{"id":146394,"date":"2021-09-24T23:40:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T04:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=146394"},"modified":"2021-09-24T23:41:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T04:41:35","slug":"hunter-helps-knights-sink-the-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/09\/24\/hunter-helps-knights-sink-the-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter helps Crestview sink the Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

BLUFFTON — Backup quarterback Carson Hunter ran for three scores, all in the second half and Crestview rallied for a 21-14 win over Bluffton on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory put the Knights at 5-1 (2-1 NWC) while the Pirates fell to 4-2 (1-2 NWC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailing 6-0 to start the third quarter, Hunter capped a drive by scoring from four yards out and Kaden Kreischer\u2019s PAT put Crestview ahead 7-6 with 4:36 remaining in the period. Hunter then scored twice in the fourth quarter, from three yards out at the 7:50 mark, then on a 70-yard run with 4:17 left in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crestview’s Carson Hunter ran for three touchdowns, all in the second half to lead the Knights to a 21-14 win over Bluffton on Friday. Bob Barnes\/file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCarson has the potential to be a really good football player,\u201d Crestview head coach James Lautzenheiser said. \u201cHe\u2019s been playing a lot of defense and special teams at the varsity level for a couple of years now but taking over as the signal caller in the middle of the season can lead to a lot of anxiety but he\u2019s handled it really well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe really did a good job of sticking with the game plan and he didn\u2019t force any throws,\u201d the coach continued. \u201cWhen he got a crease tonight he took advantage of it. His last run was 70 yards and that really opened things up for us and helped us put them away at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter finished the game with 19 carries for 130 yards and the three touchdowns, while completing 7-of-17 passes for 70 yards. Isaac Kline added 109 yards rushing on 27 carries and Kelin Putman had five receptions for 46 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluffton answered Hunter\u2019s last score with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Nate Schaadt to Braeden Jordan, plus a two-point run by Schaadt to make it 21-14. Schaadt, who entered the game with 871 yards rushing picked up 109 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown on a three yard run with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. He also completed 7-of-15 passes for 104 yards, one touchdown and one interception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur defense did a tremendous job tonight making it tough for them,\u201d Lautzenheiser said. \u201cThey were really gritty and had a stingy attitude and it really helped us in all other phases of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As a team, Crestview outgained Bluffton 319-242, including a 249-138 advantage on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve battled some injuries over the past three weeks and we\u2019ve lost some starters for the rest of the year,\u201d Lautzenheiser said. \u201cWe have some guys we\u2019ve had to shuffle around and play in new positions and they\u2019ve been up for the task. The offensive line really helped us keep Bluffton off the field and for us, being able to keep them off the field was the No. 1 game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights will play their final road game of the regular season at Columbus Grove on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

BL \u2013 Nate Schaadt 3-yard run (kick blocked)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

CV \u2013 Carson Hunter 4-yard run (Kaden Kreischer kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

CV \u2013 Carson Hunter 3-yard run (Kaden Kreischer kick)
CV \u2013 Carson Hunter 70-yard run (Kaden Kreischer kick)
BL \u2013 Nate Schaadt 33-yard pass to Braeden Jordan (Schaadt run)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor BLUFFTON — Backup quarterback Carson Hunter ran for three scores, all in the second half and Crestview rallied for a 21-14 win over Bluffton on Friday night. The victory put the Knights at 5-1 (2-1 NWC) while the Pirates fell to 4-2 (1-2 NWC). Trailing 6-0 to start the third quarter, […]<\/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-146394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 06:08:42","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\/146394","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=146394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}