By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team lost 62-40 at fifth-ranked Crestview in a Northwest Conference game Friday night, January 27,  in Convoy.

The Bulldogs trailed 17-11 after one period, and hung within 32-23 at halftime. A 17-7 Knight third quarter extended the margin to 49-30 and put the game out of reach.

Ada fell to 6-9 and 0-5 overall after the defeat, while Crestview improved to 14-1 and 5-1 in the NWC with the victory.

"We had a much better effort tonight (than vs. New Knoxville); we held Etzler scoreless," said second-year Ada head coach Vince Halliday. 

"Temple made shots," he continued. "Crestview is legitimately good. Very balanced and athletic."

The Knights are second in the league standings, a half-game behind the lone league unbeaten in 5-0 Spencerville.

Senior Spencer Wall topped Ada with 15 points as he hit all three Bulldog triples. Classmate Carter Conley contributed 13 points, while senior Jayden Bankston added eight.

Wren Sheets led Crestview with 18 points. Mitch Temple sank four treys as he netted 16 markers.

"We just had no answer for Sheets in the first half, he scored 14 points, basically on seven layups," said Halliday.

Jaret Harting tallied nine markers and Nate Lichtle added six.

Ada canned 13 two-point goals and three treys. The Bulldogs converted all five of their shots from the charity stripe (100 percent). 

Crestview sank 19 deuces and seven triples. The Knights converted three of four attempts at the foul line (75 percent). 

Ada 40 (6-9, 0-5 NWC)

Bankston 3 2-2 8, Wall 6 0-0 15, Sutherly 0, Conley 5 3-3 13, Leal 1 0-0 2, Murphy 0 2-2 2, Preston 0. 

Totals: 13-3/5-5/40. 3-pointers: Wall 3.

Crestview 62 (14-1, 5-1 NWC)

Putman 2 0-0 4, Kline 2 0-0 5, Temple 6 0-0 16, Harting 4 1-2 9, Lichtle 2 0-0 6, W. Sheets 8 2-2 18, C. Sheets 1 0-0 2, Easterling 1 0-0 2, Etzler 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19-7/3-4/62. 3-pointers: Temple 4, Lichtle 2, Kline 1. 

1 2 3 4 F

Ada 11 12 7 10 40

Cvw 17 15 17 13 62

The Bulldogs host non-league foe North Baltimore (1-14) Saturday night, Jan. 28 on the back end of a girls/boys varsity doubleheader. 

NB lost 73-25 to fifth-ranked Liberty-Benton Friday night.