On Saturday, January 15th, twenty-four games in eight different leagues of the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Youth Basketball League, representing local youth from the ages of 5-14 were played at the J-H Middle School and Jonesboro Hodge High School. The contests opened the season which will be played each Saturday through the first week of March.
Highlighting the action were several breakout performances by area stars of the future led by 32 points scored by Jalynn Jiles, who led her Mystics team to victory in the 9-10 girls division. Additional sensational scoring games were achieved by Shane Reed of the Blazers in 13-14 boys play and Channing Grey of the Lakers in 11-12 boys action, who scored 26 and 24 points respectfully. Kace West also broke the 20-point barrier with 21 points for his 13-14 Celtics team.
Game Recaps (January 15)
5&6 boys and girls results and leading scorers
Bulls 11 Warriors 8 (Bulls)Hyman – 4 (Warriors) Sebastion Love – 2, Carter Hall – 2, Mayson Terral – 2
Clippers 12 Lakers 11 (Clippers) n/a (Lakers) Kylee Anne Allen – 4
Spurs 11 Pelicans 7 (Spurs) Cutter Whisonant – 4, Jeramiah Jones – 4 (Pelicans) Ashton Anderson – 4
Bucks 17 Lakers 6 (Bucks) Charlae Jones – 6 (Lakers) Kylee Anne Allen – 2
7&8 Boys results and leading scorers
Blazers 19 Kings 14 (Blazers) n/a (Kings) n/a
Hawks 21 Celtics 3 (Hawks) Jagger Ingram – 9 (Celtics) Hall – 2
Magic 19 Thunder 6 (Magic) n/a (Thunder) n/a
7&8 Girls results and leading scorers
Aces 20 Mercury 16 (Aces) Kate Keiffer – 6 (Mercury) Charlee Mauthe – 5
Mercury 31 Starz 11 (Mercury) Scarlett Parks – 10 (Starz) n/a
9&10 Boys results and leading scorers
Kings 21 Raptors 20 (Kings) Lucas Leach – 9 Lukas Bandy -9
Thunder 31 Rockets 4 (Thunder) Aiden Reed – 10 (Rockets) Jaxen Culpepper – 2
Grizzlies 27 Celtics 14 (Grizzlies) Noah Spillman -17 (Celtics) Raylon Bradford – 6
9&10 Girls results and leading scorers
Mystic 43 Sparks 11 (Mystic) Jayleen Jiles – 32 (Sparks) Lily LaBlance – 8
Sky 27 Fever 5 (Sky) Knyleigh Leach – 14 (Fever) Mariyah Harland – 4
Storm 15 Sparks 5 (Storm) Teegan Hall – 6, Syla Malone – 6 (Sparks) Landry Horsfall – 2, Lily LeBlance – 2
11&12 Boys results and leading scorers
Suns 21 Mavericks 15 (Suns) Kobie Williams – 10 (Mavericks) Eli Rowe – 6, Luke Rowe – 6
Bulls 32 Spurs 25 (Bulls) Michael Malone – 19 (Spurs) Jack Thomas – 10
Lakers 28 Hornets 22 (Lakers) Channing Gray – 24 (Hornets) Abram Toms – 8
Bucks 52 Hornets 23 (Bucks) Kaleb Maxwell – 17 (Hornets) Gunner Fontenot – 12
11&12 Girls results and leading scorers
Liberty 25 Lynx 21 (Liberty) Shacoria Mallard – 11 (Lynx) Kinley Walker – 9, Sanaa Tatum – 9
Sun 17 Dream 9 (Sun) Abby Martindale 12 (Dream) Brooklyn Brown – 4
Liberty 16 Wings 3 (Liberty) Shacoria Mallard – 6 (Wings) Brylee Cuthrell – 1, Hallay Taylor – 1, Emma Kate Toms – 1
13&14 Boys results and leading scorers
Blazers 63 Celtics 35 (Blazers) Shane Reed – 26 (Celtics) Kace West – 21
Heat 31 Magic 25 (Heat) Brayden Martin – 13 (Magic) D.J. Palmer – 8
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