{"id":123816,"date":"2019-10-16T03:59:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=123816"},"modified":"2019-10-16T03:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:59:46","slug":"preview-ada-2-5-at-crestview-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/10\/16\/preview-ada-2-5-at-crestview-3-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Ada (2-5) at Crestview (3-4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

CONVOY — From one extreme to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After dealing with Spencerville\u2019s NWC-leading power running game, mixed in with six effective play action passes last Friday, Crestview is preparing for Ada\u2019s conference leading passing attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quarterback Kaden Short is a key cog in Crestview’s rushing attack.<\/strong> Wyatt Richardson\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs (2-5, 1-3 NWC) will enter Friday\u2019s game averaging 234 yards through the air. Quarterback Brandon Hull has completed 123 of 210 attempts for 1,630 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions. His favorite target is the NWC\u2019s leading receiver, Zac Swaney, who has 41 receptions for 615 yards and eight touchdowns. Two others are among the top receivers in the conference \u2013 Phillip Coulson (26-257, two touchdowns) and Will McBride (19-263, one touchdown). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAda has a very athletic, strong quarterback,\u201d Crestview head coach Jared Owens said. \u201cThey have athletic wide receivers. We will have to contain their quarterback and not give up the big play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ada is hardly one-dimensional on offense. In addition to a prolific passing game, the Bulldogs average 184 yards rushing per game, with Hull accounting for 736 yards and six touchdowns on 122 carries. Keegan Hull has chipped in with 463 yards and two touchdowns on just 49 carries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Ada averages 419 yards and 33 points per game. However, defense has been an issue this fall, as the Bulldogs have allowed an average of 51 points and 381 yards per game, including 296 rushing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

While Ada has struggled against the run, Crestview (3-4, 2-2 NWC) has excelled at running the football this season, averaging 293 yards per game. In addition, Brody Brecht remains the NWC leader in rushing, with 152 carries for 1,132 yards and 11 touchdowns, while Caylib Pruett has 54 carries for 376 yards and four scores. Kaden Short has 58 carries for 313 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights are coming off losses to Columbus Grove and Spencerville, but Owens said he\u2019s encouraged by what he\u2019s seen from his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t fault the effort of most of our kids,\u201d Owens said. \u201cThey have laid it all on the line. We just have to get better execution in some situations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A win over Ada would keep Crestview\u2019s slim playoff chances alive. The Knights are currently No. 10 in Division VII, Region 26. In addition to winning out, Crestview may need a little help from other teams in the region, but Owens is squarely focused on his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to take better care of the football, Owens said. \u201cWe can\u2019t put the ball on the ground and win big games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ada head coach Shawn Christopher did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor CONVOY — From one extreme to another. After dealing with Spencerville\u2019s NWC-leading power running game, mixed in with six effective play action passes last Friday, Crestview is preparing for Ada\u2019s conference leading passing attack. The Bulldogs (2-5, 1-3 NWC) will enter Friday\u2019s game averaging 234 yards through the air. Quarterback Brandon […]<\/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-123816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 23:41:22","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\/123816","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=123816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}