Canton Boys Basketball Coach Resigns After 1.5 Seasons

Canton boys basketball coach Cody Ash has resigned after one and a half seasons as the helm. Canton superintendent Jesse Uhlmeyer says the resignation was for health related reasons. Ash took over the Canton boys job for Andy Anderson in 2019. Prior to his stop at Canton, Ash coached seven years at Payson Seymour in Illinois. The Payson Seymour graduate also worked junior high basketball and a the lead varsity assistant. Ash’s assistant coach Samantha Powers will take over as the interim head coach.

We’ll hear more from Powers Friday when the Tigers take on North Shelby in a varsity doubleheader on KRES.