Tigers Honor Seniors; Bearcats Stay a Step Ahead
Canton, MO – The Canton Tigers took on the Northeast (Cairo) Bearcats as they celebrated Senior Night. 12 total seniors were celebrated for their work and accomplishments in athletics. Prior to the start of the game. Senior Kaden Oliver was presented with his 1,000 Career Points Basketball at center court. An accomplishment he achieved in a game against the North Shelby Raiders on January 16th.
The Canton Tigers started off with a position, and a Kaden Oliver mid-range shot would put the Tigers ahead to start things off. However, the Bearcats would lead the Tigers for the remainder of the night. Seems to stay just a few points ahead of the Tigers. The Bearcats would rally to 19 points in the first quarter, while the Tigers found 11. Cairo added another 20 in the second, with Canton right behind with 17, to send the score at halftime 39-28.
Both teams hit a standstill in the third, putting up 18 points each to make the score 57-46. The Tigers attempted to rally back, putting up 10 in the third and even getting the score within 10. But Cairo would find a way to put it back to 10. Adding 11 of their own points in the fourth to leave with a 68-56 victory.
The Canton Tigers take on the Scotland County Tigers in a district match on January 30th, before spending a week at the LaPlata tournament, where the Tigers are seeded #3, and open on Monday, February 2nd, against #6 Putnam County
During halftime of the game. 6 Senior Basketball players were honored for their hardwork and achievments on the court. Those Seniors are; Kaeden Gollaher, Blake Sparrow, Jayden Shuman, Kaden Oliver, Drew Gottman
POINTS LEADERS
Canton: 11, 17, 18, 10
Ian Burbridge – 13
Drew Gottman – 12
Kaden Oliver, Blake Sparrow – 11
Northeast (Cairo): 19, 20, 18, 11
Shaun Luecke – 23
Kason Ryan – 19
Clayton Messer – 10
