The Jonesboro-Hodge girls and boys basketball teams brought in the new year in grand style by sweeping Caldwell Parish this past Friday night with the girls winning 41-19 and the boys capping off the evening by taking a 55-29 victory. With the victories, both the girls and boys teams equaled their win totals from last year. 

JHHS 55 Caldwell 29: The Tigers put the miseries of 2024 behind them, that saw JHHS stumble to a 2-11 record in Fred Hearne’s first year at the helm, in the superb effort that resulted in JHHS equaling the victory total of all of last year. 

JHHS had four players reach “double digits” in scoring with D.J. Palmer and Ariy’un Bradford pacing the Tigers with 14 points each. Dylan Hayes and Samuel Combs also came up big with season best scoring efforts with 12 and 10 points respectfully. Pierce Ulloa chipped in with a first quarter three pointer and Tysen Burks added a basket. 

Big First Half Propels Lady Tigers

Morgan McGee and Tyya Davis, who led JHHS with 15 and 13 points respectively, both scored 8 points in the first half as Jonesboro-Hodge jumped out to a 27-7 lead at the break and never looked back. The convincing victory was the second in the last three games over a school from a higher classification. Jaleyna Jackson and Sanaa Tatum chipped in with four points each while Neesha Johnson scored three points and Angel Moss hit a pair of free throws to round out the scoring.