Tanagers outplayed by C-Hawks 52-26 By Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers were downed by the Canton C-Hawks 52-26 in boys� basketball Feb. 25 at home after suffering through a rocky first half.
�We struggled tonight,� said Vermillion varsity coach Jason Huska. �Canton came to play and we didn�t. We started off slowly, didn�t shoot well and things didn�t get much better as the game went along. We need to put this behind us and refocus for districts.�
The C-Hawks ended up hot from three-point range, canning 7 of 11 from long distance.
The Tanagers fell behind 18-7 after the first quarter, trailed 35-11 after the second quarter, and then trailed 41-20 going into the final period.
Vermillion saw its record fall to 8-10, while Canton upped its mark to 11-8.
Vermillion made 7 of 14 free throw tries. The Tanagers sank 9 of 48 field goal attempts, while Canton was 19 of 31 from the field. The C-Hawks sank 7 of 11 free throw tries.
Individual stats, Vermillion varsity: Scoring � Ben Oberle, 8, Matt Preszler, 8, Chad Teigen, 3, Kyle Brunick, 3, Steve Folte, 2, Randy Kabambi, 1, Jeff Donnelly, 1. Rebounds � Teigen, 6, Oberle, 4. Assists � Pier, 2, Donnelly, 2. Steals � Andrew Pier, 2.
Individual Stats, Canton: Scoring � Tom Anderson, 14, Ben Bolin, 7, Nick Lems, 7, Josh Stahlecker, 7, Chris Chaon, 3, Matt Stahl, 3, Eric Hall, 2, Travis Olinger, 2, Jake Schneller, 1. Rebounds � Stahl, 5, Lems, 5, Stahlecker, 4, Bolin, 4. Assists � Lems, 5. Steals � Chaon, 2.
Team rebounds: Vermillion varsity � 24, Canton � 29. Team fouls: Vermillion varsity � 13, Canton � 15.







