Quitman and Weston girls both won their opening district contests of the season in impressive fashion at home to take an early lead in the 1B race. The Lady Wolverines beat Castor 57-19 while  Weston upended Simsboro by a 46-21 margin. The victories continued a perfect opening to 2025 for both squads who won their third of the new year against no losses. At Jonesboro-Hodge, the Lady Tigers gave a strong indication on how much they have improved since the beginning of the season in their 58-28 victory over Saline, giving JHHS a season sweep of the two game series. Earlier this year J-H beat Saline in overtime. 

Quitman 57 Castor 19: A 10-1 start turned into a commanding 34-8 halftime lead as Quitman opened District 1B play by winning by the most points all season in their 57-19 crushing of Castor. Cali Deal led the Lady Wolverines with 18 points and 9 rebounds but the spotlight belonged to Jaleigh Burns and Hallie Kate Pullig who both posted season best performances in scoring and rebounding. Burns turned in a stat line of 13 points and 7 boards while Hallie Kate Pullig registered 10 points and 7 rebounds to help the Lady Wolverines to a strong 41-19 advantage on the glass. Anna Leach chipped in with 7 points and Emma Walker added six with Kinsley Ponder making a basket and Taylor Borland adding a free throw to round out the scoring. 

With their third victory in a row since the beginning of the new year, Quitman improved to a season high five games above .500 with a 13-8 mark and 1-0 in District 1B play while Castor fell to 0-1 and 8-10 overall. 

Weston 46 Simsboro 21: The Lady Wolves turned in their best defensive performance of the season as Briley Peterson single handedly matched the scoring total made by the entire Simsboro team. Anslee Aldy added 7 points for WHS followed by Nadia Siadek who turned in a strong performance with 6 points and 7 rebounds. Jakayla Fourd and Rachel Bandy chipped in with 4 points each. Carly Jo Griffin and Olivia Otwell only scored two points apiece but came up big on the glass with 7 and 5 rebounds respectively, with Otwell’s total boards being a new season high. 

The victory gave the Lady Wolves a 1-0 District 1B record and a Jackson Parish best 14th win on the year against only 7 losses while Simsboro fell to 9-10 on the year and 0-1 in district play. 

JHHS 58 Saline 28: After going into the break with a slim 24-20 advantage, the Lady Tigers exploded for a second half 34-8 advantage to win going away. With their third victory in the last five games, JHHS  improved to 7-10 on the season with only one more game to be played before entering District 1-1A play. Saline dropped their third straight and 7th in the last 8 games to fall to 4-15 on the year. Tyya Davis and Neesha Johnson did most of the damage for the Lady Tigers with 22 and 14 points respectively. Sanaa Tatum and Morgan McGee scored 6 points each while Kayla McGuire hit a three pointer and a free throw for her 4 points and both Jaylena Jackson and Angel Moss tallied three points each. Lanee Cheatwood, JaLynn Jiles and Morgan Cheatwood all scored 6 points to lead the Lady Bobcats. Kacidy Sims added four points and both Ally Kate Hillman and Rayaunnah Pearson chipped in with three points apiece.