Warriors come up short to rival Troy
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 9, 2020
A furious 4th quarter rally attempt by the Canton Varsity Boys Basketball team fell short against rival Troy on Wednesday, January 8.
After trailing 48-39 entering the final quarter of play, thanks to a 23-point 3rd quarter by the Trojans, the Warriors made a run to go for the win. Canton ended up outscoring Troy 16-11 over the final 8 minutes to get the lead back within 5 points, but thats all the closer they would get as Troy hung on for the 59-55 win.
Isaiah Niemczyk had a career night for the Warriors with 25 points and Zach Rentzel added 12 to lead the way. Caiden Williams added 6 points, Reese Allen and Ben Knapp scored 4 points each, Cooper Kitchen pitched in 3 points, and Evan Landis rounded out the scoring with 1 point.
Ty Barrett led all scorers with a game-high 28 points.
The loss drops the Warriors back to .500 at 5-5 and 1-4 in the NTL Small School Division. The team is back in action on Friday, January 10 as they host Towanda.
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.
