to win a girls State Tournament game.
POSTED: 03/10/21 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports