Call it the game of the year. Quitman is hosting Weston in round two of the fiercely contested Jackson Parish rivalry that carries much more importance than bragging rights for both girls teams ranked in the top ten of Class B but is very important in regard to the district 1B title chase. 

Quitman, ranked #4 stands at 16-9 overall and more importantly 4-0 after the first round of district play. Weston enters with an 18-8 mark and 3-1 in 1B, their only loss an earlier  and #9 Weston 56-47 loss to Quitman back on January 16th. 

Even though both teams will have three district games left to play the contest carries great importance as to who will have the upper hand in 1B play. If Quitman wins the Lady Wolverines will take a commanding two game lead whereas a Weston victory pulls the Lady Wolves into a tie for the top spot. 

Not only are two of the better “small school” teams in north Louisiana going to square off but also two of the top post players, regardless of classification in a pair of 18 point per game scorers Cali Deal of Quitman and Briley Peterson of Weston, the last two district 1B MVP’s. 

Both squads also sport strong supporting casts with Anna Leach of Quitman scoring at a 14.3 ppg rate and Weston having two “double digit” scorers in Carly Jo Griffin (13.0 ppg) and Anslee Adly (10.0 ppg)

Both teams enter the contest playing their best ball of the season with Quitman having won 6 of their last 7, the only loss being to Class 5A Benton and Weston on a season-tying best 4 game winning streak.

The opening tip is set for 6:00 pm but it is recommended to get there early as a sell out is expected. Following the girls battle the Quitman boys (20-4, 3-1) will face Weston (7-19, 0-4).

Friday Results

Quitman 56 Castor 31 (Girls): Cali Deal recorded a “double-double” of 19 points and 10 rebounds as Quitman concluded the first half of the district 1B schedule with a perfect 4-0 record. Anna Leach also had a big game with 16 points followed by Hallie Kate Pullig scoring seven. Jaleigh Burns added five, Allie Robertson finished with three and Emma Walker, Taylor Borland and Brooklyn Brown all scored two points apiece. 

Weston 62 Simsboro 38 (Girls): Briley Peterson hit 10 of 13 free throws and turned in one of the more dominant performances of her career as she scored 33 points and pulling down 13 rebounds to pace the Lady Wolves. Carly Jo Griffin and Ansell Aldy also reached “double digits” in scoring with 13 and 12 points each as the three scored all but four of the Weston points. Jakayla Fourd and Nadia Siadek, who added 8 boards scored two points each. 

Quitman 83 Castor 79 (boys): The Wolverines reached the 20 win mark for the third year in a row with the victory but it wasn’t easy as Quitman outscored Castor 13-9 in overtime to grab the win. The Wolverines had five players reach double figures in scoring paced by Brayden Martin equaling his career high with 29 points. Noah Leach and Gavyn Caskey had 15 and 14 points respectively. Taden Thomas, who tied the game for Quitman at the end of regulation with a basket, added 10 as did Brayden Smith who also pulled down 11 rebounds for a “double-double” effort.  

Simsboro 82 Weston 43 (boys):  The Tigers from Lincoln Parish made it a clean sweep of the two Jackson Parish district 1B schools offsetting a career best performance by Abram Toms, whose 12 points was one more than he had scored in Weston’s previous 25 games combined. Weston trailed by only a 15-13 deficit after one period but a 37 point outburst by Simsboro, powered by a 12/12 showing at the free throw line and 3 three-pointers in the second quarter put the game away. Dawson Clifton also reached double figures with 10 while La’Javion Harris and Nathin Wages scored seven points each. Daniel Williams finished with four and Ashad Harris tallied three for Weston. 

Girls District 1B Standings 

Boys District 1B Standings