St. Henry eliminates
Crestview 61-51
By JIM COX
DHI Correspondent
sports@timesbulletin.com

ELIDA - In a game that was as even as it could be for 26 minutes, St. Henry pulled away in the last six to top Crestview 61-51 in Tuesday night’s second district semifinal.

That sets up a final matchup of Midwest Athletic Conference co-champs St. Henry (22-3) and St. John’s Friday night at 7 p.m.
Crestview’s fantastic season ends at 20-4.

Crestview tied it at 35-35 on a Preston Zaleski steal and layup with 41 seconds left in the third quarter but the Redskins’ 6-5 sophomore point guard Ryan Mikesell tipped one in at the buzzer to give St. Henry a 37-35 lead after three.

After the Skins’ superstar Kyle Stahl put in a nifty 10-foot spinner to up the lead to 39-35, Crestview’s Damian Helm did likewise, the first of his four fourth-quarter field goals, but that 2-point margin was as close as the Knights would get.