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Creston rallies to beat Atlantic boys

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January 24th, 2023 by admin

Creston outscored Atlantic 22-13 in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 75-67 win on Monday night at Atlantic High School. Cael Turner led the turnaround for Creston with 17 of his 25 points in the second half. The Panthers also cashed in on 13 of 14 foul shots in the second half to secure the win.

Atlantic was able to build a seven point lead at halftime 36-29 but the Panthers closed the gap in the third. A 14-0 run midway through the third quarter put the Panthers up 51-47 before Atlantic swung back to lead 54-53 at the end of the period. Atlantic Coach Derek Hall said the Trojans got off track in that final period.

Logan Anson added 14 points and Patrick Varner had 12 for Creston. They improve to 8-4 on the season and will be back at it on Tuesday night at Glenwood. Coach Hall gave a lot of credit to Cael Turner for stepping his game up in the second half.

Atlantic was led by a 29 point night from Colton Rasmussen. Carter Pellett battled through some foul trouble to ad 15 for the Trojans. Atlantic falls to 4-11 on the season and will next up host St. Albert on Friday night. We’ll have that game on KJAN.