Quitman High School continued one streak and put an end to another on Tuesday as the girls and boys teams beat St. Mary’s of Natchitoches. For the Wolverines, their 86-45 victory stretched their winning streak to 12 straight and upped their record to 13-2 on the year while the QHS girls improved to 9-6 on the season and put an end to a two game slide.

Quitman 66 St. Mary’s 42 (girls) The Lady Wolverines broke open a close game at the half by outscoring homestanding St. Mary’s of Natchitoches 37-18 over the last two quarters to win their 10th game of the season. Cali Deal and Anna Leach did most of the damage by scoring 23 and 20 points respectively. Hallie Kate Pullig and Taylor Borland also came up big with 8 points each while Emma Walker scored five and Jaleigh Burns added a basket. 

Quitman 86 St. Mary’s 45 (boys) A 34 point third quarter gave Quitman a commanding 80-39 lead as the Wolverines post a new season high in points scored. Four players led by 20 points from Brayden Martin reached double figures in scoring as Quitman scorched the nets for an outstanding 63% shooting percentage from the field. Included was a 9 of 17 effort from the three point line paced by four treys from Taden Thomas who finished with 14 points. Brayden Smith and Abel Leach also came up big with 13 and 12 points respectively. Noah Leach almost reached double figures as well with 9 points and Larsen Thomas added 7. Shane Reed and Amaurion Thompson ended the contest with four points each while Payton Nomey scored two and Case Sims added a free throw.