With second place in District 1B on the line and more importantly Class B power ranking points in the balance, Quitman High took care of business by downing Doyline on Tuesday. With the regular season ending victory, Quitman, improves to 23-6 overall and 6-2 in District 1B play while Doyline’s record drops to 22-7 and 4-4.

Having lost a chance for a share of the district title in the February 13th loss to eventual district champ Simsboro, the Wolverines were now faced with Doyline coming to the friendly confines of the QHS gymnasium attempting to forge a tie for second place in district and saddle the Wolverines with their first three game losing streak of the season. 

Gamechanger! With QHS down 24-21 midway through the second quarter, the Wolverines went on a 26-5 run on the strength of a three point barrage, including three on three straight possessions that gave the Wolverines a 47-25 advantage early in the third quarter. 

Rain Makers! As a team, the Wolverines shot 53% from the field making 31 of 58 shots. Noah Leach hit 8 of 11 shots to lead Quitman in scoring with 23 points. Additional “double digit” scorers were Smith, Taden Thomas, Brayden Martin and Caskey with 15, 12, 12 and 11 points respectively. Larsen Thomas added six points and both Abel Leach and Asher Shultz tallied two points each. The Wolverines also “made it rain” 12 times with Brayden Smith, Gavyn Caskey, Taden Thomas and Larsen Thomas all hitting multiple three pointers.