CHESHIRE, Mass. -- Alie Mendel scored 21 points, and Lexi Mercier added 17 as the Hoosac Valley girls basketball team opened the season with a 65-33 win over Auburn in the opening round of the Hoosac Valley Holiday Tournament.

 

Annabelle Canales scored eight points for the Hurricanes, who opened the game with a 30-2 first quarter.

 

Hoosac Valley (1-0) Saturday night will face Greenfield in the tournament finale.

 

Photos of this game here.