Briggs leads Canton girls past Ellington; Avon tops Bulkeley for first win of year

Canton’s Abbe Skinner (6) tries to get past Ellington’s Courtney Fitzsimons (13) in Thursday’s NCCC contest. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

ELLINGTON, Dec. 22 –Emily Briggs scored a game-high 26 points including 10 points in the third quarter as the Canton High girls basketball team beat Ellington, 49-38 on Thursday night in NCCC action.

The Warriors (2-1, 2-1 NCCC) got off to a strong start opening the game with a 20-6 surge. Sarah Bowman scored nine points for Canton while Abbe Skinner and Belle Magna had six points each.

Canton returns to action on Tuesday when they host the second annual Canton Holiday Classic. Hall and Tolland face off in the first semifinal game at 5 p.m. with Canton and Suffield in the second game beginning at 7 p.m. The tournament concludes on Thursday, Dec. 29.

Belle Magna makes a pass in Thursday’s win over Ellington. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

Canton 49, Ellington 38
At Ellington
Canton (49) Abbe Skinner 2 2 6, Belle Magna 2 2 6, Emily Briggs 11 4 26, Leah Eschenbrenner 0 0 0, Sarah Bowman 3 3 9, Abby Charron 1 0 2, Lauren Eschenbrenner 0 0 0. Totals 19 11 49
Ellington (38) Caitlyn Gresh 2 1 6, Courtney Fitzsimons 7 0 16, Julie Brisson 2 0 4, Shannon Maguire 2 0 4, Sam Curtis 4 0 8, Haley Foxe 0 0 0, Lily Caso 0 0 0. Totals 17 1 38
Canton (2-1)       10  14  14  11  — 49
Ellington (0-3)       4  14    7  13  — 38
Three-point goals: Gresh (E), Fitzsimons (E) 2

Avon 36, Bulkeley 12
HARTFORD, Dec. 23 – Isabel Aguilar had a game-high 10 points and teammate Taylor Aiello added nine points as the Avon High girls basketball team grabbed their first victory of the season with a 36-12 win over Bulkeley in Central Connecticut Conference play Thursday night. The Falcons (1-3) return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 27 by traveling to Berlin for a 2:30 p.m. contest.

Avon 36, Bulkeley 12
At Hartford
Avon (36) Carly Carpino 1 0 2, Sophie Begleiter 2 1 5, Abby St. Onge 1 0 2, Yasmeen Eldah 1 0 2, Taylor Aiello 2 4 9, Faithe Korponay 1 0 2, Kaitlyn Hards 1 2 4, Isabel Aguilar 2 6 10. Totals 11 13 36
Bulkeley (12): Reagan Jacob 1 0 3, Kristene Chin 0 0 0, Davielys Rivera 1 0 2, Jamilah Ali 1 0 3, Aisha Minteh 0 0 0, Tyanna Jiles 1 2 4. Totals 4 2 12
Avon (1-3)       12  12  8  4  — 36
Bulkeley (0-4)    0    2  4  6  — 12
Three-point goals: Aiello (A), Jacob (B), Ali (B)