Prep basketball action over the next several days will see local girls and boys varsity basketball teams playing in tournaments for the second straight weekend except for Weston High who will host Claiborne Christian on Thursday.
Jonesboro-Hodge ranked #1 among ”non-select” Division IV schools as of December 5th rankings shown in Geaux Preps, will compete in the West Ouachita High School Tournament that will take place December 8-10 while Quitman, #23 in Divison V and neighboring Saline, #28, will take part in the Cedar Creek Tourney that will be held on the same dates in Ruston. Thie Lady Wolverines play Haynesvill at 5:15pm on Thursday while the boys face Calvin at the same time on Friday. Weston is the only school that will have a home game for the remainder of the week as they host Claiborne Christian on Thursday. The action begins with a junior varsity girls’ game at 5:00pm, followed by junior varsity boys, varsity girls, and varsity boys’ games.
Team Records and state rankings (as of December 4th)
| SCHOOL | BOYS RECORD | RANKING | GIRLS RECORD | RANKING |
| Jonesboro-Hodge | 2-0 | #1 – Divison IV | 0-5 | #39 – Division IV |
| Quitman | 7-4 | #23 – Divison V | 8-3 | #12 – Division V |
| Weston | 3-8 | #39 – Division V | 12-2 | #19 – Division V |
Boys Individual Statistical Leaders (as of December 4th)
| SCHOOL | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | 3-Pointers |
| JHHS | Ajay Tew – 17.0 | Savantev Phillips – 8.0 | Ajay Tew – 4.5 | Jarrius Lumpkin – 3.0 | Savantev Phillips – 2.0 | Ajay Tew – 8 |
| Quitman | Logan Ponder – 12.1 | Blake Carter – 9.4 | Blake Carter – 2.0 | Logan Ponder – 1.8 | Blake Carter 2.2 | Eli Walker – 10 |
| Weston | Mitchel Mathews – 12.88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Girls Individual Statistical Leaders (as of December 4th)
| SCHOOL | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | 3-Pointers |
| JHHS | Morgan McGee – 7.0 | Hoggro/Davis – 5.0 | A’Joriana Hoggro – 2.0 | 3 tied with 1.3 | Tyya Davis – 1.0 | 4 tied with 1 |
| Quitman | Cali Deal – 13.7 | Cali Deal – 6.7 | Bethany Leach – 3.2 | Bethany Leach – 2.9 | Cali Deal – 0.7 | Brayli Stewart – 20 |
| Weston | Emma Kate McBride – 15.6 | Briley Peterson – 9.0 | Emma Kate McBride – 3.5 | Briley Peterson – 2.9 | Lainee Trosclair – 0.4 | Emma Kate McBride – 30 |