Nineteen boys and girls basketball players and cheerleaders were honored this past Thursday evening as Quitman Junior High School celebrated 8th Grade Night. Following the ceremony that was held in the QHS gymnasium both the QJH girls and boys teams concluded their 2023 basketball season by playing Simsboro. 

Quitman 28 Simsboro 21 (Girls) Trailing 10-8 at the half, the Lady Wolverines wasn’t about to let Simsboro spoil their special night outcoring the Lady Tigers 20-11 in the second half. Hallie Kate Pullig scored 10 for QJH, followed by six points from Allie Robertson.  London Burk and Kinsley Ponder was next with four each with Lily Jones and and Emma Kate Toms contributing two points each.  with a deuce.

The victory bring to a conclusion a very successful fall season. Quitman won 14 of the 16 games played this season under the guidance of coaches Kyle Leach and April Simonelli, losing only a pair of games to Weston Junior High, who they beat three times.  

Simsboro 53 Quitman 40 (boys) Quitman jumped out to a 18-8 lead but Simsboro took 13-8 and 18-5 advantages in the third and fourth quarters. Hayden Seymore and Joseph Delaney scored 13 points each for Quitman with Mathew Odom and Kaleb Maxwell finishing with five each. Eli Jackson had four points to round out the QJH scoring. The loss drops the final season record to 9-7 on the year.