DES MOINES — The Creston boys basketball team opened its season with a pair of wins Friday and Saturday, defeating Lewis Central 50-42 on the road before avenging last year’s double-overtime loss to ADM with a 76-39 win at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The Panthers jumped out to an early lead against ADM and never looked back, pulling away just before halftime, and stretching its lead even more in the second half.

“Our guys came out and executed pretty well early on, and defensively we were kind of sluggish early on, but then we kind of got going and extended our lead out,” head coach Billy Hiatt said. “We were able to play all our guys, so it was a pretty good experience for us.”