Weston High School beat St. Mary’s of Natchitoches 57-42 in the final game of the Weston Tournament on Saturday to end the week on a positive note and stop a three game slide. With the victory the Wolves improved to 3-5 on the season after dropping their first game of the tournament 72-52 to Stanley on Friday and opening the week with a 62-57 loss to D’Arbonne Woods on Monday. 

Weston 57 St. Mary’s 47 (Saturday) – After spotting St. Mary’s a 20-16 halftime lead the Wolves exploded for 41 second half points to take the victory. Bryce Zehr paced Weston with 23 points and nine rebounds while Nathin Wages also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points. Brody Tidwell and Daniel Williams, who also pulled down 9 boards, scored seven points apiece and both Dawson Clifton and Lajavion Harris finished with four points each. 

Stanley 72 Weston 52 (Friday) – Bryce Zehr, who finished with 11 points, gave Weston a 2-0 lead to open the tournament but Stanley reeled off 17 straight points to take a commanding lead they would never relinquish. The loss put a damper on Dawson Clifton reaching a new career high with 14 points. Daniel Williams and Brody Tidwell finished with 9 and 8 points respectively and Lajavion Harris chipped in with six. Nathin Wages also finished with four points to round out the Wolves scoring.

D’Arbonne Woods 62 Weston 57 (Monday) – A Bryce Zehr three-pointer brought Weston to within two points but the furious fourth quarter rally by the Wolves after D’Arbonne Woods had opened up a 59-49 lead came up short as the home team made their free throws at the end to secure the victory. The loss overshadowed a season best performance by Zehr who set a new season scoring mark with 24 points. Dawson Clifton and Nathin Wages also reached “double digits” in scoring with 14 and 11 points each. Daniel Williams finished with four, Lajavion Harris scored three and Brody Tidwell hit a pair of free throws.