The Weston Junior High boys basketball team won all three games at the Quitman Junior High Tournament this past Thursday and Friday to claim their second tournament title in two weeks and run their season-opening winning streak to seven straight. 

The Jackson Parish junior high school juggernaut claimed the championship by beating host Quitman 52-23 after opening play with a 37-11 victory over Castor and dispatching Choudrant 47-29 in the second round. The Wolverines advanced to the title tilt by winning their first two games of the year, beginning with a 47-23 victory over Dodson and squeaking by Claiborne Christian 39-37 in the semi-finals.

Making the victories even more impressive is the continued defensive effort showcased by the Wolves during the tournament as Weston limited all three teams to single digits in scoring in all four quarters, which stretches the improbable streak to an incredible 24 straight quarters of not allowing double digits scored in a quarter and 27 of the last 28 sessions. 

QJH Championship Game

Weston 52 Quitman 23 – A seventh straight game on the road resulted in a seventh straight victory as the Weston set a new season best in field goal and three-point percentages against the home-standing Wolverines. With Weston bolting to a commanding 19-4 first quarter lead, the high scoring Wolves continued their offensive onslaught by hitting 24 of 42 field goals and 3 of 7 from the three point line to beat their Jackson Parish rival for the second time this season.  Leighton Younse and Cason Conn led the offense with 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Bryce Tolar and Colton Otwell added 8 and 7 points each. Eli Andrea Spence scored 6, Eli Henderson finished with 4, and Darrell Guinn scored two for the Wolves. Hayden Seymore led Quitman with 10 points, followed by Aiden Reed chipping in with 8 points. Connor May and Cason Rogers added three and two points each.  

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston (7-0)	19	11	9	13	52
Quitman (2-3)	4	9	6	4	23

Second Round Games

Weston 47 Choudrant 29 – The Wolves allowed the most points given up this season, but it didn’t matter as Weston stormed to a 13-3 first quarter lead that ballooned to 29-11 by the half. Weston spread the scoring around as nine players tallied points, led by 9 each from Cason Conn, Colton Otwell, and Leighton Younse. Eli Henderson checked in with 8, followed by four from Bryce Tolar and two each by Andrea Spence, Elijah McCellan, Kasy Gandy, and Quylyn Snuggs. 

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TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston	13	16	14	4	47
Choudrant	3	8	9	9	29

Quitman 39 Claiborne Christian 37 (Overtime) – Hayden Seymore capped off a career-best 20-point effort by sinking a pair of clutch free throws in overtime to lift Quitman to the thrilling victory and give the Wolverines a second straight victory. Conner May, who also set a new career high in points with 9, hit a free throw and a basket to give Quitman a three-point lead to open the overtime period after regulation ended with the two teams tied 34-34. Noah Spillman added five points in the back-and-forth affair while Aiden Reed finished with four and Mason Thomas contributed a free throw. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	OT	FINAL
Quitman	9	9	12	4	5	39
Claiborne Christian	6	11	7	10	3	37

First Round Games

Weston 37 Castor 11 – You couldn’t blame Castor if they didn’t want to see Weston anymore this season. It was dejavu all over again when the two teams met in the first round of the Quitman Tourney, which was the third straight game the pair had played against each other as Weston once again rolled past their Bienville Parish foe. Leighton Younse led nine Wolves who scored in the contest with 10 points followed by Andrea Spence with 8. Eli Henderson, Bryce Tolar, and Dane Clifton all added 4 points each while Cason Conn, Colton Otwell and Grant Griffin added a basket apiece. Kash Gandy chipped in with a free throw to round out the scoring. 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Weston	14	16	4	3	37
Castor	2	3	4	2	11

Quitman 47 Dodson 23 – The tournament host scored 20 points in the first frame to blow the game open and set a new best in single quarter and game scoring to pave the way to their first victory of the season. Hayden Seymore and Noah Spillman scored 10 points each, while Mason Thomas scored 7, and Cason Rogers added six points. Jaxon Brown and Jackson Culpepper both set new single-game scoring highs with four points each, the same total tallied by Aiden Reed.  Conner May added two.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Quitman	20	15	7	5	47
Dodson	2	8	7	6	23

NEXT UP! 

For the first time all season, all three Jackson Parish Junior High School teams will be in action.  Weston continues their season-long road swing by traveling to Calvin on Tuesday, September 2nd for a pair of contests that has the girls game tipping off at 4:30 pm followed by the boys game. Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School will open their season on Tuesday by hosting Quitman with the tip off slated for 5:00 pm