Recap: East Canton 67, Woodridge 62

Even though it seemed that East Canton dominated the majority of the game, it came down to the wire. The Hornets jumped out to an 11-0 lead to start the game and didn't give up a single point until 1:45 remaining in the first period. A run by Woodridge and a tight lid on the East Canton's goal let Woodridge get back in the game. Into the half the score was East Canton 24 to Woodridge's 23.

The Hornets came out strong in the second half with a 10-0 run to push their lead up to 11. But Woodridge made another run of their own to keep the game tight all the way until the finish. It came down to free throws and after shaky attempts by a myriad of Hornets, Joe Cartwright stepped up to ice the game with 3 of 4 in the clutch. Coach Spurgeon had this to say, "We left quite a bit of points at the free throw line tonight. We missed 3 front ends of 1 and 1's and didn't shoot with confidence late in the game until Joe did his thing."

Smith played a man size game when he wasn't in foul trouble, pouring in 19 points and 10 rebounds. The leading scorer for the game was Woodridge's Derek Morgan with 20. Burfield had a quite 16 points and did his best to hold together the team free throw performance by going 7 of 8. Bradley had a rough night from the field but contributed in other ways, getting his hands on countless passes and tough rebounds. He finished with 8 points, 7 assists and 7 steals.

The Jv lost in their 2nd consecutive outing. Leading the way in the 55-35 loss was Shultz with 14 and Taylor with 8.

Bits of Randomness
#21 for Woodridge swatted away plethora of Hornet attempts to score. He also wore Chuck Taylor shoes which I haven't seen personally in a high school game since... well, ever

Burfield got fouled on yet another 3 point attempt. My count has him being fouled on a 3 point attempt 3 times in 4 games

East Canton forced 4 turnovers by Woodridge to start the game. Their 11-0 run at the beginning of the 1st period was aided by allowing only 1 FG attempt in the first 5 possessions

Joe Carwright's one dribble pull-up move looked silky against Woodridge. This would be expected since he currently holds the Hornet practice title for "King of the Wing", a 1 on 1 drill played against the other Hornet wing players


Next up is Sandy Valley on Tuesday. Another away game for the Hornets.


Here is a picture Sam Gilbert submitted of himself modeling a pair of Chuck Taylor All-Stars during his playing days:


Thanks, Sam