At 0-4 on the young basketball season and under a new head coach, Crestview’s girls basketball team was itching to finally get in the win column.
It wasn’t easy, but after a slow start, Crestview proved up to the challenge with a dominant late third and early fourth period, en route to 52-40 victory on the road on Monday.
Baker head coach Matt Brunson knew his team would have its hands full against Chiefland in the second round of the FHSAA Rural Region playoffs on Nov. 21.
In the final seconds of Baker’s 49-19 loss to Chiefland in a Rural regional final Friday night, Joel Morse found the end zone off a touchdown reception.
It was one final sign of the fight the Gators put forth against the Indians despite what the scoreboard said.
Westin Waller had a good feeling the morning of the regional about the Crestview boys cross-country team’s chances of going to state.
“There was a vibe before the race that we are all just going to do really well. Everyone felt amazing,” Waller said.
The unbeaten Baker Gators saved one of their best performances of the season for when it counted the most, dominating Liberty County 35-0 in the a Rural Region playoff opener at home Friday night.
