BOWLING GREEN – The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will make the
trip to Bowling Green State University Wednesday evening to battle Wayne
Trace in the Division III regional semifinals.
The Crusaders are
an independent, meaning they do not participate in a league, and Canton
Central Catholic played a schedule that included games against nine
Division I opponents with five of them being losses.
Canton
Central Catholic was also 8-2 against Division III opponents and 1-0
against Division IV squads while posting a 3-2 record against Division
II schools.
The Crusaders are a senior-dominated squad as well as
the seven seniors combine to average 37.5 points per game out of the
53.5 markers a night Canton Central Catholic averages.
Senior
Dylan Rouse (6-4) leads the way for the Crusaders at 12.4 points per
game while grabbing 6.2 rebounds per game. Rouse also tops the squad
with 56 assists and 52 steals.
Sophomore Luke Vlacovsky (6-0) adds
a dozen markers a night while hauling in 59 boards on the season and
dishing out 52 assists. Vlacovsky tops Canton Central Catholic with 40
three-point field goals and a free throw percentage of 80.4 percent (37
of 46) while being second on the squad with 45 steals.
Senior
DaMonte Degraffenried (6-3) is the third Crusader player to score in
twin digits with 11.8 points a night to go along with 70 rebounds, 39
assists and 41 steals.
Junior Gavin Layman (5-9) chips in 2.8 points a night with 21 rebounds, 33 assists and 15 steals on the season.
Senior
Finley Stewart (6-3) has totaled 32 points, 26 rebounds, nine assists
and 15 steals this year with fellow senior Jack Talkington (6-2) posting
6.3 points a night to go along with 108 rebounds, 22 assists and 37
steals.
Senior Ethan Ragon (6-2) contributes five markers a night and picked up 36 rebounds, 33 assists and 11 steals this year.
Ragon
and Degraffenried both have hit 19 three-point field goals this season
while Rouse shoots 72 percent at the free throw line (59 of 81) followed
by Ragon (70.8 percent) and Degraffenried (69.6 percent). Degraffenried
(56.5 percent), Layman (55.4), Ragon (54.1), Vlacovsky (52.9) and Rouse
(52.2) are the top five shooters from the field for the Crusaders.