ARMA — Northeast High might have been better served trying to tame a hive of mad hornets Tuesday.
Instead, the Vikings had to deal with a rather irate Crest High squad smarting from a disappointing loss Saturday.
The Lancers blasted out of the gates to a 19-3 lead and rolled from there to a 60-20 victory.
The win lifts Crest’s record to 9-2 on the season and comes three days after the Lancers fell in tournament play to Class 3A powerhouse Humboldt.
“Tonight would’ve been a tough night to play us,” Lancer coach Travis Hermreck said. “The guys had a little extra about them. I think they wanted to make amends for Saturday.”
Amend, they did.
Crest’s lead swelled to 39-13 by halftime and 54-18 after three quarters.
Leading the charge was Crest’s Kyle Hammond, who outscored Northeast on his seven 3-pointers alone. Hammond added four other 2-point baskets to wind up with 29 points.
Jordan Morton chipped in with 11 and Jesse Boone scored eight.
Drew Mills scored seven points to lead Northeast.
Crest returns to action Friday at home against Uniontown.
Crest (19-20-15-6—60)
Northeast (3-10-5-2—20)
Crest (FG/3pt-FT-T-TP): Frazell 0/2-0-2-6, Boone 4-0-1-8, Green 0-2-0-2, Strickler 0-0-1-0, Morton 5-1-0-11, Hammond 4/7-0-0-29, Ellis 2-0-1-4. TOTALS: 15/9-3-6-60.
Northeast (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Peternell 1-0-0-2, Chandler 1-0-1-2, Slingluff 0-0-1-0, Mills 0/2-1-3-7, Popejoy 2-2-2-6, Wilson 0/1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 4/3-3-7-20.
Lancers regain winning touch
