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Canton Little Giants hope a late season surge will provide momentum to a strong showing in the Class 2A regional which opens Saturday

CHS Student Council to present 27th annual Mr. Little Giant pageant Thursday, Feb. 10.

Little Giants earn back-to-back victories By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—Despite a rocky third quarter where the Little Giants scored just five points and witnessed their 13-point lead shrink to just four, they put together a strong shooting performance in the final quarter to pull away from the Limestone Rockets in a 59-44 victory. The Little Giants have now won back-to-back games to go to 3-4 on the season. Turner Plumer got one in the paint to begin things for the Little Giants. TJ Myers, Conner Willcoxen, and Kaden Otto combined on 3-threes for the 11-3 Canton lead with just under ...

Dragons fall to Giants By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—When a player has the hot hand, you give him the ball. Such was the case Tuesday night when Canton’s Conner Willcoxen connected on seven three-pointers with six of those coming in the second half. Willcoxen finished with a team high 23 points, leading his Little Giant team to a 52-41 victory over the Pekin Dragons. Canton now improves to 2-4 on the season. Canton did not shoot well in the first half, but it was their stingy defense and rebounding that helped hold the small lead that they had. TJ Myers dropped the first two field g...

East Peoria downs Little Giants By Kevin Wright/Daily Ledger CANTON—At the midway point of this ballgame Hunter Rhodes and his Little Giant basketball team found themselves down by only eight. But costly turnovers by the Little Giants and hot shooting by East Peoria in the third quarter allowed the Raiders to pull away with this game to finish up with the 57-37 victory. The Little Giants are now 0-3 on the season. Kaden Otto started the first quarter for the Little Giants with two threes. Trace Rhodes then helped with a basket in the paint. The game was then tied at 11 after Ryan Cox hit tw...