Lady Warriors top rival Troy for Tournament Crown
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 29, 2019
The Canton Girls Basketball team took home their Christmas Tournament crown as they defeated rival Troy, 36-15, on Saturday, December 28.
Canton got a fast start on the evening by outscoring the Lady Trojans 9-1 in the opening quarter. Canton's defense never allowed Troy to score more than 7 points in a quarter as they cruised to their 5th win of the season.
Ellie Binford, Aislyn Williams, and Reagan Kelley paced the Lady Warriors with 7 points each. Molly Ward added 6 pints, Raeann Roupp scored 5, and Courtney Weiskopff rounded out the scoring with 2 points. Ward pulled down a team-high 14 rebounds to go along with 3 steals and 2 blocks, Binford added 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Roupp had 5 assists and 2 steals.
Sydney Taylor was Troy's leading scorer with 6 points.
Canton (5-2, 2-0 NTL Small School Division) is back in action on Friday, January 3 at home against Athens.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
