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B By y C CHHRRIIS S M MAASSSSE E cmasse@sungazette.com

Canton features a strong football tradition, so when one says the past two teams there may be the best ever, that says something big.

And Canton sure did some big these last two years, going 25-4, capturing consecutive NTL-I and District 4 Class A championships while reaching the state’s Final Four both times. There is a good chance, many of those seniors who graduated the past two seasons will someday find themselves in the Canton football Hall of Fame.

“After coaching in the (District 4) all-star game and watching them play one more time, I was in awe of what they could do,” Canton coach Tyler Sechrist said.

Now comes the hard part: replacing those graduates.

Most of last year’s starters graduated last June after helping Canton come within a play or two of reaching its first state final last fall. That is the bad news. The good news is that Canton has established a winning culture and has hungry players eager to establish themselves and continue the program’s winning ways.