No real surprises on Day 1 of the WCSSAA Boys' Basketball league in either the junior or senior ranks, but it was certainly nice to see the league back in action. Senior
On the senior side, the "coin-flip" game between Huron Heights and Glenview Park went the way of the Panthers, by a 55-47 final.
Sean Davidson and Chris Cahill netted 16 each for GPSS, while Darcy Jacobs (14) and Arshid Babury (10) led the way for Huron.
One of the league favourites, Cameron Heights, started their season on a roll offensively, putting up 80 points in an 80-55 victory over KCI.
Sasha Simic (19) and Nathaneal Mekasha (17) led the way for the Gaels, while David Ben-Lomotey and Stefan Simic each had 14 for the Raiders.
SJAM received a nice one-two punch from Nedim Hodzic (21) and Brett Parrott (18) en route to a 65-52 win over Galt. TJ Lall led the Ghosts with 17, while Scott Holton was also in double-figures with 10.
The ECI Rebels cruised past Preston in Cambridge to the tune of 63-44, with Ousmane Kromah netting 11 and Izzy Nemeth adding 10. Lucas Moffitt had a game-high 15 for the Panthers, while Antoinne Phillip added 12 more.
The final WCSSAA game saw Bluevale take out Southwood 65-40. Garrett Large (19) and Savo Krajisnik (14) led the way for the Knights, while Jack Carbell (12) and David Gutschon (10) were Southwood's high scorers.
Junior
A couple of extra games on the junior circuit, as Elmira and WODSS do not have senior teams this season.
The junior Crusaders were nipped in a low-scoring 26-22 affair by Forest Heights, with Riley Anderson pacing the Trojans with 7. Zac Berg and Korgan Shantz each had 5 for WODSS.
WCI had no difficulty with Elmira, holding the Lancers to just 7 points in a 40-7 win. Sharif Ise (6) and Bryce Scarrow (5) led the way for WCI, while Jacob Nafziger had 3 for EDSS.
Ahmed Kanu had 12 and Romy Simpson 11 as the Eastwood Rebels took out Preston 59-40. Jaskaran Attwal had a game-high 15 and Dylan Abraham added 10 for the Panthers.
The Huron Heights Huskies nipped Glenview Park by a 41-36 final. Kuel Thomas (13), Ben Jenkins (10) and Everett Alford (10) were all in double-figures for the Huskies, while Peter Hastings-Clarke had 10 and Syed Abbas 8 for GPSS.
Bluevale took care of Southwood 50-20, with Greg Smith outscoring the Sabres himself with a 21-point effort for Bluevale. Will Scheffler added 9 for BCI.
The other game saw SJAM cruise past Galt 56-23. Nino Spasik had 18 and Justin Hardy 12 for the 'Landers, while GCI was led by 6 from Hayden Markiv.
