Chalk one up for the little guys.Well, maybe not literally --- but the "AAA" schools that participate in the WCSSAA league had a field day on Tuesday against their larger "AAAA" opposition.
In "AAA" vs. "AAAA" match-ups, the "AAA" schools went 5-1 head-to-head. Pretty impressive.
Winners included Preston (FHCI), Galt (WCI), Jacob Hespeler (SJAM), Waterloo-Oxford (ECI) and KCI (Cameron Heights). Bluevale was the lone "AAAA" school to post a victory, over Elmira, while Grand River had a bye on opening day.
Special congratulations go to Preston and Glenview Park for their opening day wins; the two schools combined for only 3 victories a season ago so there definitely appear to be some improvements on the court for those Cambridge schools.
Here's a recap of the results:
Preston 35, Forest Heights 19
Annie Collins had 8 points to pace Preston as they pulled out an opening day win. Sona Khalifeh had 5 for the Trojans.
Glenview Park 32, Huron Heights 26
Galt 43, WCI 26
Emma Buck had 13 and Erin Wilson netted 11 as the Ghosts picked up a big opening-day win on the road. Victoria Giguere led WCI -- and all scorers -- with 15, while Ramla Abdalla added 6.
Jacob Hespeler 27, SJAM 25
The Hawks nipped the 'Landers thanks in part to 13 points from Shianne Riggan and 5 more from Maggie Peterson. Deri Curtin (8) and Griffin Lack-Shane (6) led SJAM.
WODSS 36, Eastwood 10
Big opening-day win for the Crusaders, with Emily Glendinning pacing the way with an 11-point effort. Kai Wilson had 5 more for WODSS, while Danielle Gardiner led ECI with 4.
Bluevale 50, Elmira 24
Zoey Scanling (8), Kiera Grein (7) and Megan Reid (7) paced a balance Bluevale attack on Tuesday; the Lancers also had a balanced scoresheet with four players scoring 4 points each.
KCI 45, Cameron Hts. 20
The defending WCSSAA champions got off to a 1-0 start thanks to a couple of their key returnees, including Olivia Mickie with 12 and Erin Markle netting 10. Emma Atkinson and Alison McGilvary had 4 each for the Gaels.
