Soccer and Volleyball pairings announced

Boys Soccer- Seeded #10 will travel to #7 Duxbury on Saturday, Nov. 2nd at 4:00pm

Boys Soccer D2 South Bracket

Girls Soccer- Seeded #7 will host #10 Holliston on Sunday, Nov., 3rd at 3:00pm at CHS

Girls Soccer D2 South Bracket

Volleyball- Seeded #1 will host the winner of #8 Hudson and #9 Marlboro on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:00pm CHS.
Volleyball D2 Central Bracket

Field Hockey game moved to Thursday

In order to avoid potential bad weather on Friday, the first round Field Hockey game with Norwood has been moved to Thursday at 2:30pm here in Canton.

$6 for adults and $4 for students/senior citizens

D1 South Bracket

Field Hockey set to host Norwood in D1 Tourney clash

The Field Hockey team is seeded #8 and will host #9 Norwood in the D1 South MIAA Sectional Tournament. The game will be held at CHS on Friday, Nov. 1st at 2:30pm. This will be the team's first experience in the D1 tournament as the squad was moved up from the D2 tournament for the current alignment cycle due to our enrollment. 

Brackets for the tournament can be found here- www.miaa.net

Admission will be $6 for adults and $4 for students. Booster membership passes will NOT be honored for tournament games. 

Varsity Football schedule set for remainder of season

Given the new MIAA Football format, the remainder of the Bulldog schedule has now been set:

Friday, Nov. 1 at 7:00pm at CHS vs. Randolph HS

Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:00pm at Coyle Cassidy HS

Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1:00pm at Dedham HS

Thanksgiving- 10:00am at CHS vs. Stoughton HS

The Week in Review- 10/21/13-10/26/13

Cheerleaders grab first place- The Cheerleading team didn't waste any time showing their best stuff this season as they took home first place in the first competition they have entered this year. The competition was a big one- the Braintree Invitational- and the squad performed incredibly well, outperforming some great competition.

Field Hockey earns League Title….Again- A league win and a tie was enough to propel the Field Hockey team to yet another Hock Davenport Championship this week. The week started off with a disapointing 1-1 tie at Foxboro which then forced the team to have to defeat Stoughton at home on Thursday night in order to clinch the title. But the girls did not disappoint, edging the Black Knights on two Kellie Stigas goals, 2-1. Friday saw the team tie Westwood, 3-3 in an offense-filled non-league contest to end the season. Stigas registered 2 goals and 1 assist in the competitive game.

Boys Soccer Qualifies for Tournament- A convincing 3-1 win over Foxboro on Tuesday night at home earned the Boys Soccer team a ticket to the State Tournament for the 8th consecutive season. The team followed up the Foxboro victory with a 2-0 road win over Stoughton to end the regular season on Friday afternoon. Bart O'Brien (1 goal, 3 assists), Damian Kozak (1 goal, 1 assist), Eric Wong (1 goal), 1 assist),  Andre Dorofeev (1 goal), and Liam Collins (1 goal) led the Bulldog attack this week. The team finishes the regular season with a record of 9-6-3 and was unbeaten at home.

Volleyball improves to 15-2- The Volleyball kept things going this week with 3-0 wins over Sharon and Stoughton. The team will look to finish off the regular season on a five game winning streak as they face Quincy and Foxboro this week.

XC Girls finish 2nd in Davenport at XC championship meet- The Girls XC team raced very well in Saturday's Hock Championship meet, finishing 2nd in the Davenport and 6th overall with a score of 202. Catherine Song finished first for the girls while Courtland Priest finished 1st for the Bulldogs in the Boys race.

Riemer qualifies for States- Senior Sam Riemer shot an incredible 74 at Easton CC in Monday's Sectional Golf Tournament qualifying for the State Tournament Monday for the 3rd year in a row.

Football strong early but falters- The Football team battled hard against unbeaten Oliver Ames Saturday but fell to the Tigers in the final Hock Davenport game of the season. The big Bulldog highlight of the game was a 70 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Derrick Harris. The team will find out the remainder of its schedule on Monday.

Girls Soccer falls in only game of week- It was a light week for the Girls Soccer team as a rescheduled contest with Stoughton left just one game on the schedule and the team came out flat on the road against the Warriors, falling 1-0. The team will face the Black Knights on Monday at home at 5:45 in senior night.

Teams and Clubs shine in first annual CHS Showcase

Practices and games were put on hold Wednesday evening for the first annual CHS Showcase- a night where Middle School aged parents and their kids as well as some even younger Cantonites visited the CHS gymnasium to see what our athletic teams, clubs and other extra-curricular offerings are all about.

Team and club leaders worked with their coaches and advisers to create displays which "showcased" their sport or activity. Hundreds of younger Canton students and parents visited throughout the evening- not bad considering the Red Sox were playing in game one of the World Series! Our Bulldog nation put on a great show that really highlighted who we are and what it can mean to be a Bulldog!

Field Hockey adds to already crowded trophy case

A come-from-behind 2-1 victory over visiting Stoughton Thursday night at home was enough to propel the Field Hockey team to yet another Hock Davenport Championship. It was also Senior Recognition Night and the seniors did not disappoint as parents and fans alike were treated to a great game.
The Bulldogs went down 1-0 early when a Black Knight found a gap and broke through the Canton defense. Canton goaltender Emily Buckley made a great first save but the persistent Stoughton player followed up with a goal off of the rebound.
The game remained scoreless throughout the first half, but early in the 2nd, Kellie Stigas scored off of a corner and just 6 minutes later Stigas converted on yet another corner.
The team will face Westwood in a non-league game this afternoon before beginning preparation for the DI state tournament.

Football at OA postponed until Saturday

This week's varsity football game at Oliver Ames has been moved to Saturday at 2:00pm due to a EEE curfew in Easton.

The Week in Review- 10/15-10/19/13

Boys and Girls Soccer raise awareness of Breast Cancer- Both the Boys and Girls Soccer teams sported their pink jerseys in Thursday's double-header with Sharon this week.  Thanks go out to all of the parent volunteers who helped make the event possible.  Kudos to the boys and girls players for their efforts.

Field Hockey continues to roll- Wins over Oliver Ames and Sharon have put the Field Hockey team on the brink of yet another Hock Davenport Championship. The 1-0 win over OA on the road Tuesday was a battle of the Davenport's two best teams. The Bulldog victory was sweet revenge as the Tigers had beaten the Bulldogs by the same score earlier in the season. Katie Kelleher recorded the lone goal in the victory.

The 'dogs dominated Sharon on the road on Friday, 5-1 on a hat trick and 2 assists by Kellie Stigas. The victory moves the team one step closer to a Davenport Championship with 2 games left.

Volleyball wins Davenport for 7th season in a row- The week started off with a bang for the Volleyball team as the squad breezed by Milford on Tuesday with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-15) win that led to the team's 7th straight Hock Title. The week also ended on a high note as the team hosted Oliver Ames and came away with yet another Hock victory, 3-1. Sandwiched in between the two Hock victories was a clash of two of the top D2 teams in the state as the Bulldogs hosted Notre Dame Academy, the top ranked team in the state. The 'dogs started off strong early in the first game, but the visitors had too many weapons on the day and served up Canton's second loss of the season, 0-3. Avery Devoe led a strong Bulldog effort in the loss but it wasn't enough to overcome the top ranked squad.

Boys Soccer has unbeaten week...but no wins- The Boys Soccer team played to two scoreless ties this week- one against unbeaten Oliver Ames and one against Sharon- a team that had defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season. The two ties mark the team's 6th shutout in the past 8 games but also mark the 3rd game in a row without a goal. Art McNally earned his 7th shutout of the season. The team  has to earn just one more point in its final two games to qualify for the state tournament for the 8th consecutive season.

Football jumps ahead early again, but can't hold on- For the 3rd consecutive game, the Bulldogs found the endzone first to jump ahead of their Hock opponent, this time the Foxboro Warriors, but failed to hold on as the Warriors came storming back for a 28-7 victory. Kevin Wing's 2 yard run capped off an early drive that was highlighted by a huge passing play when Brian Hagan threw a perfect strike to Derek Harris who made a great catch in traffic and tacked on some extra yardage putting the 'dogs in a great position early. The team moved the ball well for much of the game but the Warriors were able to convert on their opportunities and earned the road win.

Golfers perform well at Hock Championships- Junior Mike Breviglia shot a 78 at the Hock Championships at Granite Links on Thursday, becoming the first Bulldog golfer in recent memory to shoot the lowest score in the League- earning MVP honors on the day. His teammate Sam Hrubec shot the 2nd lowest score (an 80- tied with 2 other golfers). The team finished in 2nd place to Sharon High School. The team will compete in the State Tournament on Monday at Easton CC.

Girls Soccer wins 1 drops 2 in tough week of competition- The Girls Soccer team had a convincing 3-0 victory at home on Thursday night against Sharon. Gabby Matthews, Sarah MacQuarrie and Hannah Link each scored in the shutout win. Alana Murphy played well in goal. Thursday's victory was sandwiched by two tough losses- 3-0 to Oliver Ames and 1-0 to a very strong Andover team.

Field Hockey, Volleyball and Girls Soccer all in Globe Top 20s

There are a few things that Cantonites seem to be able to rely on each fall- the leaves will turn colors and fall, there will be two big local road races, and the Girls sports teams at CHS will be thriving. This year has been no exception. Once again, the Field Hockey, Volleyball and Girls Soccer teams are all excelling, collectively posting a record of 33 wins, 6 ties and 5 losses. 

The Volleyball team clinched its 7th consecutive Hock Title this week in winning the Davenport with time to spare. 

Field Hockey is currently in control of its own destiny and needs to win another game in the league to sure up yet another League title. 

Girls Soccer is right on the heals of Oliver Ames with 2 games remaining and will look to win out to put pressure on the Tigers. 

The Boston Globe has noticed the success of the Lady Dogs this fall, ranking all three in their Top 20 rankings:

Girls Soccer- #15

Volleyball- #13

Field Hockey- #18

Brevigila earns Hock Golf Championship MVP

CHS junior Mike Breviglia shot a 78 at Thursday's Hock Golf Championships at Granite Links in Quincy, 2 shots lower than the closest competitor earning the Hock Golf Championship MVP.  His teammate, Sam Hrubec was one of 3 golfers who shot an 80 on the day.

One win, One loss in Davenport First Place battles

The Field Hockey team exacted some revenge on Tuesday with a 1-0 over Oliver Ames after falling to the Tigers by the same score earlier in the season. The win pushed the Bulldogs 2 points ahead of the Tigers in the race for the Hock Davenport Championship. Canton's goal came when Lindsay Nolte made an incredible run up the entire field and found Katie Kelleher in front of the Tiger goal for the tally.

The Girls Soccer team fell 3-0 to OA in yet another battle for first place on Tuesday. The Bulldogs went into the contest with a one point lead over the Tigers but the loss puts them one point behind with just 3 league games remaining.

Volleyball earns Davenport Title- 7th Hock Championship in a row

The Volleyball team cruised to its 7th consecutive Hock Title with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-15) victory over Milford on the road Tuesday. It was a great team effort with Amelia Poshkus, Chidera Nwankwo and Ellie Teague playing particularly well at the net and Danielle Arthur serving superbly.

The Win improves the team's record to 12-1 and earns the Hock Davenport once again!

The week in Review- 10/7-10/11/13The GThe Bo

Field Hockey rolls- This week's wins over KP (4-2), Mansfield (2-0) and Milford (5-0) made it 7 wins in-a-row for the Field Hockey team as they seem to be peaking at the right time.
The 5 goal explosion by the Bulldogs at home Friday featured goals by Julianna Howlett, Alex Dillon, Jackie Merrigan, Kellie Stigas, and Sam Nolte. Mary McNeil and Zoe Rosenberg were key to the victory as well.  The team will face first place Oliver Ames on the road Tuesday in a battle for first place in the Davenport.

Girls Soccer stays hot- The Girls Soccer team improved to 9-1-3 and qualified for the state tournament this week with wins over KP, Mansfield and Milford. Friday afternoon saw the team defeat visiting Milford, 5-2 on goals by Kim McNally (2), Haylee Duserick, Sam Sullivan and Sarah MacQuarrie. The team will face Oliver Ames at home on Tuesday in a battle for Davenport bragging rights.

Volleyball wins two but drops first match of season- The Volleyball team went 2-1 this week, defeating  Medway and Mansfield (two very powerful teams), but dropping its first match of the season to KP in a dramatic 5-game match. Coach Cawley praised the play of Avery Devoe, Liz Hamilton, Ellie Teague, Chidera Nwankwo and Erin Proctor in the big rebound win over Mansfield on Thursday.

Girls Cross Country finish dual meet season at 4-1- The Girls XC team wrapped up the dual meet season with an impressive victory over Stoughton, 22-35. The win improves the team's record to 4-1 with the one loss coming at the hands of the always strong Oliver Ames Tigers.

Boys Soccer knocks off K-R 1st place Mansfield- Wednesday saw the Boys Soccer team shutout Kelley-Rex leading Mansfield 4-0 on goals by Wolph Gustave (2), Damian Kozak and Pat Hession (first career). The good spirit of the win was tempered by two tough losses this week- 1-3 at KP and 0-2 at Milford.

Golf team ends regular season with 2-1 week- The Golf team posted two great scores that would have been enough to defeat Wednesday's opponent Oliver Ames, BUT those two scores came on the wrong days as they shot a 158 against undefeated OA falling 158-157. The Bulldogs shot 152 and 153 against Foxboro and Mansfield respectively, in two big wins and finish the regular season at 10-4.

Football strikes first but can't hold on vs. Stoughton- Brian Hagan's first quarter touchdown pass to Michael Harris opened up the scoring of Friday's first-ever non-Turkey-day rivalry with Stoughton, but the 'dogs were unable to ride that momentum for long. Hagan would score in the 3rd quarter as well but that was all the scoring that the team could muster, falling 40-13 at the hands of the Black Knights, who were looking to instill some revenge after falling the Bulldogs last Thanksgiving. The team will host Foxboro on Friday night at 7:00pm.

Amazing string of Volleyball success comes to an end

Tuesday night's 3-2 loss to KP ended an amazing regular season winning streak that spans back three seasons. The last regular season loss was on 10/27/11. Since then, the team won 32 straight regular season games before losing to the Warriors.

The streak came to an end Tuesday as the squad, coming off one of the best wins of the year Monday night vs. Medway, went up two games to none against KP, but the Warriors came storming back, winning the next three for the upset win (25-20, 25-18, 11-25, 24-26, 12-15).

Congratulations go out to Coach Cawley and the girls of 2011, 12, and 13 on the great achievement.

CHS Athletic Booster Club Newsletter

October 2013

Athletic Booster Club Newsletter

Welcome back to the Canton Bulldog Booster’s Newsletter – or just welcome if you are new to CHS. Our goal is to give you quick access to all sources of information available to follow and support our Bulldogs Athletes – just click on the links below. We also want to let you know about our organization and what the Boosters group is accomplishing with your membership dollars. You can easily forward the Newsletter to family or friends to keep them informed too!

Booster Club News

Our website: http://chsboosters.net/index.html

Ø  On September 25^th, at the annual Athletics Night, Dave Merrigan (Boosters’ President) introduced the Boosters Club and some of its accomplishments: leasing a school bus to safely transport teams to/from their events ~ funding a trainer and equipment for the Scott Herr’s Health Center participating in the Turf field’s maintenance ~ PA system to enhance the game experience at Memorial Field ~ display cases to highlight  the teams’ accomplishments ~ to name just a few.

Ø  During our September 10th meeting, we elected our 2 newest members, Vice Presidents Jackie Lodge and Karen Hayes. Karen’s focus will be on Fundraising. With many members on the board parents of Seniors at Canton High, it is good to see new parents involved.  All are welcome to our meetings.

Ø  We discussed the new Banner program for Corporate donors. Banners will be displayed at various fields around campus. A great opportunity to be seen for local businesses.

Ø  Coming soon, BINGO! More information to follow..

Come join us at the next Booster Club Meeting, this Tuesday October 8 at 7:00 pm

at the CHS teachers’ Café.

Support your Athlete!

Ø  If  you haven’t done so already, get your membership to the Canton Booster Club, or make a donation, online or by mail (membership flyer included). http://www.chsboosters.net/memberships.html

Ø  Get a tax deduction for your used car while supporting CHS Boosers. Email dmerrigan@verizon.net for details. We’ll take care of everything.

Ø  The CHS Boosters is a 501c3 organization – your donation may be tax deductible!

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The week in review- 9/30/13-10/4/13

Perfect week for girls and boys soccer- This week saw the boys and girls soccer team each go 2-0 vs. Stoughton and Taunton. The Girls team kept in the hunt for the Davenport title chase with a 2-0 win at Stoughton on Tuesday and a 2-1 victory at Taunton on Friday. Freshman Hannah Link scored both goals in the Stoughton win and senior Kim McNally scored both goals in the win over Taunton. The team is currently ranked 13th in the Boston Globe poll.

The Boys dug themselves out of a tough stretch, defeating the Black Knights, 2-0 and the Tigers 3-0, both at home. The shutouts make it 3 games in a row without the team conceding a goal. Bart O'Brien scored 3 of the 5 goals this week.

Field Hockey with shutout week- The Field Hockey squad defeated Stoughton, 3-0 on Tuesday and followed it up with a 2-0 win at Taunton on Thursday. Thursday's win at Taunton featured goals by Kellie Stigas and Katie Kelleher with an assist by Jackie Merrigan.

Volleyball team remains perfect and continues to improve- 3-0 victories over Stoughton and Taunton improved the Girls Volleyball record to 9-0. Thursday's victory over Taunton was led by Avery Devoe (16 kills and 3 aces), Elizabeth Hamilton (14 kills, 4 aces and hit .423) and Erin Proctor (28 assists). The team is currently ranked 13th in the latest Boston Globe poll.

Football heroic comeback ends in disappointment- A mistake ridden first three quarters had the football team down 35-13 against visiting Milford on Friday night at CHS, but anyone who left early missed all of the drama and excitement as the Bulldogs fought back to score three unanswered touchdowns to tie it a 35 a-piece. A Hawk 23 yard field goal as the clock ran down ended up dashing the hopes of turning the comeback into a victory as the game ended 38-35 Milford.

Brian Hagan put the Bulldogs up early on a 1 yard run in the 1st quarter, but Milford would score the next 21 points before Hagan scored again midway through the 3rd quarter to make it 21-13. But the Hawks once again took advantage of some 'dog mistakes and ended the quarter finding the Bulldog endzone two more times and putting the game seemingly out of reach for the home team. But someone forgot to tell the Bulldogs as they mounted an amazing comeback that featured touchdowns by Michael Harris, Kevin Wing and Jahron Reynolds (with just 2 minutes remaining), tying it up at 35-35. That flurry of Bulldog domination also included two Matt Bagley on-side-kicks recovered by the Green and White and some great play at quarterback by Anthony Ross. Hopes of the victory were dashed when the visiting Hawks had a good kickoff return and managed a couple of big passing plays to lead to a 23 yard field goal and the Milford win.

Up and Down week for Golf squad- This week saw the Golf team shoot an amazingly low score of 147 to defeat Sharon on Wednesday, 147-166, but shot much higher on Thursday, falling to first place Oliver Ames, 162-145. Wednesday's 147 was the lowest team score for the Bulldogs in recent memory. Sam Riemer, Sam Hrubec and Luke Thompson all shot 36 (one over par) in the big win.

XC teams battle Milford- Girls win, Boys come up short- The Girls team was once again led by Amanda Eagles, Courtney Loughnane and Catherine Song in an 18-42 victory while the Boys fell 33-24 but saw strong performances by Courtland Priest, Joe Clancy and Spencer Polsgrove.

Football set to host Milford in Davenport Battle

Both Milford and the Bulldogs will be in search of their first key Hock Davenport victory on Friday night at CHS as the two teams clash for the first time in recent history. The Hawks joined the Hockomock League in the fall of 2012 but the two Football teams did not face each other last year.

Kickoff is 6:00pm at CHS's WWII Veterans' Memorial Field. We are hoping for a big crowd!

Golf team continues impressive run

The Golf team increased its winning streak to 6 matches with a 147-166 victory over Sharon on Wednesday. The was extra-sweet as the Eagles had defeated the 'dogs early in the season. It also marked the 2nd time this season that the team has registered a sub-150 score- a very rare event in Hockomock Golf. The win over the Eagles saw three Bulldogs shoot an impressive one over par, 36- Sam Riemer, Sam Hrubec and Luke Thompson. Mike Breviglia also broke 40 in the victory.

The team will face 10-0 Oliver Ames today in a battle of two very hot golf teams.

Volleyball wins on and off the court

Monday saw the undefeated Volleyball team remain perfect with a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-19, 25-9) over Stoughton High School at CHS. The win improved the team's record to 8-0. Meghan Hartnett ran the offense well collecting 12 assists while Avery Devoe and Elizabeth Hamilton led the offense. Danielle Arthur, Shay Connolly, Lauren Brady, Olivia Devoe and Julie Newton played great defense in the Davenport victory. The win also means that the team's record over the past two seasons is an incredible 29-1. 

The team won off the court on Monday as well as they organized and dedicated their match to the Volley for Molly- a foundation set up to help fight ovarian cancer. The team and parents deserve a great deal of praise for their effort to raise money and awareness of this terrible disease.