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CANFIELD IMPROVES TO 2-0 WITH VICTORY OVER EAST

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Canfield Cardinals stayed undefeated with a 17 point victory over the East Golden Bears at East high school. The Cardinals took the first lead and led the entire game to beat East 69-52.

Canfield was led by sophomore forward Ben Weaver who scored 16 points. Behind Weaver was Tony Russo who scored 13 points with 9 of them coming in the second half. Sophomore Ray McCune scored 10 points in the paint off the bench for Canfield.

East was led by Isiah McCray who scored 14 points, while knocking down multiple three pointers. Behind McCray was Cam Sly who scored 12 points while dodging foul trouble since the first quarter. Senior Anthony Thomas scored 8 points to add to the offensive totals.

The Cardinals are now 2-0 after taking down Lakeview and East to open up the season. Canfield is back in action on Saturday at Mentor at 1:45. The Golden Bears are now 2-2 and will host John Marshall at 5:30 on Saturday.

EAST BOYS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER: (EP 1.) WITH CHIVAS WHIPPLE

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The East Golden Bears have a lot to look forward to on the hardwood in 2022-2023. The Golden Bears return a ton of varsity basketball players from a year ago. The Golden Bears bring back sophomore point guard Jared Colon. As a freshman, Colon started every game and averaged just under 14 points per game. Other sophomores to look for are Michael Brogdon, Arjay Pierce, Jamari Crum and Michael Franklin jr. All of these guys got valuable varsity minutes last season for the Golden Bears.

East boys basketball Head coach Chivas Whipple sat down with Ty Bartell to preview the 2022-2023 East Golden Bears roster and expectations. Whipple likes the young talent coming back, along with some transfers including Isaiah McCray and Cam’eron Sly. To learn more about the East boys basketball team, check out this coach’s corner with Chivas Whipple: