No significant surprises on opening day in WCSSAA play, as my picks went a perfect 7-0 (thanks to a decision to pick KCI over Cameron Heights).Here's how things went down:
Forest Heights 25, Preston 16
A low-scoring affair in West Kitchener, but the Trojans pulled out the "W" with Linna Liou leading the way (9 points). Cassidy Wettlaufer added 7 for FHCI, while Emily Butler (9) and Breanna Johnson (7) combined for all of the Panther scoring.
WCI 53, Galt 21
The Vikes opened up a large lead in the first half of this one, and picked up their first league win in the post "Klein/Pavlik/Taylor" era. Kaylee Anagnostopoulos had 10 and Courtney Banham 9 for the Vikes, while Megan White and Kadija Mohammed had 6 each for the Ghosts.
Jacob Hespeler 57, SJAM 27
No trouble for the Hawks in their opener, as Candice Wright (24) and Jasmine Ramcharan (22) both had impressive performances. Sam Shantz paced the Highlanders with a 10-point effort.
WODSS 47, Eastwood 12
One of my top teams in CWOSSA opened their season as expected with a comfortable win at Eastwood. Alisha Glendinning (14) and Kyla Burrough (8) led the way for W-O, while Sam Legue had a team high 7 for the Rebels.
Bluevale 48, Elmira 24
The Knights doubled-up on the Lancers on Tuesday afternoon, with Julia Curran (15) and Natalie Bishop (12) leading the way. Nicole Cressman had 6 for the Lancers.
KCI 50, Cameron Heights 41
One of the "games of the day" certainly didn't disappoint as the Raiders went into Cameron Heights and left with a very big win among two teams that are projected in the upper half of the league standings. Alia Hazineh and Frances Campbell had 10 each for KCI, while Tonisha Lewis (11) and Nina Farkic (9) led the Gaels.
Grand River 56, Southwood 28
Grade 10 Nyamuoch Teny poured in 20 points and Jamie Noonan added 8 as the Renegades defeated the Sabres at home to open their season. Taylor White had 15 and Cali Doran 4 for Southwood.
