{"id":209324,"date":"2026-08-25T20:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=209324"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:49:04","slug":"knights-to-hit-the-road-in-week-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/08\/25\/knights-to-hit-the-road-in-week-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights to hit the road in Week No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

CONVOY — It doesn\u2019t get any easier for the Crestview Knights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During last Friday\u2019s season opener, the Knights lost to Paulding 18-6 but the game was much closer despite five turnovers by Crestview, including an interception return for a touchdown with roughly 2:30 left in the game that sealed the win for the Panthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the Knights will head to the Auglaize\/Shelby County border to face Minster, a team that has enjoyed success in the powerful Midwest Athletic Conference. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Cash Hammons (8) had three receptions for 95 yards in the season opener. Bob Barnes\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While reflecting on last Friday night\u2019s game, Crestview head coach Cole Harting was able to find some positives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite the loss, our defense had one of the best performances since I have been here,\u201d he said. \u201cThey executed the game plan and shut down a very potent offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defense also forced three Paulding turnovers and the Knights outgained the Panthers 287-263. In his varsity debut, junior quarterback Cooper Miller completed 10-of-26 passes for 184 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Behind a large and experienced offensive line, running backs Evin Brincefield and Trenton Osborn combined for 20 carries and 105 yards rushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are still looking at that position, I expect to rotate guys in there and keep everyone fresh,\u201d Harting said of the running back position. \u201cWe may have a couple of change-ups this week, but we are still trying to figure out what gives us the best offense possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cash Hammons led the Knights with three receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Beau Lichtensteiger had three catches for 52 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCrestview looks big and physical on film,\u201d Minster head coach Seth Whiting said. \u201cWe will have our hands full with their size. They do a nice job over there, we will need to play at a high level to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Minster is new to Van Wert\u2019s schedule. The Wildcats are replacing powerhouse Marion Local as the Week No. 2 opponent, and Minster is Crestview\u2019s third different second week non-conference opponent since 2022, along with McComb and Hicksville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will be a home and home series that will hopefully last a while,\u201d Harting said of the Wildcats. \u201cI believe in challenging ourselves and constantly improving. Our conference is very good and we need to challenge ourselves with great competition so that we are prepared to go once our conference games start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minster opened the season with a 27-17 win over Fort Loramie. The two teams were tied 17-17 at halftime, but the Wildcats scored a touchdown in the third quarter and kicked a field goal in the fourth quarter to secure the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were resilient last week,\u201d Whiting said. \u201cWe had a lot of Week No. 1 self-inflicted damage that we were able to recover from and find a way to finish. I thought our staff and players made sound defensive adjustments and we were efficient in the pass game and physical in the run game on offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Fancher rushed for 126 of Minster\u2019s 182 yards in the win, needing just 16 carries to do it. Quarterback Carson Kaylor was very efficient, completing 18-of-22 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite receiver was Tyler Bergman (6-82, one touchdown). The offense ran 68 plays compared to 41 for Fort Loramie, and the defense forced a pair of turnovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinster is a very physical, well coached football team,\u201d Harting said. \u201cThey get to the ball on defense and cause turnovers. On offense, they have a very good quarterback who can make plays with his arm and legs. We will have to limit our turnovers and be very sound on our assignments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights and Wildcats last played in back-to-back years, 2017 and 2018 in the OHSAA playoffs. Minster won 35-32 in 2017 but Crestview returned the favor with a 28-14 victory in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports CONVOY — It doesn\u2019t get any easier for the Crestview Knights. During last Friday\u2019s season opener, the Knights lost to Paulding 18-6 but the game was much closer despite five turnovers by Crestview, including an interception return for a touchdown with roughly 2:30 left in the game that sealed the win for […]<\/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-209324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-04 17:34:06","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\/209324","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=209324"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209332,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209324\/revisions\/209332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}