Don’t look now but suddenly the Lady Wolves of Weston High has become a scoring machine. On the heels of scoring 70 points on Friday to set a new scoring standard for the season, WHS erupted for 75 and 73 points on Monday and Tuesday against Claiborne Christian and Dodson to open up a three-game winning streak and improve their season record to 17-8 overall.
Meanwhile, the Wolves, who now stand at 7-18 on the year, opened the week with an 85-51 loss to Claiborne Christian before getting a much-needed 76-41 win at Dodson to stop a six-game skid before getting back to District 1B play.
Monday, January 27
Weston 75 Claiborne Christian 45 (girls): The Lady Wolves spotted visiting Claiborne Christian a 12-11 first-quarter lead before and then turned on the jets to set a new season-high scoring standard for the second straight game. Briley Peterson showed that she is beginning to round back into the form that made her the District 1B MVP two seasons ago as she made a game-high 25 points that included a season-best three bombs from behind the arc. Carly Jo Griffin also came up big with 18 points and a team-high 8 rebounds while Anslee Aldy also reached double figures with 12 points. Rachel Bandy added six, Nadia Siadek finished with five, and Jakayla Fourd scored four. Carlynn Waters made a three-pointer and Gracie Gray hit a basket to round out the scoring.
Claiborne Christian 85 Weston 51 (boys): The visiting Crusaders found the Weston gym to their liking as they equaled the Wolves scoring total for the entire game in the first half. The loss offset a strong performance by Brody Tidwell who more than doubled his season scoring average of 6 points per game by getting 14 points to lead Weston. Dawson Clifton also had a good game with 11 points and Nathin Wages added eight. Daniel Williams scored six as did Abram Toms, who set a new season scoring mark. Gunner Younse and La’Javion Harris finished with four each while Cole Otwell and Aiden Faulkner both made a fourth-quarter basket.
Tuesday, January 28
Weston 73 Dodson 27 (girls): Weston took an incredible 89 shots to eclipse the 70-point barrier for the third game in a row as four players reached double figures in scoring. Briley Peterson once again led the way with 22 points followed by a career-high 14 points from Gracie Gray. Adding 10 points each were Carly Jo Griffin and Ada-Claire Tidwell, who also ended the game with a new career high in scoring. Rachel Bandy netted nine points, Jakayla Fourd finished with five, Carlyn Waters made a basket and Anslee Aldy added a free throw.
Weston 76 Dodson 41 (boys): Brody Tidwell set a new career high with 22 points and Weston had a season-best 10 players who scored to help grab the much-needed win. Nathin Wages also had a big game with 17 points and Dawson Clifton continued his hot streak with 13 points Abram Toms scored 7, Aiden Faulkner scored 6, Cole Otwell finished with four and the trio of La’Javion Harris, Hunter Donaldson, and Gunner Younse tallied two each. Aiden Dowd also added a free throw for the first point of his varsity career.
Weston will get back to District 1B play on Friday when they host Simsboro. Tip-off is set for 6:00 pm.