{"id":112215,"date":"2019-01-21T23:43:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T04:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=112215"},"modified":"2019-01-21T23:44:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T04:44:15","slug":"lady-knights-hang-on-against-van-wert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/01\/21\/lady-knights-hang-on-against-van-wert\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Knights hang on against Van Wert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a game of spurts by both teams, Crestview led by as many as 13 in the second half, then held off Van Wert 49-43 in girls\u2019 non-conference basketball action at Van Wert High School on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it was a gritty effort from both squads,\u201d Crestview head coach Mark Gregory said. \u201cBoth teams were extremely tough tonight, but I was very proud of our kids \u2013 very relentless and they just did a lot of good things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crestview’s Haley Speith puts up a shot while Van Wert’s Reagan Priest defends.<\/strong> Bob Barnes\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBest game we\u2019ve played all year, I think,\u201d Van Wert head coach Rob Adams said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t get the \u2018W\u2019 but I thought we competed and we stuck with it and we kept our heads up for the most part.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had girls challenging each other and we saw some leadership on the court and that\u2019s what we have to find going forward these last seven games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lady Knights led 11-4 after the first quarter, with Lexi Gregory hitting a pair of treys and Lauryn Black adding one from beyond the arc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCredit Crestview, they hit the three pointers when they had the opportunities and that kind of gave them the edge,\u201d Adams said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview increased the lead to 15-4 early in the second quarter, then Van Wert outscored the visitors 15-7 the rest of the period, with eight of those points coming from Sierra Shaffer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading 22-19 at halftime, the Lady Knights scored the first eight points of the third quarter on a triple by Haley Speith, a bucket and foul shot by Bailey Gregory and a pair of free throws by Kaylee Wolford. Abby Jackson put the Lady Cougars on the board with a layup at the 4:50 mark, but Olivia Cunningham countered with three foul shots to increase Crestview\u2019s lead to 34-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

By the end of the period, the Lady Knights enjoyed a 36-28 lead, but Van Wert opened the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws by Jackson and a triple by Alexis Metz to pull within three, 36-33. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview responded with a 7-0 run on a foul shot by Reagan Hammons and buckets by Lauryn Black, Bailey Gregory and a pair of free throws by Olivia Cunningham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undeterred, Van Wert\u2019s Allison Schaufelberger and Shaffer each knocked down two free throws, they Caylee Phillips converted a layup to draw the Lady Cougars to within five, 44-39. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview scored on a key bucket by Speith, who took a long inbounds pass from Lexi Gregory with 1:46 remaining, then scored on a Wolford layup with 55 seconds left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baskets by Reagan Priest and Shaffer made it 48-43 with 30 seconds left but Lexi Gregory hit one of two foul shots with 21 seconds left to seal the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaffer finished as the game\u2019s high scorer with 14 points and Adams praised her for her defensive play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSierra did an absolute number on Lexi Gregory and that was our game plan coming in, to keep the ball out of her hands,\u201d Adams said. \u201cShe\u2019s all effort and a lot of times you can\u2019t coach that. They say it\u2019s a skill but Sierra has that drive in her and I think that\u2019s what kept us in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wolford led a balanced Crestview attack with 10 points, followed by Black\u2019s nine points, eight by Cunningham and seven each from Speith and Lexi Gregory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert finished with 14 turnovers compared to nine for the Lady Knights, and Crestview held a 23-15 rebounding advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re never the biggest team on the court and I was real proud of how we rebounded tonight against Van Wert,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cOur kids found a way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (3-12) will return to action Thursday at Kenton and Crestview (9-5) will host Lima Central Catholic on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scoring summary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert 4 15 9 15 \u2013 43
Crestview 11 11 14 13 \u2013 49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert: Sierra Shaffer 5-3-14; Alexis Metz 2-0-6; Reagan Priest 1-0-2; Caylee Phillips 4-0-8; Allison Schaufelberger 1-2-4; Abby Jackson 3-3-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview: Kaylee Wolford 4-2-10; Bailey Gregory 1-2-4; Lauryn Black 4-0-9; Lexi Gregory 2-1-7; Haley Speith 2-2-7; Reagan Hammons 0-1-1; Olivia Cunningham 2-4-8; Lizzie Bowen 1-0-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JV: Crestview won 22-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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