ELGIN — Opening night for the star-studded Wolfpack girls basketball team was like a Hollywood picture show.
With bleachers full of fans watching every move, the Wolfpack’s stars shined like diamonds in a 67 to 22 victory over Riverside.
Senior Ashlynne Charf tossed in 17 points and teammates Kayton Zwingman and Keyera Eisenhauer each had 10 points as the team rolled to a one-sided victory over Riverside in the season opener for both teams.
Charf had nine points and Kate Furstenau added five in the opening quarter as EPPJ took a 24 to 8 lead. The Wolfpack then blew the game wide open in the second quarter with a 25 to 3 run. Six Wolfpack players scored in the eight-minute stretch, growing the lead to 38 points at intermission.
Coach Randy Eisenhauer’s trademark of fast-paced offense and full-court defense proved to be too much for the Chargers to overcome. Riverside had numerous turnovers which EPPJ converted into point.
With a running clock in the third quarter, the Wolfpack controlled the game by outscoring their opponent 18 to 11 in the final 16 minutes of action. All 12 players who suited up in the game saw action, all but one put their name in the scoring column.
