After missing several games this past week Tait Henderson returned to the lineup. To say he was a sight for sore eyes is an understatement! The result was a 22-point effort that helped lift Weston to an impressive 79-75 victory over Class 5A West Ouachita that put to end a three-game skid. With the victory, WHS improved to 4-9 on the season while West Ouachita fell to 2-6 on the year.
It was an especially sweet victory for WHS head coach Jacob Otwell, who saw his squad fall behind 25-16 after one period only to dig deep and rally for a season-best 50 second-half points and their best scoring effort of the year. Mitchel Mathews and Bryce Zehr also came up big for the Wolves with 22 and 18 points respectively, including combining for 12 of 15 crucial free throws down the stretch. Braden Theriot added 8 and Ja’Michael Fourd chipped in with 7. Jude Otwell scored two to round out the scoring.
Weston 75 West Ouachita 47 (Girls): According to WHS head coach Stacy Tucker, the Lady Wolves played their worst game of the year in the 55-51 Monday loss to Summerfield. Just one night later Weston played their best to win their local area-leading 13th victory against only 3 losses.
“We played our most complete game of the year tonight,” beamed Tucker. “I was really proud of the way the girls bounced back.”
Anslee Aldy drained a pair of three pointers in the first quarter, Lexie Millien hit two mortriple-doublethe second and Emma Kate McBride did the “triple double dip” in the third period as WHS raced out to a 64-36 lead heading into the fourth frame. McBride led Weston with 23 points followed closely by Briley Peterson, who parlayed a 7 of 8 showing from the line for 22 points. Mill, had 13, Aldy 8, Jessica Newton 4, Laine Trosclair 3 and Jacie Ledfort two to round out the scoring.
Quitman 44 Calvin 29 (boys): December is known as the month for giving. Don’t tell that to the Wolverines boys basketball team, who have been as stingy with points as the Grinch is with toys. For the third straight game in December the Wolverines held an opponent to under 35 points and a second straight giving up less than 30. Offensively, Eli Walker made 7 of 12 shots including 3 of 7 from behind the arc to pace the Wolverines with 18 points in the low-scoring affair. Logan Pteam-highed 10 and Blake Carter 7 to go alonthree-pointeram high 11 rebounds. Gavyn Caskey added a three pointer and both Brayden Smith and Noah Leach scored two. The fourth straight victory for Mike Black’s squad improves QHS to 8-4 on the year while Calvin fell to 9-4 , with their third straight loss.
Quitman 48 Calvin 25 (girls): It wouldn’t have been surprising to hear QHS head coach Kyle Leach humming the 2018 LL Cool J smash hit – Going back to Cali! Who could blame him after the Sophomore sensation had her way with Calvin to the tune of 16 points and 12 rebounds, while also dropping five dimes and making five steals? Brayli Stewart and Bethany Leach chipped in with 10 points each, while Emma Carter and AJ Gray added four each. Anna Leach and Summer GrilletteWolverines’ed two apiece. The victory improved the Lady Wolverines record to 9-3 on the year while Calvin dropped their fifth straight to fall to 4-8.
JHHS goes cold at Caldwell!
Jonesboro-Hodge did a pretty good job of holding down Caldwell High School to just 66 points on their home floor in both the girls and boys contests against Jonesboro-Hodge. The problem was that the JH girls had 36 turnovers and managed only 24 points in th.girls game and the boys scored a season low 37 points.. The loss was the sixth straight for the Lady Tigers while the boys, who entered the game ranked #1 among “non-selct” schools in Divison IV, dropped their first of the year in three tries. Kaelin Palmer and Morgan McGee scored six each to lead the girls scoring effort followed closely behind by McKenzie Bradford who had five. Nthe o individual statistics were available for the boys at time of press.
Saline boys win second straight!
After falling to Arcadia in a close game at the Bienville Parish Tournament at the first of the month, Steam’s head coach Klint Robinson had a feeling that his teams fortunes were going to take a turn for the better. He was right! With their 56-28 victory over Ouachita Christian on Monday and a 44-41 victory over Castor on Tuesday, the Bobcats have won more games in two days than they had all season long prior. Wesley Crwaford paved the way against Castor with 15 points bouyed by three 3-pointers while Maddox Williams added a season best eight. Will Dyson added 7, D.J. Rager-Ridley scored 6 and Eli Ferguson finished .th foback-to-backaggs and Gaven Dailey added two each.. The back-to-back wins lifted Saline’s record to 3-9 on the year while Castor fell to 4-6.
