CHS gymnasts land
victory over King Philip
By Kathy Anderson
Citizen Staff
A much-needed
win over King Philip was a big morale-booster for the Canton
High gymnastics team, which has been struggling since the start
of the season. Now into the second half of the season, the team
has a frustrating record of 1-6, but team morale is on the rise.
On January 7
Canton lost for the second time this season to a strong Sharon
team, 124.15-130.55. Canton has been improving bit by bit each
week, but one of the team’s consistently high scorers, senior
co-captain Becca Spada, had to sit the second half out due to
illness.
Spada’s
absence didn’t deter the rest of the team, however, as Maria
Rubino and Jackie Kelliher each landed a season-high score on
the floor exercise, with an 8.6 and an 8.75 respectively. Also
scoring well on the floor were Becca Pulcini with an 8.2, Jessie
Brooks with a 7.65 and Siena Torenzio with a respectable 6.85.
On bars,
Kelliher scored well with an 8.1, Spada a 7.0, Josh Klein a 6.5,
and Pulcini a 5.8.
On balance
beam, Rubino scored an 8.3, Spada an 8.2, Pulcini an 8.1,
Stephanie Mui a 7.8, Marina Vozzella a 7.25, and Brooks a 6.7.
The vault
exercise landed the highest scores of the meet with Josh Klein
nailing an 8.65, Pulcini a 7.8, Kelliher a 7.45, Vozzella a 7.25
and Lizzy Doherty a 7.15.
On Tuesday,
January 12 Canton clinched its first win against KP with a
spectacular score of 128.95-108.25.
“This meet was
the highest score for the team, which was definitely well
deserved and greatly needed to boost the morale of the team,”
coach Carla King said.
Spada was
again unable to compete but her teammates stepped up and earned
some season highs in the process.
On vault,
Klein scored a 9.0, Pulcini had a season high of 8.5, Kelliher
an 8.1, Vozzella a season high of 7.8, Kayla Lyles a season high
of 7.7, and Doherty a 7.4.
On floor,
Kelliher scored an 8.6, Pulcini had another season high of 8.5,
Rubino had an 8.5, Brooks a season high of 8.0, Torenzio a 7.2
and freshman Jamie Hines earned a first-meet score of 6.8.
On bars,
Canton’s toughest apparatus, Kelliher scored an 8.1, Klein a
7.5, Pulcini a 7.2 and Nicole Zane a 6.9.
On beam,
Pulcini earned her third season high of the day with an 8.5;
Rubino had an 8.3, Lyles a 7.85, Kelliher a 7.6, Mui a 7.3 and
Zane a 7.4.
Last Saturday
Canton came close to winning its second meet but fell to Oliver
Ames by a narrow gap of 132.1-130. The Bulldogs, however,
recorded their highest final score of the season.
On bars
Kelliher scored a 7.3, Spada a 7.6, Klein a 7.3, Zane a 7.0 and
Pulcini a 6.7.
The beam
landed two more season highs with Pulcini and Vozzella scoring
8.55 and 7.8 respectively. Kelliher earned an 8.15, Zane a 7.8,
Rubino a 7.6 and Lyles a 7.05.
Klein hit a
fantastic season high of 9.3 on vault, followed by Kelliher with
an 8.7, Pulcini and Spada with matching 8.2s, Lyles a 7.7 and
Doherty a 7.6.
Kelliher
topped the floor exercise with an 8.8, followed by Pulcini with
an 8.6, Spada an 8.4, Rubino an 8.3 and Brooks a 7.4.
“Unfortunately
our first few meets of the season have been with the hardest
competitors in the state,” King said, “but the hard work the
team has been showing this past week is paying off.”
The Bulldogs
will next host North Attleboro this afternoon at 4 p.m.
January 21, 2010
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