It was "one for the record books" Thursday evening over at Jacob Hespeler in Cambridge for several reasons.Firstly, with the Hawks' 36-31 win over WCI, Jacob Hespeler put and end to WCI's 48-game WCSSAA league and playoff win streak. The Vikings, who have won 10 of the last 11 WCSSAA league titles as well, hadn't lost a league or playoff game since a last-second basket by KCI in the 2009 WCSSAA final gave the Raiders an unlikely title.
For those keeping score at home, that's three straight perfect seasons (15 wins), plus the three wins to start the 2013 season.
I'll go out on a limb with my next history lesson; I also believe that the Jacob Hespeler win marked the first time in school history that the squad has defeated WCI in league play.
(If someone out there can refute that claim, let me know!).
Candice Wright poured in 20 points while PG Jasmine Ramcharan added 10. Ramcharan, a rookie junior grad, has been a difference maker early on in the season with several key offensive performances (including 29 in last weekend's tournament final win over Grand River).
Kaylee Anagnostopoulos had 8 and Danielle Sauve 7 for the Vikes.
A look at other WCSSAA action from Thursday:
KCI 36, Forest Heights 22
My Pick: KCI by 17
The Raiders are still unbeaten after a defensive win over the FHCI Trojans, who drop to 2-2. Frances Campbell had 11 and Christiana Koebel 8 in the victory, while Cassidy Wettlaufer had a game-high 12 for the Trojans with Linna Liou adding 4.
WODSS 54, Huron Hts. 20
My Pick: WODSS by 31
The Crusaders, like the Raiders, are also 4-0 after taking out Huron Heights on the road yesterday. Alisha Glendinning (15), Becca Payne (13) and Maddy Horst (12) were all in double-figures for the Crusaders, while Katrina Kostecki had 6 and Jenna Gangl 5 for Huron.
Cameron Hts. 42, Preston 19
My Pick: CHCI by 27
Hunter Johns had a game-high 14 points, while Tonisha Lewis added 8 in Cameron's win over Preston on Thursday. Delaney Trottier netted 5 and Keristen May 4 for PHS.
SJAM 40, Galt 32
My Pick: SJAM by 6
It was the Highlanders picking up their first win of the year by getting past the Ghosts. Taylor Trush knocked in 14 points, while Samantha Shantz was also in double figures with 12 for SJAM. Megan White had a game-high 17 for the Ghosts, while Sydney Schooten added 7.
Grand River 42, Elmira 32
My Pick: GRCI by 9
Nyamuoch Teny pumped home 14 points while fellow grade ten rookie Tara DeBoer added 10 more in the win. Nicole Cressman had 13 while Karley Sider scored 6.
WCSSAA Standings
T1. WODSS 4-0
T1. KCI 4-0
3. Bluevale 3-0
T4. Cameron Hts. 3-1
T4. Grand River 3-1
T4. WCI 3-1
T4. Jacob Hespeler 3-1
8. Forest Hts. 2-2
9. Southwood 1-1
T10. Elmira 1-3
T10. SJAM 1-3
T10. Eastwood 1-3
T10. Huron Hts. 1-3
14. Preston 0-3
15. Galt 0-4
