By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Well-balanced Crestview fought off a game Ada squad to pull out an intense 70-62 Northwest Conference boys basketball road win Friday night.
Five Knights scored in double figures to total all of the Crestview points. Southpaw post Carson Kreischer led the victors with 18 points, while senior guard Kaden Short tallied 16. Ohio State-bound 6-8 recruit Kalen Etzler netted 15 points.
"I thought Kaden played probably his best game," said Crestview first-year head coach Doug Etzler. "Carson was very efficient inside, and Kalen did a good job passing."
Maggie Krause had heard it enough. She was sick and tired of coaches conveying to her the potential she had. The potential to attend college and compete in a sport at a very high level.
For years, coaches from high school, colleges and clubs had told Krause she had all the tools to excel in the sport of pole vault. But for years, she cleared the same height, didn't hit the mark she aimed for and fought disappointment every step of the way.
By Cort Reynolds
CONVOY - Host Crestview bombed in a dozen triples and rode a 28-4 second period to a 75-37 victory over Ada in Northwest Conference girls basketball play Thursday night.
The Bulldog girls dropped to 5-12 overall and 0-5 in the NWC after their fifth consecutive defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Knights evened their records at 8-8 and 3-3 in the NWC with the victory.
Crestview led just 13-11 after the first period as Ada junior Kylie Acheson scored all five of her points to help keep the Bulldog girls close. But the Lady Knights blew it open with a huge second quarter to lead 41-15 at intermission.
Two nail-biters: ONU women win one - ONU men lose one. Here are the details:
Freshman Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) played well past her years late in Ohio Northern's game against Otterbein Wednesday night. She tallied the final five points, as the Polar Bears eeked past the Cardinals 51-50.
The victory improved Northern to 12-4 on the season and 6-3 in Ohio Athletic Conference play. The loss dropped Otterbein to 9-7 overall and 4-5 in conference action.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Arlington reeled off 15 unanswered points to start the fourth quarter, and the Red Devils went on to post a 62-44 victory over pesky Ada in non-league boys basketball action Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs closed the third period on a 7-2 run to inch within 40-33. But then Red Devil senior point guard Jaret Vermillion nailed consecutive three-pointers to start a personal 16-point quarter and ignite the decisive flurry.
The Devils buried 11 three-pointers to pull away down the stretch and post their fourth straight win.
Ada fell to 6-9 with the defeat, while Arlington improved to 12-4 with the victory.
