{"id":34696,"date":"2013-02-08T06:13:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T11:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=34696"},"modified":"2013-02-08T06:13:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T11:13:56","slug":"knights-earn-outright-league-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/02\/08\/knights-earn-outright-league-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights earn outright league crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crestview girls\u2019 basketball news<\/em><\/p>\n

BLUFFTON — Championship teams find a way to win when things aren’t going their way, and that\u2019s exactly what happened Thursday night for the Crestview Lady Knights.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t a pretty start for the Knights as they found themselves down 16-3 after a first quarter that saw Bluffton on fire offensively, missing only one shot in the period.<\/p>\n

Crestview woke up in the second stanza, though, and narrowed the deficit to four points, 20-16, at the halfway mark. Then, after trailing by seven to start the final stanza, the Lady Knights exploded in the fourth quarter, putting together a half-court 1-2-2 trap and suffocating man-to-man defense that allowed them to outscore Bluffton 24-7 and win 47-37. \u00a0With the victory, Crestview also earned an outright Northwest Conference championship. The Lady Knights move to 18-2 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in the NWC.<\/p>\n

Crestview was led offensively by sophomore guard Mackenzie Riggenbach and freshman center Emily Bauer, who each scored 15 points. Sophomore forward Lindsey Motycka was close behind with 14 markers.<\/p>\n

Crestview will be in action again Monday when the Knights host rival Wayne Trace at Ray Etzler Gymnasium. The Knights\u2019 final regular-season game will be next Thursday as they host Columbus Grove in a NWC match-up.<\/p>\n

Crestview’s junior varsity team also remained unbeaten in conference play as the JVs defeated Bluffton 38-28.<\/p>\n

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