The season opener for both schools was a boys & girls doubleheader at Bethlehem, the first of two visits the Lady Horses will make this season, unless the schedules issued pre-season are in error.
Bethlehem extended the Lady Horses' losing streak to 7 in a row in the opener, 58-45. Jenalyse Alarcon led Troy with 17 points in a losing effort, and, predictably, was the only Troy player in double figures. Second year coach Ryan Meikle returns most of last year's team, a year older, and, for the fans' sake, wiser. The season opening road trip continues at Shenendehowa on Friday.
Troy boys coach Greg Davis simply reloaded after losing star players Latyce Faison, Nazaire Merritt, & Lateef Johnson to graduation. After Marquis Hamby, Zaveon Little, & Deondre Butler were called up from the junior varsity last season, it appears for now that Little was sent back to JV to start the season, but Davis brought up Shamdo Caldwell, Kenyon Oriol, Jadon Cummings, and football star Tyrell Penalba from the JV to join returnees Nasir Dawud-Soto, Alex "Hungry Like The" Wolfe, and Makai "Don't Be" Cruel.
Hamby led all scorers with 22 points, and Cruel added 13, as Troy upset Bethlehem in the boys' matchup, 68-57, in a battle of last year's division champions. The boys will have their home opener vs. Shen (0-1) on Friday. Based on this small sample, Troy looks ready to defend, if not also retain, the Gray division title.
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