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Eaglettes improve to 20-4 over holiday break

Body The Canton Eaglettes finished their holiday stretch with a 4-2 mark, picking up a district victory in Athens and a fourth-place finish at the Aggieland Invitational this past week. Canton began their slate on Dec.
Caroline Stern and the Eaglettes had no trouble taking down Athens on Dec. 20, rolling to a 66-20 blowout victory. Photo by Lianna Reid

Eagles stumble into district slate

Body The Canton Eagles suffered a rather tumultuous stretch for their standards in the past two weeks, after a district loss to Athens and a disappointing tournament run left them at 3-4 over that span, and 20-5 on the season.
Rex Baldwin drives with the ball during the third quarter of Canton’s loss to Athens on Dec. 20. Photo by Lianna Reid

Eaglettes pick up two district wins

Body The Canton Eaglettes kicked off their district slate this past week with two thrillers, narrowly escaping both to begin the most important part of their schedule 2-0. Canton would open their district slate on Tuesday, Dec.
Head Coach Troy Carrell talks to his team during a timeout in Canton’s one-point victory over Mabank on Friday night. Photo by Lianna Reid

ALL-STATE HONORS

Body Canton junior Georgia Crayton was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team for her play during the 2022 season. Crayton was a key piece of an Eaglette program that finished the year with a 33-8 record overall and a run to the Regional
Photo by Lianna Reid

Eagles cap off undefeated week with 1st place finish

Body The Canton Eagles continued their early season run of dominance this past week, completing an unscathed slate with wins over Caddo Mills, Nevada Community, Tenaha, Henderson, North McKinney, and Kilgore to capture the Great East Texas Shootout Championship.
Canton took home first place in the Great East Texas Shootout by defeating Kilgore, 45-18, on Saturday night. Courtesy photo
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