The junior high girls and boys teams from Quitman and Weston all smashed their opponents on Tuesday, setting the stage for their all-Jackson Parish matchups in the first round of the Choudrant Tournament on Thursday. The QJH and WJH girls will open play at 4:00 pm in the new Choudrant gym while the boys teams from both schools will follow at 5:00 pm. Both the girls and boys from host Choudrant and Simsboro will play at 4:00 & 5:00 pm on Friday with the finals of both divisions following beginning with the girls playing.
Tuesday Tilts
Quitman 41 JHMS 12 (Girls) – Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School scored the first two points of the game in their season opener played at JHMS and then took a 3-2 lead but that was the highlight of the night for the junior Lady Tigers as Quitman scored the next 12 points to take a 15-3 first quarter advantage on the way to their sixth victory in seven games and fourth win in a row. Audrina Martin and Ella Simonelli did most of the damage scoring 15 and 14 points respectively. Kynleigh Leach finished with five and Bella Caskey scored four while Demie McCurdy hit a basket and Amelia Staggs made a free throw to round out the scoring for the Lady Wolverines. No scoring was submitted for JHMS.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Quitman (6-1) | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| JHMS (0-1) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
JHMS Scoring: n/a
Weston 50 Calvin 8 (Girls) – Kate Keiffer scored all 12 of her team-leading points in the first half to lead Weston to a commanding 26-6 lead over homestanding Calvin, leading to the Lady Wolves, now 4-2 on the season, to the convincing victory. Hannah Aldy also came up big with a season high 10 points while Mallory Malone chipped in with 8. Saniyah Saulsberry, Aubrie Maxwell and Laken Borders all finished with four points each while Rachel Bandy, Evie Delaney and Ashlyn Petre scored a basket each.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Weston (4-2) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
| Calvin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
CJH Scoring: n/a
Quitman 46 JHMS 8 (boys) – Conner May scored 7 straight points to help Quitman take a 13-1 advantage on their way to a commanding 26-6 first quarter lead over Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School who managed only two points the rest of the way against a suffocating Wolverine defense that forced 25 turnovers and grabbed a season best 40 rebounds after allowing only 3 fieild goals on 41 JHMS attempts. Hayden Seymore scored 12 points and May netted 9 as a new season best ten Wolverines scored in the contest. Jaxon Brown was next with a season-best six points, followed by both Mason Thomas and Aiden Reed finishing with four each. Khyree Boston and Shepard Norred tallied their first three points of the year, while Cason Rogers and Noah Spillman scored two points each. Hayden Essmeier also added his first point of the season. No scoring was submitted by JHMS.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Quitman (3-3) | 26 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 46 |
| JHMS (0-1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
JHMS Scoring: n/a
Weston 44 Calvin 5 (boys) – Continuing their streak of not allowing a team to score in double digits for an incredible 28 straight quarters, Weston improved on their defensive prowess by setting a new season best in fewest points allowed to blast their way to an 8th straight victory to open the season. Leyton Younse posted all 13 of his team-leading points in the second and third quarters to lead WJH in scoring, while Andrea Spence also reached “double digits” with 11 points. Colton Otwell and Jensen Waggoner finished with four each, and Cason Conn, Bryce Tolar, Dane Clifton, Darrell Guinn, and Zarmichael Washington all scored two points apiece. Quylyn Snuggs and Kane Stassen both hit a free throw to round out the scoring that saw a new season high of 11 players post points.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Weston (8-0) | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 44 |
| Calvin | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |