CANTON/GALVA EAGLE BASKETBALL

EAGLES WIN FIRST GAME OF SUBSTATE

By Staff         

            CANTON – Bouncing back from first half offensive struggles, the Canton/Galva boys used the third and fourth quarters to outscore Flint Hills 35-17 on their way to a 63-51 victory in the first round of sub-state play on Tuesday.

            Now 12-9 for the season, the Eagles will now battle top-seed Olpe on Monday, March 3 in game two of their sub-state playoffs. Olpe is ranked number two in Class 1A Division I.

The score was tied at 12-12 at the end of the first quarter before Flint Hills gathered up a six-point, 28-34, advantage at the halftime break. The Eagles put 21 points on the board in the third quarter to take a five-point, 49-44, lead into the fourth quarter where they finished out the final 12-point, 63-51 win.

            Jaxon Nightingale led the Eagles in scoring with 17 points while Ethan Brozek hit four three-pointers on his way to scoring 16. Jase Beltz also reached double digits with 13 points and Kustom Schamp just missed with nine.

EAGLES hosting Flint Hills, Sub-State, Tuesday, February 25

SCORING = Eagles won 63-51.

Eagles = 12-16-21-14 = 63; Flint Hills = 12-22-10-7 = 51.

EAGLES INDIVIDUAL SCORING = Jaxon Nightingale – 17; Ethan Brozek – 16; Jase Beltz – 13; Kustom Schamp – 9; Noah Collins – 5; Ethan Harrington – 3. 3-Pointers Made (8) = Brozek – 4; Beltz – 3; Collins – 1.