Three times in the fourth quarter here Monday, the Clarke girls basketball team cut Creston’s lead to just four points, and each time, Creston responded.

With 2:10 remaining in the game, and the score 47-43 in favor of Creston after Kylar McCann had just knocked down two free throws for Clarke, the Panthers responded with a 12-3 run to close out the game and preserve a 59-46 win over a Clarke team that has spent time this season ranked in the top 15 of Class 3A.

“It was a good win,” head coach Larry McNutt said. “They have some pretty good players. I don’t think they shot particularly well, but we did a good job of rebounding and got the ball where we needed to. We knocked down some shots, too. It makes it easier when you make shots.”