On the Canton, Conn. town green this holiday season, a local team’s prowess was proudly proclaimed. The junior high team led the state as Mock Trial State Champs.

Move over, Little League. Just barely in their teens, a team of eight junior litigators triumphed over 21 other teams Dec. 14, under the coaching of Judge Michael R. Sheldon and William R. Crowe, of Wethersfield’s Mayo, Gilligan & Zito.