If anyone were asked to give the Weston Junior High School boys basketball team a rating for their play at this point in the 2025 season, there could be only one answer.

A PERFECT 10!

That would be the number of foes that the Wolves have dispatched without a loss after beating Quitman 37-29 on Thursday and smashing tournament host Choudrant 52-21 in the finals on Friday to give WJH their third straight tourney title in three weeks. 

“I can’t say enough about the guys and the way they overcame a little adversity this week,” said WJH head coach Jacob Otwell. “We had several starters that had become ill earlier in the week and weren’t at full strength but the team picked each other up to where it seemed we werent’ missing a beat.” 

Weston 52 Choudrant 21 (Championship) – Four straight quarters of scoring in double digits while holding your opponent to four straight quarters of scoring less than 10 points will equal success every time. That is exactly what Weston did in the finals as they methodically dismantled the Aggies. The highlight was the explosion by Leighton Younse, who turned in the best individual effort for a quarter in the region when he drained four 3-pointers and made 14 third-quarter points on his way to a new career high and WJH 2025 individual scoring best, 22 points. Cason Conn also came up big with 13 points, followed by Bryce Tolar with five and Colton Otwell’s four points. Eli Henderson tallied three points, and both Andrea Spence and Dane Clifton made a basket each to round out the scoring. 

Weston 37 Quitman 29 (first round) – A 15-2 first-quarter advantage led to a 24-9 halftime lead as Weston tripped up their Jackson Parish rival for the second time this season. The Wolverines did gain a measure of success in the contest, though. By scoring 10 points in both the third and fourth quarters, it broke the streak Weston had going of holding an opponent to single digits for a frame at an incredible 30 straight. 

In an “off-script” performance, it was the long-range shooting of the Wolves that made the difference in this one as Leighton Younse, who led the Wolves in scoring with 12, Eli Henderson, and Colton Otwell all made a pair of 3-pointers each to set a new season best mark from behind the three-point line. Cason Conn added seven and Bryce Tolar chipped in with six points as well. 

The loss, which dropped QJH to 3-4 on the season, put a damper on the game Conner May had, who scored 12 points to set a new career high and lead QJH in scoring. Hayden Seymore added seven, Aiden Reed finished with five, Noah Spillman tallied three and Mason Thomas added a basket.

NEXT UP! On Tuesday, September 9th, the two Jackson Parish schools will square off for a third time this season at Quitman High School, with the girls’ game slated to tip off at 5:00 pm, followed by the boys’ contest.