Ever hear of the old game show, Who Am I? It was played with the show host giving a stat or characteristic and then asking the player who that person was. Lets play a round! Ready?
I am averaging in double figures for the 2024-25 Quitman Wolverine boys basketball team. Who Am I?
In reality you could say this was a “loaded” question. As in the answer is loaded with possibilities as four of the five players that head coach Mike Black routinely starts would be a correct response. One would be the young man who is featured on the banner above as Brayden Martin leads the Wolverines in scoring with a 14.9 points per game (ppg) average. Then there is Noah Leach and Gavyn Caskey who check in at 11.6 and 11.0 ppg respectively followed by Brayden Smith, who rounds out the “fab four” with an 10.8 average.
It would be safe to say that Quitman has a “balanced attack”, the kind that every coach who treads the sidelines dreams about. That balance will have to be on full display this Thursday if Quitman hopes to beat Simsboro and gain a share of the district 1B title.
By virtue of their 85-60 victory over Quitman on January 28th and riding a season best 10 game winning streak, Simsboro, has a 17-8 overall record and a perfect 7-0 mark in district competition. Quitman stands at 22-4 overall after dropping am 89-75 decision on Monday and is 5-1 in IB play. Regardless both teams are in prime shape heading into the upcoming Class B playoffs with at least one home game promised. Quitman currently holds a #5 ranking while Simsboro is just one spot behind.
Playoff Possibilities on the line as Weston invades Jonesboro-Hodge
It has been a tough year for both neighboring Jackson Parish schools separated by less than 10 miles. Both boys teams have at least twice as many losses than wins and both are in desperate need of a victory to stay in the postseason picture. JHHS enters with an 8-18 record and a #25 ranking in Division IV, where only the top 24 make the playoffs. Weston’s record is worse at 7-22 but is in a similar situation as they have a #23 rating in Class B with only the top 20 moving on to postseason play.