Canton’s Avery Brown earns All-State honors in basketball
Canton’s Avery Brown puts up a shot during Canton’s Class S quarterfinal loss to East Catholic.
Senior Avery Brown earned All-State honors for her play with the Canton High girls basketball team this winter. Brown was the only Canton athlete to earn first team All-State honors this winter from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Coach: Craig Archambault
Record: 5-15, 2-10 NCCC
NCCC Tournament: Did not qualify
CIAC Tournament: Did not qualify
All-NCCC: Jayden Young
All-State: none
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Coach: Brian Medeiros
Record: 12-13, 5-7 NCCC
NCCC Tournament: Lost to Somers in semifinals, 51-41
CIAC Tournament: Lost to East Catholic in Class S quarterfinals, 54-53
All-NCCC: Avery Brown
All-State: Avery Brown (CHSCA)
BOYS ICE HOCKEY
Coach: David Harackiewicz
Record: 11-12, 7-7 CCC South
CCC South Tournament: Lost in CCC South final to Conard, 5-0
CIAC Tournament: Lost in Division III first round to Newtown/New Fairfield, 3-2
All-CCC South: Mason Buckley
All-State : None
Note: Co-op team comprised of players from Newington (host), Canton, Cromwell, Berlin and Manchester. This was the fifth season for Canton playing co-op ice hockey. Canton’s Mason Buckley made second team All-State in Division III as a defenseman.
GIRLS ICE HOCKEY
Coach: Joe Gozzi
Record: 11-8, 4-6 CCC
CCC Tournament: Did not qualify
State Tournament: Lost in CT High School Girls Hockey Association quarterfinals to New Canaan, 2-1
All-State: none
Note: Co-op team comprised of players from Suffield (host), Canton, Ellington, E.O. Smith, Granby, Windsor and Northwestern Regional. This was Canton’s sixth year with the co-op program but no girls from Canton participated this winter.
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
Coach: Keith Wilson and Eric Rosen
Record: No dual meet record
NCCC championships: 7th place
CIAC championships: Did not score any points in Class S
All-NCCC: Christian Whilby
All-State: none
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
Coach: Keith Wilson and Eric Rosen
Record: No dual meet record
NCCC championships: 6th place
CIAC championships: 23rd place Class S
All-NCCC: Juliana Cavanaugh, Melodie Millner, Lyla O’Connor
All-State: none
WRESTLING
Coach: Josh Bristol
Record: 8-16, 4-3 NCCC (4th)
NCCC championships: 4th
CIAC championships: 11th in Class S, 45th State Open
All-NCCC: Steven Rudnik, Reese Titus
All-State: none