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By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | January 31, 2020
The Canton Varsity Boys Basketball team fell to Sayre, 60-48, on Thursday, January 30.
Both teams were tied at 8 after the opening quarter and the Redskins went on to outscore Canton 17-14 in the 2nd to build a small, 25-22 lead at the half. The Warriors then put together an 18-point 3rd quarter to retake the lead as they outscored Sayre by 8, but things fell apart in the 4th quarter as the Redskins outscored the Warriors 25-8.
Isaiah Niemczyk and Ben Knapp scored 12 points each to lead the Warriors on the evening while Caiden Williams had 9 and Zach Rentzel scored 8. Cooper Kitchen had 5 points and Joel Schoonover rounded out the scoring with 2 points.
The loss drops the Warriors to 9-9 (5-8 NTL Small School). The team is back in action on the road in Northeast Bradford on Saturday, February 1.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.