VERNON, Feb. 15, 2023 – Sophia Mates scored a game-high 18 points and Avery Brown added 14 points as the Canton High girls basketball beat Rockville in the first round of the NCCC Tournament Wednesday, 45-19.
No. 9 seeded Canton advances to Friday’s quarterfinals where they will face league champion and top seed Bolton (19-1, 12-0 NCCC).
Rockville’s 19 points was the second-fewest allowed by the Warriors in a game this season. Canton (10-11) allowed nine points in a 46-9 win over Litchfield on opening night.
2023 NCCC Tournament pairings and results
Canton 45, Rockville 19
At Vernon
Canton (45) Sophia Mates 8 2-2 18, Avery Brown 4 2-2 14, Gabby DelSanto 1-0-3, Avery Miller 1-0-2, Sam Yanke 1-0-2, Madisyn Reardon 1-0-2, Brooke Czerwinski 1-0-2, Totals: 18 6-6 45
Rockville (19) Nah’ziah Ford 0 0-2 0, Kennedy Gidaeakos 0 3-4 3, Julia Szuminski 2-0-4, Kourtney Anderson 2-0-5, Caitlin Chatterton 1 1-2 3, Liana Wheelock Bonee 1-0-2, Molly Willson 1-0-2, Chloe Hazel 0 0-1 0. Totals: 7 4-9 19
Canton (10-11) 13 14 12 6 — 45
Rockville (7-14) 2 5 5 7 — 19
Three-point goals: A. Brown (Ca) 4, DelSanto (Ca), Anderson (Ro)
