Thomas Amrose drives to the basket in Canton’s NCCC victory over Coventry. Amrose had eight points in the game. (Photo courtesy Paul Amrose)
CANTON, February 4 – After three tough games last week, including a triple overtime loss to Somers on Friday night, the Canton High boys basketball team is back on the winning track following a 73-48 win over Coventry on Tuesday.
The Warriors (14-2, 10-2 NCCC) received a balanced offensive effort with eight players scoring, led by Matt Rose with a team-high 16 points. Josh Burke scored 13 points and three 3-point shots while Ryan McGoldrick chipped in with 11 points.
D.J. Fleming chipped in with a game-high 23 points for the Patriots (6-10, 3-8 NCCC). John Boutin added 10 for Coventry, who was outscored 23-8 in the second quarter, allowing Canton to grab a 20-point lead at halftime, 38-18.
Canton returns to action on Friday night when they challenge first place SMSA (15-0, 12-0 NCCC) in Hartford beginning at 6:45 p.m. The Tigers need two more league wins to capture the NCCC championship.
Josh Burke scored 13 points in Canton’s win over Coventry on Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy Paul Amrose)
Canton 73, Coventry 48
At Canton
Coventry (48) Jordan Smith 3 2 8, DJ Fleming 8 2 23, Hunter Coloumbe 1 0 3, Jon Rogers 2 0 4, John Boutin 4 2 10. Totals 18 6 48
Canton (73) Chris Tenczar 4 0 9, Colin Mackin 1 3 6, Matt Rose 7 2 16, Silas Sawtelle 1 1 3, Thomas Amrose 3 2 8, Josh Burke 4 2 13, Ryan McGoldrick 4 1 11, Jack Rose 3 1 7. Totals 27 12 73
Coventry (6-10) 10 8 18 12 — 48
Canton (14-2) 15 23 16 19 – 73
Three-point goals: Fleming (Cov) 5, Coloumbe (Cov), Tenczar (Can), Mackin (Can), Burke (Can) 3, McGoldrick (Can) 2
NCCC boys basketball standings
| Team | NCCC | Overall |
| SMSA | 12-0 | 15-0 |
| Somers | 10-1 | 14-2 |
| Canton | 10-2 | 14-2 |
| Granby | 9-3 | 9-5 |
| Classical | 8-4 | 9-7 |
| HMTCA | 7-5 | 9-7 |
| Ellington | 5-4 | 9-4 |
