Canton Girls Returning to Class S Basketball Finals

Three teams from the greater Hartford area advanced in high school state tournament basketball competition Monday, while two others came up short in their bid for a title.

Just one girls team from the region is still alive: Canton. The third-seeded Warriors avenged a regular season defeat at the hands of No. 2 Bolton by upsetting the Bulldogs, 43-34 to advance to the Class S championship game for the second straight season.

Canton will play either Saturday or Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena against top-seeded Thomaston. Last year, Thomaston nipped the Warriors, 52-50 in the championship tilt.

In Class LL boys action, Simsbury came up on the short end of a 71-38 decision to fourth-seeded Weaver.

Northwest Catholic, the number 10 seed in Class M boys, crunched No. 15 Abbott Tech by a 56-35 count to reach the semifinals. The Indians will take on sixth-seeded Notre Dame-Fairfield at Wilby High School in Waterbury Wednesday at 7 p.m.

No. 4 Bloomfield also advanced to the Class M semifinals by posting a 65-51 win over No. 12 Bacon Academy. The Warhawks will tangle with top-seeded Sacred Heart Wednesday at 7 p.m. at New Britain High School. On Monday, Sacred Heart pounded No. 8 Granby Memorial, 93-36, to reach the semifinals.