{"id":93244,"date":"2017-09-21T06:39:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T11:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=93244"},"modified":"2017-09-21T06:39:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T11:39:47","slug":"4-0-knights-to-play-columbus-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/09\/21\/4-0-knights-to-play-columbus-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"4-0 Knights to play Columbus Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong><em>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CONVOY &#8212; Friday night will mark the midway point of the high school football season, and the state-ranked Crestview Knights (No. 5 in Division VII) have a collective eye on a 5-0 start.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93243\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WadeSheets9-20-17-e1505931595854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"437\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Wade Sheets (3) had four catches and three interceptions against Bluffton.<\/strong> <em>Bob Barnes\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knights turned in a second straight dominating performance during last week\u2019s 40-20 victory over Bluffton. Crestview led 13-0 after the first quarter and 33-0 at halftime. Much of the second half was played with younger players.<\/p>\n<p>Along with three interceptions, Wade Sheets had four receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur staff does a great job of helping people understand that they have a role on our team and helping them understand what that role is,\u201d Crestview head coach Jared Owens explained. \u201cWade executed his role very well last week like many of our players were able to do. He gives us an athletic threat in all 3 phases of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through four games, the Knights have displayed a balanced offense that averages 175 yards rushing and 153 yards passing per game, while the defense is giving up just 259 total yards per game. Owens said much of the credit belongs to the offensive and defensive lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our lines on each side of the ball have shown the greatest improvement throughout the first few weeks of the season,\u201d Owens said. &#8220;(Grant) Schlagbaum, (Dylan) Hicks and (Brayden) Sellers have been excellent leaders. (Robbie) Gonzalez, (Micah) Snyder, (Korbin) Hartman, and (Isaiah) LaTurner have done a great job of being mentally prepared each week, and working hard to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crestview\u2019s next opponent, Columbus Grove has had a rough start. The Bulldogs opened their season by losing to two state-ranked teams (Pandora-Gilboa and Leipsic) and perennial power Patrick Henry, before shutting out Paulding 35-0 last week.<\/p>\n<p>Even with a slow start, Owens knows the Bulldogs can be dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrove has a young, but athletic team,\u201d Owens said. \u201cI think they have shown improvement each week from what we can see on film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Crestview&#8217;s game at Columbus Grove, the Knights will play four of their remaining five games at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor CONVOY &#8212; Friday night will mark the midway point of the high school football season, and the state-ranked Crestview Knights (No. 5 in Division VII) have a collective eye on a 5-0 start. The Knights turned in a second straight dominating performance during last week\u2019s 40-20 victory over Bluffton. 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