Well-rounded effort propels Karns City to decisive win
KARNS CITY — Karns City shared and so, too, did Cranberry.
The Gremlins took advantage of a slew of turnovers committed by their guests Friday night, racing away with a 70-42 boys basketball victory.
Just over three minutes into the second quarter, the Berries had more giveaways (12) than they had points (10). Karns City (4-0) wasn’t able to cash in on the haphazard play in the initial quarter, but powered out to a 16-0 run to start the frame that followed, leaving Cranberry in the rear-view
In total, the Gremlins forced 20 turnovers on the night. It took a late run for the Berries (1-3) to become the first team to eclipse 40 points against Karns City this year, that well after each of their hosts’ starters were subbed out for good.
“That’s something we preach all week long in practice, is good, hard man-to-man defense when we’re in 50 and good defense when we’re trapping,” Gremlins coach Zach Kepple said. “We always talk about a lot of energy defensively and how it will lead to offensive buckets.”
Senior forward Micah Rupp described the unit’s solid feat as being a product of “just bringing the pressure at a home game. Packed crowd, you’ve got to bring up the energy.”
It was Karns City’s own generous nature that held them back from pulling away earlier than they did.
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