Glad to escape the suffocating winter air in Central New York, the Cicero-North Syracuse girls basketball team traveled to Orlando, Fla., and participated in the KSA Tournament. In its first game last Monday afternoon, the Northstars dominated Lecanto (Fla.) in a 75-22 decision, blanking Lecanto 22-0 in the opening period to set the tone for the rest of the game. By herself, Breanna Stewart, with 28 points, outscored Lecanto. She got help, too, as Brittany Paul delivered 15 points (including a trio of 3-pointers) and Sarah Bowles earned six points. Following a day off, CNS was back on the court Wednesday, facing University High School and needing a transcendent performance from Stewart to prevail 70-56. A 28-12 first quarter helped the Northstars quickly take charge, and whatever University tried against Stewart backfired as the junior center amassed 37 points, more than half her team’s total. Paul, with 14 points, and point guard Kelsey Mattice, with eight points, both did enough on the offensive side to keep Stewart from drawing even more attention. This led to Thursday morning’s final between CNS and Owasso, from Oklahoma. Finishing the tournament in fine form (and ignoring the rigors of an early tip-off), the Northstars beat Owasso by a score of 65-47. With the no. 6 state Class AA ranking, CNS (6-1) finally played its home opener Tuesday, against Henninger, and is then off for a week before meeting Oswego Jan. 11 in advance of what looks like a big contest Jan. 15 against Fayetteville-Manlius.