After finishing the year with a 5-19 record and making the LHSAA Division IV postseason bracket for “non-select” schools as a #27 seed, Jonesboro-Hodge wasn’t expected to stay in the playoffs long. They weren’t. With their 80-45 victory, #6 seed, Franklin High School made sure of that in the first round played this past Friday evening. 

The contest was a microcosm of the 2023-24 season for JHHS as the Tigers once again had trouble scoring, managing only 7 points in the second quarter and 19 by the half. Meanwhile Franklin scored 20 in both quarters to put the game on ice by the end of the first half. 

To their credit JHHS put together one of their better scoring periods in recent games, compiling 17 points in the third quarter but it was too little to late to save the season from being ended. Franklin now moves on to hold another home game, this time against #11 see South Plaquemines on Tuesday, February 27th in the second round while JHHS finishes the season with 20 or more losses for the second year in a row. 

Future is promising! If there is a silver lining to the dark cloud that the Tigers have been under it is that several young players proved the future could be bright for JHHS. This includes Ariy’un Bradford and freshman Michael Malone who scored 9 points each and Samuel Combs who finished with seven points. Daelen Boston led the Tigers with 12 points in the game.