Montour used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Allderdice in its season-opener Tuesday night, 57-51. Also claiming victories were Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Cornell, Sto-Rox and Carlynton, with Bishop Canevin falling to Upper St. Clair.
The Sto-Rox girls basketball team used a balanced approach to hold off Carlynton in a battle of two West Hills area teams. Rae Johnston and Kamiyah Thompson each scored 14 points for the victorious Vikings.
Both the Bishop Canevin and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball teams met with little resistance Monday night in posting season-opening victories. Bishop Canevin downed Burgettstown while OLSH whipped Eden Christian.
Aaron Lake had an outstanding all-around game with 17 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four steals to pace Ellwood City past Sto-Rox Monday night in the Vikings' season-opener.
The Carlynton girls basketball team had its share of struggles last season, but second-year coach Frank Deutsch hopes a year of experience will put this year's team in position to compete in Class 2A.
Cornell boys basketball coach Brian Bethel lost six seniors to graduation, and a roster void of height means the Raiders will need strong defensive efforts on a nightly basis to compete in the WPIAL Class 1A Section 1.
At 6-foot-11, it's no stretch to call Ama Tening Sow the big attraction for the Montour boys basketball team. But the Spartans, who open their season at home Tuesday night against defending City League champion Allderdice, are hardly a one-man gang.