C’view Knights roll past the Rangers

Van Wert independent sports

NEW KNOXVILLE — Derick Dealey led all scorers with 17 points and the Crestview Knights defeated New Knoxville 68-42 on Saturday night.

12 of Dealey’s points came from beyond the three point arc, while Jace Vining hit a trio of treys and finished with 12 points. Javin Etzler finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

The Knights led 22-11 after one quarter, 40-21 at halftime and 53-32 after three quarters.

As a team, Crestview was 25-51 (49 percent) from the floor and 9-13 (69 percent) from the foul line. The Knights out-rebounded the Rangers 29-16.

Crestview (18-3, 7-0 NWC) will finish the regular season at Columbus Grove (9-12, 4-3 NWC) on Friday. A win would give the Knights an outright conference championship.