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Canton wins third straight; Lewis Mills captures second in a row

Tate Bemis had a game-high 26 points in Thursday’s non-league win over Terryville. He had six points in Friday night’s win over Suffield. (Photo courtesy Paul Amrose)

CANTON, January 17, 2025 – The Canton High boys basketball hit 11 shots from three-point range and scored a season-high 72 points as the Warriors won their third straight game with a 72-51 win over Suffield on Friday night in North Central Connecticut Conference play.

Jayden Young had a game-high 21 points and three 3-point shots while Ryan Cuniowski scored 14 points and Brayden Keefe added 11 points and three 3-point shots.

After dropping a 51-48 decision to Granby Memorial last Friday night, the Warriors (7-3, 4-2 NCCC) have won three in a row. Canton beat East Windsor, 59-49 on Tuesday night and secured a 61-41 non-league victory over Terryville on Thursday night behind a game-high 26 points and six three-point field goals from Tate Bemis.

On Friday night, the Warriors took control early with 35-21 lead at the break. Nathan Gunn led the visiting Wildcats with 20 points.

Canton returns to action on Tuesday with a game in Somers.

Canton 72, Suffield 51
At Canton
Suffield (51)
Noah Schermerhorn 3-0-8, Colin Faber 1-0-3, Parker Abbiatti 2-0-4, Logan Baril 3-3-10, Ryan Orgen 1-0-2, Nathan Gunn 7-6-20, Colby Gunn 1-2-4, P.J. Halon 0-0-0. Totals 18-11-51
Canton (72) Tate Bemis 2-0-6, Jayce Tucker 0-0-0, Ryan Cuniowski 6-1-14, James Canny 2-0-4, Nolan Enquist 0-0-0, Brayden Keefe 3-2-11, Luciano Barber 0-0-0, Brandon Morin 0-0-0, Cooper Brown 0-0-0, Shane Leadbetter 0-0-0, Jayden Young 9-0-21, Chase Alhgren 3-2-8, Mike Valenti 3-0-8, Wyatt Bernabucci 0-0-0. Totals 28-5-72
Suffield (4-6)                      7  14  14  16  — 51
Canton (7-3)                     16  19  16  21  — 72
Three-point goals: Schermerhorn (S) 2, Faber (S), Baril (S), Bemis (C) 2, Cuniowski (C), Keefe (C) 3, Young (C) 3, Valenti (C) 2

Canton 61, Terryville 41
At Canton
Terryville (41) Justin Wheeler 4-0-9, Jowell Delgado-Ortiz 1-0-2, Aiden Legassey 5-1-12, Charles Whitfield 2-0-4, Jaiden Hoose 2-0-4, Tyler Hawes 3-0-6, Kaleb Owens 1-0-2, Tyler Moreland 0-0-0, Mark Clark 0-0-0, Robert Mailhot 1-0-2. Totals 19-1
Canton (61) Tate Bemis 8-4-26, Ryan Cuniowski 1-1-3, Brayden Keefe 1-1-4, Jayden Young 4-1-11, Jayce Tucker 3-0-6, James Canny 1-0-2, Nolan Enquist 0-0-0, Luciano Barber 1-0-3, Brandon Morin 1-0-2, Cooper Brown 0-0-0, Chase Alhgren 2-0-4, Mark Dedinger 0-0-0, Wyatt Bernabucci 0-0-0. Totals 22-7
Terryville (3-6)                  10  11  9  11 – 41
Canton (6-3)                     13  13  13  22 – 61
Three-point goals: Wheeler (T), Legassey (T), Bemis (C) 6, Young (C) 2, Keefe (C), Barber (C)

NCCC boys basketball

Team Lg. Overall
SMSA 5-0 9-1
Ellington 5-0 9-0
Granby 4-1 7-3
Somers 5-2 6-2
Canton 4-2 7-3
Rockville 4-2 6-3
Friday’s results
Canton 72. Suffield 51
SMSA 59, East Windsor 33
Ellington 65, Rockville 42
Aerospace 51, Granby 50
Coventry 53, Stafford 52

 


Lewis Mills 66, Conard 58
BURLINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 – After a five-game losing streak, the Lewis Mills boys basketball team has won two straight games.

On Friday night, Mills avenged a two-point loss to the Red Wolves earlier this month with a 66-58 victory in Central Connecticut Conference West division play.

Tommy Dinunzio led Mills (4-7) with 28 points, 15 rebounds and four assists while teammate Gavin Daly scored 22 points and had four assists. Brett Harding returned to the lineup with 10 points while Chad Edmond chipped in with six points.

Lewis Mills, which beat Middletown by two points on Monday night, 48-46, to snap that losing streak, returns to action on Saturday night when they host old Berkshire League rival Northwestern Regional (3-7) with tip off at 5 p.m.

Lewis Mills 66, Conard 58
At Burlington
Conard (58)
Max Tartaglia 4-0-8, Travale Givens 2-0-4, Clinton Smith 5-3-16, Jonathan Rivera 6-0-14, Michael Kirkutis 2-0-4, Ryan Barnum 1-1-4, Michael King 3-2-10, Anthony Spicer 0-0-0, Totals 22-6-58
Lewis Mills (66) Gavin Daly 8-4-22, Brett Harding 3-2-10, Will Green 0-0-0, Logan Carrano 0-0-0, Tommy Dinunzio 9-10-28, Chad Edmond 2-0-6, Gavin Grustus 0-0-0, Gage Kosak 0-0-0, Totals 22-16-66
Conard (5-5)               15  12  14  17  — 58
Lewis Mills (4-7)       12  17  17  20  — 69
Three-point goals: Smith (C) 3, Rivera (C) 2, King (C) 2, Daly (LM) 2, Harding (LM) 2, Edmond (LM) 2

Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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