Canton C-Hawks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach <em>Taylor Fechner's</em> squad has game number 1 tomorrow evening at home against Garretson. This game was rescheduled because of poor weather conditions last week. The Eagles have a talented team and they will win many games this season. They are in a loaded region and they play a stacked schedule but plan on the C-Hawks being a scary team come tourney time!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, the C-Hawks host #1 Dakota Valley in a heavyweight matchup. That will be a must-watch game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1692726,"width":237,"height":156,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canton-crop-1125x739-1670884293.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/canton-crop-1125x739-1670884293.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-1692726" width="237" height="156" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Returning Stat Leaders</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1227942"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003e 23 ppg, 12 rpg, 4 bpgu003c/strongu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1227969"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003e14 ppg, 6 rpg, 6 apgu003c/strongu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1238618"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003e13 ppg, 8 rpgu003c/strongu003e","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6397d97fa92ef"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&amp;A with coach <em>Fechner</em></span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: Could you tell us a bit about last season?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​​</em><u>Coach Fechner</u>:</strong> “<em>Another year of growth for our squad as we have had a young team for the last two years. We had guys like <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1227942' first='Jacob' last='Vandeweerd']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1227969' first='Derek' last='Tieszen']</strong>, and [player_tooltip player_id='1625210' first='Matthew' last='Anderson'] take huge strides in the leadership department and they had really good off-season's</em>.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: How did the offseason go for your team/program?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​</em></strong><strong><u>Coach Fechner</u></strong><strong>:</strong> “<em>We had a good offseason of open gyms as well as playing in team camps like Summer Jam at the Pentagon.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: Who are a few of your top players to look out for?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​</em> <u>Coach Fechner</u>:</strong> <strong>“<em>[player_tooltip player_id='1227942' first='Jacob' last='Vandeweerd']</em></strong><em>, [player_tooltip player_id='1227969' first='Derek' last='Tieszen'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1625210' first='Matthew' last='Anderson'] will be the guys we lean on this season. They have been our core guys the last couple of years with Derek and Jacob being 3-year starters and Matt a two-year starter. We have some young guys that will need to step up as well but have extreme confidence in this group of guys after the summer they had.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: Who are a couple up-and-comers to look out for?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​</em></strong><strong><u>Coach Fechner</u></strong><strong>:</strong> “<strong><em>Cain Wallner</em></strong><em> has a great frame and has really grown the last two years as a basketball player. <strong>Braxton Mulder</strong> was our 6^th&nbsp;man last season and a really good shooter and will help stretch the floor to offer space for Jake, Matt, and Derek to work.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: What style of basketball will your team play?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​</em></strong><strong><u>Coach Fechner</u></strong><strong>:</strong> “<em>We will continue to grow throughout the season.&nbsp;You will see a mix of zone and man, full court and half court, motion and sets. We are going to play to our strengths every game. Not many teams have 6'9" in the middle, 6'7" at the wing, and a three-year starter at point guard with shooters on the wing.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: Who are your biggest rival schools and why?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>​</em></strong><strong><u>Coach Fechner</u></strong><strong>:</strong> “<em>Lennox (Black and Blue Bowl) has always been our schools biggest rival dating way back.&nbsp;Beresford is just a few miles away so the student sections at those games are great. We have had 3 really close games the last couple years and the gym is extremely loud.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>PHD: In your opinion, who are some of the top teams in your Region and why?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Coach Fechner</u>:</strong> “<em>Dakota Valley, Lennox, Dell Rapids, Sioux Falls Christian.</em>” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"75px","fontStyle":"italic","fontWeight":"800"}}} --> <p style="font-size:75px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800"><strong>Good Luck C-Hawks!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1634111,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/TeamPreview.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/TeamPreview.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1634111" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->