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Canton girls have a shot at NCCC in their hands

CANTON, Feb. 1 – It’s been tough to get the Canton High girls basketball team together this winter.

Snow days and snow delays have made the opportunity to practice inconsistent. Senior point guard Megan Roux missed the first eight games of the season after breaking her ankle and toes in an October auto accident. And when Roux finally returned, All-State forward Sarah Benedetti missed a game with an illness.

Yet with eight games remaining in the regular season, the Warriors (7-5, 7-2 NCCC) find themselves in second place in the NCCC and in control of its own destiny.

Avon (13-2, 10-1) leads the league with Canton with Ellington (9-4, 8-3) and Suffield (9-3, 7-3) right behind. Canton hosts Avon in a big game on Friday night at the high school beginning at 7 p.m. Along with two games with the always-tough East Granby, Canton closes out the regular season against Suffield on Feb. 17.

It won’t be easy but the opportunity to win a league championship sits in front of the Warriors.

With the return of Roux, Canton has finally assembled the team they thought they could put on the court last November. Benedetti is an All-State forward averaging 20 points and 15 rebounds a game. Roux is averaging 12 points a game in her first four games back, including a 18-point performance in her debut against Windsor Locks.

Chelsea Roux, who played on the varsity as a sophomore, is back and provides solid play along with senior Catherine Curvino. “We have a nice nucleus in place,” Canton coach Jeanne Holian said.

Canton went 1-1 last week, beating Bolton, 41-37 but falling to Coventry, 57-35 in a game that Benedetti missed due to an illness. Curvino had a career-high 19 points in the loss to Coventry. Against Bolton, Benedetti tied her season high with 25 points while Megan Roux added eight points.

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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