{"id":97850,"date":"2018-01-23T08:06:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T13:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=97850"},"modified":"2018-01-23T08:06:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T13:06:34","slug":"lady-knights-down-vw-lady-cougars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/01\/23\/lady-knights-down-vw-lady-cougars\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Knights down VW Lady Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

CONVOY — Lyvia Black\u2019s play down the stretch helped Crestview pull away from the stubborn Van Wert Lady Cougars during Senior Night at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Monday.<\/p>\n

The 5-5 senior guard hit three foul shots and a bucket in the final 38 seconds to help give the Lady Knights a 53-42 county rivalry victory.<\/p>\n

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Crestview’s Lyvia Black (4) tries to dribble away from Van Wert’s Reagan Priest (34) during Monday night’s game.<\/strong> Bob Barnes\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s always the person we want to get the ball to at the end of the game,\u201d Crestview head coach Mark Gregory said of Black. \u201cLyv did it again and she\u2019s a great senior leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contest was a tight one for much of the night. A trey by Bailey Gregory gave Crestview a 9-6 lead with 1:59 left in the opening quarter, but Van Wert\u2019s Abby Jackson and Cassidy Meyers supplied the remaining points of the quarter via two baskets, including one by Meyers to beat the buzzer.<\/p>\n

Sierra Shaffer\u2019s basket to open the second quarter gave the Lady Cougars a 12-9 advantage, but four straight foul shots by Motycka put Crestview on top 13-12. Caylee Phillips\u2019s basket made it 14-13 Van Wert, then Crestview\u2019s Lexi Gregory and Van Wert\u2019s Alexis Rupert traded triples.<\/p>\n

From there, Black hit two foul shots and a basket to give Crestview a 20-17 lead. After a Van Wert timeout, Meyers hit a basket then Motycka hit two more free throws, but Meyers responded with two of her own.<\/p>\n

Gregory hit two foul shots then scored off a steal before Bailey Gregory knocked down a bucket for a 27-21 Crestview advantage. Rupert hit a big three pointer with 20 seconds left in the period, but (Lexi) Gregory\u2019s basket before halftime gave the Lady Knights a 29-24 lead.<\/p>\n

Van Wert\u2019s Reagan Priest and Jackson each hit buckets to open the third quarter, but Crestview went on a 7-0 run, including two baskets by McCoy to boost the lead to 36-28.<\/p>\n

The Lady Cougars pulled to within four, 36-32 via free throws by Jamison Clouse and Phillips, but Lexi Gregory\u2019s deep three and a bucket by Olivia Cunningham gave Crestview a 41-32 lead entering the final quarter.<\/p>\n

A basket by Gregory 30 seconds into the fourth period pushed Crestview\u2019s lead to 43-32, but Jackson scored then Priest knocked down two foul shots to trim the deficit to 43-36. Crestview responded with baskets by Motycka and Black to make it 47-36 but Van Wert went on a 6-1 run on a pair of foul shots by Shaffer, a bucket by Jackson and two free throws by Meyers.<\/p>\n

From there, Black hit a trio of foul shots then grabbed an offensive rebound and scored off a missed free throw for the final margin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked how our kids maintained their composure,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked a lot lately about composure and about poise and I thought our girls handled themselves really nice when things got really physical out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black finished with 11 points, as did Motycka. Lexi Gregory led all scorers with 16 points, while Abby Jackson was the only Lady Cougar in double figures (12).<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re battling as a young team, and we have a couple of seniors (Meyesr and Rupert) that are pouring their hearts out right now,\u201d Van Wert head coach Rob Adams said. \u201cWe just can\u2019t put one together for 32 (minutes) and that\u2019s what it takes. These girls are learning pretty quick that it takes an every night effort and even if you\u2019re a sophomore or a freshman you have to be mentally ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hat\u2019s off to Crestview,\u201d Adams added. \u201cMark\u2019s got a great team here and I wish him the best of success the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crestview (9-6) will play at Lima Central Catholic on Thursday while Van Wert (4-12) will host Kenton the same night.<\/p>\n

Scoring summary:<\/p>\n

Crestview 9 20 12 12 \u2013 53
\nVan Wert\u00a0 10 14 8 10 \u2013 42<\/p>\n

Crestview: Lyvia Black 3-5-11; Lexi Gregory 6-2-16; Ally McCoy 2-0-4; Paige Motycka 2-7-11; Bailey Gregory 1-1-4; Olivia Cunningham 2-1-5; Emma Bowen 1-0-2<\/p>\n

Van Wert: Sierra Shaffer 1-2-4; Jamison Clouse 0-2-2; Abby Jackson 5-2-12; Alexis Rupert 2-0-6; Cassidy Meyers 2-4-8; Caylee Phillips 2-2-6; Reagan Priest 2-2-4<\/p>\n

JV: Crestview 48-31<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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