Canton girls finish cross country season with 11th victory

Canton, shown earlier this season, went 11-1 in the dual meet portion of the NCCC girls cross country campaign.

SOMERS, Oct. 14 – With five runners in the top 10, the Canton High girls cross country team won three meets Wednesday to finish the dual meet portion of the season with an 11-1 record – its best dual meet record since going 13-0 in 2006.

Emily Briggs finished second, Cameron McCauley took third and Belle Magna was fourth as the Warriors (11-1, 11-1 NCCC) swept Somers, 20-35; Stafford, 21-36; and Enfield, 15-50.

The Warriors finished behind defending league champion Suffield (12-0) in the league. Teams earn one point for each dual meet victory they earn and one point for every team they beat at the league championship meet on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Windsor Locks High School. The girls varsity championship race will be at 1:45 p.m. with the boys varsity race following at 2:30 p.m. Two junior varsity races will follow the varsity races.

Canton will compete in Class SS at the CIAC championship meet on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Wickham Park in Manchester.

In Wednesday’s boys race, Jake Whittingslow finished second while Ethan Porter (fourth), Zach Oliver (fifth), Matt Sullivan (ninth) and Cam Neeley (tenth) each finished in the top 10 to help Canton (9-3, 9-3 NCCC) sweep Somers, 21-34; Enfield, 22-25 and Stafford, 17-43. Canton will also race in the Class SS championship race at Wickham Park.

GIRLS
Canton 20, Somers 35
Canton 21, Stafford 36
Canton 15, Enfield 50
At Somers
Individual results – A. Roche (Som) 20:30 over 3.1 miles at Somers, 2. Emily Briggs (C) 21;30, 3. Cameron McCauley (C) 21:46, 4. Belle Magna (C) 21:53, 5. R. Gallison (Staff) 21:53, 6. S. Missell (Staff) 22:15, 7. L. Chickosky (Staff) 22:15, 8. Abby Briggs (C) 22:19; 9. Helena Winkler (C) 22:43, 10. A. Delsky (Som) 22:47
Other scores: Somers 27, Stafford 32; Somers 15, Enfield 50; Stafford 15, Enfield 50
Records: Canton 11-1, Somers 7-5, Stafford 5-7, Enfield 0-11

Latest NCCC cross country standings: Suffield 12-0, Canton 11-1, Ellington 10-2, Bolton 9-3, Granby 7-5, Somers 7-5, Coventry 5-6, Stafford 5-7, Windsor Locks 4-8, East Granby 3-9, Hartford Classical 3-9, East Windsor 0-10, Enfield 0-11

BOYS
Canton 21, Somers 34
Canton 22, Enfield 35
Canton 17, Stafford 43
At Somers
Individual results – C. Shanahan (E) 17:45 over 3.1 miles at Somers, 2. Jake Whittingslow (C) 17: 54, 3. C. Scott (Som) 18:19, 4. Ethan Porter (C) 18:22, 5. Zach Oliver (C) 18:57, 6. B. Bass (E) 19:03, 7. J. Leroux (Staff) 19:10, 8. M. Legere (Som) 19:21, 9. Matt Sullivan (C) 19:22, 10. Cam Neeley (C) 19:46
Other scores: Somers 26, Enfield 32; Somers 19, Stafford 43; Enfield 21, Stafford 34
Records: Canton 9-3, Somers 7-5, Enfield 6-6, Stafford 4-8

Latest NCCC standings: Ellington 10-0, Suffield 10-0, Granby 9-1, Bolton 9-3, Canton 9-3, Somers 7-5, Enfield 6-6, Coventry 5-7, Stafford 4-8, East Granby 3-9, East Windsor 2-10, Windsor Locks 1-11, Hartford Classical 0-12