Grayhounds open season with victory over Little Hawks.

The Burlington High School girls basketball team opened the season with a 55-48 victory over 11th-ranked (Class 4A) Iowa City High Saturday in Iowa City.The Grayhounds overcame a 9-6 deficit with three minutes left in the first quarter to take a 13-11 lead at the one-minute mark of the period, and never trailed the rest of the way.Hilary Beaird, who led the BHS scorers with 12 points, hit a bucket with three seconds left in the first half to give the Grayhounds a 36-24 advantage at intermission."We held the ball for the last 35 seconds to set up a final shot," BHS coach Mark Miller said. "That was big, going up 12 points at halftime."Beaird also led BHS on the glass with nine rebounds. Victoria Ita grabbed seven boards, while Chandra McCampbell swiped seven steals. Hillary May came off the bench to pitch in 10 points."We showed a lot of depth," Miller said. "It was a solid defensive effort by the team. Our rebounding was strong."BURLINGTON (55)Miranda Kramer 3 1-2 9, Hilary Beaird 5 2-5 12, Chandra McCampbell 3 2-4 8, Victoria Ita 2 4-4 8, Stacia Dean 1 2-2 4, Sam Whitmore 0 0-1 0, Khanishah Williams 1 2-2 4, Katie Oleson 0 0-0 0, Hillary May 2 4-8 10, Alysia Eggleston 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 17-28 55.IOWA CITY HIGH (48)Britney Opheim 2 0-2 5, Kelsey Coleman 1 0-0 2, Micaela Hansche 2 0-1 4, Phylliss Johnson 4 2-3 10, Virginia Johnson 7 1-1 15, Ashley Fuller 0 2-2 2, Nikki Burian 2 0-0 4, Chelsea Kroeze 0 0-0 0, Harper Beasley 0 0-0 0, Kayla Hyche 2 2-4 6. Totals: 20 7-13 48.Score by quartersBurlington 17 19 9 10 -- 55ICH 14 10 10 14 -- 48Fouls: Burlington 16, Iowa City High 24. Fouled out: None. Technicals: None. 3-point goals: Kramer 2, May 2; Opheim 1.Records: Burlington 1-0, Iowa City High 0-1.BHS sophs drop openerThe Burlington sophomores got 16 points from Morgan Myers and a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds from Alex Yacko but came out on the short end of a 51-44 decision to Iowa City High in Iowa City.