The Stockbridge girls’ varsity basketball team is off to a strong start in the new season with a 3-1 record after the first two weeks.

The Panthers opened the season with a tough 51-33 loss to a strong Jackson Northwest team.

Melina Sayre led Stockbridge with nine points and four steals.

Emma Monaghan added eight points and four steals, while JayLee Chapman and Madeline Topping scored four each. Bella Pybus chipped in with three points, Chyanne Lindquist two, and Makenna Porter, Payton Hernley, and Tayla Trapp one each.

The Panthers bounced back with three straight wins, starting off with a 47-35 victory over Mason.

Pybus led the Panthers with 15 points and five rebounds.

Topping had a huge night with a double-double of 13 points and 15 rebounds, while Monaghan added six points, five assists, and five steals.

Chapman and Hernley scored five each, while Porter added two, and Lindquist one.

Stockbridge then took down Maple Valley 60-12.

Sayre led the Panthers with 14 points and five steals.

Chapman added 10 points, while Pybus had nine points and five rebounds.

Monaghan chipped in with eight points, five rebounds, five assists, and four steals, Hernley five points, Topping four points, Lillian Topping three points, Linquist and Trapp two each, and Porter one.

The Panthers head into the break after a 44-27 win over Springport to move to 2-0 in the Big 8.

Madeline Topping had a big night with a team-high 14 points to lead the Panthers.

 Sayre chipped in with nine points, while Hernley and Monaghan scored six each. Pybus added five points, , while Chapman and Trapp finished with two points each.