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Hoops Takeaways: Northville Holds off Canton in a Thriller.

It was a big-time showdown in Northville, as the Mustangs of Northville hosted the Canton Cobras in a game that would help fix a four-team jam at the top of the division. The game was tied up through one half of action, but it was the Mustangs who edged out the Cobras by a final of 53-52. 

 Canton Cobras 

Constant Pressure 

The Cobras of Canton High School were applying constant pressure on defense in their loss to Northville. While their defense was applying pressure to the Northville offense, the same could be said about their offense applying pressure to the Northville deffense. By applying that pressure to the offense, they were able to slow down a high-powered offense in the Mustangs, and that led to slow starts in each quarter. They may have exerted too much energy early on, which led to them eventually falling just short in this one. 

Northville Mustangs 

Dark Horse 

The Northville Mustangs were always battling back in this one until the game’s final few minutes. They were able to battle back by using a seven-point quarter from junior Nate-Isiah Imbuzeiro and a big defensive effort from junior Brody Grezak. Both of those players were big-time in ensuring that they never fell too far away from Canton in the game and that very easily could have gotten away from Northville in the first quarter due to their slow start. While they battled back, they had a slow start in each quarter, and that was a concern, but they found a way to fight back and get the win in the end. 

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