7th grade A team
Creston 7th grade boys basketball just snuck out a 30-29 victory against Shenandoah Tuesday.
“(We) won a tough and sluggish “A” game,” said head coach Mike McCabe. “Shenandoah presented good size and ran a box-and-1 defense against us.”
Shenandoah’s defense wasn’t enough to slow Kyle Strider who scored 17 points for the Panthers.
“Not always easy to comprehend adjustments on the fly, but the kids stayed with it and made enough plays to pull out the win,” McCabe said.
Patrick Varner added eight more points for Creston in the victory.
Crest (PTS) – Kyle Strider 17, Patrick Varner 8, Cade Wurster 3, Ethan Crawford 2.
7th grade B team
The Panthers 7th grade B team fell to Shenandoah 23-10 Tuesday afternoon.
Four different Creston players found themselves on the score sheet in the team’s 10 point outing.
Crest (PTS) – Willie Clayton 4, Ethan Crawford 2, Carter Henderson 2, Noah Felix 2.
8th grade A team
The Panthers 8th grade A team pulled off an impressive 37-22 victory over Shenandoah Tuesday evening.
“I was very proud of the boys. This is a team they lost to last year,” said head coach Larry McNutt. “It just shows how much we have improved (in) six weeks ... We finished shots and got stops on defense.”
What was a one possession game at halftime turned into a double-digit lead for the Panthers after a 13-2 third quarter.
Scoring was spread all over the Panthers lineup with eight different players finishing in the score column.
Erick Rodriguez led the team with nine points and four steals.
Crest (37) – 8 16 29 37
Shen (22) – 7 13 15 22
Crest (PTS) – Erick Rodriguez 9, Khalil Sherrod 7, Victor Arevalo 6, Chris Wilson 6, Derek Paup 4, Kane Bowers 3, Garrett Burkhalter 2, Avery Fuller 1.
8th grade B team
Creston’s 8th grade B team pitched a shutout in the opening quarter of play on its way to a 28-11 win against Shenandoah.
“The boys did a good job. We finished shots in that first quarter to build a good lead,” said McNutt. “We did a good job defensively all game. This is an area that has really improved and great to see. I was very happy for the boys.”
Kayleb Howard led the Panthers in scoring with eight points while also swiping three steals.
Crest (28) – 14 19 25 28
Shen (11) – 0 3 4 11
Crest (PTS) – Kayleb Howard 8, Garrett Burkhalter 7, Tristan Callahan 4, Juan Zamora 2, Tyson Smith 2, Owen Richards 2, Luke Tebbenkamp 2, Kane Bowers 1.