Canton boys finish fifth in Division III golf championships

HARWINTON, June 7, 2022 – Matt Schuman had an 82 to lead the Canton High boys golf team to a fifth place finish at the CIAC Division III boys golf championship meet at Fairview Farms in Harwinton.

Portland won a second straight CIAC Division III title with a 15-stroke win over St. Paul, 310-325. The Warriors finished with a team score of 343. Schuman and Artie Hayes each had one birdie in the tournament while teammate Jonah Hurley had a pair of birdies.

It was Canton’s first top five finish since 2015 when the Warriors were second in the CIAC Division IV meet.

CIAC Division III boys golf championships
At Fairview Farms (Harwinton)
Top 10 team results – 1. Portland 310, 2. St. Paul 325, 3. East Catholic 337, 4. Morgan 339, 5. Canton 343, 6. Old Saybrook and Coventry 352, 8. Wheeler 353, 9. Cromwell and North Branford 357
Individual results – Luke Stennett, East Catholic, and Colin Murphy, Coginchaug, 73 on the par 72 Fairview Farms, 3. Quinn Lapinski, Portland, 75, 4. Matthew Downes, St. Paul, 76, 5. Albert Turman, Jr., Coginchaug, and Jack Wise, Cromwell, 77, 7. Ryan Willey, East Windsor, and Eli Evison 78, 9. Morgun Whittaker, Montville, and Cameron Coneway, Wheeler 79
Canton results – t17. Matt Schuman 82, t20. Artie Hayes 83, t27. Nicholas Fox 86, t46. Jonah Hurley and Tyler Ugarte 92