The West Catholic girls varsity basketball team opened the 2022-2023 season at home against the Hudsonville Eagles from the OK White Conference. The Falcons had balanced scoring in the first quarter, as four players scored, led by Elisha Dykstra%u2019s 8 points as West led 20-17 at the end of the high scoring first quarter. Both teams struggled to find offense in the second quarter and West led 29-25 at the half. Hudsonville had a strong start to the third quarter and took a 33-32 lead with 4:41 to go in the quarter but the Falcons had some key defensive sequences and went on a 11-2 run to close out the quarter and took a 43-35 lead into the fourth quarter. Senior Cadence Dykstra had a strong second half and scored 13 of her game high 21 points to help lead the Falcons to a 55-50 victory. West was 7/9 from the free throw line in the final quarter which helped prevent any Hudsonville comeback. Elisha Dykstra added 17 points and Reese Polega was 4/4 from the line and finished with 9 points. The 1-0 Falcons will travel to Portland St. Patrick on Friday for their next game. Go West!