This Thursday, the girls and boys basketball teams from Quitman and Weston Junior High will wage another round of “civil war”. This time it will be in the opening round of the Dodson Basketball Tournament. In a rematch of the championship game at the Weston Tourney held last week, the girls teams from the Jackson Parish rivals will tip off action at 4:00 pm followed by the boys squaring off at 4:45 pm. Host Dodson and Calvin play a twin bill next with the girls game tipping off at 5:30 pm followed by the boys contest. 

The winner of the Quitman / Weston girls game will play Castor at 4:00 pm on Friday followed by the boys winner also playing Castor at 4:45pm. The girls and boys team from Saline await the winners of Dodson’/Calvin contests at 5:30 pm and 6:15 pm with the girls championship game slated to start at 7:00 pm followed by the boys title tilt. 

Weston sweeps Dodson on Monday

Weston had more players score than Dodson made in points in the boys game and the Lady Wolves ran their record to 3-1 on the year as Weston swept visiting Dodson on Monday in Junior High action.

Weston 57 Dodson 11: (boys)The Wolves had more players score than Dodson managed in total points in the blistering that saw WJH set a new Jackson Parish 2023 season standard for points scored in a contest.  Lukas Bandy scored 14 second half points to pace 15 Junior Wolves who tallied in the contest that saw WJH outscore Dodson 37-4 in the second half. Malachi Harris chipped in with six followed by Remy Kennard, Leyton Younse, Bryce Tolar, Jenson Waggoner and Kash Gandy, who all scored four points. Aiden Marsh contributed a three pointer and Braxton Brown, Dawson Griffin, Colt Guyotte, R.J. Woodward, Eli Henderson, Aundra Spence and Colton Otwell all added a basket each. Dodson was led by Riley Womack with six points while Bradock Chandler scored three and Ryder Horne tallied two points. 

Weston 32 Dodson 22 (girls): Carly Jo Griffin scored 8 of her team high 11 points in the first half and Carlynn Waters made five of her seven total points in the contest to lift Weston to a commanding 20-7 lead. Brylee Cuthrell finished with five, Ada Claire Tidwell scored four, Addison Faulkner hit her first three pointer of the year and Rainey Gregory scored a basket to help the Lady Wolves take their third victory in four games played. Dodson was led by Ja’Kiya Joniet who shared game high honors with 11 points followed by Alexia Williams with seven and two points each from Ella Skains and Ava Muse.