The Quitman girls got back on the winning beat while the boys beat Choudrant and continued their current win-one, lose-one streak that they have been on for the past six games. In between the contests played at the gymnasium at Jonesboro-Hodge High School while their home gym is receiving a makeover 33 athletes received their letter jackets.
Quitman 63 Choudrant 34: Five years ago an 8th-grade girl named Leach made her presence felt by performing well beyond what would normally be expected of someone so young. On Tuesday evening it was de-Ja-Vu all over again as another 8th-grade Leach girl did the same this time with the elder Leach cheering her on. With senior Bethany Leach sidelined due to an injured ankle suffered during the Plainview Tournament last weekend, cousin Anna showed the large contention of Quitman faithful in attendance that the guard position is still in good hands with a Leach in charge.
With Anna scoring six of her eight points on the night in the second half and Cali Deal adding 15 of her game-high 24 points Quitman outscored Choudrant 34-6 to run away from their District 2B foe. Braly Stewart added 13 points while Emma Carter scored 8 and pulled down a team-high 10 boards. AJ Gray added six, Summer Grillette four, and Emma Walker two for the Lady Wolverines who improved to 5-2 with the victory and broke their two-game losing streak after reeling off four wins in a row to open the season. Choudrant fell to 1-4 on the year.
Choudrant 58 Quitman 43: Second and fourth quarter surges by Choudrant of 19-13 and 21-10 offset one-point Wolverine advantages in the first and third quarters. The loss overshadowed a monster night by post player Blake Carter who scored 21 and pulled down 16 boards before fouling out. Logan Ponder added ten to improve his streak of reaching double digits in points to four in a row and six of the seven contests that Quitman has played this year in compiling a 4-3 record. Riley Duck finished with five, Eli Walker three, and both Grant Williams and Brayden Smith tallied two points apiece.
Lots of LetterJacket awarded: By the time all the ones who were awarded letter jackets between the boy’s and girls’ game made their way onto the court the line stretched from baseline to baseline. Of all 33 three were helped into their adornment by QHS principal Billy Carter. Those receiving a letter jacket included: Camden Barnett, Layla Bougues, Breanna Brown, Elie Burns, Chance Chaplin, Madi Chaplin, Peyton Dearman, Madison Delaney, Riley Duck, Maddie Grace Giddens, A’llohna Gray, Emma Hardwick, Taylor Harvey, John Reagan Hasley, Braden Jones, Sarah Jones, Nickolas Kliebert, Mackenzie Lamkin, Peanut Lay, Tyler Lay, Geoffery Maxsell, Gage McMurray, Walker Medaries, Abby Parris, Madison Patton, Kayton Pennington, Logan Ponder, Maggie Ray, Pete Simonelli, Abi Temple, Ian Tilley, Wyatt Timm, and Eli Walker.