Westside, Emmanuel Christian remain in first-place knot

ERIN – The Westside Thunder and Emmanuel Christian Eagles kept pace with one another atop the six-team District 4 high school senior girls’ basketball standings Wednesday as both posted victories.

Orangeville’s Westside doubled the Erin Raiders 42-21 while Emmanuel Christian of Fergus dropped the Norwell Varsity Reds of Palmerston 59-3.

Both Westside and Emmanuel Christian have 12 points, but the Thunder have a game in hand as they’re at 6-1 and the Eagles are at 6-2. They’re followed by the Centre Dufferin Royals of Shelburne at 4-2, Erin at 3-4, Norwell at 1-6 and the Wellington Heights Wolverines of Mount Forest at 0-5.

Westside 42 Erin 21

Jessica Burnside led Westside with 12 points while Olivia Wesley added 11.

Katiana Vernon had 10 for Erin and Abi White chipped in with six.

Emmanuel Christian 59 Norwell 3

Scoring leaders were not reported.

Wellington Heights at Centre Dufferin

Game postponed.

• Guelph Sports Journal