Burke, Sawtelle lead undefeated Canton past SMSA

Silas Sawtelle scored a career-high 22 points and hit three 3-point shots in Canton’s win over SMSA on Thursday night.

CANTON, Feb. 25, 2021 – Josh Burke and Silas Sawtelle combined to score 46 points to lead the undefeated Canton High boys basketball team to a 66-55 victory over SMSA Thursday night in NCCC West play. Both players had three 3-point shots with Burke scoring a game-high 24 points and Sawtelle adding a career-high 22.

Luke Maher also scored a career-high with 13 points for Canton. It was the 12th straight win for the Warriors, who closed out the 2020 campaign with eight straight victories before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the CIAC state tournament.

The Warriors (4-0) return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Windsor Locks for a 6:30 p.m. contest against the Raiders.

Canton 66, SMSA 55
At Canton
SMSA (55) King Shaw 3-1-8, Elon Munroe 5-4-14, Alsharif Bogar 4-1-10, Kemani Thompson 4-2-10, Jy’quay Moore 2-0-5, Tre Daniels 1-0-2, Daniel Hernandez 1-0-2, Alex Korsky 2-0-4. Totals 22-8
Canton (66) Brandon Powell 0-0-0, Luke Maher 6-1-3, Colin Mackin 0-1-1, Ryan McGoldrick 1-2-4, Silas Sawtelle 8-3-22, Nate Lincoln 1-0-2. Josh Burke 9-3-24. Totals 25-10
SMSA (3-1)                    8  16  15  16  — 55
Canton (4-0)                11  20  14  21 – 66
Three-point goals: Shaw (S), Moore (S), Bogar (S), Sawtelle (Ca) 3, Burke (Ca) 3