We're down to two.The KCI Raiders knocked off the Jacob Hespeler Hawks by a 31-23 count yesterday afternoon in Cambridge, moving to 11-0 and giving the Hawks their first loss on the year (10-1).
KCI and Grand River are now the league's two remaining unbeaten teams.
Michaela Schlumberger and Thea Taylor each had 12 points for KCI in the win, while Shianne Riggan (10) and Kendra Dennis (6) led the way for Hespeler.
At the other end of the standings spectrum, the Forest Heights Trojans defeated the WCI Vikings in a battle of 2-8 teams to give themselves the inside track to the final playoff spot in the league.
The Trojans scored 52 points, their first time scoring more than 40 this year in league play, in a 52-33 win over the Vikes. Sam Spurling and Sona Khalifeh had 14 each for FHCI, while Victoria Giguere scored a game-high 15 for WCI with Ramla Abdalla adding 9.
The loss eliminated the Vikings from playoff contention (see below).
Here's the other action from yesterday:
Grand River 35, Eastwood 16
The Rens stayed perfect by easing past ECI. Tijana Abadzic had 10 and Jessica Zmija 8 for GRCI, while Emma Miller and Danielle Gardiner each had 7 for Eastwood.
Galt 45, Preston 25
Beth Fleming (18) and Emma Buck (17) both had big games for the Ghosts in their win over Preston. Claire Gagne had 7 and Avery Levert 6 for the Panthers, who have now dropped 2 of their last 3.
Bluevale 46, Cameron Hts. 21
Zoey Scanlins (9) and Jasmine Lambert (8) were the top scorers for Bluevale as they got past Cameron Heights. Katrina Stickel led the Gaels with 8.
Elmira 26, Glenview Park 23
The Lancers locked up a playoff spot with a squeaker over Glenview. Mikayla Weber and Jade Tanner had 6 each for the winners, while Emily Dunn (10) and Chuchu Oyual (6) were tops for the Panthers.
WODSS - Bye Win (SSS)
WCSSAA Junior Standings
T1. Grand River 11-0**
T1. KCI 11-0**
3. Jacob Hespeler 10-1**
T4. Preston 8-3**
T4. Bluevale 8-3**
T4. SJAM 8-3**
7. Galt 7-4**
8. Cameron Hts. 5-6**
T9. WODSS 4-7**
T9. Eastwood 4-7**
T9. Elmira 4-7**
12. Forest Heights 3-8
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T13. Glenview Park 2-9
T13. WCI 2-9
15. Huron Hts. 1-10
Last Playoff Spot Notes
The winner of FHCI/Glenview Park will capture the last playoff berth.
WCI is eliminated even with a win over Huron Heights, as per rule 5.3.7 of the WCSSAA regulations (A-B-C) tiebreaker, which would come into play if all three teams (FHCI/GPSS/WCI) finish at 3-9:
"If Team (A) Glenview beats Team (B) FHCI, and (B) FHCI beats (C) WCI, and A & C have not played, the standings will be determined as A (1st), B (2nd), C (3rd).
