It looks like parity might be the name of the game in this year's District 8 Senior Girls' Basketball league. One thing is for certain -- there isn't a "clear favourite" as the league tipped off regular season action yesterday.
I mentioned in my post on Monday that I wouldn't be surprised if the Resurrection-Woodland game was "closer than you think", and it certainly fulfilled those expectations as the Phoenix staged a 2nd half rally to overcome a 5-point deficit en route to a 35-32 victory.
Celia McGlynn had 16 for Rez in the victory there, while Patricia McCullough added 7. Cavs star Julianna Thomson had a game-high 21 for Woodland, with Brooke Mulder adding 6.
The other two games in the senior circuit went as expected. Bobbi-Sue Hentges notched 11 points as the St. David Celtics defeated St. Mary's, 41-14. Mallory Gitzell was the high point producer for the Eagles with 6.
St. Benedict took out Rockway 45-12, backed by a 9-point effort from Afifa Salaad. Jamie Torrance Perks scored 6 for the Flames.
Junior
On the junior side, the Resurrection Phoenix (last year's AAAA silver medalists in junior) return the bulk of their starting rotation from last year's squad and it showed in a 55-4 win over Woodland. Jama Bin-Edward (13) and Krissia Vasquez (8) led the way for the Phoenix out in Breslau.
Summer Pahl had a 16-point effort for St. Mary's as they handled St. David 38-9 in that contest. Julia Kukzynska added 8 more for the Eagles.
St. Benedict coasted to a 41-24 win over Rockway, with Maya Dans netting 14 in the win. Tereza Borges and Makayla Corbral added 8 each for the Saints, while Elhana Dyck, Leah Bauman and Kat Dyck-Steinman all had 6 points each for Rockway.
