Cicero, N.Y. — It may have been the first game of the season for the Cicero-North Syracuse girls basketball team, but the Northstars and 2024 All-CNY large school player of the year finalist and Le Moyne commit Leah Benedict already made a statement.

C-NS rolled over three-time defending section champion Liverpool 53-30 behind a career-high 34 points from Benedict on Wednesday at C-NS High School.

12/10 - 6:30 PM Girls basketball Final Liverpool 30 Cicero-North Syracuse 53

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“That was a statement game for us, but it’s also game one,” Benedict said. “We showed a lot of good potential today and we’re just going to keep building. So I’m really excited about that.”

The Northstars won big, but it was a rough start.

C-NS was held to just four points in the first

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