{"id":136625,"date":"2020-10-30T22:51:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T03:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=136625"},"modified":"2020-10-30T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T03:52:02","slug":"knights-fall-to-lima-central-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/10\/30\/knights-fall-to-lima-central-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights fall to Lima Central Catholic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

LIMA — Crestview was no match for the No. 4 team in the state, as Lima Central Catholic raced out to a 28-0 first quarter lead and went on to defeat the Knights 41-14 in the Division VII Region 26 semifinals at Spartan Stadium on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak by Crestview (6-3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rontae Jackson had a 38-yard touchdown grab on Friday night. Bob Barnes<\/em> photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rossi Moore opened the scoring with a five yard touchdown run on the first possession of the game, then after Lima Central Catholic (7-1) forced Crestview into a quick three-and-out, Quintel Peoples scored on a 31-yard run. Later in the quarter, Moore scored again from five yards out, then returned a punt 48 yards for a touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moore, playing in the absence of leading rusher Shaun Thomas (foot injury) finished with 149 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries and the Thunderbirds went on to churn out 287 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have an incredibly talented group and we talked a lot about their aggressiveness starting the game and how they like to get out quickly, but there was just no answer for us tonight,\u201d Crestview head coach Jared Owens said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought all week we were going to play one of our best football games and our kids were motivated and inspired,\u201d Lima Central Catholic head coach Scott Palte said. \u201cI think some of them felt a little slighted that we weren\u2019t going to be very good with Shaun out and a lot of them had a lot to prove.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe came out in the first quarter and set the tone early, jumped on them and took them out of what they like to do and we just really played a good football game,\u201d Palte added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights got on the board when JJ Ward lofted a 38-yard touchdown pass to Rontae Jackson with 9:54 left in the second quarter, but Dylan Wilson extended Lima Central Catholic\u2019s lead to 34-6 by capping off a nine-play, 72-yard drive with a two yard touchdown run with 1:26 left until halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview received the second half kickoff but was forced to punt after three plays, then Moore scored his third touchdown of the night on a three-yard run, which triggered a continuous clock for much of the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brody Brecht, who was held to 56 yards on 12 carries, scored on a 39-yard run with 3:20 left in the game, and Logan Gerardot, who finished with 18 carries for 131 yards, added the two-point conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to make sure we hit him (Brecht) in the backfield and get a lot of penetration and really make sure he couldn\u2019t get a head of steam going at the line of scrimmage,\u201d Palte said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good running back and the kids did a great job of not letting him get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a team, Crestview ran for 224 yards and Ward was 4-of-9 passing for 61 yards, but the Knights were plagued by poor field position, especially in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t establish the running game and the way we\u2019re built that\u2019s a big problem for us,\u201d Owens said. \u201cOur kids will never stop and they\u2019ll never quit. Tonight it wasn\u2019t enough to win the game but down the road these kids are going to be just fine and we\u2019ll try to learn from this and have the younger guys get better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe send out our seniors off\u2026what a great group and what a group that\u2019s grown so much,\u201d Owens added. \u201cThey went from winning a couple of games in middle school to being a pretty darn good football team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Central Catholic will face Hopewell-Loudon in the regional championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Lima CC 28 6 7 0 \u2013 41
Crestview 0 6 0 8 \u2013 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCC \u2013 Rossi Moore 5-yard run (Nathan Davisson kick)
LCC \u2013 Quintel Peoples 31-yard run (Nathan Davisson kick)
LCC \u2013 Rossi Moore 5-yard run (Nathan Davisson kick)
LCC \u2013 Rossi Moore 48-yard punt return (Nathan Davisson kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CV \u2013 JJ Ward 38-yard pass to Rontae Jackson (run failed)
LCC \u2013 Dylan Wilson 2-yard run (run failed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCC \u2013 Rossi Moore 3-yard run (Nathan Davisson kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CV \u2013 Brody Brecht 39-yard run (Logan Gerardot run)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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