Some of Canton’s finest athletes have been scoring goals and grabbing rebounds at the collegiate level. Here is a list of Canton residents who have been outperforming their classmates on and off the playing field. One former Canton athlete who has not stopped competing since leaving Canton High School is former Bulldog swimmer Michelle Allen. […]
With the help of Canton forward Olivia Murphy’s 15-point, 24-rebound performance, the CHS girls’ basketball team defeated Stoughton 43-40 last week for the second time this season. On January 21, Canton roughed up Stoughton 81-58 at home. Last Tuesday night’s game in Stoughton was much closer, however. The Bulldogs led 41-40 with less than a […]
With a 45-31 victory over Bedford last Monday night, the Canton High girls’ basketball team clinched a spot in the Division 3 state tournament. With a younger and more improved team this year, the Bulldogs have focused their offense around junior leading scorer Olivia Murphy. Against Bedford, Murphy scored 10 points and collected 16 rebounds […]
The Canton High girls’ basketball team suffered its second straight loss of the season Friday at the hands of Foxboro 68-46. After getting blown out by Franklin last week, the Bulldogs had seven days in between games to prepare for Foxboro. Snow had postponed their Tuesday home game against Sharon, and the long layoff caused […]
Junior forward Olivia Murphy played her best game of her high school career last Tuesday night, hitting a game-winning free throw with three seconds left to lead the Canton girls’ basketball team to a victory over Attleboro 61-60. The Bulldogs, who had been trailing the entire game, were tied 60-60 with three seconds to play […]
Former CHS athletes continue to shine While most college students were relaxing on their winter break, a number of athletes from Canton were unable to spend much quality time at home. Instead of skiing at Blue Hills or ordering a pizza at Cobb’s Corner Pizzeria or a sandwich at the News Stand Market and Deli, […]
It took a complete team effort from the Canton High School girls’ basketball team to defeat Stoughton Saturday night 81-58. Three Bulldog players posted double figures in scoring in the victory, including junior point guard Alana Pitts-Anaya — who hit 10 straight free throws in the fourth quarter to finish off the Black Knights. “Alana […]
The Canton girls’ basketball team erased a ten-point third quarter deficit to bounce back and defeat King Philip 75-65 Friday night. Junior point guard Alana Pitts-Anaya started the Bulldogs’ rally with solid defense and finished the game with 16 points, shooting 12-15 from the free throw line and adding five assists. Although Canton led by […]
The Canton High School girls’ basketball team struggled to find its offense on the road Thursday night, losing 52-34 to a tough and physical Mansfield team. The Bulldogs only scored one field goal in the first quarter and got off to a sluggish start. Mansfield’s defense pressured Canton’s leading scorer, Olivia Murphy, shutting down her […]
After suffering its first loss of the season Wednesday night to Abington 59-37, the Canton High School girls’ basketball team quickly bounced back to defeat Innovation Academy 62-11 on Thursday. Head coach Kaitlin Mills called the Bulldogs first loss of the season a wake-up call. “It was a wake-up call for the girls to realize […]
