{"id":112727,"date":"2019-01-31T06:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T11:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=112727"},"modified":"2019-01-31T06:16:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T11:16:58","slug":"hoops-preview-knights-lancers-cougars-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/01\/31\/hoops-preview-knights-lancers-cougars-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoops preview: Knights, Lancers, Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

It\u2019s Rivalry Friday for Crestview and Lincolnview, followed by what should be entertaining non-conference games on Saturday. Meanwhile, Van Wert will shoot for four consecutive wins and five of six, then will enjoy a Saturday night off before returning to action on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview vs. Lincolnview, vs. Hicksville<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s Crestview-Lincolnview. Not much more needs to be said. However, the Knights (14-1, 3-1 NWC, No. 2 in Division IV) have won 12 straight, while allowing just 40.1 points per game and scoring 58.1 per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lincolnview (9-6, 4-1 NWC) had a four game losing streak snapped by Parkway last Saturday. The Lancers are averaging 56.7 points per game and giving up 51.9 points per outing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner remains in NWC title contention, while the loser likely drops out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview won last year\u2019s game 59-46. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hicksville (13-0, No. 6 in Division IV) will host Edgerton on Friday before heading to Convoy on Saturday. The Aces average 59.7 points per game while allowing only 41.9 points per contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights won last year\u2019s game 72-51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lincolnview-Crestview and Crestview-Hicksville games will air live on WKSD 99.7FM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview at Crestview, vs. Delphos St. John\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lancers (9-6, 4-1 NWC) will try to snap a two game losing streak against NWC rival Crestview Friday (see above), then will host Delphos St. John\u2019s on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that two of Lincolnview\u2019s losses this season have come by a combined total of two points, while two wins have come in overtime. After Friday\u2019s game at Crestview, the Lancers have just two conference games left on the shedule \u2013 Ada at home next Friday and Paulding at home the following Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue Jays (10-6), who travel to New Bremen on Friday, average 51.8 points per game and give up 46.9 points per contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphos St. John\u2019s won last year\u2019s game 50-31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert at Elida, vs. Bryan (Monday)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cougars (8-7, 2-3 WBL) climbed over the .500 mark for the first time this season by dominating Kenton last Friday, then holding off Coldwater on Saturday, a win that made it three straight victories for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Van Wert is averaging 54 points per game while allowing 54.2 points per game, while Elida (9-6, 4-1 WBL) averages 53 points per game and gives up 50.8 per contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs, who need a win to stay in WBL title contention, have played three overtime against this season and have won all three (Coldwater, Wapakoneta, St. Marys Memorial).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert won last year\u2019s game 59-51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2019s game against Bryan is a makeup of a contest originally scheduled for January 19. The Golden Bears (9-6) will host Delta on Friday.
\nBryan averages 51 points per game and allows 51.5 points per outing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the two teams met last season, Van Wert posted a 64-40 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday\u2019s game at Elida and Monday home game against Bryan will air live on WERT 1220AM\/104.3FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor It\u2019s Rivalry Friday for Crestview and Lincolnview, followed by what should be entertaining non-conference games on Saturday. Meanwhile, Van Wert will shoot for four consecutive wins and five of six, then will enjoy a Saturday night off before returning to action on Monday. Crestview vs. Lincolnview, vs. Hicksville It\u2019s Crestview-Lincolnview. Not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 14:34:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}